Analysis of magazine - TOTP

Analysis of magazine - TOTP

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  Top of thePops – Detailed Analysis
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  Mast Head This Mastheadis the title of the magazine. It’s the biggest font of writing on the magazine cover and is in hot pink. It is the main piece of writing that stands out from the whole magazine as it is the biggest and is in the brightest/boldest colour that stands out from everything else on the front cover of this magazine. Selling Line/Kicker This is the selling line of the magazine and is the one phrase that will draw in the audiences. This phrase will draw in the target audience on this magazine as this magazine is aimed at young teenage girls and this phrase appeals to the target audience as its what they can relate to. Especially as they refer to a boy band this is a perfect selling point for the magazine. Datelines The dateline here is written quite small to make it short and snappy and not look very long which is quite different to what other magazines do. It’s to inform any consumers what the issue date is of the magazine that they are purchasing i.e. if it’s old or if it’s new. Front Cover Header The header is where the most important information or the information that will grab the consumers attention more goes. It is right at the top of the magazine as it’s quite important since it’s one of the first things that will grab the readers attention. Main image The main image is quite natural and plain and creates quite a calm effect on the audience and the colours are tranquil. The clothes Cher Lloyd is wearing in this front image of the magazine are dark pink and white and also the colour schemes are very girly which show that this fits in with the target audience that this magazine is aimed at. Footer This is where the additional information goes and where the least important information goes that is just added as extras to make the magazine look good. Price/Barcode It also has the cost of the magazine next to the barcode which tells the customer how much the magazine will cost to purchase and it’s very important to have the price on the magazines. There is also a barcode which is the unique code of the magazine. All of these are placed near the bottom and are placed here as it is typical for the barcode to be placed somewhere at the bottom with the issue date and price next to it.
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  Audiences • Top ofthe magazine is aimed at young teenagers from the ages mainly. 12-15. It has a variety of different magazine types that are based on different things that will attract the target audience. • Top of the Pops attracts its audience by having different issues and styles of the magazine. They are always changing the colours to match the issue of the magazine and constantly changing the layout and change the celebrities that feature on the magazine.
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  Title The main titleof this page is ‘Inside the mag…’ which instantly tells us that this is the page in the magazine which tells us about what will be inside the magazine in more depth so the consumer knows exactly what is in the magazine. Main image The main image on this contents page is the front cover of the magazine. This is so they can link all the information given on the magazine front cover to where it is in the magazine. It gives the impression that they want to prove that anything they say they include on the front cover is actually in the magazine and they show where by putting arrows and page numbers off the front cover Contents This tells you all the page numbers you will need to find on what you want to read and what heading they come under. These page numbers are there to help you find what you were looking to find in the magazine and they under a certain category Contents Advertisement box This tells you about all the extra and additional features you can receive in this magazine. It makes the consumer realise that they have spent good money on their magazine and it was worth it. Subheadings The subheadings split the contents up into sections so its easier to find the page you want as its categorised. It makes it easier to find anything you want to read as its organised in categories. This saves time as the person reading this doesn’t have to go through all the pages of the magazine to find what they want to read. Sub image The only image on this contents page is a picture of a well known boy band which keeps the attentions of the target audience which is young teenagers. This image appeals to the target audience a lot. Another sub image is a jumper and shoes which shows that this magazine just isn’t about boys but it’s also about fashion which what young teenagers are very fond with as they always want to keep up with the latest trends
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  Title The title ofthis double page spread is based on the boy band ‘One Direction’ and as it takes up a double page spread the audience is more likely to feel satisfied for what they have been given. Text The text used in this magazine is fairly small so they can fit on all the information they need to. It is in clear writing so the consumer will not struggle to read it and all of it is the same size and same font which shows consistency Double Page Spread Background colour The background colour of this double page spread is dark pink combined with red which are the colours you would expect to see in this type of magazine with a young target audience as these colours symbolise love and romance which is what young teenage girls want with boys from this type of boy band. Main Image The main image of this double page spread is an A4 picture of the boy band ‘One Direction’ as it tilted in the middle across both pages. The image is very clear and has the theme of Autumn/Winter going on as they are all wrapped up in layers and hats. For anyone who is not familiar with the boy band to help them it has the names of them all by them in the image which is very useful. The names where written have a pink background behind them which shows that they are using the most popular colour of there target market which they know will appeal to the target audience the most. Also as the image is very big this drags all the attention on them and the consumer reading this will not get bored or distracted.
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  Three elements thatconnect the 3 different parts of the magazine are the date, as on every page the date if there from where it was written or published. The style of writing also how they make some parts of it very big so it stands out from the rest e.g. headings and drop cap. The colour scheme also as they are quite laid back but still grab your attention are out there.
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  Background of Topof the Pops Top of the Pops is a monthly publication published by Immediate Magazine Company. It features information about the music charts. It is a supplementary magazine for the TV show ‘Top of the Pops’ which has closed down in 2006. The magazine was launched in February 1995 and it is mainly famous for giving girl group ’The Spice Girls’ their nicknames. It was created as it was originally marketed as the missing gap link between Smash Hits and NME. It’s format gradually changed from targeting the music industry and shifted to mainly focus on young girls.
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  House Style House Stylein another word for consistency and this magazine shows a lot of consistency. It has kept the colour scheme from the front on the magazine to the end the same using the colours: pink, purple, white and red as these are the colours which apply to the target audience the most. It also kept the genre of music the celebrities on the front cover the same through out the magazine which is pop and all the artists that are on the magazine and are in the magazine throughout are based around this genre. The size of the front for the text has also stayed the same for the main and most detailed bits of information in this magazine.