textual analysis of rocksound

8/17/2019 Textual Analysis of RockSound

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Textual Analysis of

ROCK SOUND


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Rock Sound’s general style overall. Rock sound tyically !avlogo !eading" usually in $!ite or red. T!ese colo#e associated $it! t!e agenre t!erefore used to

target Audience. T!e logas a tye of #randing uson Rock sound %aga&ine

T!e %ain !oto is often close u or a %ediu% lo

T!e %ediu% close u gireader t!e idea t!at t!e!as a %ore ersonal rela

$it! t!e artist $!ereas t%ediu% long s!ots are uconstruct t!e co%ositiocover and often used to %ultile eole or o#'ecs!ot. Rock Sound %aga&fairly #usy cover giving i%ression t!at t!e %ag

full and giving t!e readei%ression t!at t!ey are


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Cover (age Analysis)ast!ead * t!e na%e of t!e%aga&ine" including t!e #randlogo of t!e R as t!e%aga&ine’s distinguis!ingfactor. T!e $!ite font is #oldand eye catc!ing as it stands

out over t!e grey and orangeof t!e %aga&ine. T!is i%liest!at t!e %aga&ine isentertaining and connotes t!estereotye of t!e +!ard’ and +inyour face’ style of t!ealternative genre in order toattract t!e desired targetaudience.

Selling line insig!t to $,uite #usy" t!at t!e %aclose u of ti%lies t!atinti%ate $itt!e %aga&in-eadline * T!eadline is t#iggest textage ot!er t%ast!ead" tattracts t!eattention. Tfont e%!a#and’s na%

ordinates $side #annerAnc!orage s!ort to engand is !ig!li$!ite alongsto entice t!es!o$ t!at it t!e %ain i%cover.

/u&&$ord * T!is is used toattract t!e reader and givest!e i%ression t!at t!e%aga&ine is close $it! t!eartists and a#le to gain+exclusive’ infor%ation. T!e#lack font against t!e $!ite#ackground and t!e &ig&ags!ae around it e%!asise

t!is.


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Cover (ageAnalysis

)ain (!oto T!is%ediu% s!ot of$o%an $!o is #!ead and s!ouldt$o %en in t!e#ackground $!odressed in #lackcontrast of t!e #een edited to %central $o%an %atc!es $it! t!%ast!ead and ct!e audience t!ositive role %ois in front of t!eeole" %aking

0rst erson t!e sees $!en t!ey%aga&ine" %akiaear to #e t!ei%ortant ersoage. T!is is e%#y t!e use of ort!e cover as it %!er !air colour.

(lug Advertising t!eavaila#le %erc!andise toreaders.

T!e font of t!e $ord +1ree’ is

darker" larger and #old inco%arison to t!e follo$ingtext in t!e selling line. T!is isto attract t!e reader as freeite%s are oular to t!eaudience t!at a %aga&ine oft!is rice attracts.

Side /anner T!is is!ig!lig!ted orange to attractt!e attention of t!e reader.Orange is a #rig!t colourgiving ositive connotations.

T!e side #anner is #usy $it! a!ig!er ratio of text overi%ages. 2n t!is case" t!e#anner is advertising t!e CDt!at co%es $it! t!e

%aga&ine" ersuading t!ereader to #uy it.

/arcode T!is isdoes not stand o%aking t!e ric%aga&ine o#vio

reader in order tattention $it! o


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Contents ageanalysis

2%age T!edressed all al%ost #lent!e #ackgro

!oto $as tlo$ key lig!!ig!lig!ts te%!asisesexression.s!ado$ andconnotes dedarkness $

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3eading and tracking */et$een eac! su#!eadingand text t!ere is a fairly largesace to accentuate t!einfor%ation #elo$ anddra%ati&e t!e !eadings to

cativate t!e reader.

-ierarc!y * T!e title +RockSound’ is t!e #iggest text ont!e age and !as t!e #iggest$eig!t as it is #randing fort!e %aga&ine. T!e second#iggest is t!e $ord +danger’$!ic! !as also #een colouredred for e%!asis and islarger t!an t!e rest of t!e4uotation. T!e su#!eading’sof eac! feature is larger andin #old a#ove t!e text. 2t is%ore i%ortant #ecause it isused to attract t!e readert!erefore is %ore visi#le inorder to dra$ eole intoreading t!e article.

Co%ositio#et$een tet!is age is56786" $it!

T!e age ucolours" #la$!ic! in cot!e target a

%aga&ine alink to t!e a


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Dou#le age sread analysis:ra!ic Art T!is adds a uni4ueness to t!e article and !ig!lig!ts t!e%aga&ine’s %ore laid #ack style. T!e text $it!in t!e yello$ #u##le is int!e sa%e font as t!e !eading and t!e 4uote at t!e #otto% of t!e ot!erage" er!as to reresent t!e #and’s style. T!e yello$ attracts t!eaudience as it contrasts t!e #lack and $!ite of t!e second age and

en!ancing t!e red of t!e lead singer’s !air and coat.

Co%ratiis a;


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Dou#le age sreadanalysis

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T!to to sustirea%area

Colu%ns Colu%ns areused to searate large#locks of text and allo$

%ore of t!e age to #eutilised. T!ey add to t!esi%listic co%osition oft!e age" allo$ing t!earticle to re%ain in t!es4uare of $!ite sacet!erefore #eco%ing %oreaest!etically leasing.

Tyogra!y A $idesaced" %odern" #lackfont !as #een used

$!ic! %akes t!e #oldtext stand out on t!e$!ite #ackground.


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• )ise en scene T!e use of colour contrasting isrevalent t!roug!out t!e %aga&ine and is used to%ake certain asects stand out. 1or exa%le" on t!

contents age t!e #ackground is dark in co%arisot!e artist@s #rig!t red !air and is furt!er dra%ati&edt!e use of lo$ key lig!ting. Alternatively" %ost stud!otos!oot@s are taken $it! key and 0ll lig!ting unlt!ere is a desired eect suc! as a s!ado$y" darksetting.T!e costu%e of t!e %usician is used to reBe

t!eir ersonal style and t!e genre of t!e %aga&ineitself. )any of t!e artists !ave #een given ros suas %usical instru%ents or relevant ite%s to e%!at!eir style. /locking can #e used to fra%e a !oto ais fre4uently used in Rock sound $!en t!ere are%ultile eole in t!e !otogra!.

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