Kerrang!

Images and colour - I have a feeling a convention of Magazines is to have photos of bands and artists because there are a range of these throughout my research so far. However, in some of the photos in the front cover above the mise-en-scene is slightly different. This is because some of the body language and the facial expressions are more excited and less serious like NME. This is portrayed through the male antagonist closest to the left in the white shirt (Connoting purity) with is playful facial expression as he has his tongue sticking out the male antagonist below him is also wearing a white shirt thus reinforces the idea of being pure as he also has a fun expression with his finger on his lips which signifies he has a secret (about the Fall out Boys band). Nevertheless, he is probably going to share this secret in the magazine which the language implies. The lack of purity is portrayed which contradicts these costumes as the male protagonist (lead singer I think) who is positioned further forward than the antagonist so overalls them and he is wearing black clothes which connotes death. His facial expression and body language is aggressive. This is revealed as he is leaning forward and his nose is crinkled and mouth is open. This is emphasized through the prop of a megaphone as well because the audience infers that he is shouting. I think this is done in order to symbolise the bands name "sleeping with Sirens". The yellow circles connote vibrations made from the male protagonist in the main image by the mega phone. Also yellow signifies brightness so it stands out. Moreover, the megaphone itself is iconic to the entertainment industry.

There is also an image of the band Green day with the same facial expressions and body language as the My Chemical Romance and Franz Ferdinand on the front covers and Angel Haze, The Stypes, Eleanor Friedberger etc. in the contents page of NME.

The mise en scene of these images are quite different even though they are from the same genre of music. Firstly green day the male antagonist closest to the left has green hair to signify the bands name and the lighting is high key which gives an eerie tension to the magazine because it is like they are in the shadows. Whereas my chemical romance are all wearing the same outfits black shirt and blazers with red ties which connotes death and love or blood. I do not know the band well enough to know for sure but I watched one of their music videos Helena to research it. This was about a women's funeral the male protagonist loved the girl Helena that died so red could connote love and death. the one further forward is the lead singer hence portrays he is of higher importance than the other band members because the songs are from his point of view. This is a convention of most images the position of the musicians conveys their importance. Thus the blond haired male antagonist in the green day image is the lead singer. To prove this theory I looked up a music video; wake me up September ends.
The red background is strong thus emphasis on a positive stereotype of male representation as the red is a strong textured, strong and dark red. This is reinforced because of the prevalence of males. This is continued as the colour blue is used for the green haired green day male antagonist and the background of the fall out boys photo as well.

Colour - I think that there is a basic colour scheme of black yellow and red with a few added extras of green and blue to connote masculinity and create a brand for the edition of Kerang!

Font and colour - Kerrang! Is the Masthead so is the same font as every edition. It is also white and textured as the edges of the letters and it is like it is shards of glass that have cracked as you can see the red back ground through them. Although it overlaps the yellow graphics of vibrations from the megaphone the male protagonist which emphasises his importance again but this time with the other band members. Hence the band members are more important than the title of the magazine I think that this is because this is the magazines logo like NMEs. Therefore, if the audience know the brand well enough they will not need to know the name or logo of the product. "Green day" is green which signifies the bands brand again the font is also textured but also has a black shadow on it to give an edgy effect. "Poster pull-out!" is solid and black to make it stand out against its yellow strip of a background. Although All the other words are in this same bold thick font so that it stand out and keeps in line with the brand some of the word are different sizes. All except the bands name sleeping with sirens which is white and outlined with black and an opaorc yellow the with is a large amount smaller than the other two words in the bands name probably to convey a juxtaposition. The only other font that is different from the rest is "here to wake up your town" which is in a quite creepy font as it has bobboly edges. This is because the it once again has an opaque colour around the white font this time it is black instead of yellow.All font is in capital letters as though the author is shouting to connote the main band the magazine is promoting "Sleeping with Sirens" and emphasising every letter.

