Flat pack

The main image for the cover is mainly inspirational words – this could’ve been used to trigger confidence and fire in a student or a whole audience.

The masthead is front and centre with the dateline underneath. There isn't a bar-code so the magazine is probably an electronic version or e-book.

The words have all been arranged in a special way so that everything fits and that the cover looks very colourful and vibrant (eye-catching). the magazine could have also had an intent and purpose to guide students follow/achieve their next step. 

Textual Analysis for DPS (NME)

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The pages are portrait, put together its landscape. More features are used on this spread, for example, much brighter colours like red and cyan. White, grey and black is also spotted around the spread.  The page is a lot brighter by far. The audience for this type of magazine is for young people/musicians. There are multiple coverlines and puffs quoting from the article. 

The language used is formal. The story is about M.I.A’s journey as an artist from 2007 to present day. It also talks about her previous collaborations with artists such as Skrillex, Zayn, Dexta Daps, etc.

The picture has been taken at a high angle, because MIA is actually slightly looking up, not looking directly at the reader/audience. The picture is also very bright – so draws attention to her appearance.

The story is in columns – and drop caps have been used at the beginning. This gives the article a more formal and serious look overall.  It clearly isn’t just a pop article for kids.

DPS Analysis

The picture is of Jessie J (Jessica Ellen Cornish).

The article is about her career and what she’s hoping to do. going forward. 

Bright colours like yellow and shades of gold are used. White, pink, purple and black is also spotted around the spread.  

The page is very fun looking (with polkas).

The audience for this type of magazine is for young people/musicians. She talks about wanting to shave her head for children in need to raise money for underprivileged parts of the world and underprivileged/malnourished children in third world countries.

The structured columns are tightly wrapped around the images - like Jessie's picture on the Voice and her body shot (taken from middle).  Jessie appears to look down slightly, but is still looking direct. Puffs are also used to quote from the article. The language used is formal - even though it's for young musicians, the language is not in anyway informal or derogatory.

Overall genre: Pop

Front Cover Textual Analysis

Masthead (logo)
The logo is front and centre of the magazine, the masthead is usually the first thing you see on the shelf when buying, so its important for it to be colourful and bold. (eye-catching)

Dateline
The dateline is below the the barcode - this shows when it was published.  The dateline can be useful for magazine subscription - so readers know what date new magazines can be delivered.

Main image  
The main image is of Rita Ora - a global phenomenon from Kosovo. Rita inspires young musicians with her story and persuades others to speak up and take it to the top.

The main image has been partly covered with puffs - although, there are more pictures scattered saying whats in the magazine, like an informal contents page.
Coverlines
There are multiple coverlines on the front cover. They all advertise the stories within the magazine, like Rita Ora, JLS, Lawson - as well as Taylor Swift and Harry Styles.  

Main cover line 
The main coverline is for Rita Ora's story: "How cool is                                                                                   Rita Ora?" this technique is called "asking a rhectorical                                                                                   question" because you cant put an infinite measure on how                                                                             awesome somebody is.
                                                                  
Left third  
On the left third of the magazine, there                                                                                                       are pictures scattered to say what other stories are within                                                                             the magazine. These include: JLS, Lawson - as well as                                                                                   Taylor Swift and Harry Styles.  All of these stories are                                                                                   probably on a single page or in the gossip section. 
                                                                               
Selling line  
There isn't a selling line in this magazine.

Overall genre: Pop/Lyrical

















                                                                 

My Genre

Hey!

Welcome back to my blog. For my magazine I have chosen to write about music in the pop/lyrical genre. 

The reason I chose this genre was because I find that lyrical songs are very poetic, and they have a story behind them (e.g. Someone like You and You Can Be Anything). I also have an interest in contemporary/lyrical dance - and I am inspired by a dancer called Kalani Hilliker, she inspires me as a singer, as a dancer and as a person. 

Pop/lyrical music is what I sing best - I have been singing for the best part of my life. I started singing when I was 3. From then, I have always been trying to reach perfection.  

Production Schedule

Hello World!

My name is Jessica Isaacs and I study AS Media. 
In the 2 years studying this course I hope to develop my skills as a blogger, writer and photographer. 
If there is one aspect that I am looking forward to, it would most probably be the writing as i like to write a lot.

Thank you for taking the time to get to know me.

Jessica :-)