Reader profile for my music magazine

This is the reader profile for my music magazine.

Analysing the masthead for 'Q' magazine

The masthead for Q magazien is literally just a white 'Q' in a red box. The name of the magazine comes from the phrase 'cue the music', which has a literal, straight forward refference to music.
It is always large and in the left top hand corner of the page, makign it easy to see, and the red makes it easy to distinquish. It stands out above the rest of the magazines, and is completely individual. The bright red makes it seem like something that would not be heavy music, aswell the fact that it does not look like something that would be promoting classical music. The italic font shows that it is more for mainstreme attention.

analysis of the masthead for 'kerrang' magazine

The word kerrang is not a word i would have heard before I was introdued to the magazine. I would only associate it with the noise that metal makes when it crashes together, or when a guitare cord is struck, which would be normally associate with rock/metal ect. The font use is very good as it looks brutal and harsh with the lines across it, like broken glass, which is what some of the music may come across as, and black is used which is also a very liked colour associated with hardcore music.

how does denotation and connotation combine in the poster for 'hitman'

An analysis of what we can gather from looking at the poster for the film ‘Hitman’

·         The main character from the poster ‘presumed the main character in the film’ is wearing a suit. It is sleek, black, and he wears it with a red tie. The suit makes the man appear professional, yet the red tie suggests maybe blood or passion.

·         The title of the film and the due date of its release are also in red, which would either suggest blood or passion like the red in the tie of the assumed ‘Hitman’

·         There is an attractive woman in the background, with only half her face showing, this suggests a sense of mystery, yet she is also wearing a very revealing, seductive red dress which would definitely suggest lush and passion.

·         The man in the poster also holds a gun in his hand which is black like his suit, but is so shiny that it almost looks silver. This shows he looks after himself, and along with the suit, suggest that he is much organised.

·         There is a city in the background of the poster which may the vast area that he is working/living in, and a city makes you think how busy it would be, making it seem like the man has a busy lifestyle.

·         The man featured has his head tilted down facing at the camera, and the way in which he is looking looks stern, and shows he is a very serious person.

Analysing the music video for 50 Cent's 'Candy shop'

The way in which woman are viewed, in 50 Cent’s music video for ‘candy shop’

At the beginning of the music video it is made apparent that the song is called ‘candy shop’ but shows a man entering a mansion full of girls. This shows that the candy is in fact the women and that they can be bought. Upon entering we see the building is full of women all in skimpy, seductive clothing, some wearing underwear and lingerie. They appear to be very confident, but show little respect for themselves in the fact that they’re seen as objects, as 50Cent interacts with a number of the women and is very seductive to each. One girl is also seen dressed up in a nurse’s outfit pushing herself up again him, as several of the other girls did. They dance around with barely any clothing on, showing a large amount of skin, and dance very provocatively and making certain private areas very noticeable. Whips are also used in this video which makes the video a whole lot more heated. The man in the video (50cent) clearly appreciates the women, though not for the right reasons. Many people may think that the video downgrades women, and shows little respect for women’s values, showing them as sexual objects that can be paid off.

analysing the music video for motley crue's 'girls girls girls'

How have motley crue been represented in the music video ‘girls, girls, girls’

·         Arriving on motorbikes, speeding and riding their motorbikes with only one hand, making them look tough

·         Going to a strip club and threatening the man in the seat that you want with a knife so that he moves for you, making them look powerful and rebellious putting their feet on the table.

·         As they ride past women in the street, the women blush and smile back which men, when watching this music video would envy.

·         They are chauvinistic and believe that they’re alpha male.

·         When the girls in the video are grabbed and carried around, they have no problem with it, which boys would love to get away with.

·         The girls are comfortable around the guys from motley crue as they just walk around the changing rooms and as they’re getting ready to perform

·         At one point, a girl jumps on one member of the band. Making them look popular with the girls.