Masthead: The masthead for this magazine is ‘Rock Sound’
this masthead is not underlined and covers the length of the front cover and is
a turquoise colour which fits in with the rest of the front cover and the
colour scheme of the magazine which gives it a professional look. The font type
is unknown but it very simple and easy to read and doesn’t really relate to any
type of genre but the word ‘Rock’ obviously relates to the genre of rock and
makes it appealing to those who like the genre of rock. The masthead only
slightly covers up parts of the subjects head, however, it does cover the halo
but still allows the audience to see it. The masthead its self is the biggest
piece of text on the front cover which helps to audience to identify the magazine
and makes it stand out.
Main image: The main image of this magazine is a Oli Skyes, a
member of the band ‘Bring Me The Horizon’ it is a medium close up which shows
the top part of his chest and head, this shot would have probably been used to
show off his well-known tattoos, which makes it more appealing to certain types
of the audience, this shot also helps to show his quite serious facial expression
and calm body language, he is also looking directly at the audience which
creates a welcoming atmosphere to the magazine for the audience as he is
holding his hand close to his chest, this could also mean that he is being
honest, and the information given inside the magazine would be beneficial to
those interested in him or the band
Layout: The layout of this magazine is quite formal as the
sell lines are all together, one beneath the other and are all right justified and
stop where the masthead and slogan stop. The cover looks quite busy with the
sell lines and pictures but still allows you to see nearly the entire subject which
gives it a professional look and attracts the audience with all aspects of the
cover. The barcode of the magazine is in the bottom right hand corner, along
with the pictures and doesn’t cover the main image, so the audience aren’t put
off from the magazine because they can’t see any of the main image.
Colour scheme: The colour scheme for this magazine would be blue,
white and yellow and the colour blue mostly dominates the masthead and sells
lines. However, there are different colours such as black for the background
and his grey t-shirt, but still keeps the amount of colours quite small and
simple and go well with the font used which makes the cover look professional
and appealing to the audience. The colour scheme isn’t really the usual colours
people would associate with the genre of rock but they still work well and
still fit in with the genre.
Sell lines: The sell lines of the cover are aimed at people who
are interested in bands, such as ‘Enter Shikari’ and ‘Paramore’, having more
than one hand on the front cover expands the audience to more than one group
which helps to sell the magazine to more people. The sell lines are all right justified
which gives the magazine an organised and professional look and makes it easier
for the audience to quickly identify where all the sell lines are, so they aren’t
wasting their time looking for sell lines all over the cover, which would look
unprofessional, these sell lines are backed up by images below which reinforces
them.
Anchorage text:
The anchorage text for this magazine
is left justified which it level to the ‘plus’ information and the beginning of
the masthead. The anchorage text contains a quote from the subject which makes
it personal and more interesting for the audience, which makes them likely to
buy the magazine. It also has the name of the band ‘Bring Me The Horizon’ this
makes it more appealing and eye catching to those interested in the band, which
again, sells the magazine. The last part of the anchorage text is a rhetorical question
‘Oli Skyes…saint or sinner?’ which contains the name of the lead singer making
it easier for the audience to identify the subject, it also makes them think
about the subject and what he has done to make him a ‘saint or sinner’, and
makes them want to buy the magazine to find out and answer the question. The
anchorage text supports the main image and gives additional information about
the subject. It isn’t controversial as
it is mainly aimed at the rhetorical question of him being a ‘saint or sinner’
which appeals to everyone, either if you like him or dislike him.
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