Located on the top of the magazine selling point of the magazine,

The use of mise-en-scene of

The masthead is located at the top of the
which is also a strapline. This feature helps to sell the magazine as
the background is white, which
magazine below an advertisement for a
sounds quite plain. However
festival. The font used looks quite rustic and it includes features about whats in it. The magazine offers a 10page review about Reading and Leeds festival. It also includes
all of the codes and
destroyed as it has cracks in it. The font
onstage action and backstage gossip about the festival. This is a
conventions used on the page
used for the masthead also goes with the
good selling point as some of the readers may not have been to
make is more interesting and
rock genre because it may denote loud
the festival and they could then read about it. The background of
so do the red, yellow and black
noises, which may lead to things breaking,
the strapline follows the mise-en-scene of the colour scheme as it
colours used on the front page.
e.g. glass smashing when there is a loud
is yellow, and the words Reading & Leads' are in a bold, red font
The main image takes up most
noise. The name of the magazine is called
of the front cover space.
Kerrang! and it has an explanation mark at which represent the dangerous rock genre. Below that is a small
black banner which features subheadings about the topic which
the end of it which may also connote a loud
mainas
image of the magazine front cover is of
are in yellow writing. This stands out against the blackThe
banner
noise and shouting. The font used is serif
three
rock
artists who have come together to come
its
bright.
There
are
also
smaller
pictures
of
rock
artists
on
the
and is quite bold. The masthead is written in
on
tour.
They
have various different expressions on
side of the main strapline.
a red font and this follows the main colour
their faces which all connote something different.
scheme of the magazine. The main colours
For example, the man on the far left has his mouth
used are red, yellow, black and white. The
opened and almost looks a little bit shocked. The
Located
below
is a puff,
colour red
usedthe
formasthead
the masthead
may
man in the middle is looking directly at the readers,
which
is a yellow
bubble.
denoteina this
feelcase
of danger
and power.
this is a use of direct address. The man on the far
Inside the puff it says; Unseen Nirvanaright is looking to his left at the other two men with
Lost photos appear!. This would attract
and almost has an extremely slight frown on his
the target audience because they would
face. The man in the middle has his arm around the
like the band Nirvana and would want
other two men and this represents friendship. All of
to see the lost pictures of them. It is
the men are wearing black t-shirts and the colour
almost like a bribe to entice the
black represents rock as a whole genre, it also
readers. The word unseen in the puff is
represents darkness and power. The man on the far
the colour red, which stands out against
right also has tattoos up his arm and this is part of
the yellow background and the word
Located
aroundas
themost
left side
the magazine
is normal
mise-en-scene
rock of
artists
have tattoos.
The
also has a bold effect to it. The bands
cover
lines.
This
cover
line
says;
Of
Mice
&
Men.
This
shot
type
used
is
a
medium
long
shot
as
you
can
see
name Nirvana is in black and has a
font
used
for
this and
cover
line is black and bold, which
from
their
knees
up.
sans serif and bold effect to it. The
makes it stand out against the white background. This
words below Nirvanas name is quite
is a good colour choice to use as it will catch the target
These
thin. images located in the lower left
audiences eye. Below the words Of Mice & Men, it
corner are called secondary images.
says Probed by you!. This is all in capital letters but
They advertise posters that are in the
the font used for this is skinny and serif. There are
magazine of famous rock artists such as
also two more normal cover lines used on this front
Paramore, Green Day, Waterparks and
cover which are of the same font types and colours.
MCR. This is a feature that would attract
Located at the bottom of the magazine is a feature
In the terminal area of the magazine, there is a
the target audience because they would
that lets people know about the 674 new listed gigs.
barcode which is a normal convention of
want posters of their favourite rock
The number 674 is in a bold yellow font and the listed
magazines as they all have one. There is also
artists. The secondary images in the
gigs is in a thin white font. This will catch the target
the magazines name in a red banner, and the
magazines will want people to purchase
audiences eyes as they will want to know about new
font used is white for the name. Located next to
the magazines as there could also be
concerts. Next to it, there is a red box that says Mustthe name is the issue number of the magazine
information related to the rock artists in
read reviews, which is in a bold white font and this
so that people know what number it is. Above
there.
catches the readers eyes and makes them want to
the actual barcode, there is the magazines issue
purchase the magazine to find out about; Twin
date which is 10/9/16 and there is also the
Atlantic, Against Me!, Led Zeppelin and more. These
British price, which is 2.50 and the Australian
words are in white, bold fonts and stand out against
price which is $7.50. The barcode also has the
the khaki of the mains trousers. They would be
magazines website on it so that the readers will
intrigued to purchase the magazine to find out more
know where to find more of the latest rock