Layout - I think the strip is used to create a structure at the top other wise it would be too busy with the textured red background, and the textured font for the magazines title and bands title. In fact I already think its busy because the producers are trying to make it look like there is loads of information in side the magazine. However it would be more chaotic if the yellow strip wasn't there as explained above. The title of the magazine is once again at the top of the page. This is probably because it is one of the first things they want the readers to see this and the synergy; poster pull-out is on top of the titles name to promote the magazine further to the audience. Then as explained earlier the band members are positioned behind the lead singer to portray importance.It could also be inferred that the producers put the music and the bands before their brand. Nevertheless all other text is on top of the photos so that it can be seen clearly.most text has the yellow background like the lop to give a structure to it but they are placed scattered in two places and at the bottom as well as the top which has already been mentioned. There is another border which is implies someone has ripped the page to create the effect. I think this is to give another edgy and aggressive tone to the front page this is probably because the genre of music quite loud and fast paced . This is reinforced by the random scatter of text as "Metallica...Review" is in right alignment and "Fall... Album" is on the left alignment but slightly edging to the right as though it has randomly been put the this is like "Here to wake up your town" and the rip of the page to section the My chemical Romance story off from the Sleeping With Sirens story promotions. Encyclopedia also has the edge to the right whereas the circle at the top is edged to the left (The one with "Deftones win Chino's Sweaty Shirt!" in it). All of this expresses a chaotic rock and roll lifestyle of all the musicians life. The fact that this image of a life is revealed makes you want to read about it and have an ambition of becoming like the cool bands.

Language - Like NME they have used "Plus" to give the illusion that there is loads to offer in the product such as "alter Bridge, Korn, Tonight Alive, Blink 182" These are all bands and instead of the commas there are red dots to separate the stories at the very bottom of the front page.  Poster pull-out persuades the audience to buy the magazine as it has alliteration. More alliteration is "Metallica the movie" which I will have to read the news page to fully understand. The audience infers from "The First Review!" that it is number 1 the best because it is new fresh and hip due to all of those reasons. "Revealed" implies that no one else knows and it is a secret being unraveled which is reinforced by "Fall Out Boys Secret Album!" This is done because it persuades people to buy the magazine because it has secrets in it. Therefore, people can feel a part of something and find out new things about their favourite bands. Moreover, Encyclopedia does this too for My Chemical Romance fans and The Band Deftones as well because it says readers can "win Chino's Sweaty Shirt!" the repetition of the exclamation mark once again implies that the writer is shouting out to the audience the good points of why to buy the magazine after all  it is "Here to wake up your town!" like "Sleeping with Sirens". This is is sibilance (Alliteration is for words beginning with consonants except S's which this does; Sibilance). Finally Kerang! itself is onomatopoeia as it is like an instrument clanging smashing or crashing which goes well with its supposedly Rock genre (Green day, Blink 182 and My Chemical Romance are Pop Punk but pop punk originated from rock). Sleeping with Sirens is a Post-Hardcore band which means it is like screamo and has a really loud and harsh bass with a fast pace. I did some further research for Kerrang! and found that the title derives from the sound made when playing a power chord on a distorted electric guitar. Moreover the notion of Kerrang!'s title on all editions of the magazine has the punctuation of an exclamation mark in front of it reinforces the loud sound of onomatopoeia. Also the title must be the logo for the brand of the magazine to use synergy and promote further editions of the magazine through horizontal expansion.

Images - at the top of the page is Kellin a singer this is informed by the captions language and the mise en scene as he is using a prop of a microphone which is an iconic feature of singers. Also the bands drummer is in the back ground who is out of focus which conveys that the singer is in a band so I looked up his name and found he is part of Sleeping With Sirens which I realized later was reinforced by the number code as the text relates to the page number and description. I was surprised by this as the lead singer on the front page looks very different while performing. Moreover, the genre of the band is emphasized through the costume again as they are quite similar to the front page. The sign Sleeping with Sirens is behind the drummer as well which signifies the bands brand and name. There is a smaller photo of a Christmas cartoon of My Chemical Romance some merchandise images which is promoting a few weeks’ editions later by using synergy. I could possibly use a setting or programme to make my original photos more engaging as they will have a comical effect. There is a photo of both green day the band and the editor with a megaphone connoting the entertainment industry and the band sleeping with sirens or possibly the magazine itself. The mise en scene of the editor’s photo includes an aggressive tone which is reinforced with the language but it could be interpreted differently as he could just be winking or it could just be his face. Also he is the only person wearing glasses which portrays his intelligence because stereotypically people with the disability of poor eye sight have a good representation of age as well. This is due to the notion that when people grow older and wiser they usually have glasses as their eyes deteriorate. I have realised all images so far have broken the fourth wall which is post-modern this is also reinforced by the language (see language section.) This includes the Green day photo which is has mise en scene of costumes which are quite main stream all except the male protagonists or lead singers hair which is read because the other members of the band bend in with the rest of the pedestrians on the street where as he stands out due to the connotations of the colour.

