The masthead is located in

the top left hand corner and

stands out due to it being
quite big. The colour of the
font is a bright red colour, the
colour red signifies love and
boldness. The masthead also
has a black stroke around it
which also makes it stand out
more. The masthead catches
peoples eye because of the
bold colour and serif font
used. It would be one of the
first thing that the audience
would
The
mainnotice
imageon
forthe
thisfront
magazine
cover.
is of the rapper Dizzee Rascal. The
shot type used is a full body shot,
this is shown by the audience being
able to see the rappers whole body
from head to toe. All magazines
have a main image which is usually
of a famous figure. The rapper on
the front cover could be seen as an
influential figure and this relates to
the magazine as it is to do with the
genre music. The magazine would
attract the target audience due to it
having Dizzee Rascal on the front
cover. In the image, he is wearing
baggy jeans, trainers, a vest and a
gold chain. The mise-en-scene of
the gold chain shows that the chain
is important due to it being a main
thing that rappers would wear. The
mise-en-scene also shows that the
background of the image is of
graffiti and would therefore attract
an audience due to colours that
stand out. It would therefore stand
out to a younger audience and fans
of Dizzee Rascal. The rapper also
has a huge smile on his face, which

Located here is a puff which reads;

NEWS, PAVEMENT REUNION, Wowee
Zowee its on!. This stands out due to
the colour of the puff being red, which
links to the mise-en-scene of the
colour scheme. The words Pavement
Reunion are also in a white font which
stands out across the red background.
This would catch the audiences eyes
because it is bold.

This is also a puff, however it is not in

a bubble/shape. This is also part of a
tagline and it makes the readers more
intrigued as it is part of a special offer.
Located on this part of the magazine,
below the puff is a cover line which is
a sort of preview to let people know
what artists are featured in the
magazine. They would be intrigued as
they might be some of the target
audiences favourite artists. The font
used is part of the theme of the
magazine, this makes it fit in. The
colours (red and black) used also help
it fit with the colour scheme. This is
area of the
due to Placed
the usein
ofthis
mise-en-scene.

The main cover line of the image of the magazine is

Dizzee Rascal, I'm spreading joy around the world,
man!. This catches the audiences eye due to the
bold, white font that has been used. The name
Dizzee Rascal stands out lots due to it being big.
The audience would want to know how he is
spreading joy around the world and would
therefore be intrigued to read inside. The rappers
name is important as it shows his relevance and
relationship to the magazine, this is also shown by
the way his name is in capital letters. There isn't
many cover lines on the magazine so this shows
how important it is to the whole concept. The

magazine is a cover line. This is

one of the only smaller cover
lines on the magazine. The
cover line has the word blur
above it which has been
enlarged a bit and is also quite
bold. This makes the smaller
cover line stand out and catch
peoples eyes. Below the
enlarged writing that says blur,
it has some smaller information
about the feature inside of the
magazine. The word blur is also
in a white font, this makes it
stand out against the
background which is red. The
smaller
writing
below
is also
The rule
of thirds
is used
in this
white
and
in aathin
serif
font.on
image
to is
have
clear
layout
the front cover and this would
attract the audience. The barcode
is placed in a dead area of the
magazine as it isnt an important
feature. The rappers face is also
in one of the main hotspot
corners of the magazines which is
important as it is a normal
convention of creating

Located on the top centre of the

Under the name of the magazine (NME)
page is the magazines name, NME.
and title (contents) is the date line, which
It is in the typical red font and is
reads 26th September 2009. This feature
quite bold. It is over a black
has been used to let the readers know
background and on the right side of
when the magazine issue has been
it is the title contents. The title
released. This is a common feature in
contents is white and looks a bit
magazines and is almost always used.
stretched, this makes it stand out. It
The dateline stands out because it is over
especially stands out due to it being
a black background and the writing used
on top of a black background, this
is white.
would therefore make it easy for the
audience to recognise that its a
contents page. Overall, the words
on top of the black banner stand out
due to the colours used. The miseen-scene used for this feature is
based on the colour scheme as it
On
the left hand
side
the
thoroughly
follows
thisoftheme
magazine,
there
is
an
index
throughout.
section. This is here to let
people know where things are
more easily. Index pages are
usually there for people to be
able to locate things more
quickly, easily and efficiently.
Most magazines dont have this
sort of feature and this
therefore makes it a USP for the
Located
at the bottom of the contents
The main image on the contents page is
NME magazine.
page is an editors message. Editors
of a woman who has her hand on a coach.
usually feature this on their magazines so
This anchors with the heading below that
that readers can feel a connection with
says touring special. The shot type used
them. It is also a direct mode of address.
is a canted angle as it has been tilted. The
The editor mentions what pages specific
woman is wearing a vest type top and has
artists or important articles are on. The
iconography use as she has bracelets on
editor also uses a rhetorical question at
her wrist. Her hair has also been put into
the start of his message and this helps to
a type of bun. This is a direct mode of
engage with the readers more. The font
address as well as she is looking at the
used is white and serif, it is also on top of
readers of the magazine. The picture also
a black banner. This helps it to stand out
has a border around it and this makes it
and to help catch the readers eyes due to
looks like it has been stuck onto a
the colours used whilst producing it. On
magnetic board. The main image has also
top of the message, it says touring

