Front Cover Analysis 

What genre of music does the magazine cover? Give evidence

Hip-hop and R&B - there are names mentioned such as TI and Jay Z who are Hip-hop artists. Reveals Keri Hilson a well known hip-hop artist

What are the connotations of the masthead?

The masthead is written with a large font to capture enough attention and is placed on the top third.

What can you say about the language techniques used by the headline and sell lines? Give evidence

Standard and simple English. Not too sophisticated. The headline 'Vibe' indicate a sense of R&B background seeing it sounds fluent and relative to music

What can you say about the layout style, particularly style and size of fonts and the colour scheme?

Very vague yet interesting colour scheme of blue slowly decreasing in brightness to the left. 'VIBE' is written in large font with a plain white colour however it is written on a jazzy font type of music specifically with the 'V'.

What can you say about the use of photography?

The photograph of Keri Hilson is almost a full body shot. Use of photography may reveal Keri Hilson a well known music artist which conveniently relates to the genre of the magazine in R&B and she's an R&B artist.

Does the front cover feature any other layout conventions?

The front cover of the magazine has a masthead, bar code, headline, sell lines, strap line, main image, a button.

Who are the target audience?

My target audience would be aimed towards teenagers ranging from 16-18 as the magazine will be based around the idea of a sixth form. It will also intrigue teenagers aged 16-18 seeing it will consist of different mise-en-scene such as results and university props etc.

School Magazine - Planning Sheet

Who is the target audience? (Consider age, gender, interests)

The target audience would be towards student aged 11 - 18, the interest will be within the different section within the contents page

What is the name of your magazine? What are the connotations of the name?

The name of my magazine is called 'school's news'. The name represents news what's happening in the school to keep students updated

Who will be your front cover model and why?

i haven't fully consideration of who maybe the model for the cover because it may be students from the lower school and pair them up with a 6th form student or i could take a picture of each headteacher on both sites.

What sort of shot will it be? Inside / outside? Low / high angle?

What mise en scene will be required? (Location, Clothing, Lighting)

The location will be within the school and 6th form. They will be using their school uniform and the lighting will be dull represent the season we are currently in.

What would be your sell lines? How will you entice your target audience?

What items and feature articles would you need on your contents page?

Page numbers, pictures, school activities, important message from senior pupil or staff, bold headings, columns