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VIBE MAGAZINE

Front Page

Image

•          3 colour scheme (black, blue and yellow
•          Low angle shot connotes dominance as he is a world known superstar 
•          MLS (medium long shot). Mise-en-sane (styled as pilot, aeroplane in background, pilot costume, Aviator shades – link to pilot, also star status, however we would like to look at his eyes as he ia global superstar. This also reinforces the idea that there is USA written on the JET which shows his origin.  
•          Clean White t-shirt reinforces star status 
•          High key lighting this emphasises his star quality

Page layout

•          Mask head behind cover star shows that the star is more known than the magazine and he is more important than the magazine. 
•          Anchorage main cover line –reflects image. –big
•          Sky line – other stars, key selling point
•          QR code, Barcode
•          Website link (URL)
•          Other cover lines
•          Sans serif font

Genre Evidence 

•          Cover star
•          Skyline; artist reflect genre
•          Mise-en-sense; designer glasses.. watch

Content Page 

• Image
• Medium Long Shot only showing the most important features of the star
• Body language
• Mise en Scene: Clothing
• Page Layout
• One Column
• Features is a sub heading
• Features: In depth, longer articles
• Page Numbers in chronological order
• Lots of advertising

DPS (Double Page Spread)

• a prominent black male which is easily recognizable by anyone
• Wearing denim shirt which shows that its a everyday casual apparel moreover its a G-Star which shows its a designer brand. This could be used as advertisement to G-Star by showing everyone that usher wears their clothing. 
• Mid Shot - only showing is upper features such as the clothing. (Designer Brand) 
• Cigar: Old school glamour which also shows that he can afford to smoke expensive cigars which reinforces the idea that he is a world class superstar with alot of fame
• Expensive
• 3 columns
• Using a Q and A structure 

The magazine is originally a music magazine which have some parts of entertainment. This magazine was founded by someone called Quincy Jones he is a EX producer. This magazine is currently owned by a company called InterMedia Partners. He launched his first vibe magazine in 1993. The main audience for the vibe magazine are people who listen to R&B, Hip Hop and Rap. Moreover the average main target audiences are for people aged from 18-34 which is at percentage of 67% and aged 21+ has a percentage of 82%. Most of the viewers are still in education which shows that its mostly students and youngers who view the magazine. African American have the highest number of audience at percentage of 75%.    

Clash Magazine

Content 

• 2 pages
• Some editorials listed
• 29 sections
• These include, shopping, news, blog, top 10 etc.
• They are in chronological order.
• 6 columns 3 per page
• They are aligned straight one below the other
• There are brief descriptions of each section
• Mixture of high key and low key images
• Mixtures f medium long, long shot, close ups,
• Mixture of eye level and low level angles
• Mise en scene Studio equipment
• Connotations = Hippie, vintage, emo.

DPS (Double Page Spread) 

• It is about the artists Allison and Jamie
• Q and A structure
• Mostly first and second person, a bit of third person as well.
• A bit more of a formal tone, possibly due to the magazine being aimed at an older, mature and posher audience.
• The font is quite unique and not simplistic, a bit vintage which reinforces my point that this magazine is aimed at an older audience.

The magazine contains both music and fashion features this magazine contains mixture of both. Clash magazine is an independent company based in the UK. Its edited by someone called Simon Harper moreover this magazine is published 12 times a year which means there is a new issue of this magazine every month. Clash magazines first issue was in 2004.This magazine has a target audience of people aged 18-35 years old however from my point of view i think that its targeted to people aged older as they use more of a sophisticated language. Clash magazine have a target audience of nearly and equal amount of males and females. However the male audience is more which is at 56%. 

Q Magazine
Cover page

The cover star is covering part of the masthead and text in order to connote Liam’s significance and importance.

Uses simple and easy to read sans serif font

The masthead is the signature Q which is what makes the Q magazine and company easily recognisable. It is big and bold and it stands out due to the red and white colours being contrasting colours.

