The masthead is located in

the top left hand corner and

stands out due to it being
quite big. The colour of the
font is a bright red colour,
the colour red signifies love
and boldness. The
masthead also has a black
stroke around it which also
makes it stand out more.
The masthead catches
peoples eye because of the
bold colour and serif font
used. It would be one of the
The main image for this magazine
first thing that the audience
is of the rapper Dizzee Rascal. The
would notice on the front
shot type used is a full body shot,
cover.
this
is shown by the audience being
able to see the rappers whole body
from head to toe. All magazines
have a main image which is usually
of a famous figure. The rapper on
the front cover could be seen as an
influential figure and this relates to
the magazine as it is to do with the
genre music. The magazine would
attract the target audience due to it
having Dizzee Rascal on the front
cover. In the image, he is wearing
baggy jeans, trainers, a vest and a
gold chain. The mise-en-scene of
the gold chain shows that the chain
is important due to it being a main
thing that rappers would wear. The
mise-en-scene also shows that the
background of the image is of
graffiti and would therefore attract
an audience due to colours that
stand out. It would therefore stand
out to a younger audience and fans
of Dizzee Rascal. The rapper also

This is also a puff, however it is not

in a bubble/shape. This is also part of
a tagline and it makes the readers
more intrigued as it is part of a
specialLocated
offer. on this part of the
magazine, below the puff is a cover
line which is a sort of preview to let
people know what artists are
featured in the magazine. They
would be intrigued as they might be
some of the target audiences
favourite artists. The font used is
part of the theme of the magazine,
this makes it fit in. The colours (red
and black)
used
with
Placed
in also
this help
area itoffitthe
the colour scheme. This is due to the
magazine is a cover line. This
use of mise-en-scene.
is one of the only smaller
cover lines on the magazine.
The cover line has the word
blur above it which has been
enlarged a bit and is also quite
bold. This makes the smaller
cover line stand out and catch
peoples eyes. Below the
enlarged writing that says
blur, it has some smaller
information about the feature
inside of the magazine. The
word blur is also in a white
The main cover line of the image of the magazine is
font, this makes it stand out
Dizzee Rascal, I'm spreading joy around the world,
against
the
which
man!. This catches the audiences eye due to the
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red.
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smaller
writing
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below
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cover
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thin
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attract the audience. The
spreading joy around the world and would
barcode is placed in a dead
therefore be intrigued to read inside. The rappers
area of the magazine as it isnt
name is important as it shows his relevance and
an important feature. The
relationship to the magazine, this is also shown by
rappers face is also in one of
the way his name is in capital letters. There isn't
the main hotspot corners of the
many cover lines on the magazine so this shows
magazines which is important
how important it is to the whole concept. The
Located here is a puff which reads;
NEWS, PAVEMENT REUNION, Wowee
Zowee its on!. This stands out due
to the colour of the puff being red,
which links to the mise-en-scene of
the colour scheme. The words
Pavement Reunion are also in a
white font which stands out across
the red background. This would
catch the audiences eyes because it
is bold.

Located on the top centre of the

page is the magazines name,
NME. It is in the typical red font
and is quite bold. It is over a black
background and on the right side
of it is the title contents. The title
contents is white and looks a bit
stretched, this makes it stand out.
It especially stands out due to it
being on top of a black
background, this would therefore
make it easy for the audience to
recognise that its a contents page.
Overall, the words on top of the
black banner stand out due to the
colours used. The mise-en-scene
used
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feature
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people know where things are
more easily. Index pages are
usually there for people to be
able to locate things more
quickly, easily and efficiently.
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this sort of feature and this
therefore
it a USP
Located atmakes
the bottom
of for
the contents
the
NME
magazine.
page is an editors message. Editors
usually feature this on their magazines
so that readers can feel a connection
with them. It is also a direct mode of
address. The editor mentions what
pages specific artists or important
articles are on. The editor also uses a
rhetorical question at the start of his
message and this helps to engage with
the readers more. The font used is
white and serif, it is also on top of a
black banner. This helps it to stand out
and to help catch the readers eyes due

Under the name of the magazine (NME)

and title (contents) is the date line, which
reads 26th September 2009. This feature
has been used to let the readers know
when the magazine issue has been
released. This is a common feature in
magazines and is almost always used.
The dateline stands out because it is over
a black background and the writing used
is white.