Colour – Rad connotes blood and or love for example I have watched one of Green Days music videos for further research into which theme it is trying to represent. I found that it symbolises both because I have found many songs like Wake Me Up When September Ends which is about a male protagonist who promised the female protagonist that he would never leave her but then went to join the army and died. There is a black back grounds of subheadings yellow subheadings red and white page numbers and black titles of pages, editors letter and white on black other captions. Therefore, there is a colour scheme of yellow, black red and white just like the front cover. Thus it is keeping with in the brand but I would need to see other editions in order to know for certain that the colour scheme continues throughout the issues. The green and red in the My Chemical Romance image is iconic Christmas colours. Hence it would be good to decide when to fictionally publish my magazine as a convention of contents pages is to have the date and issue number on it. Thus if I publish it in the summer I will need bright summery colours and language about what hot and not during that season.

Font - all titles are once again in capital letters either to connote the band sleeping with sirens again as capital letters signify shouting or emphasis on importance of which is high. Or they could just be shouting as it is part of the brand of the magazine. Thus all descriptions of titles the editors letter and and in the grey box under the sub heading "This Issue Was Created with Help From..." the font is all small and in lower case. The subtitles of the titles e.g. Feedback News and Features are the same kind of font just thinner. The titles font is textured which emphasizes the genre of chaotic and erratic because it is textured and almost stencilled or cut out of the black circle.

Layout - three columns to convey structure. All photos are in line with these columns except the main big one which covers two columns. Thus, the size of the photo connotes the importance of the band in the magazine. This may be due to the price the band paid to have their story and band promoted in the magazine compared to the smaller bands photos. This is reinforced as the last feature page doesn't have a photo and it is positioned further to the back of the magazine; page 42, and further down the page - closer to the bottom and end so people are less likely to read it. The title is positioned at the top of the page aligned to the right. The caption changes on the bigger photo as the text is bigger more colourful and is therefore portrayed as more beautiful.

Language "Here it is the letter 'C' in tribute to... well..." this is referring the word contents in pastiche to the following bands but audiences could assume a ruder word I have a feeling the magazine has a low class and young audience. This is emphasised by the editors letter "its bloody exciting to welcome Sleeping with Sirens to the cover of the magazine this week" the word "bloody" has a casual slang edge which to the wrong audience could be classed as rude and offensive. The fact that Kerrang is the cheapest magazine analysed confirms the low class readers. The comical language continues to direct this niche target audience for example there are little black boxes with small white text in the corners of the photos which says "I can’t believe I got socks for Christmas... again" on a photo of My Chemical Romance this may have some relation to their story. no I thought they may be touring around Christmas time, but their article just has the same kind of cartoons of their band members so follows the same fun theme throughout the magazine. There is repetition of the layout on green days photo there is a caption of the bands male protagonist as his hair is red and it says "Nice hair, bro" this emphasizes the brand. The humour is continued "Please don't stand on our captions, Kellin. Its mean" the punctuation of commas and short sentences emphasizes comical timing. This is reinforced by "Its a Green day special! Because we didn't have the balls to a Nekrogoblikon one" The exclamation mark portrays the excitement and the fact that the band Nekroglikon has a male protagonist dressed as a goblin and make up connotes that they are scary and continues the comical theme because of the dramatic irony used. This effect is used to enable audiences to escape their own lives and be engaged in media related to their interests such as music.

Now I've read the contents page I have realised this is not a feature page but a news page. Thus I will need to research the difference. 

This feature page is 3 double pages I need to evaluate 1 double feature page therefore I will do korn instead this is below.

