Front cover analysis

 

I am going to analyse this Kerrang magazine so that I have a better understanding of what codes and conventions I will have to use in my magazine, I chose to use this magazine because I am planning on doing a rock magazine so I feel like this will be most helpful.

 

 

The master head is actually behind the image which is unusual but as it is a well-known magazine people already know what it is just from to small bits you can see, it also adds too it’s to cool to care feel which links to its rocky theme. I will need to think about the master head carefully as it gives audience an indication of the content and gives an impression about what kind of magazine it is.

The models on the magazine are the well-known band Fall Out Boy and the lead singer is pointing towards the reader, this entices the audience and makes them feel involved, when taking my photos for my front cover I will need to think about how my image is different and how it engages with the reader. Also in the image the band members are all wearing black and grey clothes, this further explains what type of a magazine it is so that the audience knows what they are buying into.

The magazine also has a pug "Win your birthday printed in the K calendar" these are placed at the top of the magazine as this is the first place the reader looks. It encourages the reader to by the product and makes it seem exciting and exclusive.

The magazine uses secondary images around the outside of the magazine to let the reader know what the rest of the magazine will consist of, it also allows the magazine to appeal to wider audience as they may not like to cover band but still like a band featured in the magazine. These images continue with the rocky feel that the rest of the magazine has to emphasise what genre it is.

The final code I am going to comment on is cover lines. These are extra bits of information around the magazine that tell you about what is insided."10 things you never knew about Metallica" this is another tool used to entice the reader and makes it more likely for the public to buy it.