reggae magazine analysis
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Cover Page
This is a close up shot, where only his face is shown
It is from a slightly high angle
He looks to be in a state of thought, looking at his eyes looking into the distance. This is indirect access
Very dark lighting and a dark background, this helps put most attention towards the imageVery little text
and titles on the cover, attention is lead to the artist once again
Festival names
Artist names
Date and issue number
Magazine name and logo
Contents PageUsual reggae colors
Black yellow and green color scheme, 3 Rastafarian colorsWell organized with text boxes in line. Very Grid like, which makes it easier for the reader to navigate around
Magazine name and logo included again
Quotes from artists, also page numbers of their interviews
Black and white image, this shows the age of the genreSummary paragraph on the
magazine talking about where is its from. This educates the reader about them
Portraits of all the interviewees within the magazine
Generally black background sets the mood
Double Spread Page
A lot of well organized text
Non real sub images all relating to the articlesPaper is edited to look old, works with mise en scene
Rule of third applied, each page has roughly 3 articles on it
Each article is split up by the red dotted line
Many short but informative articles
Article headings are highlighted in bold and larger writing
There is no major image, so most focus is towards the texts
With the large amounts of texts this shows that probably the magazine is target towards older people who thrive more on reading and not visuals
Cover PageTitle with release date and issue number
Organized boxes displaying seriousness
Medium shot on a straight angle to display his upper body
Color scheme is very low key sets a serious moodSunglasses makes him mysterious making the reader want to find out more about him
Strong emphasis on this sub titleVery little secondary headlines, a lot of focus on the shot
Traditional reggae colors
Fuzzy writing out of shape
Contents Page
Very lively colors, going with the Rastafarian color scheme
Major subtitles, highlighted with bold and larger writing
Organized layout, with little information. This makes it easier to navigate around
Headlines within the magazine highlighted
Small article about Bob Marley summarizing the influence of reggae
Little introduction to the magazine and how to read more
One sub image relating to article under
Double Spread Page
White background making it more light and attractive to the reader
Looking through the magazine, for each section these colors changed from red to yellow to green. Following the Rasta color scheme
A lot of images used, less texts which makes it more visual for the reader
Images are action shots, not set up ones
No page numbers
Article titles have different font colors, stands out well
Short bold introduction of the articles
Cover PageTraditional reggae colors
Magazine issue and release date
Quote from artist
Costume is very Rastafarian
Medium shot, displays his whole upper body
He has been dressed for this shot
Very little subtitles
Faded background putting the focus on the artist in the middle
No opposing colors, sticking with the traditional Rastafarian scheme
Contents PageEdited to look old
Black and white image
Well organized, line for line with a page number at the end of each subtitle, makes it very easy for the reader to navigate
Short summary about reggae trend
Slight faded colors, red green and yellow in the background
Headlines are in bold highlighted with a star next to them
Information looks very crammed in
Double Spread Page
Paper edited to look old and dirty, this goes with the mise en scene of reggae
Back ground color scheme of yellow red greenAll pictures
related
Most text is very hard to see because of background
One article has white background, really stands out
Subtitles are in bold and larger size text All
articles are related to reggae
Because there are no larger images on this page, most focus is lead towards the text
Pictures aren't real, they have been created. They look like album covers