Images - main one is two males from the band Korn according to the text the male protagonists names are Brian and Jonathan but because I do not know the band I'm not sure which one is which. Therefore, I think that people only turn to niche genres of music because their families opinions of the music. For example my friends Beth and Amy are interested in the music they listen to because they have grown up around it. The band members are standing in front of a a stained glass Gothic window with an orange warm light shining on the protagonists of the article (not necessarily of the band because Sexart according to the language is the "front-man"). The combination of these iconic features connote a church setting and possibly religious narrative. This is reinforced by the photograph of someone being baptised and the blue graphic box that is like mosaic but symbolises another stain glassed window. Dreadlocks are also an iconic feature of metal the genre of the band. The male protagonists facial expression and body language is pretty positive in the main image. This conveys a contrast to the smaller images where the bands facial expressions and body language is quite serious. However, I feel that the images do not tell 1000 words like its supposed to as I have to read the text in order to find understand the photos.

Colour - orange and black reminds me of tigers fears and loud but also the orange glow creates a warm tone compared to the black which connotes death. The blue connotes masculinity thus the representation of stereotypical males is reinforced. The red border of the photo of the female antagonist with the red hair connotes danger or love as a result of the colour. this is reinforced by the sub-heading and border which is also red so possibly has stronger connotations of love due to the idea the article is about religion and the subheading even refers to love "God Loves us all". White font signifies purity which is quite relevant as it is about how Brian left the band to become a Christian but is now rejoining because he is more confident with his religion. This is reinforced as the mise en scene (costumes) in the small photo is also white which reinforces its importance.

Font - San serif challenging conventions in the texts body. Huge Gothic font for the headline. this same joined up writing is used to label the pull quote - stated by "head" just thinner. the same font is used for the first letter of the first two columns (drop caps) and then again for an emphasis on the bands brand the name of the band on the top right hand side of the page. For some reason the negative words at the end of quotes are in italics e.g. "Pissed" and "horrible" this is probably to make them stand out and stress their importance.

Layout - the main image takes up 2/3 of the double page and only about 1/3 is text which is once again divided up by 3 smaller images. Two or three columns per page is part of this magazines house style or maybe a convention of all magazines. There always seems to be a section of writing boxed off abut the context of the feature page. The photos once again split up the text to make it easier to read.

Language - the pull quote is "I wanted to look Jonathan in the eyes and tell him I'm sorry" teases the audience because they do not know what head needed to apologise for unless they know the band really well in which case just the mention of the band on the front page or in in the contents page.
"Watch Kerrang! meets Korn on Kerrang! TV" synergy promoting diagonal expansion. "Korn Again" gives the inclination that the band is back together. 

The band members also have nicknames e.g. Brian's nickname is head which creates more of a brand identity.
The brand of the magazine continues from the contents page as the same captions are on the small photos; "Korn today: back in (mainly) black" this time not as comical as it is more of a serious narrative - "Head being baptised in the River Jordan" but still quite informal as they use the band members nickname instead of real name.

Excitement is provoked as punctuation such as exclamation marks are repeatedly used e.g. "Yes that actually happens!" talking about how rock stars take time out to understand their religion more and then come back to touring with the band as they realise they aren't actually doing anything wrong while performing. Therefore the exclamation mark reinforces the surprise and excitement as it implies that the author is shouting.

A direct quote is used "I was intimidated" - it tells the story of how they first met their  "front-man" in other words lead singer. The short sentences engage and intrigue the audience. The narrative like idea of it also makes the language flow. to encourage this the article includes questions such as "If we were to come and hang out with you guys, where would we find you? to which they reply "laughing and having fun!"" which adds weight to the notion that they repeat exclamation marks considerable to increase excitement.

Furthermore, there is a summary at the top of every article in order for the audience to get an idea what the story is about "At the height of Korn's success, guitarist Brian 'Head Welch quit the band to build a new life as a Christian..." 

It turns out that news pages and feature pages are quite similar because they involve the same kind of conventions. its just news pages report briefly about events and feature pages describe detailed accounts about bands. Nonetheless, the reason I have been analysing all three pages on one post is because I wanted to convey the synergy throughout. This is as a result of the fact that companies merge to create media such as magazines as photographers editors and distributors have all worked together to create magazines. 

