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Audience profiling

Name: Fred          

Age: 16

Gender: Male

Location of birth: United Kingdom

Current living place: Bermondsey, London

About person: Fred is a teenage boy who likes to spend most of his time outside playing with his friends. At times if his friends are busy with homework or some other thing he spends most of his time playing the piano and watching T.V. His favourite television programme is EastEnders. Sometimes he goes to the cinema with his friends to watch movies; his favourite movie is Bad Boys 2. He loves to listen to Hip Hop, Pop and the Blues. He currently attends a College and he travels to the College by foot and bus. His hobbies are: playing video games, football, tennis, travelling abroad and jokes. His favourite food is lasagne and his favourite drink is fanta. He doesn’t have any job right now.

Fred loves to listen to Hip Hop, Pop and the Blues. Since he likes to listen to those types of music I will attract Fred by making sure that my magazine has those three genres of music so that it can attract his attention. Since he goes to College I’ll make sure that the magazine has inspirational stories about people who started from the bottom then shot up straight for the top. I will develop a television programme section that has UK TV listening schedules which will include his favourite T.V programme; EastEnders. The magazine will have a movie sections which will feature the ODEN movie listing schedule for the month so that he knows which movie is listed and when the movie launches. I have seen his hobbies and I will make sure the magazine even has a gaming section that will feature news and some reviews. The magazine will also have a sport section for Fred to look at and a job section which will feature jobs that he can do at his age.

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Contents page analysis

Here is an analysis for 2 similar contents pages:



·         There are only 2 pictures on this contents page.

·         The page is structured in a type of L shape. The picture takes up most of the space while the text takes up the left and the bottom of the page in an L shape. The text boxes are around the main picture.

·         The picture in the contents page is almost similar to the structure of the other magazine. 60% of the contents page is consumed by the picture and the rest is 40%.

·         The articles are organised in text boxes. The featured articles are in the top box and the special articles are in the bottom box.  There are numbers next to the articles.

·         There are about 203 pages in the magazine.

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·         There are 3 pictures in the contents page.

·         The page is almost structured like the previous magazine. It has a square shape structure; a box. The picture is inside the box and the text on the page also looks like a U shape if you don’t count the masthead.

·         The main picture on the page takes about 30% of the page and the rest take about 70% of the page.

·         The articles are organised into different categories; news, radar, reviews, live and features. They also have numbers next to each of them.  There is a list of articles in the magazine to the far left of the magazine and they each have numbers next to it.

·         There are about 69 pages in the magazine.

Textual analysis

Here is an analysis of the following magazines:

Textual analysis 1: Vibe

Denotation:

The magazine cover consists of colour photograph of Kanye West who is looking directly into the camera. It is a medium shot which is only showing his face and his facial features and parts of his clothing. We do not know if he is either standing up or sitting down. It is also showing the top of the clothes that he is wearing. He is wearing a jersey with blue on the neck part. It seems that he is standing in front of a white wall because it has a shadowy effect around him which suggests that. It seems that there is nothing else in the photograph other that Kanye West. The background of the photograph is white. Behind the rapper there is the Vibe Masthead which is the largest font on the page and in front of him there are seven separate cover lines which are black, pink and blue. The photographed man’s name is in pink and it is big and bold. In the bottom right corner there is a symbol and at the bottom left it has a link to the magazine’s website.

Masthead:

The magazine’s masthead, Vibe, sticks out very well because of the background. The masthead is blue and the first letter of the name of masthead, ‘V’, seems a little slanted to the right. The font that is used is a sans serif font. All the letters are capitalized but only the ‘e’ is not. Vibe is a slang word and it means something emotional. Usually there would be a word to support vibe like positive. This suggests that this magazine is somehow emotional. Most people in the world use the word vibe and they usually associate it with music.

Character:

The cover photograph is of the famous rapper Kanye West.

Composition:

He doesn’t really have a pose. He’s just staring at what’s in front of him. Kanye West is just standing there looking forward.

Costume:

It looks like he’s wearing a jersey of some sort. You can’t see all of his clothing since its cut off.

NVC:

His mouth is closed and he isn’t using any emotion to portrait his face. This suggests that he’s quite serious. The reader really doesn’t get anything from this but the feeling of seriousness emitting from the rapper.

