Vicki Padgett

Masthead- The mast head of

this magazine we love pop

does not follow conventions.

Usually the mast head is along

the top of the magazine,

however this mast head is in the

top left third, which is how a

customer could easily recognise

the magazine if they are looking

for it.

Coverlines- On this magazine, there are 3

coverlines on the right and one on the left. This

follows conventions as there are usually more

coverlines on one side than another. However, the

main coverline has the name of the artist in large

font, and capital letters. This attracts the

audiences attention as it stands out, and the pop

artist is glamorous and young, who the audience

(teenage girls) look up to and aspire to be.

Pictures- This magazine front cover

consists of one main image of a

medium close up of a glamorous

pop star, and several smaller images

of other pop stars/bands who will be

featured in the magazine. The large

medium close up is there to show

the pop star clearly and make her

recognisable to the audience, which

catches the audiences attention and

fans of TULISA may buy the

magazine purely because of her

being on the front cover.

Barcode- The barcode follows the rule of thirds. I know this

because the barcode is in the bottom right corner, which is a

dead area, because we read from left to right and from top to

bottom, which implies that the bottom right would be where

the reader would look last. Also, when they are on magazine

racks ready to be sold, the bottom right is usually covered up

by another magazine, which is a good use of space because

the barcode does not need to be seen, and is not important

compared to everything else on the front cover.

There are tag words

like new and

exclusive which are

there to interest and

excite the reader,

therefore giving them

another reason to buy

it.

Date line- Usually

magazines have a date line

underneath or above the

mast head, however this

magazine doesnt follow

conventions as the date is

near the barcode.

Front cover Analysis

The potential audience for this

magazine is 13- 15 year old girls

(young teenagers). I know this

because they include young popstars

who who first appeared on Disney

(selena gomez) who younger girls

would have grown up to know and

like. Furthermore, along the bottom

of the front cover, they are showing

that there are wall posters in the

magazine of young, glamorous pop

stars, which the readers would put

on their wall- which is stereotypical

to teenage girls. Also, the language

used is very gossipy and meant for a

younger target audience, and the

magazine fan girls over boy bands,

which teenagers over 16 might not

be as interested in, like one direction

and JLS.

Vicki Padgett

Contents Page Analysis

Contents Title- The title of this

contents from we love pop, has the

same font as we see on the contents

page. This shows that they are from

the same magazine. Also, a smaller

version of the masthead from the

front cover appears coming off the

title, this shows the consistency.

This contents page follows the rule

of thirds. I know this because there

is text on the left, a picture in the

middle, and smaller pictures

vertically on the left. This shows that

the page has been split into 3 to

follow conventions. However, to

challenge conventions, a banner-like

strip has been put along the bottom

of the page, with lots of small

pictures on.

Pictures- A variety of shots

have been used on this

contents page. Medium close

ups have been used, which

are usually used to show the

expression and emotions of

the model. Also, a medium

long shot of a pop group has

been used. This is the largest

image on this page. This

shows that it has the most

significance and the best

story line. Underneath, it has

a quote, which shows what

the picture relates to.

Colours and house

style- The colours

on the contents

page are similar to

the colours on the

front cover. The

similar colours are

pink and black,

however the

contents page has

lots of blue text as

well. The colours

relate to the

target audience as

stereotypically,

young girls like the

colour pink.

Language- The language and words

used is very informal. Also, they are

using nicknames for celebrities

which they probably havent even

met before. For example, Justin

Bieber has been called Biebs, This

suggests the fans know so much

about him that they feel like they

know him, and the magazine is

encouraging this.

Also, language has been used which

might not be recognised by different

audiences. Out on the town

represents going out to a club, but

the magazine decided to use this

language because the target

audience is teens, who would

understand this language.

Furthermore, the magazine is very

gossipy, I know this because of the

topics they focus on; Conor

Maynard gets caught short shows

that they are focusing on a story

where a famous pop star has been

caught doing something wrong and

they are writing about it for the

audiences entertainment.

The page numbers on this contents page arent all there. Some

magazines have each page written down showing what is on

each page; however others have a few pages showing the main

features of the magazine. Also, the text box with the page

numbers on isnt very big, and the other images and text take

up most of the page. This suggests that the magazine presumes

that the reader isnt bothered about what is on each page,

because they will read every page anyway because they are

young and would just flick through every page.

Vicki Padgett

Double page spread Analysis

This double page spread has a very

simple lay out. On the left side,

there is an article/ interview

about/with 2010s X Factor runner

up Cher Lloyd, and on the right

hand side there is a long shot of the

pop star. On both sizes of the page

the colour scheme is pink white

and black, which is very consistent

with the rest of the magazine.

Above the article, there is a quote I

was the girl parents blamed for their

kids turning out wrong, which

takes up roughly half the page, to

catch readers attention as they are

flicking through the magazine. Also,

although it is a quote, it is a title for

the page too.

Cher Lloyd is only a few yours older

than the target audience for this

magazine, who acts as a role model

towards them. In the Long shot, it

looks as though the picture has

been taken while she was playing

with a prop camera, which

represents Cher as fun and down to

earth, as suggested in the article. In

the picture she is wearing a blue top

with white/black stripy trousers,

which shows her creative side, as it

is quite a daring outfit to wear,

which also shows her confidence

within herself.