Total guitar

Images - Mise en scene - the same serious facial expression and body language conveying feelings for music and tone of music (this will definitely be used in my front page to follow the conventions. Therefore I will get a band or actors to make up a band for my music magazine) props - guitars iconic due to the idea that the Masthead is "Total Guitar" (I will need to decide the title of my product) these props also emphasise the genre. This is reinforced by the fact that there are 6 images of guitars on the front cover alone. 2 of which are on the main image and 4 in the small images. The first of the small images is positioned in the top right hand corner and is a mid shot of a musician playing a guitar in a concert this is inferred as there is a red light is shining on the male antagonist and there is something out of focus in the background. The second image is of another male musician wearing all white which matches his guitar. This is probably trying to challenge conventions of the Rock genre. This notion that all images are male give a positive stereotypical representation of gender because men are dominant in all magazines researched. This theory is proved further as there is yet another image of a male playing a guitar this time it also coveys a positive representation of British ethnicity. This is due to the fact that there is an iconic union Jack on the guitar. The musician is also wearing red and white to emphasise England's country. Lastly, there is an image of a guitar on its own not being played, Nonetheless, white males are repeated throughout all magazines this is probably who the magazines are targeting. I may choose to challenge these conventions of representation but this may affect my audience. Costumes the male protagonists are wearing all black which which connotes death this could imply what the music is about. Even though leather jackets are quite mainstream when it is combined with black trousers and accessories as well the small images on the guitars such as the "666" printed on one guitar and the skull on the other it can portray death again as both signs refer biblically to the devil. This is due to the idexical denotation of poison through the skull. Make up - Once again the protagonists have tattoos and this time I think they have eye liner, lip balm hair gel and foundation on to convey a positive representation of the band, so in this case it doesn't make them look feminine or change their representation to atypical males it just refines there features and possibly make them appeal more to the female audience. 

Colour - there is a black, white, gold bronze and turquoise blue colour scheme

Four guitars are different shades of red which symbolises danger. The gold denotes wealth which is reinforced by the price as the magazine has a plug in the bottom left hand corner of the front page. This is the bar code which has a pug; the publishers Future PLC's logo next to the another pug the price which is £5.50. This is a reasonable amount of money considering there is yet another pug the merchandise of a CD included in the perchase. 

Font - the masthead "total guitar" is in a bold Serif font. All Plugs and teasers (see language for examples) are in a San serif font as well as information about content within the product e.g. "Funk up your rhythm workout" which uses direct address. The main feature "avenged sevenfold" is in a gothic Serif font to match the genre of the bands niche brand. It is evident that this bands story is the main feature because their font is the biggest which reveals their importance within the medium. Most font like the masthead is white to stand out against the dark background. Some text is in coloured textboxes, this has different colour text inside but keeps the brand by following the colour scheme mentioned earlier. 

Layout - the bar code always seems to be in the bottom left hand corner of the front page (I will need to design my own producer company on Photoshop as all images or logos have to be original) the masthead is always near the top in the same place for every issue. Most text and images are aligned to the right and left of the magazine except at the top the bands and songs which are taught in the content of the magazine are in 3 columns divided by 2 squiggly white lines which stand out against the back background like most of the text. This creates an arch around the main image and portrays an erratic tone which mirrors the rock genre. This is especially the case for the text "avenged sevenfold" which almost completely over laps the main image. I love how there is a guitar pick in the top right hand corner of the product because it signifies the magazine in one animation and it's attached to the 'G' of the masthead. 

Language - a direct quote is used e.g. "Our be album will kick you in the nuts!" This used direct address and is assumed to be spoken from the protagonist from the band "avenged sevenfold". This is as a result of the notion that it is jargon. There are three bands names at the very top of the page which indicates the products content e.g. "Oasis" and then the bands song for example "some might say" this could mean these are songs taught in the music magazine which is inferred from the signs of letters that make words and signify to English reading people "learn to play" which more bands and song names underneath it. This is emphasised because it also states "100% accurate guitar tab!" which is technical language for music as 'tabs' are a type sheet music for guitars. There is more advanced music language that had to be looked up for example "PRS S2 STARLA USA PRS FOR LESS" this is a type of guitar from the USA which will be reviewed in the magazine. Due to the language the audience assumes the protagonists names are "synyster and zacky" as it states that they "prepare to take the metal crown". Moreover, this adds weight to the denotation of the gold colour. A plug is used for example "get more gigs!" The punctuation is used to reinforce the statement like kerrang! There is also a teaser after this "TG shows you how" assuming "TG" implies total guitar it connotes readers have to look inside the magazine to find out more. This could infer that the band names are all plugs and the song names are all teasers also to obtain more customers. Last but not least it states "Europe's best-selling guitar magazine" which is aligned to the left and promotes the magazine. This is probably a biased quotation taken from a newspaper that wrote a posative review of the product. 

