Analysis of double page

spreads

ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 1 NMEMise en scene created by graffiti wall background – this links to the headline of ‘tags’ which is a word for graffiti, he’s trying to get across that he hasn’t changed just because he is famous and he will never loose who he is. The clothes and the set represent his music, some people might say Dizzee and the type of people who listen to his music are deviant children, he’s being ironic and making a joke out of it by using the Mise en scene.

Main Image – Dizzee is looking over his shoulder while he is ‘tagging’ to make it look like he is doing something illegal, its much more interesting than him just standing in front of a black white screen, also we know he doesn’t go round London ‘tagging’ so it shows his sense of humour and personality. The image is very colourful and attracts people attention, and by his pose you might want to carry on reading and find out what its about.

Page numberNME title Date – this tells people viewing the double page spread that it’s a NME article about Dizzee rascal, it advertises the magazine in a way because people will read the article and if they like it they might begin to buy the magazine. The date it on the article because it has to let the reader know how update the article is.

Byline (credit for author and photographer – this is something every article has to have to give credit to the people that have been involved in the shoot or who made it happen. This is also evidence for their portfolio that it was them otherwise it could be anyone's work.

Sub heading – is just an introduction to the article, so that the reader can read the sentence or two and decide whether they want to carry on reading. It tells the reader about the character, and their journey etc. maybe adding in other celebrities names like ‘Kate moss’ to attract other audiences attention.

Main heading/headline – ‘from tags to riches’ is from the saying from ‘rags’ to riches, so it’s a play on words, this also links to the tone and theme of the article /image.

4 columns –notice text wraps around the image of the radio – it wants you to notice the boom box is there it doesn’t want the text to go over it, Obviously the director of the shoot thought it was an important image for the article. It gives the article structure and doesn’t make it look untidy.

Caption saying Dizzee – this helps people who might be flicking through the top of the magazine they will see his name and read the article, its also telling people if they don’t recognise him that that’s who the article is about, because normally the topics name is the main headline.

Second image used is....a picture of an vintage typical American boom box, that would suit someone like Dizzee, its made it look like he’s listening to the music and drinking the beer in the second picture. It gives it a bit more character and helps you create the full picture in your head and the sense of fun. The sticker on the image has ‘have a nice day’ written on it, from the illegal act in the other image it gives it a softer tone for older viewers, and shows the nice guy that he is.

Copy (text) begins with A large letter Y using Drops Cap – the big letters at the beginning of the paragraph/article will catch your attention and it might make you begin to read on and get carried away. Its just something a lot of articles do because it lets the reader know the article has begun.

Analysis of written articleThe article itself is basically about.....Dizzee Rascal and his success, and how he has worked himself towards the artist we all know and love. Its saying about starting off just like most people but worst, from ‘rags/tags’ to riches like the title.

The style of the article is a little bit rebellious and ghetto, it will appeal to the younger audiences because its what his music is like.

It is written in 4 short columns each of approx. 75-100 words, so its not too much writing and reading for the reader. Because there is nothing worse than someone getting bored half way through an article and either forcing yourself to carry on reading or to stop and not finish, because it doesn’t give the article or the artist / topic a good name.

The main heading/headline is quite dramatic because its dark and bold against the background, allowing the reader to get involved. The wording of the headline is clever as well because it’s a play on words.

ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 2 Q MAGAZINECaption saying Lady Gaga – the person who has produced this double page spread have added in her name at the top of the page so that everybody knows who it is, in case the image it too edited or people don’t know what she looks like. They have put it on the right hand page so that when the reader is flicking through the magazine they will see her name and go to the page. It’s a smaller font then a usual headline would be, this is because of the massive ‘L’ in the background of the text, that’s the feature that’s attracting peoples attention.

Byline (credit for author and photographer – this has been placed at the end of the whole article. So its not seen on this specific page. But its something every article should include.

Sub heading – this isn’t the first page of the article, so the sub heading will be at the beginning. Giving the article a mini introduction of what the story it about.

Structure – the structure of this article is put into 3 columns, this is easier for the reader to read the article, instead of just having all the text across the whole page. This also allows the article to put more writing on the page in a smaller font, because the 3 columns allow the reader to find specific sentences and topics they are mostly interested in.

Copy (text) begins with S large letter I using Drops Cap – this gives the reader an indication of when the paragraph begins and when there is a new story being told. They not only do it for the reader but to make it look more appealing and interesting. Most articles in magazines and newspapers do this.

The massive ‘L’ in the background allow the reader to straight away put the name to the face, this is a very effective feature of this article, because its something not many magazines do, but Q magazine tend to do it a lot. The colour of the letter helps attract attention because it’s a very bold, bright colour, however it doesn’t make the reading hard for the reader. Although it may be a little bit distracting. Plus its more effective than a subheading of any kind.

Image – the image of lady gaga here is very effective because its taking up the whole of a page, this allows the readers eyes to be attracted straight away to her face and know who the article is about. Although the image isn’t in colour the monotone effect makes it more effective than any other colour they could have used. She is ‘naked’ which will attract the male gender to the article by using sex appeal.

The style and layout of this article is very sophisticated, not too many colours making it simple but very effective.

Q magazine logo and page number – the Q magazine logo is printed very small on the right hand page at the very bottom, they have done this so any readers and people finding it on the internet know what magazine the article belongs to, and can act as a promotion of the magazine. Because people will see the article and like it and buy it more often. The page number is linked to the contents page, it is something every page/article should have at the bottom/top of the page, so that when the reader is looking through the contents finding the page number they can easily count up and find the article. Preferably using a bold and eye catching font for it.

Mise en scene – the mise en scene of this image and the article describes the personality of the artist, its also telling the reader what her music is like. The bold red letter and the black and white image that has been used can create the picture that she is a bold character and looking to stand out from the crowd, in her music and her fashion.

Colours – no too many colours used on the article, this makes the double page spread not too in your face and bright, but makes the white background more interesting.

Analysis of written article

The article itself is basically about Lady Gaga and the success her music has brought her after just a few years, talking about what she intends to do next and the ups and downs fame brings.

The style of the article is a little bit more sexy then the dizzee rascal article, which will appeal to the male audience, although her audience is probably more female based. Its more simple and sophisticated then the other articles I have analysed, and its surprising to be an article on lady gaga because she's always looking for ways to stand out and amaze.

It is written in 4 short columns each of approx. 75-100 words, so its not too much writing and reading for the reader. This allows the reader to not get bored and end the article, they want the reader to enjoy it and want to read it again.

The background is quite dramatic because the big ‘L’ behind the writing gives it an edge, and attract you straight away to the page. The colour also helps with this, because its bold and outstanding.