Music Magazine –

Contents Page and DPS Textual Analysis

Name: Maximilian StainerCandidate Number: 3138Center Name: St. Andrew’s Catholic SchoolCenter Number: 64135

OCR Media Studies – AS Level

Unit G321: Advanced Portfolio

Contents pagePull quote from the star of the cover page; Lil’ Wayne so social climber (Katz’ Uses & Gratifications Theory) can read this to follow what their favorite role model is stating

Main image is Lil’ Wayne as the ‘Star appeal’ (Richard Dyer) which attracts the readers and conveys that the focus of the issue of the magazine is based upon Lil Wayne and as he is a very successful and popular artist this will attract his fans to buy this issue

Page reader to guide the reader through the audience

Editor to implies to the reader who constructed this article

Sub-headings such as ‘TUPAC BACK’ in bold font diverts (Katz’ Uses & Gratifications Theory) which connotes to the reader to read these appealing sub-headings which draws the reader in and is also clear with the page numbers to guide the reader to find the pages easier and quickly as well as having a summary of each topic to give the reader something to read

Issue date

Double Page SpreadPull quote to signify (De Saussure) to the reader who the quote is about to give a point of viewMain Image of the star appeal (Richard Dyer) of 2PAC is used to attract readers to depict that the article is based upon this artist. Obviously 2PAC is dead so this supports why the image is in black and white to be used as a remembrance to show respect to him. As he is dead a lot of people who followed rap or 2PAC in particular will buy this magazine just because of the star appeal (Richard Dyer)

Page number to notify the reader what page they are on

Multiple cover stories to give readers a wider range of topics in the music industry which include famous groups/ artists such as ‘NWA’

Usually XXL will have an interview within the DPS as a point of attraction to the reader as this will give a valuable insight of the artist from their own words in which the reader can immerse themselves with especially if it is a famous artist. There will also be a drop capital which will highlight the start of a very important story.

Pull quote- used to address the audience to the main information of the issue about the ‘star appeal’(Richard Dyer)

Conclusion- Contents pageFrom this contents page I want to ‘repeat’ (Steve Neale - 1980): -- I want to copy the pose of the main image as it is

very original and stands out to the audience- I want to use the pull quote in bold and in front

of the main image as it refers back to the main image

- I will also ‘repeat’ the structure of the sub-headings in bold and then giving it a preview of it

Conclusion- DPSFrom this double page spread I want to ‘repeat’ (Steve Neale - 1980): -- The multiple cover stories about the

artists- Include little pictures with relevance to

the topic of the DPS- Another feature I would like to ‘repeat’

the pull quote which is subtle compared to the main image