Textual Analysis For Music Magazine Double Page Spread

 












This “Kerrang” double page spread has six different images of people associated with music. The main image denotes a man with a prop microphone, it is also hard to see behind the text but he also has another prop which looks like some type of guitar, presumably an electric guitar as the page seems to be based on heavy metal music. The background is unclear but it seems that the man is performing outside.  The man’s costume is black and he has tattoos on both arms, this is a typical look of a rock star. As the man is performing outside, the high-key lighting effect has taken place. This man’s NVC shows that he is shouting into the microphone because the color of his face has gone red, which usually happens when shouting or aggression occurs. This man is also pointing at something off of the image, this could connote that he may not be performing at all, but introducing another music artist.

At the top left corner of the magazine, is another denotation of an image of a music artist, using a prop which is an electric guitar. He also has the typical look of a rock artist as his arms are also covered in tattoos, with the well known guitar of rock in his hands. The setting is dark, but the man is in high-key lighting. This music artist’s NVC denotes that he is shouting with his eyes closed which could connote how great the atmosphere of that place is. There are two other photographs of rock stars with their microphone who are also singing into them with a lot of passion, this is denoted from the NVC from their faces. Both photos were taken in dark backgrounds and both seem to be low key lighting.

The main coverline of this page reads, “Whiplash!” in capital letters. This large font is bold and white, written in san serif style to give that modern style to the magazine. Underneath the main coverline is the kicker that reads, “Wembley stadium gets its metallic baptism”. This is in smaller font and in serif black font, which connotes a traditional feel to the magazine.

The rest of the magazine has a dark background for the text, which is typed in white and some parts red. This double page has a theme of black, red and white colors. Due to the type of music the magazine is based on, which is heavy metal, these type of colors suit the genre because the colors connote dark feelings. Heavy metal is known for giving that type of dark, loud music.