Contents Page Analysis

This contents page that i have used is from a copy of Kerrang!. The target audience for this magazine is 16-24 and the genre for the magazine is rock/heavy metal. The important codes and conventions on this contents page is the issue number and the date of issue for the magazine. These are important codes and conventions becaus the audience expect to see them.

 

In the top left hand side of the page there is the masthead. It says Kerrang! content, this is presented in a blue banner across the top of the page. The reasons of doing is that people know where they are in the magazine. Down the right hand side of the page is the listings of where eveything is in the magazine. This is presented in a blocked columed veiw, the reason that this is done is becuase it gives the professinonal look.

 

The colours that have been used are Blues, pink, yellow and white. This is the continuing house style throughout the magazine. The reason that this is done is because it gives a sense of continuality throughout. Also in this issue there is a special feaure called "pop punk's not dead", the ideology of using this is that it follows the iconography of the genre pop punk being bright and good music. Somthing else about the colours is that where the magazine listings are, the headings for each section are in black with yellow writing. The connotations of using these colours is that they represent caution/danger (for example when caution tape is used) which tells the reader that the features could have a sence of danger, which links to the iconagraphy of heavy metal/ rock music.

 

The pictures on the contents page take up most of the room. The denotation of the main image is the lead singer of a band holding there hands out. The connotations of this could be that they are inviting you in to read the feature they are in. The secondary image on the contents pages are some of the actual pages from the magazine. The representations of doing this is that the readers get a preveiw of what is in the magazine. There is also a use of pugs on the contents page. The ones that are used are red circles with black stars in them. The connotations of having these pugs next to the stars that are featured are that they are the main stars of the magazine and that they are the famous people featured.

 

Taking up most of the bottom part of the Mise-en-scene is the editors letter. The editor has included a image of himself in the bottom left with his thumbs up. The reasons of doing this is that the editor wants to get across that it's a good issue. The letter itself is written in a informal style to allow the reader to be involved. When the editor finishes the letter it's signed in his own handwriting. The connotations of doing this is that it is more personal. In the right hand side of the Mise-en-scene there is an offer to subcribe to the magazine. This creates audience participation becuase there are allowing the reader to feel more involved by having somthing that says they get in week in week out. They are also offering a promo which is a book by Dave Grohl. The representations of using a book by Dave Grohl is that he fits the rock iconography and the target audience that read it will know who he is.