Denotation - The magazine front cover is a close up of Wiz Khalifa capturing his head and chest area. His face expression shows us that his winking and looking directly at the camera. The background is plain white. Be hide the man’s head the masthead‘rolling stone’ is half covered in the middle. There are 5 cover lines all in different sizes, fonts and colour. All the cover lines are in the right leaving the left side empty.
Masthead - The rolling stone’s masthead is in bright red with white lines going around each letter. The masthead is not easy to see with the half middle being covered but because of its popularity and being a well-known magazine people will recognize the magazine. The magazine is also the same name of the popular band in the 60’s which the type of genre of the band can be the same type of genre that the music presents in its magazines. Most artists also gain success and ratings through the magazines name. The magazine also has a reputation of only presenting famous, successful or famous to be artists on the front cover, this says that he magazine only has the best of the best news and artist which gives the magazine a lot of power.
Character - The cover photograph is of Hip-Hop artist Wiz Khalifa.
NVC - His facial expressions shows us that his winking which gives us the impression that his cheeky and his watching you even if when he got his eyes closed and the open eyes suggest his watching us.
Lighting - The lighting used for this picture would be mid key because you can see that the right side of his face is perfect lighten up and the left side is shadowy which also makes the artist looks mysterious.
Setting - There isn't much setting used for this picture expect a white background.
Costume - The man is wearing a brown leather jacket with a white shirt and a gold necklace. The man’s outfit is a very mafia type of look which also relates with rap and more aggressive music. He also dressed very fashionable which can tells us that his very comfortable when wearing an old type of clothing. Most men his age usually don’t wear this type of clothing for a magazine shot. His hair is very 21st century because of the blonde highlight on the front of his hair which brings the young side of him which appeals to a younger audience.
Cover-lines - The main cover line ‘New Faces 2011’ is one of the biggest cover lines and it’s in red which makes it stand out and appeal to an audience that wants to know about new artists in 2011. The main cover line does not relate to the picture of Wiz Khalifa because his been in the music industry since 2005. The cover line‘Hip-Hop’s rookie of the year’ refers to him because he was voted rookie of the year by Rolling Stone magazine.
Target Audience - I think that the target audience for this specific magazine would be older people from their 20’s upwards because I think that the magazine’s name itself suggests that the magazine is a rocky genre because the name relates to the famous band. The magazine is monthly published so it means that also different types of artist and music would be shown in the magazine. The target audience for this specific edition of the magazine would be people with an interest of Hip Hop music, which would be teenagers and young adults because they are the most common group in society that listen to Hip Hop music.
Masthead - The rolling stone’s masthead is in bright red with white lines going around each letter. The masthead is not easy to see with the half middle being covered but because of its popularity and being a well-known magazine people will recognize the magazine. The magazine is also the same name of the popular band in the 60’s which the type of genre of the band can be the same type of genre that the music presents in its magazines. Most artists also gain success and ratings through the magazines name. The magazine also has a reputation of only presenting famous, successful or famous to be artists on the front cover, this says that he magazine only has the best of the best news and artist which gives the magazine a lot of power.
Character - The cover photograph is of Hip-Hop artist Wiz Khalifa.
NVC - His facial expressions shows us that his winking which gives us the impression that his cheeky and his watching you even if when he got his eyes closed and the open eyes suggest his watching us.
Lighting - The lighting used for this picture would be mid key because you can see that the right side of his face is perfect lighten up and the left side is shadowy which also makes the artist looks mysterious.
Setting - There isn't much setting used for this picture expect a white background.
Costume - The man is wearing a brown leather jacket with a white shirt and a gold necklace. The man’s outfit is a very mafia type of look which also relates with rap and more aggressive music. He also dressed very fashionable which can tells us that his very comfortable when wearing an old type of clothing. Most men his age usually don’t wear this type of clothing for a magazine shot. His hair is very 21st century because of the blonde highlight on the front of his hair which brings the young side of him which appeals to a younger audience.
Cover-lines - The main cover line ‘New Faces 2011’ is one of the biggest cover lines and it’s in red which makes it stand out and appeal to an audience that wants to know about new artists in 2011. The main cover line does not relate to the picture of Wiz Khalifa because his been in the music industry since 2005. The cover line‘Hip-Hop’s rookie of the year’ refers to him because he was voted rookie of the year by Rolling Stone magazine.
