College Magazine Flat Plan

Analysis of DJ Magazine Front cover, Contents page and D.P.S.

Image:

• colour scheme is black, white, red and yellow; black and white being the most dominant
• mid shot, this is the usual shot type of magazines
• eye level, this is also commonly used to make the artist look equal to the reader

Page Layout:

• masthead, the logo of the magazine
• skyline and baseline, often used but not on every magazine
• puff, the yellow word 'ade' 
• strapline, the slogan of the magazine
• main cover line, the main story/interview of the magazine
• cover lines, other stories/interviews beside the main cover line
• barcode

Language:

• informal, uses slang and casual language
• uses genre specific words, words that are only familiar to the listeners of the specific genre
• other artists are also mentioned

Music Genre:

• tech/house
• drum&bass
• dubstep

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Page Layout:

• three columns of pictures/features
• nine pictures of artists and venues
• picture page numbers are random
• feature page numbers are in chronological order

Language:

• genre specific words
• artists and venues that connect to certain articles that are in the magazine
• call-outs from the articles, quotes from articles that are featured on the contents page

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Image:

• mid shot
• eye level
• colour scheme: black, white and yellow
• similar to front cover in terms of clothing, colour scheme and atmosphere 

Page Layout:

• picture takes up the first page
• header in the middle of second page
• one text box splits into two columns of text boxes

Language:

• written in 3rd person, commonly used in non-interview like articles
• genre specific words
• rhetorical question in the article
• the column text boxes start with a drop cap, commonly used to show the beginning of a new topic/story

Article Analysis

Article Analysis

The Masthead is the logo of Mixmag magazine and its strap line 'The world's biggest dance music

and clubbing magazine.' The colour scheme consists of white, black and red. The main picture takes up a whole page to show the importance of he artist and this artist also represents the genre that this article is going to be about which is Dubstep. The picture also has quote from the article to grab the attention of the reader. The shot type of the picture is mid framing and an angle of eye level. The header provides the general information about the article. The language is a mix of formal and informal because the target audiences for this genre are teenagers and young adults. The article also contains two other pictures both are logos of famous Dubstep artists; Knife Party and Nero, who are mentioned in the article. The article is written in 3rd person as most articles are.

Class Analysis of Usher front page in "Vibe" magazine

Front Page

Mid-Long Shot of Usher, aeroplane in background he is a pilot, box-fresh white T Shirt, dog tags, Aviator shades, "Top Gun"- classic US iconic. High key lighting emphasis star quality, expensive accessories. The masthead: the star is placed in front of the masthead, this tells us that he is important and that the brand is well known. Main cover line anchors the picture and is large, the other cover lines are telling us what else is in the magazine. Has a 'plus' as a puff. Skyline gives names of artists to appeal to other people as well. QR code, barcode and the website. Direct address. Usher is written with lowercase to advertise his brand. Colour scheme: black/yellow/blue. Font san-serif, consistently used.

                                     

                                             

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