Located in the top right corner, there is the title;

contents, which has been printed in a white font . It is
The main image takes up almost
The overall impression of the contents
big but not extremely big. The contents title also has a
all of the contents page. It is of a
page is that is has a nice, individual
very thick and black stroke put onto it which makes it
man singing, and he is holding a
layout and it makes things easier to
stand out a lot on the page. On the contents title, there
small guitar. He is wearing a floral
find.
are various types of iconography that have been used
jacket and a white shirt
whilst designing it. For example, there is a snake,
underneath which is white. The
letters, megaphone, bones and a skulls head. This all
singer is also wearing white
connotes to the rock genre as they are all objects that
sunglasses. He is not looking at
are related to it. The images of the objects are white
the camera, which may suggest
and they have a grey/black tint to them. They also have
that he is looking at the audience
faint spots on the outlines of them.
that he is performing to. The shot
Below the contents title, there is the issue
type that has been used is a mid
number and dateline. These features are above a
shot, as you can see from his
tilted yellow box and the issue number font is
waist up. The man who is singing
above it in a bold, orange font. This stands out
is performing at a festival and is
against the yellow background because the
singing into a microphone. He has
orange is a slightly dark colour. The yellow
a facial expression of being
background follows the main colour scheme for
focussed and into what he is
the magazine. The dateline is located next to this
doing.
The
man
represents
On this
the
far right
side ofthe
the
and is in a bold, black font. This stands out
people
who are
performing
at the
magazine,
there
is the actual
against the yellow background and is also part of
festival.
contents page. There are
the main colour scheme for the magazine.
Located in this area, there is an editors
subheadings which read: news,
message. The message is above a black,
features, posters, reviews and
square box. There is also an image of the
gigs. The subheadings are in a
editor on the side of the text, so the readers
yellow box which relate back to the
will get to know who he is. The editor has
colour scheme and the
written a message for the readers so that they
subheadings are in a black, bold
can get a feel of whats inside of the magazine
and serif font. Next to the
. He has also signed his name at the bottom
subheadings, there are smaller
right of the message, so that the readers know
words which are orange and say
what his name is.
on the cover, this is a helpful
feature as people are able to find
In the terminal area, there is a secondary
things that were on the front cover
image of a man hugging a woman. He
more easily. Below the
looks like a rock artist due to him wearing
subheadings there are the page
a black bandana and a black t-shirt.
numbers which are bold and black.
There is bold, white writing which says
There are also the details about
Of Mice & Men and has a page number
what is on the pages and how to
This subheading anchors to the main
next it, it says in smaller writing below it
find them. This is a normal code
image as it is telling people the
Austin CarSMILE more like!. This is
and convention that magazine
review about the festival, the image
below the page subheadings and details.
producers follow and the audience
anchors because the person has
This would make the audience want to go
There
is
a
grid
noticeable
on
the
far
right
corner
will be more attracted to the
performed at the festival. The
to that page to find out why he is happy
due to as
it being
particularly
straight. The main
magazine
they will
be able to
subheading is in a bold, white font
and they will find it easier to find the
image
takes
up
two
of
the
grids
in
the
image
as
find things more easily.
which stands out against the mans
page because it says the number. The
it is quite big. This shows that the width of the
floral jacket. This font type can catch
image that is used also helps to bring
first two columns are thicker than the last one.
peoples eyes because it is bold. There
attention to it and as it is in the terminal
is also a page number next to it.
area, people will remember it.

