Double Page Spread analysis

Theresa Jones

PARAMORE“We've tried so hard to understand, but we can't “

“I can feel the pressure”

“Maybe if my heart stops beatingIt won't hurt this muchAnd never will I have to answerAgain to anyone”

“I've hoped for change,and it gets better everydayI've hoped for change,but still I feel the same”

“Surrounded by uncertainty, I'm so unsureTell me why I feel so alone”

“Once a whore you're nothing more, I'm sorry, that'll never change.”

“We've tied our pain below and no one ever has to know“

“What must we do to restoreOur innocence”

Pull quote

Body text

image

Caption/slug

BRIGHT RED HAIR

Drop cap

How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?

TEENAGERS

BARELY IN THEIR TWENTIES

GIRL, NOT BOY

LOOKS DEPRESSED WILL ATTRACT “EMO” AUDIENCE

What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or

phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine

“Rob is

out the song”

“Knocked

awesome”

How is colour used?

ORANGE

What style of text (font type/colour/size) is used? Is it similar to any other pages?

What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?

Represents the magazine’s informality

serif

Sans serif

unimportant

important

How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and

how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?

IMAGE GOES AGAINST CODES AND CONVENTIONS

PULL QUOTE GOES ACROSS 2/3s OF THE PAGE

MAJORITY OF PAGE TAKEN UP BY IMAGE

What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an ‘in’ crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) provide evidence

“Follow up to riot!” (like the audience were expected to know their album was called riot)

“We recorded decode with him” (people are expected to know that decode is one of their songs)

“Josh brought me the music” (people are expected to know that Josh is a band member)

How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images?

You may wish to carry out a textual analysis

EMO

LAIDBACK

PRETTY GOOD FASHION SENSE (YOUNG BAND)

How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?

SANS SERIF FONTS

PARAMORE

Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples

“Follow up to riot!” (like the audience were expected to know their album was called riot)

“We recorded decode with him” (people are expected to know that decode is one of their songs)

“Josh brought me the music” (people are expected to know that Josh is a band member)

A CERTAIN LEVEL OF PRIOR KNOWLEDGE IS NEEDED