Located on the right side of the

magazine are subheadings for the
magazines and articles that are
featured in it. The subheadings on
the magazine are; news, radar,
reviews, live and feature. The
subheadings stand out because they
are in bold, white font and are on top
of a black banner (like the contents
title at the top). This makes them
stand out because people will be
able to pick out important features
more easily. The subheadings also
have page numbers by them. The
page numbers are red, they follow
the mise-en-scene of the colours as
the follow a set scheme. The page
numbers will make things easy for
people to find as they will know what
page the things are on. Under the
main subheadings are normal
headings which are smaller and are
in
bold
font. right
Thesehand
headings
In a
the
bottom
cornergive
of
people
an
insight
as
to
what
is
the magazine, there is a section
featured.
about
subscribing to the magazine.
This is one of the terminal areas on a
magazine and this will catch peoples
eye. The font colours used for the
writing on this section are yellow and
white, these are bright colours and
are in a bold font. This will therefore
attract peoples eyes and make them
want to subscribe. There are also
two smaller images of magazine
covers there which would attract
people to subscribe as they have
famous icons on the front cover. Due
to it being in a terminal area, people
will have the image in there mind
and will therefore think about it.
There are also contact details there
for if people do want to subscribe to

The main image on the double page

Mise-en-scene has been used in the
spread of this magazine is of the rapper
image through the use of graffiti which
Dizzee Rascal, who is also featured on
has been featured on the background.
the front cover. Dizzee looks like he is
It shows that the main figure in the
about to cause trouble or do something
magazine is doing graffiti, which
mischievous. The main image takes up
denotes an image of a bad man. It
the whole of the page. The audience
also shows him doing something that's
would be attracted to this page because
naughty, this may attract readers as
they would like Dizzee Rascal. The
the graffiti is colourful and stands out.
background of the image has graffiti,
which also anchors to the main image as
there is also some graffiti on the
background of that too. The rapper is
wearing a white t-shirt, red jacket and
blue jeans. The colours red and white
that he is wearing also links to the miseen-scene of the colour scheme, which
also links to the front cover. Dizzee
Rascal is wearing clothes that a
stereotypical rapper would wear and
clothes that the direct target audience
would find stylish. As previously
mentioned, the rapper has a
mischievous facial expression which may
suggest he is doing something bad, he
looks like he is looking in a different
direction to see if anyone is watching
him. His facial expression used shows
that there is no direct mode of address
used as he is not looking at the readers.
The overall impression of this
The type of shot used to take this image
double page spread shows Dizzee
is a medium long shot, as you can see
Rascal and his life changes, it also
from his knees up. Other forms of
denotes rappers and the lifestyle
The
magazine
follows
the
codespage
iconography
used
on this
double
that they have. It shows his lifestyle
and
conventions
the rule
of
spread
are empty of
bottles
of alcohol,
and about how is has gone from
thirds
four
columns
have
plastic as
cups
and
some sort
of boom box,
tags to riches.
been
whilst
making the of whatIn the
which used
all show
a representation
bottom right corner, a
double
page
things are
in aspread.
rappersThere
life. have
second image has been used of a
been two used on the left side,
boom box, alcohol and cups. These
and two used on the right. The
images are smaller and anchor to
main image used stands out a
the whole concept of the page due
lot on the double page spread
to it being a factor of a rappers

The double page spread has a headline on the

top right side that says; From TAGS to
RICHES. The headline is in big, black and bold
font which stands out a lot. It is very big as it
takes up almost half of the right side of the
page. It also stands out a lot because the
background is white and this makes the font
catch peoples eyes. The different words in the
headline are different sizes. For example, the
words tags and riches are much bigger
than the words from and to. This feature
has been used because then the readers will
know exactly the topic of the actual text is.
This makes it a good feature to be used as
people will catch core information. The words
tags
and
are also
a thicker
Next
toriches
the headline
of in
the
article, font
there is
than
the
other
words
used.
a really small caption that mentions the
person who took the image of Dizzee
Rascal and the person who wrote the
article. This tells the readers who helped to
construct this page. This is in a smaller font
because it isnt really that important and
the readers wont care that much.
Below the headline, there is a subheading for the
article that speaks a bit about the year Dizzee
Rascal has had, this gives the readers more of an
insight of his life. This font used is serif and the
rappers name has been given a bolder font. The
writing is a bit bigger than the actual article font
itself.
There is the actual article presented in this
area of the magazine, the font used is quite
small and is a serif font. The article talks
about Dizzee Rascal and his life, which would
attract readers that like him and his music.
The article anchors to the image because it is
about him. There is also a drop cap at the
start of the paragraph which is noticeable
because it is big and bolder than the rest of
the text. This is a used convention to let
people know where the start of the paragraph
is. Drop caps are a frequent convention in

Something that all three of the magazine features have in

common is that they have a main cover line. For example,
the front page has one about Dizzee Rascal spreading joy
around the world, the contents has a touring special and
the double page spread has one that says from tags to
riches. Another thing that all of the magazine features
have in common is that they all include a main image. On
the front cover and the double page spread, there is a
main image of the rapper Dizzee Rascal whereas on the
contents page there is a main image of a woman touching
a tour bus. Having main images in magazines are
important and are a big part which can be used to attract
the target audience. The main cover and double page
spread contents have used mise-en-scene through the use
of having graffiti on the backgrounds which is used to
denote trouble makers. The front cover, contents and
double page spread also follow a colour scheme with the
main colours being red, white and black. This is shown
throughout the magazine and have been used with things
ranging from fonts to main images. Another thing that has
been indentified in all three magazine features is that they
all use bold and enlarged fonts in some way to make the
words stand out. Mise-en-scene has been used on the front
cover, contents and double page spread by the clothes