Media

Zara L

Analysis of contents page• This contents page is effective as it has a column with all of the bands

included in the magazine and where to find them, it also has a column on the right that’s bigger with more interesting thing you can find in the magazine. There’s a tow at the bottom with a news-style article about a band as well.

• The ratio of pictures to text is effective as even though the picture is quite big there is still quite a lot of information which shows that if you buy the magazine there’s going to be a lot to read and that its worth the money.

• This is consistent with the front cover as the text is red and yellow again likewise on the front cover and the fonts are the same, with the name of the magazine being at the top still. Also there is a big picture of a band which is similar to the cover page as there’s also a big picture of a band on there.

• This magazine appears exclusive as it contains a short news article, and the news is always changing so it makes it seem like you can only hear about it now and its important. Also is has a subcategory ‘Live!’ and it’s the only heading with a exclamation point so it makes it seem like you need to buy it to see who’s performing right now so you’re up to date with the music.

• The picture is effective and is keeping with the genre of music as the picture of quite dark and the people in the picture stereotypically look quite like a good representation of rock music as they have electric guitars.

• Linguistic features used are that at the bottom of the contents page there is a monthly subscription offer and by using the work ‘just’ makes the magazine seem cheap for what it is and makes it seem like a really good deal which would make the audience want to buy the magazine.

• The caption that goes with the picture uses words like ‘everyone’ which makes you feel left out if you didn’t know about it so you would want to read on and get involved. On the bottom right it shows that there is a gig guide on pg58 which is clever because the target audience would be interested in gigs and by putting it further on in the magazine encourages them to read on and look further into the magazine.

• Overall the contents page is highly effective as it tells the reader where everything is located in the magazine and also tells them where all of the key information and different subjects in the magazine are.

Analysis of contents page• The rule of thirds has been used here to separate the text and

the image with 2 columns on both sides and picture information in the middle which is similar to the front cover of this magazine which shows continuity throughout the magazine.

• Overall there is a lot of text but it is effective as it is broken up into different sections the picture is effective as it reflects what this issue of the magazine is about.

• This is consistent with the front cover as the layout of text and pictures is the same and the colours of the text are the same. The information is also broken up around the page like the front cover.

• In the middle of the page the picture says ‘everything you need to hear this year’ this makes the magazine seem exclusive as it has all of the upcoming music and would make you want to buy it so you know everything there is to know and can be aware of what’s to come.

• The images are effective as they are pictures of pages within the magazine which gives you a small insight as to what you could be buying into, also because there are six of them it shows the magazine has a lot to talk about and is worth your time and money.

• The magazine uses direct address ‘everything you need to hear this year’ this makes effective as it makes you feel like you need it and that everything in the magazine is relevant to you.

• Everything is easy to locate from the contents page because everything is displayed briefly with page numbers. All of the bands included are on the left and all of the sub categories are on the right.