NME contents page analysis

NME Contents page Analysis

IMAGE --> page is taken up by image. These images each tell something about a piece of text or content from a page in the magazine. There is a main image which is located in the middle of the contents page with smaller i

Images located around the side. The images are arranged like this in order to give the page an order and structure. Most of the images only show close up shots showing the face and shoulders. These are shown in the images as it is able to show emotions in the faces. The clothing shown in the images is very casual which helps give the magazine a casual and layed back feeling to it. This has a good effect onto the audience as they are able to relate to the musicians shown in the magazine. It also helps to make it easy for people to look at and read. The actions shown in some of the images show people making music by singing and playing instruments in a studio. This is able to give a good representation of the magazine and its genre as being based around music. The colours used are quite dull using mostly black in the text - this may have been done as the text is less important over the other parts of the magazine so needs less focus on it. The contents page however contains splashes of red colour on it  which is done to highlight certain page numbers.

LAYOUT ---> The images take up most of the space on the contents page. The images are given the most importance over the other features of the page as they are able to tell us more about the magazine articles then the actual article titles can. The people reading the magazine are also able to relate more towards to the people in the images but they are unable to relate to the words and text which are on the page. The fact the larger image is located in the middle of the page with the smaller images surrounding it means our focus is on that part of the page and gives it more emphasis.

LANGUAGE ---> the contents uses a lot of speech and quotations from popular musicians which means we are given a little bit of insight into what the contents of the magazine will be. The contents page has used a rhetorical question 'IS THE JOHNNY MARR ALNUM ABOUT COMPUTER SEX?' This makes the reader think and includes them into the magazine.

GENRE ---> The genre of the magazine is shown through the images used which show and represent musicians and bands which are widely well known. The context of the text also relates back to rock music as the text gives information based around gigs and bands.