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Denotation:
This magazine cover’s main image involves a coloured photograph of Beyoncé looking straight at the camera. It is a medium long shot showing her head down to her upper thigh. Her body is positioned in a way where her backside is pushed against the wall and her chest is also pushed out. The background of the photograph is a white tiled wall and the photograph covers the whole of the magazine cover. Behind the main image is the Masthead and on both sides of the image are separate cover- lines
in red, black and orange. A barcode is visible on the bottom right corner of the magazine. There is also a website link of the bottom left of the magazine.
Connotation:
There is no use of props in the main image, but it is just one image of Beyoncé and she is an ‘important prop’ if I can use this term because she makes the magazine front cover. The colours used for the masthead and sub- lines are the same colours used in the clothes she is wearing. She is wearing very short black shorts and a see through top that is very low cut at the front, these clothes connotes sex, lust and power. There is no exact setting but the background of the magazine cover looks like tiles from a bathroom and this connotes dirt because Beyoncé also looks like she is wet and this could connote that she herself is dirty. The NVC used also links with the connotation of the rest of the magazine cover, Beyoncé’s
face is strong because her eyes are looking directly into the camera and her mouth is open slightly which is also seductive. The lighting is high key.The selling line is promoting different artist name so we automatically know its a music magazine, The main coverline "beyonce strips down for summer" this reflects the main image seeing as her tops half way down it could also indicate that we are going to be seeing more of these outfits during summer. other coverlines such as: "10+ pages of b like you've have never seen her" promoting more sexual images of her to make the audience buy the magazine. "all city summer guide New York, Atlanta Miami and more..." This is telling us whats type of activities is going to be happening during summer, which is relevant to the main image.
Typography:
The masthead this magazine cover is distinctive because the size covers the magazine cover from left to right, so it’s big enough for the audience to see and also the colour
used-red- is also striking. All the other sub-lines and writing on the front cover is also written in either red or black and in the same font used for the masthead. The colour red usually connotes love or danger but in the magazine cover the red used connotes ‘sexiness’, power and boldness.
Target Audience:
Considering all these points, it is likely that the target audience would be both male and female but mostly for men from the ages 23- 35. They would have to be interested in Beyoncé and also be interested in her style which can be hood and both classy.
This magazine cover’s main image involves a coloured photograph of Beyoncé looking straight at the camera. It is a medium long shot showing her head down to her upper thigh. Her body is positioned in a way where her backside is pushed against the wall and her chest is also pushed out. The background of the photograph is a white tiled wall and the photograph covers the whole of the magazine cover. Behind the main image is the Masthead and on both sides of the image are separate cover- lines
in red, black and orange. A barcode is visible on the bottom right corner of the magazine. There is also a website link of the bottom left of the magazine.
Connotation:
There is no use of props in the main image, but it is just one image of Beyoncé and she is an ‘important prop’ if I can use this term because she makes the magazine front cover. The colours used for the masthead and sub- lines are the same colours used in the clothes she is wearing. She is wearing very short black shorts and a see through top that is very low cut at the front, these clothes connotes sex, lust and power. There is no exact setting but the background of the magazine cover looks like tiles from a bathroom and this connotes dirt because Beyoncé also looks like she is wet and this could connote that she herself is dirty. The NVC used also links with the connotation of the rest of the magazine cover, Beyoncé’s
face is strong because her eyes are looking directly into the camera and her mouth is open slightly which is also seductive. The lighting is high key.The selling line is promoting different artist name so we automatically know its a music magazine, The main coverline "beyonce strips down for summer" this reflects the main image seeing as her tops half way down it could also indicate that we are going to be seeing more of these outfits during summer. other coverlines such as: "10+ pages of b like you've have never seen her" promoting more sexual images of her to make the audience buy the magazine. "all city summer guide New York, Atlanta Miami and more..." This is telling us whats type of activities is going to be happening during summer, which is relevant to the main image.
Typography:
The masthead this magazine cover is distinctive because the size covers the magazine cover from left to right, so it’s big enough for the audience to see and also the colour
used-red- is also striking. All the other sub-lines and writing on the front cover is also written in either red or black and in the same font used for the masthead. The colour red usually connotes love or danger but in the magazine cover the red used connotes ‘sexiness’, power and boldness.
Target Audience:
Considering all these points, it is likely that the target audience would be both male and female but mostly for men from the ages 23- 35. They would have to be interested in Beyoncé and also be interested in her style which can be hood and both classy.
Denotation:
This magazine cover consists of a black and white photograph of TI looking straight at the camera. This is a close up of the main image showing his head and part of his shoulders which is covered because he is wearing a jacket. This main image cover a large scale of the magazine front cover almost covering it entirely, behind the head of the main image is the masthead which reads XXL the letter ‘L’ is covered by the head of the main image. There is also a barcode on the bottom right hand side of the magazine cover. There are nine sub-lines which are separated by a think green line underneath each one. The name of the
character in the main image is also on the front cover large in white.
Connotation:
A prop used in this front cover is the hat. A hat connotes authority and achievement and here TI has received many achievements in the music industry and also has a lot of power. There is not much colour being used throughout the whole of the magazine cover and this could be because in the rap world there isn’t much colour is dull and maybe a splash of just one colour and that is what is being portrayed in this magazine front cover. The masthead is red and white and this is to make it stand out from the rest of the sub-lines on the front cover. The colours grey and black used for the background and the main image connotes death, something hidden and scary. The hints of green in the front cover may connote money because American dollars are green and rappers all rap about money. The NVC used connotes power because the image is striking and he has no facial expression on his face. The lighting used is low key.
Typography:
The font used looks like ‘Times New Roman’ for the main cover line which says ‘T.I HUSTLE & FLOW ‘this connotes richness and royalty. And the rest of the fonts used are between a mixture of ‘Calibri’ and something which makes the letters wide apart from eachother.
Target Audience:
The target audience would be black males between the ages 18-25 because they are usually into rap, fame and money and the contents of the magazine would relate to them very much and would be very appealing to them. Also it would be more for those who are educated well in the American music industry
This magazine cover consists of a black and white photograph of TI looking straight at the camera. This is a close up of the main image showing his head and part of his shoulders which is covered because he is wearing a jacket. This main image cover a large scale of the magazine front cover almost covering it entirely, behind the head of the main image is the masthead which reads XXL the letter ‘L’ is covered by the head of the main image. There is also a barcode on the bottom right hand side of the magazine cover. There are nine sub-lines which are separated by a think green line underneath each one. The name of the
character in the main image is also on the front cover large in white.
Connotation:
A prop used in this front cover is the hat. A hat connotes authority and achievement and here TI has received many achievements in the music industry and also has a lot of power. There is not much colour being used throughout the whole of the magazine cover and this could be because in the rap world there isn’t much colour is dull and maybe a splash of just one colour and that is what is being portrayed in this magazine front cover. The masthead is red and white and this is to make it stand out from the rest of the sub-lines on the front cover. The colours grey and black used for the background and the main image connotes death, something hidden and scary. The hints of green in the front cover may connote money because American dollars are green and rappers all rap about money. The NVC used connotes power because the image is striking and he has no facial expression on his face. The lighting used is low key.
Typography:
The font used looks like ‘Times New Roman’ for the main cover line which says ‘T.I HUSTLE & FLOW ‘this connotes richness and royalty. And the rest of the fonts used are between a mixture of ‘Calibri’ and something which makes the letters wide apart from eachother.
Target Audience:
The target audience would be black males between the ages 18-25 because they are usually into rap, fame and money and the contents of the magazine would relate to them very much and would be very appealing to them. Also it would be more for those who are educated well in the American music industry