Friday 4 December 2009

Textual Analysis Double page spread 3


Language: This double-page-spread is from the magazine NME. It is about 'Kings of Leon' and therefore relates to the main headline. The band are dressed casually, this shows that they aren't really bothered about their appears and are laid back. You can tell who is the 'main man' in the band because he is the main focus and is looking at the camera and is also on the right hand side of the page in a smaller image. The font is very simple but yet bold and simple, it is over the top of the main image if this double page spread and therefore works well and is easily legible. The mise-en-scene shows that they are on a sofa and a place that you wouldn't think to take a picture like that. So this is like their dress sense, its laid back and a relaxed environment.

Institution: There is no appearance of institution on this double page spread, which may put the magazine at a disadvantage. The lack of identity on the page means that if you didn't know which article it derived from and you hadn't seen the image and text style from the front cover, you would have no idea which magazine it derives from. There is also, conventionally, no form of advertisements nor is there any contact information.

Ideology: The ideas in which NME is trying to convey is that Kings of Leon are cool and laid back and relaxed by their poses and facial expressions, you can tell this. There is also, conventionally, no form of advertisements and there isn't any contact information.

Audience: Looking at this double page spread, you can identify that the target audience is a young age, like from the age 16 and above. But you can see that there is a lot of writing in this certain article so you would say that the people who would read this would need a big interest in the featured article and in music generally.

Representation: Kings of Leon are represented as an indie band due to their costume, mise-en-scene and the text associated with them. They are also represented as quite rebellious by the way the singer isn't looking directly at the camera lens and also their posture and their facial gestures.

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