Main Task: Front Cover Textual Analysis

Denotation- On the front page of this magazine we can see a big image of an artist called ‘Snoop Dogg’ so this tells me that the magazine is going to be about music.

Mise-en-scene:

· Costume- The costume used for the person in the image is casual dressing.

· Props- There are no props used in this certain image so this doesn’t mainly give us an idea what the magazine could be about if for example we picked up a magazine for the first time.

· Setting- The setting of this image seems like it was shot in a studio because the picture looks professional.

· Lighting- the lighting of the magazine is kind of bright because the person in the image is wearing a purple jumper while the background is yellow and white.

· NVC – the non verbal communication of this person shows that he is really serious.

Anchorage: Firstly the words that helps to know the meaning of the picture if the name ‘Snoop Dogg’ because once we read this name will know that it’s a music magazine. Also on the right hand side of the magazine it reads ‘Rocko’ which is an American rapper so it goes with the image because the person also looks like someone that raps.

Magazine Conventions:

· Masthead (Logo) – The title of the magazine is big and bold with grey font this really stands out on the yellow and white background so straight away you’ll know that it’s the title of the magazine and it shows a different from the rest of the sub-headings.

· Dateline: the dateline is right next to the barcode this helps to present that you’ll be up to date with information and it’s a regular magazine that comes out every week.

· Main Image- The main image of the magazine is the picture of ‘Snoop Dogg’ this stands about because it’s the only image on the page.

· Cover lines: The cover lines are spread all around the page and these are easy to spot because they are different colours being used for example black, yellow, grey, purple and white.

· Main Cover Line: The main cover line of this magazine is ‘Is Sippin Syrup Liquid Death? PG. 17’ we can tell because it’s right on top of the masthead in a purple text box and white writing so this catches the reader’s attention.

· Barcode: The barcode is at the bottom left of the page and this shows that the magazine cost a certain price and it’s not free so this is unique.

· Selling Line: there’s a few selling lines but the first thing that can be called a selling line is ‘Snoop Dogg’ because people could be great fans of him and once they see a magazine about him they will want to buy one straight away.

· Website Link: Also the website is also next to the barcode. The website link is used for people to have a similar magazine online, maybe for those people that can’t afford the magazine but have access to internet.