Above is a double page spread that i will be analyzing from top of the pops magazine.
Type of story: The story is a relaxed questions and answers. This format works within a pop magazine because the Audience that will be viewing the magazine will be more interested in the celebs personal life and what they feel about the their latest achievements whether that me in music or in a film role.
Layout: The double page spread has been designed with a large masthead at the top of the page in the largest font size on the page. With having the masthead in such a large font it makes it stand out to the reader which is what you want as it tells the reader exactly what the story is going to be about. The colour of the masthead is in a bright green which stands out with the hot pink that is used.The main copy of the text is set within two columns, the questions that are being asked are written in size 12 bold in the same green as the masthead and the answer that has been given is in a size 12 pink colour. The great thing about using the two contrasting colours is that it is easy for the reader to distinguish between the questions and the answers. There is also places about the double page spread, is fact file boxes and photos.
Images: There are different images that are placed within the double page spread that are relevant to the copy. The images that are placed on the first page really relate to the copy in the fact that they are relevant to the answers that are given by the celebrity. The photos are also outlined with a green boarder which it the same colour as the masthead bringing it all together making the photos fit in with the copy. The photos that are used have been taken at a long shot and a medium long shot. The image on the second page is the largest photo on the page as it fills the whole page. The photo does link in well with the copy of the magazine because the celebrity is placed on a rope swing amongst green trees which contracts well with the green text. The photographs really compliment the copy of the magazine well.
Target Audience: The double page spread really reaches to the target audience for many reasons. The first is that the audience is really interested in finding out gossip about celebrities which this double page spread does as its a question and answer double page. There is also the reach to the target audience by the photographs that are used , there are not only images on the page that are linked to the copy , the main image on the second page is one that will appeal to the audience as it is mainly girls that will be purchasing a pop magazine, the photo shows off the celebrity's body - because he is topless on a rope swing that will appeal to many young girls.
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