Conventions of a Magazine Front Cover and Double Page Spread
Masthead located at the top of the magazine
Captions are placed around the main image
Main title is positioned above
the captions
Artist looking into the camera
Cover line reflects the
contents of the magazine
Mise-en-scene: medium shot of
the artist
Appealing font to the audience
(bold and clear)
Bold text makes the reader
interested as it stands out
Heading is in bold as it tells the
audience what or who the magazine is
about
Mise-en-scene: black clothing
reflects the serious nature of
the artist (Eminem) and
gives the audience the
impression that the magazine is
addressing a serious issue to
do with him
Large image taking up a whole page – artist looking into
camera
Headline in bold text makes it
seem important to the audience
Pull quotes are always included in double page
spreads
Image on the left, text on the right
is the general layout
Contrasting colours (dark
against light) makes artists stand
out
Stand First - introduction to the two artists (some may not know who they
are)
Artists names
printed in bold
Body Copy– main piece of text (the story about the artist or
topic)
Gutter – space between the columns of writing so the audience doesn’t get confused when reading
Pagination – indicates the page
number you are on in
the magazine
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