Monday, 29 October 2012

CODES AND CONVENTIONS OF A MUSIC MAGAZINE

A magazine usually consists of different elements which come together to complete the magazine. the elements are..
The mast head. - the title of the magazine, which makes the reader familiar with what they are reading
Main image-  usually consisting of the artist(s) that are relevent to the genre of  the magazine
Cover lines- around 5 are used which also link/relate to the genre of music.
There is always a main image used which is of the main band or artist, when it is a band it's usually a long shot however when it is a solo artist it is usually a mid shot unless it is a solo artist who is looking at the camera in order to connect to the audience where their body language reflects this audience and the genre of music.
tagline- this usually is used to grab the readers attention and relates to the article.
Barcodes,issue number,date,price-  All four provide nessesary information on the magazine.
Flashes-  usually offering something free or exclusive to the reader
colour scheme-  All music magazines stick to a colour scheme, and the colour scheme often reflects the magazine.
All of these are seen in this example of Q magazine :

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