Thursday, 21 November 2013

LIIAR Analysis, NME: Double Page Spread

Language: Just like the Kerrang double page spread one half of it is taken up by a large image of the band who is being featured in the article. This gives a clear view of what is going to be talked about in the article before they have even started reading it.
The band name 'The Teenagers' has a bold blue colouring surrounding it. This makes their name stand out clearly to the audience and shows its importantance over the other headings. The reason their name has been written so boldly is possbly because they are a new band and so the magazine is trying to promote them as best as they can so their name will stick in the audiences head.
There is a pull quote used in the middle of the coloumns this is to entice the audience into reading the article so they can understand what the quote was about.
The colour blue that has been used on this double page spread links well with the name of the band. The blue is quite a young boyish looking blue and their name is 'The Teenagers' both of these represent young, male artists.
A 'need to know' box has been included on the page which is alo showing the audience they are a new band because they need an introduction so the audience can get an impression of what their music will be like.
The NME website has also been included on this page. This promotes their website and also lets fans get a closer look at the bands or artists they like and gives them another way of interacting with the band, and another way of having access to the magazine giving them to catch up if they miss an issue.

Ideology: The room the main image of the page was taken in is a very stereotypical teenage boys room because of the vairious posters and the messy look. This reflects where they got their name from and their style. The clothes the band memebers are wearing also give us an impression of the type of music they play. They are dressed as a typical indie rock artist. The skinny jeans and the usually vintige looking T-Shirt. This therefore clearly shows the audience what their music is like and give the audience  a chance to judge whether or not they will be interested. A younger band have been used as the double page spread therefore giving us the impression of their target audience and how it is aimed more at teenagers.

Institution: The colours and font have once again changed which is again not giving a set view of the institution. The house style of this double page spread reinforces the indie rock genre of music which lets the audinece know the genre of music the magazine focuses on. Also the band featured on this double page spread will have most likely been the main image of the front cover of this issue therefore showing the audience that the institution in NME.

Audience: The page is showing us that the audience who will read this will most likely be teenagers who enjoy indie rock music The age of the members in the band show that the majority of the audience to read about the band will most likely be females than males.
The double page spread gives the impression that the age  range for this magazine will be teenagers from the ages of 15-25.

Representation: The way the image of the band has been taken for this double page spread is representing the band as quite easy going, laid back people. They are in a normal teenagers bedroom showing that they are just like any other person and it is showing them as down to earth people. The font that has been used is quite young looking. Also the words that have been used are words a teenager would use rather than an adult, for example 'NME loves' teenagers are usually the ones who are known for expressing their love of music in that way, therefore reinforcing the target audience for the magazine.

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