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MAGAZINE CONVENTIONS

In this PowerPoint I will be going through the basic conventions of a school based magazine as part of my

preliminary task and then I will go through the conventions of a general magazine and how it Is

represented and how it relates to the reader.

The masthead contains the title of the magazine and also contains the banner within the title. The masthead is usually bold and clear and catches the readers attention. And is easily recognisable.

The school banner contains the schools motto and in this case the motto is encouragement, progression, achievement.

The headline tries to gain the readers attention and intrigues the reader to read the magazine in this case the readers students and parents to find out what's going on at school

The Anchorage contains a brief overview of what is in the article and intrigues and interests the audience to read the article.

The main image This contains and includes two students from the school looking happy and are presentable and are representing the school in a well mannered way . The students in the picture also represent and relate to the main article. School based

magazine

The masthead- It stands out with the colours used and stands out on the background of the magazine and catches the readers attention.

The main image- The main image is usually placed in the centre of he magazine and covers a bit of the title. This shows the magazine Is well known and people ill automatically know that the magazine is called vogue even If the g is not there.

Date- Giving a date to show the magazine is fully up to date and will give you the latest facts and information from what the magazine is based around.

Main Cover lines- They are mainly bigger than the res t of the fonts on the page. It catches the readers attention as it stands out . This intrigues the reader to buy the magazine and read it.

Cover line- Written in bold and right colours and stand out against the light background the subheading underneath allows the reader to understand what the story is about.

General magazine

Main image- Is usually placed in the centre and is usually the main story in the magazine. Its also linked to the main cover line.

Main cover line- The font is much larger compared to the other fonts on the page as the main cover line needs to stand out. subheading. It links to the main image and intrigues readers to buy this magazine.

Barcode- to make it legal to sell in shops or other retail markets.

Masthead- The masthead tells the reader clearly what magazine they are reading. The Masthead is usually big bold and bright to catch the readers attention and draw them in and persuade them to buy the magazine.

Kickers- This is to show what other stories will be n the magazine it gives an insight to readers what will be in the magazine and intrigue them to buy the magazine.

Flash- A piece of information on the magazine that Is not related to the topic of magazine. This is to broaden the target audience to a wider variety and not just people who like music. Music magazine

In these next few slides I am going to analyse and break down 3 images of the same girl and annotate them and see how different features can

change the girls image completely.

Her smile shows her innocence and youthfulness it shows that she is happy and cheerful which is how the youth should be portrayed as happy and smiling rather than giving a negative image across.

Her body posture shows that she is relaxed and comfortable the way she is leaning slightly. The background colour the light blue mixed with white created a calm feel and peaceful picture.

Her hair and the way is done gives a girly look to her as it is let down loosely and it looks natural. The blond colour gives her more of a innocent look and connotes youthfulness.

The belt stands out as it is multi-coloured and as the rest of the picture is all light the belt stands out as it is bright. It also shows a sign of her having a hipster side and more peaceful look.

The scarf also shows a relaxed and warm feeling as the colour is quite a dark light colour which comes through as calm and cool.

The background colour gives more of a danger as the colour red to most people implies danger or some sort of trouble. It also gives a more sexier feel to the picture. The background colour red also matches the models lipstick which increases the meaning of the picture and makes the model look more sexy. The colour red also implies a sexual mysterious women .

The clothes she is wearing are revealing her chest which could imply she is bringing across a sexual feel and wants people to be drawn in by it. The colour black again implies mystery.

She is also revealing her stomach which also implies a sexual feeling the same Way as she is revealing her chest

Her body posture is more structures in this picture and gives a more open feel and more sexier look to the model and there is no sign of innocence in this picture.

Her hair is messy and all over the place this implies she is not worried about her hair but more about her body posture.

The dog collar that she is wearing around her neck is implying she is animal like and sexual feel.

Her hand gesture is blocking people out and not letting anyone in. It also shows attitude.

The colour scheme of this picture shows mysteriousness and a dark mysterious side to the model.

The hair in this photo is more lifted and not as loose this is more of a stylish look.

Her clothes are more baggy and not showing her figure as much but the blackness doesn't show any type of body shape and makes us guess her body shape.

Her body posture is stiff and is showing a attitude and not wanting to open herself up to anyone. Its more conserved and she may be self conscious.

Her facial expression also shows attitude and like she doesn't really care about anything it exaggerates the expression from the background.