I have chosen a random double page to analyse, this way i can get more of an overview of what is required in a double page spread in comparison to just targeting the consistencies from the same magazine. I have tried to select an article that hasn't been analysed before...
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Layout/ Text
The layout of this article is very chaotic yet neat to look at and this fits the Kerrang stereotype article, the article looks like it’s been created by a teenage girl and stuck together on a wall and in a sense that represents Kerrang, a lot of articles are on girls walls. The text is very varied and different; it’s very chaotic, very bold and works well on the page, going back on the effect of being on a teenage girl’s wall, we can see it’s the same effect of things being layered on top of one another. As there is only one double page spread designated to this band, a lot has to be crammed in for one page, so there is one whole group picture which shows the whole band and individual photos with their own captions etc., I feel this was done to introduce them all, show that the singer doesn’t do all the talking, because there is a stigma that the singer always gets the main attention.
The photography and profiles of each band member is from the same shoot, this creates a good image to match with the colour scheme. The photos have been tinted to create a blue shade to match with the colour scheme and it works really well, it gives a very vintage yet modern effect, I personally haven’t listened to this band but I can imagine this might be a representation of their style.
It isn’t newspaper style the interview; however you can see it’s an interview with the very obvious differing with bold font and non-bold font representing who is being interviewed. There is a bog standard, the interview also represents what type of interview the article is, weather its personal or whether it is humours.
The questions are answered very informally, this gives more personal relaxed feel to the article, something to release tension and have a little giggle about, showing that musicians are human. The colour scheme is very consistent; it’s all red green white and black, so this shows in magazines there is either a rule of three or a rule of four
Identity
Identity is an important factor in this, we can see each band member is introduced doing a chosen pose of their own and I feel this really represents theme, the images combined with the article really represents the people behind the music. All of them are very happy, looking like the rye having fun, and this fits with a very fun interview. In comparison to HIM interview, where it was very serious he had a very serious face, if it was a funny article it would work well if they had a serious rock star. Emo people will follow this and dress like them.
Information
Information is the most important part regarding a magazine article as the main purpose is to inform the reader; this again is part of the gratification theory as people want to know the latest to keep up and follow the crowed. The information predominately conveyed through this article is personal things, and random humours things. A subculture has been targeted in this article in the way it has said, ‘Emo tykes’ and this subculture is attracted by the stereotype Emo hair, the stereotype Emo style and the whole culture, but since it’s a funny article it almost encourages Emo subcultures to actually smile.
The layout of this article is very chaotic yet neat to look at and this fits the Kerrang stereotype article, the article looks like it’s been created by a teenage girl and stuck together on a wall and in a sense that represents Kerrang, a lot of articles are on girls walls. The text is very varied and different; it’s very chaotic, very bold and works well on the page, going back on the effect of being on a teenage girl’s wall, we can see it’s the same effect of things being layered on top of one another. As there is only one double page spread designated to this band, a lot has to be crammed in for one page, so there is one whole group picture which shows the whole band and individual photos with their own captions etc., I feel this was done to introduce them all, show that the singer doesn’t do all the talking, because there is a stigma that the singer always gets the main attention.
The photography and profiles of each band member is from the same shoot, this creates a good image to match with the colour scheme. The photos have been tinted to create a blue shade to match with the colour scheme and it works really well, it gives a very vintage yet modern effect, I personally haven’t listened to this band but I can imagine this might be a representation of their style.
It isn’t newspaper style the interview; however you can see it’s an interview with the very obvious differing with bold font and non-bold font representing who is being interviewed. There is a bog standard, the interview also represents what type of interview the article is, weather its personal or whether it is humours.
The questions are answered very informally, this gives more personal relaxed feel to the article, something to release tension and have a little giggle about, showing that musicians are human. The colour scheme is very consistent; it’s all red green white and black, so this shows in magazines there is either a rule of three or a rule of four
Identity
Identity is an important factor in this, we can see each band member is introduced doing a chosen pose of their own and I feel this really represents theme, the images combined with the article really represents the people behind the music. All of them are very happy, looking like the rye having fun, and this fits with a very fun interview. In comparison to HIM interview, where it was very serious he had a very serious face, if it was a funny article it would work well if they had a serious rock star. Emo people will follow this and dress like them.
Information
Information is the most important part regarding a magazine article as the main purpose is to inform the reader; this again is part of the gratification theory as people want to know the latest to keep up and follow the crowed. The information predominately conveyed through this article is personal things, and random humours things. A subculture has been targeted in this article in the way it has said, ‘Emo tykes’ and this subculture is attracted by the stereotype Emo hair, the stereotype Emo style and the whole culture, but since it’s a funny article it almost encourages Emo subcultures to actually smile.
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