Images all have page numbers which relate to the feature pages in the rest of the magazine 

38) - this is very much like the front covers main image because the same protagonists are used from the band Evenged Sevenfold. the body language and facial expressions are repeated to reinforce the tone of the bands music as it emphasises the iconic conventions of the rock genre. Props of guitars are also used again so the photos were probably taken on the same day to emphasise the brand of the magazine and band. The make up and costumes are also the same which adds weight to this argument. It also implies that this band is the most important due to the repetition of images as on their feature page they have the same clothes and make up on again.

48) the body language is quite quirky but this probably her style of music and the facial expression is passionate conveying feelings about music this is due to the fact that the female antagonist has her eyes closed. It is arguable that she is a protagonist because she is the only female on the contents but because her photo is quite small in portrays her low importance in the project. Props include a bench and yet another electric guitar. Make up and costume is quite mainstream because the maroon colour is quite fashionable at the moment. Hence the magazine either set the fashion itself or the magazine was reflecting society as the pattern has been in for a while.

20) props - these are leaflets which contain information about future gigs this is known from the language of the caption. There are silhouettes of flying birds on the on the front cover of the booklet to symbolise what it is called "The flying TG's" 

90) props - The same guitar as the from cover to remind the audience there is a review of it in the latter part of the magazine.

74) body language is quite confident and relaxed due to the notion that he is playing the repetition of the same prop; a guitar and his facial expression of singing or speaking reinforces this. Isn't wearing any make up if he is then its natural colours unlike Avenged Sevenfold therefore oasis's costume is quite smart and mainstream as the mid shot reveals a white shirt connoting purity. This is the largest image on the page because it is promoting that readers can learn songs to play on guitar but Oasis's song is the most important as it is also highlighted on the "learn to play list" as it is "tabbed in full".

12)body language and facial expressions are intense and serious but not a cool serious more scary as the male protagonist is leaning forward. This is reinforced but the props and lighting as there are Gothic railings which are antiquated like the wall in the background. and the guy closest to the left is almost in the shadows. Hence it has hight key lighting. However, even though the male protagonist who is positioned the most forward in the photo is wearing quite mainstream shirt and jeans the other members of the band Pearl Jam are wearing very dark costumes but no make up which conveys a stereotypical male.

58) body language and facial expression is very cool and happy which is portrayed through the male antagonists smile. This is the same Jamaican guy wearing white on the front page. Thus his props, make up and costume is repeated here as well the representation. This is because in the background of  this antagonists photo is a white male which means this photo has carefully been selected and framed in order to keep conventions of the rock genre and not challenge them too much that it is not familiar to the reader.

Colour - same colour scheme as the front cover of red black and white with a darker blue instead of the turquoise blue. most costumes are the same as the front cover as well. All except pearl 

Font - The mast head is on the contents page in a smaller but same font "Contents" is typed in a serif font also whereas the byliner (issue number and date) is printed in san serif this is the same as the titles of the feature, gear, lesson and regular pages and most of the captions of the photos except Avenge sevenfold which emphasises the features high importance again. These are all in bold unlike the description of the feature, gear, lesson and regular pages which are san serif like the which the gear section does not have. there is an animated check list which has hand written like text on it written in different pens and hand writings which gives an edgy look to the product.

Layout - Mostly images I'd say a third of the contents page is photos which is a lot because most people by magazines to obtain information not look at images which can be easily obtained on-line. This is like a collage or mosaic with edges overlapping sometimes other times there is a white border between photos to once again give an chaotic but structured style. Then there are three columns on the left of the double page which numbers the pages. Opposite on the right there is a list of songs which can are taught in the magazine and these are also page numbered. The page numbers are all in order of size going correspondingly from smallest at the top of the list to biggest at the bottom as this is what audiences are used to. 

