Analysis of Rock SoundBy Max Qayyum

Front Cover HeaderThe header is related to the main image and also tells

audiences about other articles in the magazine.

MastheadThe masthead uses

Rock Sound’s “R” logo as well as the whole

title.

Main Image

The main image is a medium long shot of Biffy

Clyro, with the band members looking shocked

and the lead singer looking straight into the

camera. They are holding birthday cake which is a

reference to the this being an anniversary

edition of the magazine.

Cover Lines

The cover lines tell the audience about the main articles in the magazine. These help to appeal to a wider audience by simply

listing band names.

Sell LineThis promotes this special issue of the magazine by advertising it as the 150th

“Birthday” issue and featuring lots of small

images of famous artists.

Barcode

Issue number

Sell LinesThese advertise the free extras in the magazine,

encouraging people to buy this issue.

House Style

Red and white are the most prominent colours on the

cover.

Target Audience

Rock Sound is a well known monthly rock

publication. Lots of popular rock artists are mentioned on the front cover as well and more niche artists to

cover a wide target audience of rock fans.

It will primarily be aimed at a male audience, around

16-24 years of age.

It is a monthly publication and costs £3.99, being

aimed at the B C1 social classes.

ContentsPull Quote

The quote from the My Chemical Romance article

encourages readers to read on, also using a

medium close up of their lead singer to appeal to

fans of the band. ImagesThe contents page uses

images of artists to appeal to their fans. No band

names are used to anchor the images. However, they

are anchored by the subheading names given in

the contents below.

House Style

The Rock Sound “R” logo is re-used on this contents page as well as primarily red, white and black. The

fonts are sans serif.

This is an introduction to this issue of the magazine

by the editor. It gives a brief overview of the issue.

ContentsThe contents are divided

into sections by the use of subheadings, and pages

numbers are not given for individual articles, just sections as a whole.

The band names are bold to stand out within each

paragraph.

This image is similar to the one used on the front

cover, again showing Biffy Clyro, the cake and the

Rock Sound logo.

This live shot is from one of the shows reviewed in

this issue of the magazine.

Double Page SpreadFeature TitleTrash Talk is the name of this

regular Q&A feature. The band’s name is also used.

Pull QuoteUses a quote from the main feature to intrigue readers.

Medium Shot

A medium shot of the lead singer of the band holding props to add

to the mise-en-scene.

Stand First

Gives a short introduction to the feature

Main ImageShows the band sitting down,

the props (paper and bin) create mise-en-scene and

relate to the this sort of article by having readers send in their

questions.

Medium Close

UpA medium close

up of a band member eating

paper as is directly related

to the quote next to the image.

House StyleThe fonts are sans serif like the cover and contents, along with

continuing the use of the prominent red, black and white

colours, but adding grey.

Written Article

The article is written in question answer format, with readers of the magazine having previously submitted answers and the band, Panic! At the Disco, answering them in an informal manner.

Some of the questions are serious questions about the bands music and live shows, whilst some are completely unrelated to their music.

The article is split up into 3 columns and 6 questions are answered.