10.11.08 + 12.11.08

• the music genre for this is indie.
• the target audience for NME magazine is people who interested in indie music, people who like to go to gigs and people who are interested in what the band members of particular bands have been upto.
• the main image on the front of the magazine is of a man and a woman. the woman is lying on her back looking very open whilst the man has his left hand on her stomach with two of his fingers surrounding her tattoo. while his other arm is stretched out abover her head. the man is lying on his side with his eyes focused on the woman representing that he has feelings for her. whereas the woman is staring into the camera showing that she isn't so interested in the man.
• this main image is related the the genre of the magazine as it contains the same style of clothing that indie people/performers would wear. also there is a tattoo in the picture which is popular among alot of people who are in the indie scene.
• the main image is aligned to the right, therefore the text to left, top and bottom frame the image. also the womans hand looks like it's hanging onto the letter E in NME. this gives a good effect as it shows that she is hanging onto what's going to be in the magazine. it could also represent that what's inside the magazine is interesting and will make the readers hand onto every word.
• the mise en scene of the front cover is very important when trying to attract the right kind of target audience. the clothes worn by the models are dark which go along with the genre of the magazine. the makeup worn by the female model consists of dark eyeshadow and eyeliner, this is the only major makeup she seems to be wearing. there are very few props which have been used when creating this front cover. the woman has a cigarette in her mouth which is just burning away whilst the man has no props. even with the lack of props, the image on the front cover is still corresponding with the genre of the magazine.
• the mise en scene of the front cover brings to mind cultural codes such as indie with the leather jackets, dark makeup, jeans, hoods etc. from looking at the two models, you could easily tell what genre the magazine was as they are dressed stereotypically.
• also the main image suggests that it is a manly magazine because there is a girl on the front and the man seems to be lying next to her and have his hand on her stomach and his other above her head. this suggests that he wants to be dominating or controlling to some extent.
• red, white and black are the prodominant colours on the front cover. but there is also a dark gold colour which has been used for some of the writing and a background colour for another bit of writing.
• the colours are simple and go together well and with the dark gold being added in, it gives it an extra edge and makes those bits stand out more.
• the red writing which says "crystal castles" stands out alot as it is the same colour as the title of the magazine (NME) and the font size is also quite large which draws peoples attention to it.
• the image relates to the target audience as some people who listen to indie music would dress the same or similar to the models. also they are wearing dark clothing which can contribute to the mood of the magazine.
• the title of the magazine is NME. this stands for New Musical Express. it shows that this magazine if full of new music and bands. also indie is quite a new genre so the "new" in the title suggests it's not an old genre. and the "musical express" bit suggests that the bands/performers express themselves through music. this reflects the target audience as many people feel as though they can express themselves through or by music so it will attract more people to reading this magazine.
• the typeface that has been used is very bold/capital letters. there is an exception to this rule where lowercase letters have been used. it makes the magazine seem very manly, and again the colour are seen to be manly aswell as the bold typeface that has been used.
• because the typeface is bold, it makes the writing stand out and draw in peoples attention. as this magazine is aimed more at men, having bigger writing could attract them more as stereotypically, if things are bigger they are better.
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