Analysing a contents page of a R&B Music Magazine

Image

The two female celebrities are both giving eye contact to the reader to engage them so that they read more inside the magazine about these two celebrities. The fact that the shadows of the two female celebrities are not clearly visible and are fading allow the magazine to look more professional and so the audience focus on the two celebrities than their surroundings. In addition, the fact the background is quite plain suggests that the page of the magazine looks more professional and so that the text stand out more clearly. The fact that the fonts of the title and the text differ and contrast from each other allow the heading and the page names to be more sophisticated.  The two female celebrities take up the most space on the contents page and they are posing seductively to attract male readers to read on about these artists and to read on about the fashion section.  The masthead is black so it is bold and also clear to show how the magazine is formal and it is also split into three rows and this is used to show the personality of the magazine. The background is simple as it is in white and grey and these colours have been used for the background to keep the contents page sophisticated and clear for the reader to see.

Layout

The layout of the contents page is that the contents page has been laid out like a trademark so the reader knows that they are reading the contents page with the word ‘CONTENTS’ at the top of the page standing out. The main image on the contents page is a long shot of two female artists and this shot that has been used is suitable for a contents page because not a lot of text should be on a contents page therefore the image takes up most of the space on the contents page and the text is on the left hand side of the contents page on the bottom left section of the contents page. The image is a large scale which suggests that an image of these two artists has been used on the front cover of the magazine. The image used is quite proactive for the reason that the two artists are wearing short dresses therefore they are revealing a lot of skin.

               

Language

There is a caption which is quite small on the bottom right hand side of the page near the image to explain what the image is to the reader and who these artists are and there is a page number so the reader can know what page they need to go on if they want to read about these artists.