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Media Studies Magazine Analysis.1

Media Studies

Magazine Analysis

Tallulah Sykes

The purpose of my magazine was for 6^th formers at The Howard Of Effingham School. It was to tell them about what’s happening around the 6^th form centre, it was also filled with news and gossip of the up and coming parties. My magazine would also include 15 practise theory tests papers.

The target audience was boys and girls aged sixteen to eighteen in the Howard 6^th form. I tried to make my magazine front cover and contense page appeal to both boys and girls because Howard 6^th form has boys and girls in it. The colours I use on the front cover were yellows and blues both these colours are bright, and appeal to both boys and girls.

My magazine title connotes that the magazine will be all about the Howard 6^th form life as this is what the title suggests. This tells the readers that they will be finding out about what’s happening and what’s going on in the Howard 6^th form. The central image I have used shows us an image of a typical student studying at the Howard 6^th form. The student uses a direct mode of address smiling and looking into the eyes of the reader, this will also suggest to the reader the student is happy and enjoys The Howard 6^th form. The clothes the central image is wearing are mainly blue so I have used blue for my title; the central image of the student also has a brown hat on and this blend into the brick wall in the background. On my magazine front cover I have used puffs at the side of the page, these give us a quick idea of what will be in the magazine and these should persuade the reader to pick up the magazine and buy it. I have used short snappy sentences on my front cover and this will give the readers a good idea of what will be inside the magazine. I think I should I have put the price at the top of the front cover and this would then be another eye-catching technique to persuade the readers at The Howard 6^th form to buy the magazine. The photography used for my central image is a mid shot this is important because It looks to the reader as if the student (central image) is at the same eye level to the reader.

On my contents page I have used the same colour scheme to carry the colours through the whole magazine. For the background of my contents page I have used a brick wall and this is like the background of the front cover. I have also used the same blue colour to tell the readers what pages the articles are on. And I have used the same yellow for the title of the contents page. Carrying the same colours from the front cover to contents page will give a professional look to the magazine. It will also be easier for the readers to follow with the magazine.

If I were to change anything on my magazine contents page, I would maybe add some pictures to it of the school or pictures that are relevant to any of the articles I have put in my magazine. If I were to change anything on my magazine front cover I would maybe have added more information. I might have put some “buzz words” on the front aswell. 

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