1. Front Cover AnalysisOn the front cover of my music magazine, I have used a medium close-up shot of ateenage model aged 17. I used this type of framing as it draws the audience attentiontowards her face and her body positioning. The models posture and facial expressionsgive connotations of confidence and determination making her look quite rebelliousrelating her back to my chosen genre modern rock which often links with theseconnotations. This can be seen through the clothing she is wearing as my target audiencewould be able to relate to her more as leather jackets and shorts are popular within thisgenre. The main cover line font of the magazine matches the masthead which is larger then anyof the other text on the front cover (convention of a magazine). I have decided to use thisas it shows that the model is a part of this magazine/branding reinforcing the idea that sheis important within the magazine. By using the tag line Believe The Hype it allows theaudience to trust my brand to deliver information on bands that they enjoy helping to buildtrust between the brand and the target audience. The use of the alliteration "Disappointment and her Determination" as the main cover linelinks with the main image as the model looks determined to overcome obstacles as it alsodoesnt state what her disappointment was about it allows the audience to question itpersuading them to buy the issue.

2. Front Cover AnalysisBy using the teaser PLUS it shows that the feature stories are not the only things within the magazine. The use of the artists at the bottom, will appeal to the targetaudience as these bands are within the modern rock genre reinstating that the magazine is a modern rock magazine. By using the small image of the femaleartist will appeal to girls as within my chosen genre, the target audience are mainly males allowing me to try and relate it to girls as well. At the bottom of the front cover it features the Barcode with the date and pricing which is a typical convention of a magazine. My target audience for his magazine would be teenagers/ young adults who enjoymodern rock/ indie genres. On my magazine, I have tried to appeal to the maleand female audiences by using already existing popular bands that both males and females will enjoy listening to within my chosen genre. I have also used afemale artist as the main image as female teenagers would be able to relate to herwhereas males would find her attractive. By using the neutral colour red it does not target a particular gender but can appeal to both males and females. 3. Front Cover AnalysisThe name of my magazine is HYPE, which gives connotations of popular music andgives the impression that the magazine delivers music and updates that the readerwants to hear about. It also implies that the artists within the magazine want to bepromoted in some way whether to achieve fame/ fortune or just to be noticed whichwould appeal to my target audience that want to achieve this. As my model, overlapsthe HYPE masthead it suggests that she is rated very highly as it gives the impressionthat she is worth enough to be positioned above the HYPE title. As the magazine background is dark it contrasts nicely with the red/yellow/black/whitecombination. By using a grungy grey background it reinforces the idea that themagazine is a modern rock magazine. The use of the red gives connotations ofdanger/rebellion and control contrasting nicely against the dark background making itclearer for the audience to read the cover lines.