Language - in descriptions of feature page 1 there is a plug "Want to play live?" through a rhetorical question  and then answers it with a teaser "Read our simple guide to getting your band booked" its as though the magazine is the answer to all the readers problems. the title of that feature is "Basics: getting a gig" - "basic" in other words its "simple" all you have to do is buy the product. This feature page make the image of the flyers make sense. synergy is used "Subscribe to Total Guitar see page 32" by promoting other issues and horizontal expansion. further music terminology is used e.g. "major 7 chords". There are a graphics of arrows like NME inside both it says "Cover Story" to emphasize their high significance in the product. more synergy like merchandies "Competition - win a guitar lesson with Rob Caggiano and more!" punctuation of an exclamation mark is an iconic convention of magazines as it shouts out the excitement of free stuff. All photo captions are the same on the front cover e.g. "PRS S2 STARLA" and "SOME MIGHT SAY OASIS" putting emphasis on the language.

This is 3 double page feature page and I need to analyse 1 double page feature pages in order to understand the conventions of the shorter feature pages. I am struggling to find a 1 double feature page so I may have to revert to a 2 double feature page. This will also allow me to evaluate the difference between the 2 sizes of feature pages.

Images Body language and facial expressions are the same relaxed but bored whereas others are passionate and calm. Thinking about it I have changed my mind the costume and make up is not mainstream as I thought while evaluating the front cover  it is not high street clothing. Maybe evening clothing as the shorts and tights are quite a fashionable trend but the crop top with the gold chains is slightly gothic which is a niche genre but the colours are in and the padded shoulders were fashionable last year so maybe its still in but people wouldn't wear this on a day to day basis but for a concert performance instead. This is why there are images of the female protagonist of this article playing the guitar with a female antagonist who is playing the drums. There are both from the same band "Deep Vally". Actually I looked up the band and they are both protagonists as they are the only two people in the band.

lighting is the same as most images low key lighting because there is not contrast between dark and light.

Colour - the colour scheme of this feature matches the Female protagonists costume with a deep red and beige grey and black. Therefore it keeps to the brand of the magazine black red and gold but also strengthens the brand of the band. The white background connotes femininity and contrasts the black font which emphasizes the rock genre.

Font - The heading is big bold and san serif in lower case whereas the summary of the article is all the above but in capitals. This is the same for the first word of the article "WHEN" which seems to be a convention of magazine either the first word or letter of a feature page is in a different font to the rest of the article. The questions are all bold and the answers are normally thin but both are serif. The Pull quotes like the introduction and summary is whit text in a coloured text box but the pull quotes are bolder. The person who speaks the pull quote has their name printed next to it in italics bold but small font. captions of photos also have white text in a black text box. There is also always an overlapping text-box giving random facts about the article giving context.

Layout - huge images three columns per page going around the photos. pull quotes are always repeated 2 times once in the body of text and then in bold outside the text.

Language - There is a pull quote "I'm not afraid to play really simplistic riffs if they sound great" There is a real respect for the music in this magazine as it is less about the artists life. "Empowerment is important to me. Music often plays that role" I think this draws in the readers and makes them want to read the whole article.  Byliners are used as the the photographer and author are mentioned at the beginning of the article. The introduction is very enthusiastic to make people want to read on e.g. ""Smashing head first through the summers major festivals" this taboo relates to head banging action which iconic to the rock genre. The summary of the article gives an over view of the band "From tiny pub gigs to festivals all over the world...". The interview has the same amount of energy while keeping the music the main focus with questions like "Do you have to be mindful about filling the space left by not having a bassist?". Answers are probably selected, framed and organised to be to the point while entertaining. This was done with syntax and sentence structure "We're not into filler. It was hard because we had so many songs and there were a lot that didn't make the album. We didn't want a long album - we wanted to keep it short." This quotation has a range of sizes for sentences from short to long. The overlapping text box as explained in the font section puts the article into context "Lindsey may be rocks latest female icon..." This conveys the representation of gender perfectly as the rock genre predominantly has males like everything from politics to religion stereotypical mass media is male dominated which is definitely portrayed through this magazine as these 2 women are the only females in the entire magazine,

This is the double age feature I have found that it is more spread out and the information is much more detailed.