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Lewis Paradzai Masthead Two thirds of the masthead is cover by he star persona Nicki Minaj. This connotes the magazine is iconic, as it does not have to rely on their target audience or our audiences reading the title to identify it. This suggest the magazine is a very established as only five letter of the title are denoted. Main image/ focal point The media text employs the use of a ‘strong’ large focal point denoting Nicki Minaj. This will attract an audience beyond their target audience due to the star’s level of fame. The main image is also very bold and is sure to catch the readers eye, due to the minimal house style and colour scheme that consists of red, white and black Anchorage The covered masthead and use of a mega star person anchors the idea the magazine is established and successful enough for it and big star personas to associate themselves with each other Date line- informs the reader the date of publication Barcode and price These are conventions of many magazines. The two are conventionally located on the bottom of the magazine, so they Barcode Allows audiences to purchase the magazine. Price this can indicate the social class of the magazines readership, as it show how much they are will be pay for the media text. For example, an issue of the magazine is £4.35 suggesting its readership are of a higher class, due to this being quite expensive for single issue. Main Coverlines/ headlines Large Sans Serif impact typography font has been used to catch the readers eye. The black colour and boldness of the font follows the colour scheme and house style, but could connote the power of this huge star persona, as the colour has this connation. Strapline the use of no strapline anchor the statement above, because the star persona’s name entices the readers enough. Secondary lead, feature and coverline These entice readers even more and connotes ‘value for money’. This could also attract audience who are no familiar with the star person, as it states ‘Marilyn Manson Laura Mulvey’s Male Gaze Laura Mulvey’s male gaze theory can be applied to many music magazine, which denoted females. Here Nicki Minaj has been sexualised and transformed into the object of the male gaze, due to her only wearing a vest that pushes against her breast leaving them very exposed. According to the theory this has been done to attract male audiences
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Lewis Paradzai
MastheadTwo thirds of the masthead is cover by he star persona Nicki Minaj. This connotes the magazine is iconic, as it does not have to rely on their target audience or our audiences reading the title to identify it. This suggest the magazine is a very established as only five letter of the title are denoted.
Main image/ focal pointThe media text employs the use of a ‘strong’ large focal point denoting Nicki Minaj. This will attract an audience beyond their target audience due to the star’s level of fame. The main image is also very bold and is sure to catch the readers eye, due to the minimal house style and colour scheme that consists of red, white and black
AnchorageThe covered masthead and use of a mega star person anchors the idea the magazine is established and successful enough for it and big star personas to associate themselves with each other
Date line- informs the reader the date of publication
Barcode and priceThese are conventions of many magazines. The two are conventionally located on the bottom of the magazine, so they do not take any attention from the feature, main coverline etc.
BarcodeAllows audiences to purchase the magazine.
Price this can indicate the social class of the magazines readership, as it show how much they are will be pay for the media text. For example, an issue of the magazine is £4.35 suggesting its readership are of a higher class, due to this being quite expensive for single issue.
Main Coverlines/ headlinesLarge Sans Serif impact typography font has been used to catch the readers eye. The black colour and boldness of the font follows the colour scheme and house style, but could connote the power of this huge star persona, as the colour has this connation.Strapline the use of no strapline anchor the statement above, because the star persona’s name entices the readers enough.
Secondary lead, feature and coverline These entice readers even more and connotes ‘value for money’. This could also attract audience who are no familiar with the star person, as it states ‘Marilyn Manson
Laura Mulvey’s Male GazeLaura Mulvey’s male gaze theory can be applied to many music magazine, which denoted females. Here Nicki Minaj has been sexualised and transformed into the object of the male gaze, due to her only wearing a vest that pushes against her breast leaving them very exposed. According to the theory this has been done to attract male audiences
