Rock Sound - Front Cover
Layout
The image is in the middle of the page and the text is all around the image but does not hide the faces of the people. This draws the audience attention directly to the image first and then they will read the text. The bands name "Fall Out Boy" is made Large bringing fans to buy the magazine to know about whats new with this band.
Image
The image is very bright and 'In your face', this relates to the phrases "Raging Bulls..." and "Come Back Fighting". The image is framed with stars showing how they are popular "Stars" in the music industry, these stars also brighten up the image and make the front cover stand out more. The colours used are very bright and vibrant and contribute to the very excited and enthusiastic emotions portrayed by the image.
The mise en scene used is linked to the titles used as they are wearing boxing gloves showing the term "fighting". The image is very bright and eye-catching and relates to the audience, as they teens like bright things and are intrested in things that stand out from the crowd.
Language
this front cover has many linguuistic devices. a lot of informal, slang and 'Outthere' quotes are used, to link with the way the audience is seemed to speak. Also words such as "Bleeding", "Kill" and "Scars" are used to portray the genre of rock and the way words the artist in the rock genre use.
Genre
The genre of the magazine is shown through the title "Rock sound". Also the facial expression used show the emmense emotions shown in rock music and freedom the artists have in portraying themsleves. The genre is also shown through the language used as it is very open and not limited.
Good work, you have clearly shown you fully understand the concept of rock music! Nice detail of the image!
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