ANALYSIS OF BAND/ARTIST MAGAZINE ADVERTS

By Juliana Mariz

Pixie Lott Magazine Advert

I have researched magazine adverts which features the artist from the song I have chosen for my music video. This will help me create my magazine advert as I will have an idea of what I should include in order for it to look realistic. Music adverts include very minimal small features. The image of the artist takes over the whole page. Pixie’s fashion trend follows the genre of pop and what the target audience might wear., its colourful and stands out as there is no other blues on the page. Pop magazine adverts are bright and colourful which set a cheerful atmosphere. From analysing this picture I have noticed that for my advert I need to make sure the lighting is bright and that my artist is wearing trendy clothes in order for the target audience to notice her.

Rihanna Magazine Advert

I have chosen this advert as this is used to promote her album. Again the artists photo takes up the whole of page which attracts the target audiences attention. The use of bright red may suggest to the audience that the album may be about love as this is the connotations of red. This also links in with the caption used to promote the album ‘ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)’.However this contrasts with the name of album which may suggest something different. The lighting in the photo has been edited effectively as it draws the attention to her facial features which stand out and make her look innocent, again this contrasts with the name of her album. The writing used in the advert is specific and important for the audience. From this advert I have taken into account to not writing a lot, just the basic information that the audience need to know and to make sure that the main image is effective. This can be done by using Adobe Photoshop.

Katy Perry Magazine Advert

Finally in this advert, there is a different layout which is also eye catching. However the artists name is more noticed when you first look at the advert, this is due to it being bold and big. The background is quite dull which doesn't help to sell the album being released as the image of the album is small and blends in with the background. From this advert, I may not being using any scenery similar to this one in my advert as it will be quite hard to add the information needed.