Representations

In my front page, the main image is of a band member from the same band that is in my main article. The representation of him is that he is in a successful rock band as he is wearing ‘rock’ clothes with a rock style guitar with a hoodie and a dark t shirt; this is similar to the main image on Kerrang as the lead singer in Biffy Clyro if wearing a light coloured hoodie with a dark t shirt. He is also playing the guitar in a rock fashion with playing further down the neck of the guitar which tends to be more of a rock style of playing it.  It is also taken at a low angle so it’s like the audience is looking up to him to show that he is successful.

For my double page spread I used another low angle mid – long shot of the band member as I wanted the representation of him to be the same to go with the article next to it. The language in the article is informal and is aimed at teenagers as the magazine and genre is aimed at teenagers also. It is aimed at teenagers as I’ve used language like ‘up and coming’ and ‘biggest release of 2011’ which is informal language. This language is similar to that Kerrang uses as in their article they say ‘big hit’.

In my contents page I have a main image on the right and then the page numbers and headings on the left. The main image is of Moynzy standing in front of a brick wall. This is to give the image a rock look. Also the clothes he is wearing is conventional to the rock genre and will also attract the target audience as it’s the same fashion that they follow. It’s taken at a mid shot so it is easy to recognise him if you knew him or his music. This image is similar to that of the Kerrang front cover with Biffy Clyro in rock looking clothes with a plain background looking at or near the camera. The representations of Moynzy in the image is that he is a stereotypical rock star as he has mid to long hair for a male and the style that he has it is traditional to that genre of music.