MEDIA – GENERIC CONVENTIONS OF MAGAZINE COVERS AND CONTENTS

Chris Hinton 12JCL

Front cover page and Contents page

There is a key fact about the magazine. This stands out and lets people know about this key fact about the magazine.

Large and bold masthead that makes the reader knows what the magazine is about. It will also attract people who are fans of rugby.

Large and bold texts that attract the reader and make them want to buy the magazine instead of putting the magazine back down.

Small attractive little titles that attract people in and make you want to buy it just because it has some interesting information.

There is a standout title on the front page, this will attract people, but the title is on the person. However, it is not over the persons face.

The type of shot is a medium shot. This is the normal type of shot for a magazine.

The person is looking at the camera, therefore this means he is inviting you in, and it attracts you to buy the magazine.

There is a barcode and a price so the public know how much to pay if they want to buy the magazine.

MAGAZINE FRONT COVER

The layout of the magazine is well done because there is not text covering the face on the magazine.

Date and issue number to let the person know when it is out and how many issue there have been

There are titles that spilt up the magazine. This will help people get to their favourite part of the magazine.

There is page numbers so it is easier to get to a certain part of the magazine instead of going through the whole magazine.

The pictures are the main attraction on the contents page, also they lead you to that page because it contains a page number so you can get to that page.

The text have bright coloured boxes, this is so the text stands out to the reader. This will lead the reader straight to a bright section because it will attract the eye.

The page numbers are bright red because red is a colour that will attract the eye and will also stand out to the reader who is looking through the magazine.

The badge of Barcelona will attract fans of Barcelona to see what their manager says in this magazine. But also, fans from around the world will want to hear from one of the best managers in modern football.

Contents Page