Detailed Analysis

I am going to be analysing the cover, contents page and a double page spread from an issue of ‘Kerrang!’ magazine.

Cover

Contents Page

The masthead of this magazine is ‘KERRANG!’ in capital, green, bold and cracked letters. The boldness and the fact that it is in capital letters represent the genre of the magazine (rock) giving connotations of loudness. The colour green links in with the cover image (Green Day) to show the reader that the main article will be about Green Day. The colour of the font on the cover page is mainly green, white and yellow; this continues to represent Green Day. Capital letters are used throughout the text on the cover page to make it stand out and catch the reader’s attention.

There are a number of different images shown on the cover. The main one is the cover image, this takes up most of the cover and it is the main focus. We know this because it is positioned in front of the masthead, this gives the impression that the magazine want to reader to notice the cover image because ultimately that is what is going to sell this issue. There are also smaller images of posters that are included in the issue, on the sky line. These posters are the puff and they are to tell the reader that there is something inside (in this case free posters) in order to persuade them to buy the issue.

The cover shows a number of different features including puffs, and it tells the reader what they can expect to be reading about inside the issue. This is to persuade the reader to buy the magazine.

There is a clear rock theme n the cover represented by the font, images and other fearures.

The masthead of this page is ‘CONTENTS’. The capital letters catches the reader’s attention and immediately it lets the reader know that this is the contents page.

A number of different images have been shown on this page to give a sneak peak of what will be featured in the magazine.

Bold subtitles catch the reader’s attention and the simple layout makes the list of pages easier to read and understand.

There is an introduction, which uses direct address to the reader, to explain what s in the issue, this will appeal to the reader

There is an introduction, which uses direct address to the reader, to explain what s in the issue, this will appeal to the reader

The masthead of this double page spread is in very big, bold capital letters to catch the reader’s attention. Also, the house style is continued again on this page, this gives a theme to the issue and brings it all together.

The story on this double page spread is set out in an interview style, posing questions to the bands and showing the exact response, this gives it a slight sense of informality and also makes the reader feel like they are listening to the interview.

The register of this feature is both formal and informal. The reason it is formal is because it is in the style of an interview, so there is structure to the conversation, however the speech is very casual giving it sense of informality. The language used uses a lot of music lexis.