The main image takes up both sides of the

Located above the
double page spread, and is of three rock
headline, there is a small
artists. The artists are also on the front cover
feature which says cover
of the magazine, and this double page spread
story, which allow the
is about them. They are all sitting on the floor
readers to easily recognise
and look as if they are leaning against a
the main feature of the
concrete wall which is grey. The whole mise-enarticle. This is in a small but
scene of the background is grey which shows
bold font which allows
that they are at a skate park, hence the image
readers to notice it clearly.
anchoring with the headline of the article. The
band members are all wearing black t-shirts
like they are on the front cover, the colour
black connotes power, death and also mystery.
The colour black is also the main colour that
denotes the rock genre, as this is the colour
that almost all rock artists would wear. The
colour black also represents all rock artists.
The band member that is located on the left is
also wearing skater shoes, which also anchors
to the headline of the article. The shoes that
the member is wearing may also appeal to the
readers as they might then want shoes like
that. Iconography has been used in the main
image of this article by the middle member of
the band wearing a watch on his wrist and
there is also an image of a skateboard by him.
The skateboard also anchors to the headline of
the article because it reads Make America
skate again, which is clearly why the board is
there. The body language of the band
members is quite chilled out and this is
presented by the way they are at a skate park,
and are chilling out. The man on the left has
his legs out which also shows that they are
chilled. On the main image, the members on
the right and the left look quite calm and
relaxed, however the man in the middle has a
slightly
stern and
on his face.
The headline
of confused
this articlelook
is located
on the left side of the double page
The
mainand
image
is a direct
of address,
spread
is quite
large.mode
The colours
used as
are white, black and red
alland
of the
members
would
be
looking
at
the
these are used as it represents the American flag colours. The
readers
this
is aanchor
featurewith
thatthe
hasword
beenAmerica through the use of
coloursand
used
also
used
so that
theyare
can
almost
communicate
colours.
There
two
different
fonts used whilst creating the main
with
the audience.
The and
typethe
of shot
to
headline,
one is serif
otherused
is sans-serif.
The fonts are quite
create
this image
would
be a
shot,
as which
it
bold and
the word
skate
is wide
a funky
font,
looks almost like
features
background
and
bodies
of the
graffiti.the
This
is presented
asthe
graffiti
by the
way it almost fades onto one
main
subjects.
of the band members knee and arm. You are able to tell that this graffiti
as this is what almost all graffiti looks like. The word skate also
anchors with the skateboard that is located below the headline. The
words that are in the white and blue fonts also stand out due to them

My overall impression of this page is that it looks quite

good due to the layout it follows and the information is
short, snappy and straight to the point. The colours used
as part of the mise-en-scene against the background
work well together and make it have a fun but interesting
twist. The double page spread doesnt follow a clear rule
of thirds as things on the page are tilted and in various
places. However, overall the double page spread does
look good and would fit with a rock theme.
Located in the bottom left corner of the
double page spread is the main article. The
article is placed in a white box and the font
used is small and serif. It looks quite neat
and orderly in the box which would attract
readers as it looks aesthetically pleasing. The
colour of the actual article font is black which
stands out against the white box. The article
has a drop cap at the start of it in the colour
blue, which is the same colour blue that has
been used in the headline. This drop cap
stands out against the white background and
would catch the readers eye. The target
audience would like to read this article
because it is based on their favourite rock
artists. The box of the article is on top of the
middle mans shoe and touches the
The because
skateboard
theissecondary
skateboard
theisbox
slightly tilted.
image on the double page spread
and this anchors to the headline
due to the reference skate in it.

Below the headline of the article, there is a subheading

which gives the readers a little bit of information about
the main article. It briefly mentions about the band
members and how Kerrang! joined the members to see
the greatest punk tour of all time. This gives the reader a
short and brief insight of to what the article is about. The
font used is quite thin but wide and is serif. There are the
name of the bands that the men are from and the band
names are in a bold, thick serif front. This would catch
and appeal to the target audiences eye. Below the
subheading, it mentions who wrote the article and who
took the main image, so then these small details can be
seen by the readers. The main subheading states that it
would be the greatest punk tour of all time which would

Something that all of the magazine features have in

common is that they all have the colours white and red
in them, which are part of the colour scheme of
Kerrang! These colours are used as part of mise-enscene and they are colours that stand out and appeal
to the readers eyes. Another thing they have in
common is that they all feature a main image, which is
an important factor because then members of the
target audience will want to read and purchase the
magazine. For this magazine, the front cover and
double page spread feature images of members of a
band that are going on tour together and the contents
page has an image of an artists performing at a
festival. Main images are something that almost every
magazine will feature. All of the magazines feature
bold and big fonts which are used to catch the readers
eyes and to make things stand out to them more, this
makes it easier for them to find things. They also all
have a main title on them so the readers know what
page they are looking at.