Research and planning analysis of double page spread

Genre: The genre to this double page spread looks like a pop/R&B type magazine, as the image comes across as quite funky and sexy but it also has the pop look about it through the image of who the person is 'beyonce' and the background colour.
Target audience: I think this article is mainly aimed at girls as steriotypically the colours within this article are more female colours, as they are pink and purple something you may not associate with boys but some boys may want to read this article as beyonce is an attractive person which will catch the boys attention which may be why they have put this particular picture on of her looking sexy and attractive. I would say this article is aimed at 16-18 year olds as it looks more grown-up with the deep colours used and the picture representing the older teenagers rather than they younger ones. The text style is blunt and bold which also comes across as an older look to the magazine rather than having the fun looking text style.
Layout: On this double page spread it has all the writing one one side with a big image on the other side which is effective as it makes it look more professional which would highlight their target audience age. They have made the text look effective and jaggered so it doesn't look to boring which again comes across as a funky kind of style to catch the readers attention, they have used different fonts in the title to make the article stand out and not look the same ans used different sizes and boldness for different effects on the reader.
Media language and representative: The shot type of the image on this double page spread is a close-up this gives the reader eye contact from the person in the image which makes them feel like you are involved and they are personally telling you as a reader their story. The look they have gave her is the grown-up sexy look with the opening of the mouth and the bold eyes and also the qwerky jacket she is wearing giving her the confident look.

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Research and planning Top of the Pops magazine

This is a second design I have chosen to use to help me with my music magazine front cover. Top of the Pops is a main pop magazine so this will give me an in site of the type of things I could use to make my music magazine look good but also professional. The audience for this magazine is definitely younger teenagers as its all bubbly and young looking the front of this magazine with all the different work art, boxes and colours used to create this young looking image. All of the coverlines are to do with the top celebrities as this is what the music industry is like and the readers want to get an in site to their lives and the things they do so this is something I should consider. The shot type of the main image of the magazine is a long shot as their full bodies are in the image so you can see the clothes they are wearing and the way they are standing. The masthead of this magazine is very bold and has the swirl in the 'S' to represent the pop style and also is very child like as well. The boys facial expressions for the magazine is very jolly and happy which is very inviting the to the reader and gives off a good impression for this magazine.

Research and planning billboard magazine

This is a design I will be looking at to help me with the cover of my music magazine media work. The genre I chosen is a pop magazine as you can see with the image above. You can tell this is a pop magazine as it has many different bright colours on it to make it stand out and look fun. The audience for this magazine i would say is for teenagers or young adults as represented by the main image on the font of the magazine, its cool and an up-to-date look by a massive pop star in the music industry Justin Bieber, he is a well known person which would catch the readers eye and may want to see whats in this magazine. There are many coverlines on this story in multiple colours and in many different fonts to make each coverline stand out from the rest and the blue background gives the coverlines a chance to stand out and drag the reader in. The masthead doesn't really stand out from the rest of the magazine in this front cover but as its a well known pop magazine this wouldn't matter, the font of the masthead looks fun and has the ark shaped letters in which is traditionally known as pop. The shot type of this magazine is medium long shot as it is from the hip upwards which shows off the persons style more and you can and as hes leaning over this looks like a 'cool' image. His facial expression also shows his confidence and the way he wants to put himself across to the reader and also what type of writing and pictures will be in the magazine.