Lighting:

The lighting is a bit dark, it isn’t really bright. It looks like he’s standing in front of a white wall or paper.

Setting:

There really isn’t any setting in this. The white wall/paper that Kanye is standing in front of suggests that the setting is calm and peaceful.

Cover-lines:

The main cover line which relates to the photograph says: “The truth hurts, Kanye West, I am rap + his 50 greatest songs”. This is telling us that Kanye West is claiming that he is the best at rap. In fact, he says that he is rap, not the God nor the maker of rap. This refers to the amount of music that he has created. He has created a lot of music and he’s received rewards for it; Grammys, Brit awards and world music awards. His music has also been very close to #1 in the top 100 in the UK. On the right of the page there are other cover lines. It says: “The battle for J’dillas legacy”. This shows that this magazine isn’t focused on music as a whole; it also has different things like life stories.  On the top o the page it says: “The making of notorious 10 B.I.G secrets the film won’t tell” in bold letters. This means that the magazine also has facts about films and possibly gossip. Back to the right of the page it shows American artists on the cover lines, who are ‘The-dream’, Antoine Fuqua, Britney Spears, Colin Munroe and Smokey Robinson. Jay Rock is also listed but he isn’t an artist. He’s a film director. The magazine doesn’t only focus on music it focuses on other topics such as films. The cover line uses a serif font which represents the American tradition. This shows that this magazine has been around for a long time. It was actually first published in 1993.

Target Audience:

Since this magazine has music content and facts about things such as films it is probably aimed at the young people and up, 18+. The magazine is likely to be bought by males more than females because males are the ones that aspire to be musicians and the magazine has loads of rap content.

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Textual analysis 2: Billboard



Denotation:

The magazine cover consists of a photograph of a man who is directly looking into the camera. It is a medium long shot which is showing his head, arms and waist. We cannot see what he is standing on but it could obviously be the ground. The man is slouching towards the camera with his hands near the start of his jeans. The background of the photograph is just grey and the photo is covering most of the magazine cover. Behind the man is the BillBoard masthead and there are 5 different cover lines in white. The man in the photograph name is in bold, ‘Soulja Boy’. Just at the bottom left of the page you can see the price of the magazine and website of the magazine.

Masthead:

Billboard’s masthead has a variety of colours being used. It is mainly white like the rest of the text on the page, it’s big and bold and it has red and yellow inside the letters. Red in the b, yellow in the o and yellow in the d. The font that is being used on the magazine cover is Arial. The fact that the masthead is billboard it means that the magazine was used for the bill posting industry, this suggests that this magazine is quite old. In fact, it’s one of the oldest trade magazines in the world.

Character:

The magazine cover photograph is of one of the successful American rappers, ‘Soulja boy’.

Composition:

The rapper is just slouching towards the camera giving him a cool look.

Costume:

His clothing is a purple shirt with black and white designs all over it and he has a white vest underneath. He’s wearing a purple hat which seems to be facing his right, giving him a cool look. He has a golden necklace hanging from his neck which is swaying forward. On his hands he has golden accessories; with all these golden accessories this suggests that he’s rich due to his success. This shows that the audience could be either male or female but mostly likely male because a lot of males may want to know about his clothing just to be like him.

NVC:

He isn’t really communicating with us he has opened his mouth which is showing his clear white teeth. This shows us that this guy is cool.

Lighting:

The lighting in the photograph isn’t really bright; it’s rather dark but not too dark yet light.

Setting:

There isn’t any setting inside the photograph; it’s as if the rapper is just standing in a place where nothing exists. Maybe he’s standing in front of a grey wall. This means that the photograph is only him, it focuses on him.

Cover lines:

The main cover line that relates to his photograph says: “Soulja Boy: cranks out the bird walk, kicks into the sneaker game and animates online video”. This is referring to the music he had first made,’ Crank that’ (made in 2007). It is also referring to his sneakers that he collects and the ones he uses in the music video he makes. It is also referring to the animations that he does online on his YouTube channel. He’s quite famous for some of it. The cover lines on the front cover show that this magazine isn’t focused on only one genre; it shows a variety of topics in the magazine that isn’t focused on music. It has news and other things like gossip and interviews. The artists that were named on the cover are: Lil Wayne, Trans-Siberian Orchestra and The Beatles. The last thing is just CBS Radio strikes another online deal. All the cover lines still use Arial font which were being used a long time ago, it’s continuing the legacy of the magazine.

