Top of the pops
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Salford City College Eccles Centre AS Media Studies Foundation Portfolio MASTHEAD: The masthead of the magazine ‘Top of the pops’ is situated across the top of the page in a bright pink font this therefore identifies the target audience of the magazine as being teenage girls. The pink font is outlined with white this therefore makes the masthead stand out more against the magazine and therefore attracts the target audience of teenage girls. With the curved edges at the end of the letters on the masthead this has connotations of a typical young teenage Main image The main image is of a star that is well known and is looked up to as a role model: Cheryl Cole. Lots of teenage girls look up to and identify with Cheryl as she was a regular girl as well and so the audience aspires to be like her and so therefore would buy the magazine. In the main image she is situated in the centre of the magazine this draws the readers eyes towards her and makes her the main focal point of the magazine. She is wearing a white dress which could symbolise innocence and so therefore Model credit: The model credit is situated in a bubble below her which is eyecatching as it is coloured bright pink linking with the colour scheme of the masthead and therefore further connotating a typical teenage girl magazine. ‘You’ is a personal pronoun directing the article at the audience and making them feel a more personal Coverliness: ‘Diana: My embarrassing body worries’ features a well known popstar the use of the coverline makes her identifiable to the target audience who could relate to her issues and problems making her appear to be just like them and so the audience would buy the magazine as they can relate. Another coverline includes ‘lonely Justin! Why he needed a friend’ Justin Bieber is a Typefaces The main typefaces are in sanserif font along the strap and cover lines. This is used to create a more childlike and girly feel to the appearance of the magazine therefore attracting the target audience of this magazine to teenage girls. With the case of ‘Exclusive!’ and ‘Shocking report!” the typeface looks as though it is handwritten making a more Photography Lighting The main lighting on the cover magazine is high key, this is because the magazine is light hearted and the high key lighting also symbolises the happy and innocent nature of the magazine and therefore the target audience which is teenage girls. The use of high key lighting also makes her the main focal point of the Design Principles Used? The design principle is featured here as in the weak fallow area, there are products available to buy including fashion and nail products this attracts the target audience who are interested in fashion type products and as Selena Gomez is pictured and is considered an idol for young teenage girls , they could be attracted to purchase the magazine to hopefully dress and look like her. In the primary optical area, features the logo for the BBC and a image of Justin Bieber who the target audience may be interested in and so therefore may purchase the magazine. The relatable article in the strong fallow area which the HOLLY TAYLOR
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MASTHEAD: The masthead of the magazine ‘Top of the pops’ is situated across the top of the page in a bright pink font this therefore identifies the target audience of the magazine as being teenage girls. The pink font is outlined with white this therefore makes the masthead stand out more against the magazine and therefore attracts the target audience of teenage girls. With the curved edges at the end of the letters on the masthead this has connotations of a typical young teenage girl magazine as it appears quite informal and girly.
Main image
The main image is of a star that is well known and is looked up to as a role model: Cheryl Cole. Lots of teenage girls look up to and identify with Cheryl as she was a regular girl as well and so the audience aspires to be like her and so therefore would buy the magazine. In the main image she is situated in the centre of the magazine this draws the readers eyes towards her and makes her the main focal point of the magazine. She is wearing a white dress which could symbolise innocence and so therefore relates to the target audience, with her hair and makeup styled, therefore making her an object of admiration by younger teenage girls who want to look like her. The use of lots of images is because younger teenagers are more attracted to pictures and so are therefore more likely to purchase the magazine
Model credit:
The model credit is situated in a bubble below her which is eyecatching as it is coloured bright pink linking with the colour scheme of the masthead and therefore further connotating a typical teenage girl magazine. ‘You’ is a personal pronoun directing the article at the audience and making them feel a more personal connection followed by ‘CAN BE CHERYL!’; could attract the audience as they would look up to her and want to be just like her and how she dresses.
Coverliness: ‘Diana: My embarrassing body worries’ features a well known popstar the use of the coverline makes her identifiable to the target audience who could relate to her issues and problems making her appear to be just like them and so the audience would buy the magazine as they can relate.
Another coverline includes ‘lonely Justin! Why he needed a friend’ Justin Bieber is a main interest in teenage girls and as they are interested in him and his music they would read on inside the magazine to find out more about him.
Typefaces
The main typefaces are in sanserif font along the strap and cover lines. This is used to create a more childlike and girly feel to the appearance of the magazine therefore attracting the target audience of this magazine to teenage girls. With the case of ‘Exclusive!’ and ‘Shocking report!” the typeface looks as though it is handwritten making a more personal feel towards the magazine.
Photography Lighting
The main lighting on the cover magazine is high key, this is because the magazine is light hearted and the high key lighting also symbolises the happy and innocent nature of the magazine and therefore the target audience which is teenage girls. The use of high key lighting also makes her the main focal point of the magazine and so therefore the audience knows who the magazine will include.
Design Principles Used?
The design principle is featured here as in the weak fallow area, there are products available to buy including fashion and nail products this attracts the target audience who are interested in fashion type products and as Selena Gomez is pictured and is considered an idol for young teenage girls , they could be attracted to purchase the magazine to hopefully dress and look like her. In the primary optical area, features the logo for the BBC and a image of Justin Bieber who the target audience may be interested in and so therefore may purchase the magazine. The relatable article in the strong fallow area which the audience can relate to as they may have experienced embarrassing moments themselves. On the left side third and the primary optical area is a picture of a teen star who teenage girls are interested in reading more about. In the weak fallow area there is an interesting article about shopping and fashion which attracts the target audience.
Colour:
The colour scheme is mainly feminine colours suchg as pinks and light purples this is because the magazine is aimed towards young teenage girls who would mainly buy this magazine.
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