Research into Conventions of music magazines

Conventions of music magazines

The main conventions of a music magazine are:
The picture: This shows the reader the important part of the magazine and gets the reader interested as it is the largest part of the front cover.
Subtitles: Gives us an idea of what articles are available to read in the magazine.
Bar code and price: This shows how much the magazine costs and you can make a decision as to whether to buy it.
Brand of magazine: Shows the company who makes the magazine i.e. NME.
Issue Date: shows what issue the magazine is.
Masthead: main headline on front of magazine which helps draw the reader’s attention.
Quotes from inside the magazine: Quotes from particular articles inside.

 

 

The conventions of a Double page spread are mainly:
1: The image of the person in the article
2: A quatation from the person which is mainly in big writing.
3: The name of the person involved in the article written in bold writing.
4: The colour scheme is usually the same as the front covers.

The Image is the main part of the page as the image is the biggest thing on the page and can sometimes go to the other side of the page. The image mainly causes the audience to buy the magazine as they make the celebrity look at the audience which persuades the person to buy the magazine.
The quotes from the celebrity mainly causes the reader to become interested in the magazine as it gives the audience a brief idea of a topic that the celebrity is talking about the article.
The name of the celebrity in bold writing makes the name of the celebrity stand out to make the celebrity known to the reader.
The colour scheme is ussually simple so the colour scheme does not make the magazine seem overcoloured and helps the writing on the page seem to stand out. The colour scheme also makes a sign to the audience as to what kind of magazine. For example, Black could represent a rock magazine.