The main image on the contents page is

of a woman who has her hand on a coach.
This anchors with the heading below that
says touring special. The shot type used
is a canted angle as it has been tilted. The
woman is wearing a vest type top and has
iconography use as she has bracelets on
her wrist. Her hair has also been put into
a type of bun. This is a direct mode of
address as well as she is looking at the
readers of the magazine. The picture also
has a border around it and this makes it
looks like it has been stuck onto a
magnetic board. The main image has also

Located on the right side of the

magazine are subheadings for the
magazines and articles that are
featured in it. The subheadings on
the magazine are; news, radar,
reviews, live and feature. The
subheadings stand out because
they are in bold, white font and are
on top of a black banner (like the
contents title at the top). This
makes them stand out because
people will be able to pick out
important features more easily.
The subheadings also have page
numbers by them. The page
numbers are red, they follow the
mise-en-scene of the colours as
the follow a set scheme. The page
numbers will make things easy for
people to find as they will know
what page the things are on.
Under
the main
subheadings
areof
In the bottom
right
hand corner
normal
headings
which
smaller
the
magazine,
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section
and
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in
a
bold
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what is featured.
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and this will catch
peoples eye. The font colours used
for the writing on this section are
yellow and white, these are bright
colours and are in a bold font. This
will therefore attract peoples eyes
and make them want to subscribe.
There are also two smaller images
of magazine covers there which
would attract people to subscribe
as they have famous icons on the
front cover. Due to it being in a
terminal area, people will have the
image in there mind and will
therefore think about it. There are

The main image on the double page

Mise-en-scene has been used in the
spread of this magazine is of the
image through the use of graffiti
rapper Dizzee Rascal, who is also
which has been featured on the
featured on the front cover. Dizzee
background. It shows that the main
looks like he is about to cause
figure in the magazine is doing
trouble or do something
graffiti, which denotes an image of a
mischievous. The main image takes
bad man. It also shows him doing
up the whole of the page. The
something that's naughty, this may
audience would be attracted to this
attract readers as the graffiti is
page because they would like Dizzee
colourful and stands out.
Rascal. The background of the image
has graffiti, which also anchors to the
main image as there is also some
graffiti on the background of that too.
The rapper is wearing a white t-shirt,
red jacket and blue jeans. The colours
red and white that he is wearing also
links to the mise-en-scene of the
colour scheme, which also links to the
front cover. Dizzee Rascal is wearing
clothes that a stereotypical rapper
would wear and clothes that the direct
target audience would find stylish. As
previously mentioned, the rapper has
a mischievous facial expression which
may suggest he is doing something
bad, he looks like he is looking in a
different direction to see if anyone is
watching him. His facial expression
The overall impression of this
used shows that there is no direct
double page spread shows Dizzee
mode of address used as he is not
Rascal and his life changes, it also
looking at the readers. The type of
denotes rappers and the lifestyle
shot
used to take
this image
is a
that they have. It shows his lifestyle
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spread
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The double page spread has a headline on

the top right side that says; From TAGS to
RICHES. The headline is in big, black and
bold font which stands out a lot. It is very
big as it takes up almost half of the right
side of the page. It also stands out a lot
because the background is white and this
makes the font catch peoples eyes. The
different words in the headline are different
sizes. For example, the words tags and
riches are much bigger than the words
from and to. This feature has been used
because then the readers will know exactly
the topic of the actual text is. This makes it
a good feature to be used as people will
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Rascal and the person who wrote the
article. This tells the readers who helped
to construct this page. This is in a
smaller font because it isnt really that
important
and the
readers
wont care that
Below
the headline,
there
is a subheading
for
much.
the article that speaks a bit about the year
Dizzee Rascal has had, this gives the readers
more of an insight of his life. This font used is
serif and the rappers name has been given a
bolder font. The writing is a bit bigger than the
actual article font itself.
There is the actual article presented in this
area of the magazine, the font used is quite
small and is a serif font. The article talks
about Dizzee Rascal and his life, which would
attract readers that like him and his music.
The article anchors to the image because it is
about him. There is also a drop cap at the
start of the paragraph which is noticeable
because it is big and bolder than the rest of
the text. This is a used convention to let
people know where the start of the paragraph
is. Drop caps are a frequent convention in

Something that all three of the magazine features have in

common is that they have a main cover line. For example,
the front page has one about Dizzee Rascal spreading joy
around the world, the contents has a touring special and
the double page spread has one that says from tags to
riches. Another thing that all of the magazine features
have in common is that they all include a main image. On
the front cover and the double page spread, there is a
main image of the rapper Dizzee Rascal whereas on the
contents page there is a main image of a woman touching
a tour bus. Having main images in magazines are
important and are a big part which can be used to attract
the target audience. The main cover and double page
spread contents have used mise-en-scene through the use
of having graffiti on the backgrounds which is used to
denote trouble makers. The front cover, contents and
double page spread also follow a colour scheme with the
main colours being red, white and black. This is shown
throughout the magazine and have been used with things
ranging from fonts to main images. Another thing that has
been indentified in all three magazine features is that they
all use bold and enlarged fonts in some way to make the
words stand out. Mise-en-scene has been used on the front
cover, contents and double page spread by the clothes