Analyasis of one front cover

The magazine i am going to anaylise is the NME, the magazine is about the genre Rock and Alternative music. This magazine layout has one big image of two frontmen who are both mods hence the big title "THE MOD COUPLE!" there are also 4 small images, the big images and big title are what draw the readers to buy the NME. For example if you walk past a magazine stand and see Paul Weller who is one of the pioneers of Mod standing next to Miles Kane who is a modern day mod and you like mod music you would have to buy that months NME.

What Codes and Conventions

The magazine has used a medium shot for the main picture as it shows the two musicians waist's but not their legs, this is to show there serious for example they are not smiling at the camera they are looking serious and tense which will make the readers curious and want to buy the magazine to read the article, the bright lighting would suggest it will be a positive article because if it was dark it would look rather grim that suggest bad news.  The secondary images are also bright and medium shots that show positivity and emphasises there facial expressions. 

What is the House Style/Mise-En-Scene?
The house style on this months front cover is bright with gold writing and a gold layout, this gives the magazine a royal look which suggests that Paul Weller is king of the mods. It is bright and eye catching as the NME logo is usually bright red but as this has a 'royal look' too it the logo has been changed black. although the house style has changed from previous issues it has style retained the classic magazine look with a: Banner, Puff, Headline, Sub Headline, Barcode, Secondary images, Cover line, Buzzword, Master head and a Main image.


How does the cover attract it's target audience?
The Cover mainly attracts the readers with the main headline "THE MOD COUPLE!" and the two mods on the front of it Miles Kane and Paul Weller, this is because any fan of Kane, Weller or mod culture would be curious off the mod duo therefore attracting the audience, the target audience in this months being people who are interested in mod culture. 

Mater head 
The master head is at the top of the page and stretches right across from both ends, the master head is to simply explain whats inside that weeks issue. It catches the eye of people who see the magazine and is used to promote and sell the magazine as it catches peoples attention.

Analysis of articles- double page spread

College magazine Contents page mock up

This is a mock up of my contents page 

Heading

Little information about this week’s news

Image Of artist

Page number

Little information about this week’s news

Image Of artist

Page number

Image Of artist

Page number

Image Of artist

Page number

  

Image Of artist

Page number

College magazine photos

I like this pictures as it shows a student naturally working doing his art work. The student is copying a picture of his mobile phone and drawing it for a peace of work. The mise-en-scene shows the image is a close up in a bright room which represents positivity. 

This is a picture of a student looking at the camera, he is sitting on a table during his 15 minute lunch break.  The mise-en-scene shows this image is a close up in a bright room which represents positivity and in this situation a positive work place which makes people want to come to this college. 

This isn't one of my favourite pictures  as i had too take it through a classroom window so i didn't distract the class.  The mise-en-scene shows this image is a medium shot and and is in a dim room which represents boring, if you look at the image properly you can see the students look bored. 

This is a picture of 4 students doing there work in various subjects on there free time, The mise-en-scene shows the image is a  bright room and is a medium shot, this one represents concentration. 

This is a picture of a student doing his I.C.T work in his free time using one of the laptops provided by the school. The mise-en-scene of this image is a close up in a bright room which is representing concentration. 

This is a picture of two students doing some of there media work. I like this picture as the two students are both concentrating, the mese-en-scene of this image is a close up in a bright room and shows concentration. 

This is a picture of a drama student practising his script in the study room. I like this picture as the student looks passionate about what he is doing, the mise-en-scene of this image is a close up in a bright room and shows that he is passionate about drama.

Magazine Terminology

Slogan- Motto

Puggs-  Placed at the top left and right hand corners of the paper and are known as the ears of the page. The price of the paper, the logo or a promotion are often positioned there. 

Banner- text which stands out because its on a coloured background 

Mast head- Name of the magazine 

Buzz words- Wow, Exclusive, Free are all examples of this. 

Caption- Description of an image

Copy- The Main Text

Anchorage text- The way in which text helps to pin down the meaning of a picture and vice versa 

Strap line- memorable phrase that is recognisable to a brand 

Sell lines- text of the cover that helps to sell the magazine to the audience 

House styles- A Magazines distinctive design that distinguishes ait form it competitors 

Headline- The introductory paragraph of an article usually written in bold or capitals 

Drop capital- Really big letter which start off an article 

Puffs- Colourful boxes promoting features inside the magazine 

To the right is  an example of a magazine with all of the above on it.

Genre Choice

What Genre of music are you going to feature?
The genre of music i am going to feature is Alternative music as it is my personal favourite genre, Alternative music is a popular genre in England but not as successful world wide although it is known world wide.

What are it's origins?
Alternative music  is a genre of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s. Although its most commonly associated in with a loud, distorted guitar sound, its original meaning was broader, referring to a generation of musicians with the independent do it your self attitude when it came to recording or writing. alternative is seen to be descended from rock and punk rock and can also be known as "Indie" or more commonly known "Brit pop" 



What examples of artists and magazines are there?
when is comes to alternative music there are too many artists too list, some of the most popular are:

• Oasis
• The Who
• Blur
• The Strokes
• The Libertines
• Kasabian 
• The Killers
• Arctic Monkeys
• The Courteeners
• the Cribs
• Jamie T
• Babyshambles
• Two door cinema club
• Biffy Clyro
• The Black Keys
• The Cure
• Franz Ferdinand 

The list is too long to go on.

 Above is a video of an example of a crowd that would be seen in the music magazine i will select.

Below is an example of the Genre choice, this is an Alernative band called The Libertines.

Introduction

This is an introduction to inform you on what this blog is for, this blog is for me to upload my media work and inform the viewer on media. The reader should be able to find out about Magazine terminology and information about Music Genres by the end of this blog. (This is my second blog as i was locked out of my last one therefore my post timing may be incorrect)