Target Audience - I think that the target audience for this specific magazine would be older people from their 20’s upwards because I think that the magazine’s name itself suggests that the magazine is a rocky genre because the name relates to the famous band. The magazine is monthly published so it means that also different types of artist and music would be shown in the magazine. The target audience for this specific edition of the magazine would be people with an interest of Hip Hop music, which would be teenagers and young adults because they are the most common group in society that listen to Hip Hop music.
Denotation - The magazine front cover is a close-up of the artist Adele capturing her head to chest area. The background and the clothe she is wearing in the picture is black which makes her face and ginger hair really stand out. The font cover of the image has very strange graphics that looks like metal plants of different colours which makes
the front cover different from something you would see before. The billboard masthead is hidden be hide by the woman’s head. There are 12 separate cover lines in white. The artist’s name is presented in a bigger font. A barcode is shown at the bottom right corner with details about the magazine in small prints.
Masthead - The Billboard is in white colour and in a bold font, the inside of the letters b, o, a and d in board are coloured in with each letter being a different colour b being red, a being yellow, a again being blue and d being green. This
gives the billboard name a different look and makes the Billboard simple font look more interesting. Billboard is a very well-known magazine which covers many topics and genre of music and updates you on everything that’s going on in the music industry.
Character - The person in the front cover of this magazine is the artist Adele
Costume - The woman is wearing a plain black top which blends with the background and all you can see is her neck, face and hair.
NVC - Her facial expressing is very frozen and she seems shocked witch can relate to her latest album 21 which have won many awards. Her eyes are looking straight at the camera witch gives us the sense that she’s watching us.
Lighting - The lighting used in this picture is high tone because you can’t see many shadows and it’s a bright picture of her.
Setting - The setting used for this picture would be a black background.
Cover-lines - There are 12 cover lines, with the biggest one being ‘The year in music’ which can relate to her success of her latest album. The second to biggest cover-line is‘the year of Adele’ which can be about her and her music. All the cover lines are just top news on things going on in the music industry
Target Audience - I think the target audience for this magazine is a wide range of people because the magazine isn’t based on one type of music genre; it covers a wide range of music. The target audience for this magazine would be people that are familiar with Adele’s music and have an interest about her life. I think that this magazine would appeal more to people in their 20-30 because they would have a greater understanding of her music.
the front cover different from something you would see before. The billboard masthead is hidden be hide by the woman’s head. There are 12 separate cover lines in white. The artist’s name is presented in a bigger font. A barcode is shown at the bottom right corner with details about the magazine in small prints.
Masthead - The Billboard is in white colour and in a bold font, the inside of the letters b, o, a and d in board are coloured in with each letter being a different colour b being red, a being yellow, a again being blue and d being green. This
gives the billboard name a different look and makes the Billboard simple font look more interesting. Billboard is a very well-known magazine which covers many topics and genre of music and updates you on everything that’s going on in the music industry.
Character - The person in the front cover of this magazine is the artist Adele
Costume - The woman is wearing a plain black top which blends with the background and all you can see is her neck, face and hair.
NVC - Her facial expressing is very frozen and she seems shocked witch can relate to her latest album 21 which have won many awards. Her eyes are looking straight at the camera witch gives us the sense that she’s watching us.
Lighting - The lighting used in this picture is high tone because you can’t see many shadows and it’s a bright picture of her.
Setting - The setting used for this picture would be a black background.
Cover-lines - There are 12 cover lines, with the biggest one being ‘The year in music’ which can relate to her success of her latest album. The second to biggest cover-line is‘the year of Adele’ which can be about her and her music. All the cover lines are just top news on things going on in the music industry
Target Audience - I think the target audience for this magazine is a wide range of people because the magazine isn’t based on one type of music genre; it covers a wide range of music. The target audience for this magazine would be people that are familiar with Adele’s music and have an interest about her life. I think that this magazine would appeal more to people in their 20-30 because they would have a greater understanding of her music.
Denotation:The front cover of the
magazine is a medium shot of Nicki Minaj and Drake capturing their head to waist area. The background of the picture is black. There are 4 cover-lines, one of them covering the bottom of the magazine page and the rest is positioned on the on the right side. The masthead is covered by the females head. On top of the magazine name there is a small caption and a barcode is displayed on the bottom left of the page.
