OCR Media Studies – AS Level

Unit G321: Advanced Portfolio

Music Magazine –

Contents Page and DPS Textual Analysis

Name: Tom OwenCandidate Number: 3103Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

Contents page Logo- This is here to give the magazine a more professional look, which is important as it attracts readers because it looks more professional. The logo is repeated throughout the magazine so that the audience is constantly reminded of the brand of magazine, so that they know to buy it again if they enjoy reading it.

Main image- This is often used to attract readers too. A star is often used in the image- somebody well known. This is because it will attract more people to buy the magazine through ‘Star Appeal’- Richard Dyer. This main image fits the stereotype of a music star due to the expensive looking clothes and lots of jewelry. The pose this star uses, is a typical pop star pose due to the attention he is paying to his features such as his hair. This is also reflected by other stars such as Justin Bieber etc.

Sub-headings and Sub-lines- These are used to inform the reader what the topic/ theme of each page of the magazine is. This way, the reader can choose which page is the most appealing and therefore what page they want to read first. They are also used to convey what topics the magazine will cover. For instance, one of these sub lines reads ’DJ History’ which conveys what information is going to be contained later on in the magazine. To link to this, there is an image at the bottom right of the contents page of a live DJ Set.

Page numbers- These are also here to help the reader to find the pages that they are most interested in.

Alternate images-These often link to alternate stories in the article, which insures that a wider range of topics and news about artists, are covered. These also portray what topics and information will be included in the magazine.

There is also an image of the front cover on the contents page for brand identity and so that the readers are constantly reminded of the brand of magazine that they are reading.

For the title of the contents page, the editors have chosen to use a bold font in a white color which makes it stand out against the black background. This bold font also makes the page look more professional and persuades people to buy the magazine.

Web Address (Technological convergence)

Double-page spread

Stand first- It is an introductory paragraph and is used to give the article some sort of context. It also helps to inform the reader about the main topic of each article.

Page number- This is used as a feature to help to make the article appear more aesthetically pleasing. This is important because a potential buyer of a magazine would be much more likely to buy it from a store if it looked more professional rather than it looking like it has been made by an amateur editor.

Image of a star- The image of a star is used to create a ‘star appeal’ and to therefore attract buyers who are fans of the individual on the double page spread. This is important as it means the fans of the ‘Star’ may buy the magazine. Consequently, more sales will be made. The main image is also important as it helps to convey the genre of magazine and the topics that will be covered in it.

Drop capital- Used to make the article look professional, which is vital as an aesthetically pleasing article will attract more buyers in a store.

Magazine credits- These are used to inform the reader of who took the article picture or wrote the article etc.

Front cover pic: A [picture of the front cover has been included in this DPS to create brand identity and to help the reader to remember the brand of magazine that they are reading. This is important because if they enjoy reading it, the magazine will have helped them to remember their brand so that they can buy this brand of magazine again if they enjoy reading it.

Pull quotes: used at the beginning of an article so that the reader is informed about the topic or theme of the article. It also conveys the opinion that is going to be conveyed throughout the article.

What will I repeat? Steve Neale 1980

DPS--I will repeat use of a relevant image which contributes to my magazines theme. I will have to use the image of a star to create “Star Appeal” (Richard Dyer) and to make people more engaged when leading my magazine’s DPS.-I will use a Drop Capital to make my article aesthetically pleasing and more appealing to read and consequently, this will make it look much more professional and persuade more people to buy my magazine.-I will use a stand-first to professionally introduce the theme of my article and to make the delivery of my articles information more effective. This is crucial, so that people looking at my magazine wont have to guess what genre it is and what sort of topics it will cover.

Contents:-I will use another star image to create ‘star appeal’ and make my article more appealing. Using a well known celebrity for my front cover will instantly attract customers to buy my magazine as they will instantly recognize the celebrity on my cover.- I will use effective sub lines to deliver what information my DPS will contain. These sub-lines will therefore have to be interesting and engaging to make sure customers are enticed to buy the magazine.- I will use a bold and professional text to make my article more appealing. This is because the more professional my front cover looks, the more people will be interested in buying it.