Target Audience:

Bearing in mind all the points that were made, the target audience are likely people aged 20+ because the magazine is quite old and they would have knowledge about the magazine. The reader doesn’t need to have advance reading skills in order to read the magazine.

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Textual analysis 3: Q

Denotation:

The magazine cover consists of a colour photograph of a famous pop star that is known through out the world for her music. The pop star is looking directly into the camera. It is a medium close up which is only showing her face and the top of her body though the top of her body is hard to see. The background of the photograph is black; the photograph covers the rest of the magazine front cover. In the top left corner the Q masthead is partly behind the photograph. There are 6 separate cover lines in red and white. At the bottom of the page, left corner, there is a picture of a woman above the text. There is a barcode visible at the top right of the front cover.

Masthead:

Q masthead has only two colours being used. There is red square acting as the background for the masthead. Other than that the font is in white, it’s the largest letter on the page. It’s really simply yet eye catching. The font used on the magazine looks like its Gotham but it’s really mature that other music magazines. The fact that the masthead font is quite mature it means that the magazine is quite old. The masthead used to be ‘cue’ until they had changed it on its 200^th edition. The fact that it’s called Q it means that it’s cueing for a record which is ready to play, this shows that readers that this magazine is a music magazine.

Character:

The front cover photograph is of the famous American pop, rock, dancing singer ‘Madonna’.

Composition:

She doesn’t really have a full body pose in this photograph; her clothing gives off a type of mysterious feeling since its black.

Costume:

Her clothing is a black cloak; she has silver earrings and silver black gloves. The costume makes the reader feel as if Madonna is a mysterious woman.

NVC:

Her non verbal communication is quite seductive. She has her mouth opened revealing her clear white teeth and her lip glossed lips plus she is looking directly into the camera.

Lighting:

The lighting in the photograph is very dark but we can still see the photograph clearly.

Setting:

There isn’t any setting in this photograph; this is possibly telling the readers that it is just focusing on Madonna only. It still gives off the mysterious feeling because the colour black is usually used for mysterious things.

Cover lines:

The main cover line that relates to the photograph says: “Madonna: stupid question! Next!’ this refers back to her interviews and press conferences. Commonly the Brit Awards 95 press conference. The fact that she’s had interviews and visits to press conferences she is quite famous. The magazine has quoted what she normally says in interviews and press conferences. The separate cover lines on the front page show that the magazine isn’t only focused on one genre of music; the magazine also has gossip and news in general.

Target Audience:

Bearing in mind all the points above, the target audience are likely to be aged 25 – 65. Male and female read it although it the audience most likely consists of males. They’re likely to have good English skills since this magazine is quite mature.

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Textual analysis 4: NME

Denotation:

The magazine cover has a huge photograph of a woman staring directly into the camera. It is a medium close shot showing her head and chest. It doesn’t look like she’s standing or sitting on something because we cannot see it. The background of the photograph is white and since the photograph is huge it covers most of the magazine front cover. Behind the woman’s head is the masthead NME which is in the top left corner. In front of the woman 3 separate headlines. Two of the headlines have circles which have different backgrounds; yellow and black. There is a bar with text at the bottom of the page and there is a picture in the top right corner with text underneath it. The photographed women’s name is in big bold white letters and the headlines are in yellow, white black and red. Below the masthead the price of the magazine is visible along with the barcode which is at the middle far right (can’t be seen).

Masthead:

NME masthead has a variety of colours being used for it; red is being used for the background of the letters, there is a white outline along with a black outline around the white outlining. There is a background colour being used for the masthead which is red. NME masthead is using the font sans serif. NME stands for new musical express. You can see this by looking below the masthead. The fact that it uses sans serif we can see that this magazine must be a couple of years old.

Character:

The woman in the front cover photograph is known as the successful pop star singer ‘Lily Allen’.

Composition:

She looking straight into the camera with her head slanted to her left a bit, it doesn’t look like she’s posing at all.

Costume:

The clothing that she is wearing is a red dominant shirt with white, black and cream stripes. The clothing is giving the photographed woman a pop star look. She has a golden chain hanging from her neck which suggests that she’s rich.