Simple 3 colour scheme which is red, black and white. Used to keep magazine to look simple and clear so its not difficult for readers to read or have difficulty to understand

The angle that the image was taken was from and eye level which clearly shows the cover star and it connotes the same equality between the reader and the cover star regardless their wealth, status and power

Even though the artist is famous the magazine s making the start look and feel like and ordinary person

MCS (Medium Close Shot) has been has been used to reinforce this idea of mutuality and equality between the cover star and reader. Also, a direct mode of address as a direct gaze is used and Liam’s hair style further connotes a typical rock star’s look which suggests to the reader that he is a rock music artist.

Due to image being black and white is hard to tell if the image was taken with high key lighting or not

Anchorage has been used through the main cover line which fixes/reflects the image as it is helping the audience to clearly understand who the cover star (Liam Gallagher) is.

That main cover line also uses a pull quote in order to grab the target audience as it introduces that there is going to be an interview with Liam Gallagher from Oasis. By using the word “SHOTGUN” the reader will be more inclined to read what is in the magazine. The word OASIS is also drop capped in order to connote its significance and to help the audience decode it easily.

There is a barcode at the bottom of the magazine which will be used to check the price and also the date is embedded onto it to show the issue date of the magazine

The puff/flash engages the target audience to read. It states “TWO COVERS TO COLLECT, 20 PAGE SUPERNOVA” and this stands out on the page due to the blue, white and black circle contrasting with the red and white.

Contents

Magazine contents page shows all the featuring famed artists in the pop, rock genre. The masthead reads contents and features the Q logo and the date of the magazine and the various articles in the magazine are listed in a column format on one side creating a much cleaner and professional look to the magazine and so its easier to read

Flush Left: This column is used to place all the images on this contents page and it is used effectively as it does not make the contents page look messy or weird, instead it gives a professional feel to it and is very worthy to look at due to its preciseness. And  Flush Left: This column is used to align all the images on this contents page and it is used effectively as it does not make the contents page look messy or weird, instead it gives a professional feel to it and is very enticing to look at due to its neatness.

The images shown on the contents page feature famed artists like Sam Smith, Jenny Lewis, Motley Crue. All these famed people featured help the reader decode further that this is a Q Magazine.

Most images taken are nearly all of high key as its easier to view most images are artists who are gazed directly at the camera and it creates a feel/connection between the reader and the artists

A long shot image was taken in order to show the reader the detail of her whole body

She is wearing white, tight shorts which could connote innocence etc. Her pose is quite promiscuous and her legs are revealed to perhaps make her look more attractive to the audience

Sam Smith’s image features him looking down at the camera. Here, the low angle is used to connote his power and dominance. Sam is wearing a fancy suit which further connotes his superstar status and wealth due to the camera looking up to him

 Demographic: The demographic of this magazine is most likely to be late teens to an older age because some of the bands are quite old and they may not appeal to a younger variety. The magazine is also aimed at both genders as both genders enjoy the rock gender and people who have a higher income 

Top of the Pop

Front Page
4 colour scheme (pink, black, yellow and purple)
Many images in many areas
Main image (medium portrait) mise-en-sane (many bright colours which connotes a vibrant feeling, cover stars smiling which connotes happiness and people will enjoy reading the magazine
Global superstars such as Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Zoella and many more as they all link to inspire the younger generation making them feel better.
Sleek casual clothing which reinforces the idea that they are super stars
Bright Masthead which attracts the audiences
Many puffs used to get the reader more interested a very good magazine tactic that is used.

Contents Page
Consists of 1 page
Has many different sections
These include - BTS(Behind the scene, shopping, news, tips and etc..)
the columns are designated into random sections as they are not aligned in a straight line
consists of a mixture of medium long, close up
mixture of both eye and low level angles
mise en scene if the colours and the clothing of the stars

 DPS
Consists of 2 pages
Has 8 sections of writing
This includes Q&A with Ariana Grande
Sleek clean clothing connotes her superstar status
Red Dress shows her wealth as its considered to be designer made
Image on the left hand side wearing white clothing shows the cleanliness of the superstar
The title is eye catching it draws the readers attention