Masthead - The mast head XXL is a well-known magazine know by many people that have an interest in Hip Hop/Rap. The name of the magazine is very simple with 3 letters and white with a red rectangle in the background, the red rectangle and the white text can relate to danger signs which can also mean that the magazine is strong and aggressive because of the music it presents. The magazine is a rap/ hip hop magazine so everything you want to know about that specific music genre you can find it in the magazine.
Character - The character on the front page is Nicki Minaj and Drake
Composition - Both artists have very strong poses, both of them standing up straight this sends of a strong message to the audience about their music.
Costume - Nicki Minaj is dressed in black and with cheetah pattern accessories which gives us the impressions that she is feisty and knows what she’s doing. Drake has a more laid back and casual look but also displaying power. Nicki Minaj’s outfit in this photo is very burlesque looking because of the cheetah accessories and the blonde hair. Drake’s outfit is very young and fashionable looking that shows that his up to date in what’s going on and knows how to take care of himself.
NVC - They NVC of the two artists gives us a sense of that their strong minded artists and confident in themselves and their music.
Lighting - For this picture a mid-tone lighting was used to get a bright but shadowy picture of them which can also make them look mysterious
Setting - The setting for this picture is a black back ground to make the artists stand
out.
Cover-lines - There are four cover-lines with the biggest one being ‘Nicki & Drake domination the rebirth of rap royalty’ which covers the inter bottom part of the magazine front cover. The font size of the cover-line suggests that this is very important and the word ‘domination’ is in red which gives us a sense that Nicki and Drake are big artist or going to be. The other 3 cover-lines are small and in white and placed on the up hand right.
Target Audience - I think that the target audience for this magazine and for the specific cover is rap/ hip hop lovers because the magazine genre is rap/hip hop and both artist are known for those types of music. The likely age group of this magazine would be teenagers and young adults because this group as a higher interest in this kind of music.
magazine is a medium shot of Nicki Minaj and Drake capturing their head to waist area. The background of the picture is black. There are 4 cover-lines, one of them covering the bottom of the magazine page and the rest is positioned on the on the right side. The masthead is covered by the females head. On top of the magazine name there is a small caption and a barcode is displayed on the bottom left of the page.
Masthead - The mast head XXL is a well-known magazine know by many people that have an interest in Hip Hop/Rap. The name of the magazine is very simple with 3 letters and white with a red rectangle in the background, the red rectangle and the white text can relate to danger signs which can also mean that the magazine is strong and aggressive because of the music it presents. The magazine is a rap/ hip hop magazine so everything you want to know about that specific music genre you can find it in the magazine.
Character - The character on the front page is Nicki Minaj and Drake
Composition - Both artists have very strong poses, both of them standing up straight this sends of a strong message to the audience about their music.
Costume - Nicki Minaj is dressed in black and with cheetah pattern accessories which gives us the impressions that she is feisty and knows what she’s doing. Drake has a more laid back and casual look but also displaying power. Nicki Minaj’s outfit in this photo is very burlesque looking because of the cheetah accessories and the blonde hair. Drake’s outfit is very young and fashionable looking that shows that his up to date in what’s going on and knows how to take care of himself.
NVC - They NVC of the two artists gives us a sense of that their strong minded artists and confident in themselves and their music.
Lighting - For this picture a mid-tone lighting was used to get a bright but shadowy picture of them which can also make them look mysterious
Setting - The setting for this picture is a black back ground to make the artists stand
out.
Cover-lines - There are four cover-lines with the biggest one being ‘Nicki & Drake domination the rebirth of rap royalty’ which covers the inter bottom part of the magazine front cover. The font size of the cover-line suggests that this is very important and the word ‘domination’ is in red which gives us a sense that Nicki and Drake are big artist or going to be. The other 3 cover-lines are small and in white and placed on the up hand right.
Target Audience - I think that the target audience for this magazine and for the specific cover is rap/ hip hop lovers because the magazine genre is rap/hip hop and both artist are known for those types of music. The likely age group of this magazine would be teenagers and young adults because this group as a higher interest in this kind of music.
