Task 2Analysis of MagazineCover 2:By Hira Raja

The mastheadThe masthead is has been suppressed by the main image which shows the magazine is all about music. Also the Billboard is white which connotes this is a new/ fresh edition. The letter “D” is green this connotes the magazine is interesting because its colourful.

Main Image:This medium close up of Lily Allen is used to capture her expression and her hairstyle. The full white attire makes her eyes and hair stand out which reflects the masthead where the letter “D” stands out. Also white again connotes that she is a new/fresh artist. Her expression suggests she is looking right at the audience which reflects her straight-forward personality. She is portraying the an “innocent” look which relates to the stereotype of an R& B artist being soulful. The lighting is quite bright on her face which looks like its glowing this relates to her being angelic.

Main Cover lineHer cover line is also in white which matches her attire because it is white which again suggests she is a new artist. The language is quite formal which relates to the “innocent” look she is portraying. The cover lines almost camouflage into her which shows she is speaking from her heart. The font is simple this adds to the simplicity of her.

Subheading:The subheading is also taken over by the main Image which shows how important music artists are to “Billboard” magazine.

Cover LinesThe cover lines are split into two colours white and pink. The colour pink connotes feminism which relates to the audience being mostly female. As well as the fact Lily Allen is female. The pink lines are smaller than the white lines which shows white is initially the theme colour of the cover page. The cover lines are all in Capitals which states their importance.

Info/Price: The date shows this is the first edition of that year which reflects the colour theme white which connotes it being new. Also the online magazines are mentioned which shows the magazine is always accessible. The USA and UK price is also noted which tells the audience the magazine is globally popular.

Analysis of Contents Page

Main ImageThe long medium shot is placed on the left third to show it is a page in itself. The artist is wearing a suit with a hat which contrast. This relates to hip-hop stereotype of clashing classy with street. Also his posture and expression both show attitude which also relates to the hip-hop stereotype. “81” this page number is put against him to prove he is in the magazine.

BannerThe contents banner is used to inform the audience this is the contents page. The banner has slits inside it to show the Contents page contains a lot of information. The colour black has been used to stand out.

Headings:The heading for the promotional features looks like it has been engraved into the title this shows that this is a permanent feature on the contents page. The white colour connotes that these features are new.

Contents page numbersThe most important page numbers are the biggest which are evidently about famous celebrities. The remaining content page numbers are smaller , they are in blue so it stands out.

Promotional Features: These features give the target audience an idea of what is on the website. Also it shows the website has more to offer than other magazines.

Billboard ChartsThe magazine is known for its music chart, which features on the content page this connotes the importance of

this chart.

Subsidiary Images:There are three images which all are medium shots apart from the first one which is a medium close-up. The MCU is taken to catch the happy expression of the artist. Whereas the Medium shots are used to mainly capture the attire of the artists. This shows the magazine is star studded.

Magazine Logo:The logo is placed on the right side to promote the magazine also to let the audience the prominence of the logo.

Issue number:The issue number has been placed here to express the magazine’s professionalism.

Analysis of Double Page Spread

CopyThe drop cap “I” tells the target audience she is speaking her heart. It also creates relativity between her and the target audience. The text is four columns which shows that she is narrating a story about the paparazzi

Main ImageThe main image shows Lily Allen in a Tomboy look which relates to the lyrics of her songs. The check shirt is casual it shows she isn't bothered about her appearance. It’s a medium shot so it captures her body posture which shows attitude which reflects her personality. Her hair seems to scruffy this again shows she isn't bothered about how she looks. The picture takes up a whole page of the double page spread which relates to music magazine being more image based than text based.

SubheadingThe subheading talks briefly about what the article is going to be about. The name “lily Allen” is in red in the sub title to catch the readers attention. Also the font of the name is dissimilar to the rest of the subheading to make the name stand out. 

Main HeadingThe main heading that looks like it has been cut out from a newspaper this relates to the article being about paparazzi. The heading takes up most of the article which is a pull quote. This pull quote relates to her care free attitude. The heading seems to scattered the letters aren’t balanced this shows that she's crazy. The font is clean cut which reflects her saying she's honest.

By-line's The by-line is in the same font style as the heading which shows she has designed the heading.

Analysis of Written ArticleWhat is the article about? The article is about Lily Allen’s journey to fame and what she thinks people’s opinions about her are. The style of the article?The style of the article is more image based than text based which relates to Lily Allen ‘s pull quote being the most effective piece of text in the article. It is quite informal which relates to her childish personalityThe headings connote The heading connotes her attitude towards judgemental people. It also informs the audience that she is straightforward. 

Information about Billboard• First published in

1894- started off as a trade paper

• American entertainment publishing company Prometheus Global media is the publisher of the magazine

• Trends across all genres of music

• Has a high price of £5:50 in the UK

• Attracts more than 4 million visitors in more than 100 countries

• Sold weekly with a circulation of 16,327

House style

The mast head always has different colour fillings

Features the most popular music artists

Has a main cover line for all main images on Cover page

Uses colourful colour scheme

Main image always seems to cover Masthead.

Evaluation

I have learnt how to analyse a magazines from different genres, this has been useful because it

has informed me of what a magazine should consist of and how a professional magazine should look

like. I have analysed these magazines to provide me with possible ideas that I can input into the

magazine I will be making. Exploring different genres has now allowed me to think of what genre is right for a magazine and what target audience each genre has. This will help me because I can

always go back to these analysed magazines when editing my own magazines.