NVC:

Her non verbal communication is quite seductive. Her mouth is opened and if you look closely you can see that she has clear white teeth. Her lips are glossed pink. Her black hair improves her pop star look so much that it even looks like hair that rock musicians would use.

Lighting:

The lighting is quite light since it’s white.

Setting:

There really isn’t any setting that can be seen except the white background which could mean that it could be wallpaper or a wall.

Cover lines:

There are a few cover lines on the page but the main one relates to her photograph which says: “Lily Allen takes on the world”. This headline is referring back to the days when she used to upload songs onto her MySpace profile and it is also referring to the album made by her that he reached the top position in the UK singles chart in 2006. The album had been sold and over 2.6 million copies were bought. Lily Allen had been brought a nomination for the Grammy Awards, BRIT Awards and MTV Video Music Awards. She is truly taking over the world with her music. The different cover lines on the page show that the magazine isn’t focused on music as a whole, it also has gossip inside the magazine and stories. For example: “Farewell Astoria; legendary venue shuts its doors”.

Target Audience:

Taking into account of all these points that were made above we can see that the audience is mostly aimed at 25 – 50. They have more knowledge about the magazine’s culture through out the years and it looks like this magazine has a lot of pop and rock music inside.
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Textual analysis 5: XXL

 

Denotation:

The magazine front cover is a giant photograph of a man who is staring directly into the camera. It is a medium close up showing his head, an arm and his torso. There is a chess board in front of him with large game pieces. The background of the photograph is greyish/white. From the top it looks dark and when you look to the bottom it looks a bit light. The photograph is huge so it covers most of the magazine front cover. In the top left corner, behind the man you can see the XXL masthead, and in front of the man you can see 6 cover lines which are in black and white. At the bottom right corner of the front cover the barcode is visible.

Masthead:

The masthead XXL only has two colours being used which are white and red. The large masthead has white mainly for the font and it has red for the background of the masthead. All the letters are capitalised. The font that is being used for the masthead is sans serif, most magazines use this font which means that this magazine has been around for some time and it is carrying on the tradition. The magazine XXL doesn’t really have a meaning but the general meaning for XXL is extra extra large which suggests that this magazine is pretty big and it’s only for people who aren’t scared of the content inside, attracting more and more readers, of course not literally though.

Character:

The photograph on the front cover shows one of those most famous rappers in the word ‘Dr. Dre’.

Composition:

His is posed in a suggestive ‘I’m back’ way. He is prepared to lift up the first chess piece, ready to make his move.

Costume:

The clothing that the photographed man is wearing is a jacket with leather at the top and regular jacket wear for the main part, torso area. He is also wearing a black vest. The fact that he’s wearing all black suggests that he’s the cool the type. The costume had been chosen carefully to appeal to the audience. The audience thinks he is cool, a lot of males would like to be him and females love him.

NVC:

His non verbal communication is quite cool. He has an arched eyebrow giving him a tactical face to the audience.

Lighting:

The lighting is quite light because it’s grey and white.

Setting:

There is a setting; there is a chess board in front of him with large chess pieces. The chess board suggests that Dr. Dre is going to make his move, it looks like it’s all a game; part of the plan perhaps.

Cover lines:

There are many cover lines on the page but the main one is the one that relates to his photograph. It says: “Dr. Dre, yes detox is coming: the master of the board finally returns to the game”. This main cover line is referring to when Dr. Dre had stopped making music since he was sent to prison, got back up on his feet once he was let out and continued a rap artist. Also, “the game” is suggesting that hip-hop is a game, a rapper’s game. It also says, “detox is coming” which means that Dr. Dre hasn’t quit on his album and it’s headed on its way to being released to the public. The other cover lines on the page tell us that this magazine is focused on hip-hop since the artists that had been displayed on the front cover make the type of music. These artists are: Nicki Minaj, Swizz beatz, Waka Flocka flame and Kanye West. However, this magazine doesn’t focus on music as a whole because another name on the front cover isn’t an artist. Deb Atney, also known as Debra Atney, is the founder of CEO Atlanta-based management and recording company ‘Mizay Entertainment”.

Target Audience:

Taking into account all of these points, the audience for this magazine are likely to be 16 – 60. This is because people may start liking hip-hop at a younger age therefore dragging in more people to the magazine. Most of the audience will likely be male because a lot of males are interested in rapping than females.

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