The Masthead is covered up this shows that it is a well known magazine and that people buy it over and over again. The colour scheme is pink and yellow this shows that the magazine is aimed at young girls. There are also girl role models on the front cover which would attract young girls to choose this particular magazine as they desire to look like them or be like them. The bands and singers are all well known. The free gift of eye liner and eye shadow makes it clear who the target audience is. It will also make the girls think that this is their way of becoming more grown up and more like the celebs. It also makes the buyer think that they are getting more for their money and makes them choose this product over any other. The plastic cover makes you think that it is a good quality magazine. There are lots of free offers which will persuade people to buy it, young children often buy the magazine based on what and how many free things come with the magazine. This magazine does not concentrate specifically on the music, it concentrates on the actual people and how they look the way they do. It has pictures of the well known singers looking good and giving you tips how to look the same. From what we see on the front cover it portrays a view that the content inside will be quite immature. Competitions are there to add a sense of fun. Quizzes like 'Are your mates bad for you?' will intrigue the youngsters to look inside. The posters of the young male celebrities who are well known will make the readers want to buy it even more. It will make them feel cool and grown up. The cover lines 'Who's the real Rihanna?' and 'World Exclusive, The unseen side of superstar Cheryl' will make the reader think that they are finding out really exclusive stuff that nobody else would have heard before. 'Screams! Slip-ups! Surprises!' the alleteration makes it exciting and fun and the exclamation marks exagerate this. The price of the magazine is £2.30 which is a reasonal price. Young girls would be able to get this out of their pocket money or as a treat. It is published by BBC magazines. This is a well known brand as it had its own t.v show, which was extremley popular for a long period of time.
Monday, 18 January 2010
Top of the Pops- Textual Analysis
The Masthead is covered up this shows that it is a well known magazine and that people buy it over and over again. The colour scheme is pink and yellow this shows that the magazine is aimed at young girls. There are also girl role models on the front cover which would attract young girls to choose this particular magazine as they desire to look like them or be like them. The bands and singers are all well known. The free gift of eye liner and eye shadow makes it clear who the target audience is. It will also make the girls think that this is their way of becoming more grown up and more like the celebs. It also makes the buyer think that they are getting more for their money and makes them choose this product over any other. The plastic cover makes you think that it is a good quality magazine. There are lots of free offers which will persuade people to buy it, young children often buy the magazine based on what and how many free things come with the magazine. This magazine does not concentrate specifically on the music, it concentrates on the actual people and how they look the way they do. It has pictures of the well known singers looking good and giving you tips how to look the same. From what we see on the front cover it portrays a view that the content inside will be quite immature. Competitions are there to add a sense of fun. Quizzes like 'Are your mates bad for you?' will intrigue the youngsters to look inside. The posters of the young male celebrities who are well known will make the readers want to buy it even more. It will make them feel cool and grown up. The cover lines 'Who's the real Rihanna?' and 'World Exclusive, The unseen side of superstar Cheryl' will make the reader think that they are finding out really exclusive stuff that nobody else would have heard before. 'Screams! Slip-ups! Surprises!' the alleteration makes it exciting and fun and the exclamation marks exagerate this. The price of the magazine is £2.30 which is a reasonal price. Young girls would be able to get this out of their pocket money or as a treat. It is published by BBC magazines. This is a well known brand as it had its own t.v show, which was extremley popular for a long period of time.
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