Task 2a: DETAILED CLASS ANALYSIS

OF MUSIC MAGAZINE ONE NME

Analysis of front cover

Analysis of contents page
Analysis of double page
spread
Identify the elements that
connect the 3 different
parts of the magazine

The mise-en-scene of this front

cover is mainly the medium long
shot image. This represents the
middle and working class people.
This is shown with what Dizzee
Rascal is wearing. All the other
features on this cover make it an
eye catching front cover for the
audience.

The masthead NME is the main title of the magazine. It is always seen at
the top of the magazine. The masthead is always presented as being bold
and eye catching so it attracts the audiences attention straight away. This
masthead, NME, is shown in a bold text filled in red with black lining
around it, this is done t make it stand out from the rest of the features in
the magazine. These colours go well with the colour scheme to make it a
good structured magazine. By putting the main cover line in slanted bold
writing we think that he is different and suggests he is a rule breaker.
The target audience of this magazine is mainly targeted at teenage males
and targets the ethnic groups of white and black men. This is because
the main image, Dizzee Rascal, is a popular UK Hip-Hop artists who's
songs are popular with the black teenage male audience. Also the graffiti
on this front cover represents the male teenage audience as it connotes
the street and hip-hop culture as well as freedom.
The main image on the front cover is of Dizzee Rascal, a well known
UK Hip-Hop artist. The main image is almost certain to be the vocal
point of any front cover like this one. This image covers the most of the
front cover because NME want the catch the audiences attention straight
away, so they then know what genre the magazine is and what it will be
about. Dizzee Rascal is shown wearing a fat gold chain, jeans, trainers.
This connotes the black culture and also represents who the target
audience is. Also by his clothing it connotes rap culture.
The colour scheme of this magazine is very specific which signifies that
the magazine has a male target audience. The main colours are red, black
and white. The colours both black and red have connotations of power
making this front cover look very effective.
There are also different cover lines on this front cover. They give the
audience a brief mention of what will be in the magazine. One other
cover line mentions the word joy. This means happiness and joy, which
connotes that this will be in the magazine.

The main heading/masthead of the contents page is NME content.

This is included because it shows the audience who the magazine is
made by and also makes the magazine appear well structured. By
putting the masthead on there it gives the audience an idea of what
may appear in the rest of the magazine.
The main image of the contents page consists of a women posing
outside a red tour bus, which connotes a concert of popular artists on
tour. This shows the audience that the NME magazine is based on
music artists. The image also has a fine bold outlining, so that the
image is eye catching g for the audience once they visit the contents
page. The shot type of this picture is a medium shot.
The categories on the right present to the audience what type of
articles will be included in this magazine, which give the audience
more reason to purchase the magazine as they know what different
artists will be talked about.
The layout of this contents page is well structured and organised as it
looks very effective by the different placing of the text and images.
The large amounts of text give an introduction to the magazine. Plus.
The different fonts keep the audiences attention making them focus
on certain areas on the contents page.
The mise-en-scene of the contents page emphasises the genre of the
magazine and also makes the page look well organised.
The rule of thirds shows that the middle column of the contents page
is the most eye catching as it presents the picture as well as the main
text.
This page also includes the date and issue number, which is always
presented on every magazine as it shows when the magazine was
created.

Both the images and text make the

double page spread look effective as
it is presented looking well structured
and a professional layout.

On the left hand side on the double page spread is Dizzee

Rascal shown looking the other way as if he is watching
out for anyone as he graffiti's on the wall. This represents
who the target audience is as this is what many male
teenagers think is fun. Also the denotation of the image is
that there are empty beer bottles and cups with a speaker.
By these pictures, the audience may think this is a gang
related or party related article because this is what party's
contain, loud music and alcohol. The clothing of Dizzee
rascal represents what his lifestyle is and by this picture
you can see that his attitude is very laid back as what many
rap artists attitude is.
The colour scheme is very specific as it only contains a few
colours. The jacket of Dizzee rascal is very eye-catching
because it is a shade of bright red, which makes it jump out
of the article.
On the right hand side of the double page spread is the
article on FROM TAGS TO RICHES. Already from this
title you can tell it has something to do with Dizzee Rascal
lifestyle as the word RICHES connotes that he started
from the bottom and is now at the top. The font of the title
is presented as big and bold, so that the reader knows what
the article is about and the text is all the information the
audience need to know about the article.

There are many elements that

connect the 3 different parts of the
magazine together. One element is
that the rap/hip-hop culture is
presented on all pages, this is
shown by all the images presented
this culture is different ways.
Another element is the font is the
same making it easier for the reader
to understand the magazine and all
the pages are well structured. This
makes it look very effective for the
audience. One other element that
connect these 3 different pages in
the magazine is that it contains at
least one picture on each page. This
therefore makes the reader focus
and to not lose interest ad there are
large pieces of text to read.