NME is the magazine I will deconstruct. Firstly it stars Rihanna as the cover image because she is a famous musical artist, this being the reason why i chose this magazine in particular. Also it fits to the genre of the magazine I am going to do. Furthermore NME is a popular music magazine that is published in the UK and has a high seller of the magazine.
The magazine has a pop singer that is focusing and looking directly toward camera. It is a medium shot, showing her head, arms and waist. It looks like she is standing up but this is something i am unsure of as we can not see her legs. The image/picture of 'Rihanna' covers the entirety of the magazine. On top of the image of the magazine there is the the masthead which in text says NME which is in-front her head, at the direct top of the page. Nearing her shoulder, there is a cover-line in black bold font. The image of Rihanna's name is in the mid centre of the magazine and is created using a bright pink font. As a bar-code is used in the bottom right this shows that the magazine is professional and would be used for legitimate sales.
NME’s masthead is very feminine and attractive, the bright pink outlines that the image is a pop singer. The font used is a ‘arial’ and is a bold text. The letters NME represent ‘New Musical Express’ which show non- conformity and comes from a musical background (American/British culture).
NME has a wide range of genre/music styles so we could associate it with NME New Musical Express, as NME have previously used other genres such as rock. NME is clearly showing that it is aimed for all different types of music genres.
The lighting looks high key, and is used to make her facial expressions more clear. Creating an impact on the target audience. There is no setting as it just consists of white screen so probably the photograph was taken in a studio. This connotes a bigger image for the audience, as there is no background to focus on, and 'Rihanna' is the main centre of attention.
The tag line relates to ‘Rihanna’ with the quote being ‘the state of music today’ this is making a reference to ‘Rihanna’ and the other singers that are going to be in the rest of the magazine. Also the colors of the tagline are once again in bright pink to emphasise that it is the key tagline on the front cover.
The cover image is a well known American singer ‘Rihanna’ who is a pop/r&b artist which has a big influence on the targeted audience.
Composition: Her pose is very feminine as she is leaning on her hips which could connote that she wants attention or she is attractive. Also her clothing is modern and it looks like she has her own style. This would also perhaps play a part in influencing males to buy this magazine (the male gaze is targeted). Her clothing is modern with a black different style top with blue shorts, which this could associate with her style of music.
lastly the target audience is quite clear as it is aimed at teenagers /adults age between 14-25. Male and female however I believe more toward the female view. And just people into pop/r&b music in general for this front cover magazine because the singer ‘Rihanna’ is a pop singer.
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