Magazine Covers

Remember you are discussing why your 4 magazines are excellent examples to model your music magazine front page on and are inspirational. Remember you are at the planning stage now. 

Discuss

• ·      Key image- Technical codes-Shot, Angle, lighting, composition
• ·      Symbolic Codes – Colour's, facial expression, clothing, gestures etc.
• ·      Who is your Unique Selling Point? (USP) How will this attract your target audience?
• ·      Semiotics- Denotation e.g. what they are wearing, Connotation what do their facial expressions/ clothing connote.
• ·      Super imposition is anything covering the Masthead why????
• ·      Typography- Anchorage text
• ·      Codes and conventions- e.g. Masthead, banner, secondary images, cover-lines etc.
• ·      Mode of address- direct/indirect, friendly happy, serious etc.
• ·      Masthead