VOGUE FRONT COVER ANALYSIS
This is a fashion magazine cover which has been proven
through research I did, it also has cover lines such as "strong and sexy
suits", "shockingly chic accessories", "new looks for the
night" and a main cover line which reads "spring surprises",
these words are all associated with fashion and clothing so therefore its
language register suggests that it is a fashion magazine. Beyoncé is also seen
as a fashion icon as her mother is a talented designer that designs her cloths
so it is also observed that it is a fashion magazine by the image used.
Research has proven that this magazine earned about 355,397 readership
statistics and has out sold Michelle Obama's Fahionista magazine which sold
about 293,978 bringing it to a total of about a difference of 60,000 with Beyoncé’s
on the lead.
Beyoncé’s costume on this cover is a white dress that has
one arm having a strap only attached to the black vest and the other arm long
with a collar overlapping her shoulder revealing a black inner material. The
use of black as a colour in the costume accompanied with her direct look at the
camera suggests that she is bold and courageous; her body posture suggests that
she is aware that she is bold. She wore no jewelleries and a nude lip gloss
with little make-up, this fact and the white colour of her costume suggests
that her beauty is presented in a pure way, as white represents purity and nude
lip gloss represents natural beauty.
This magazine mainly appeals to lovers of high-class fashion
that purchase fashion magazines and also her fans as they will purchase it when
they see her image on its front cover, though some men might grab a copy this
mostly attracts women ranging from the ages 20-45 that are interested in new
fashion or her fans ranging from the ages 10-35.
The picture is used against a plain grey background which
makes her the main attraction by making her looks stand out than any other
thing on the cover. Colours such as white, black and red are used because the
background is dark so therefore colours that stood out had to be used to
attract attention especially the use of red in the masthead.
FRONT COVER COMPARISON
Comapring these two front covers, it is first noticed that 'Vogue' is a Fashion Magazine and The Week is a political magazine. Whilst 'Vogue' makes use of photographic images and no use of props, The Week uses an animated image as its main image. The Vogue magazine uses only one image which is that of Beyonce but The Week uses four images, however, despite these differences they still have few similarities.
'Vogue' uses white and, red and black font colours and that can also be seen on The Week's front cover, both covers' images have been chosen because it appeals to the target audience and promotes sales.
Either way they still have more differences than similarities. The Vogue magazine has all its fonts capitalised whilst The Week only capitalised its masthead and the beginning of nouns or a sentence. The language used in the vogue magazine is quite informal because it uses words like sexy and chic, it also has a seductive language in texts like "new looks for the night" whilst The Week magazine uses strictly formal language. 'Vogue' appeals to the demographic of fashion lovers whilst The Week appeals to people interested in political or intelligent university students
Very well donr, Sanusia, an Excellent analysis and comparison. Fantastic use of key media concepts such as 'connotation' and 'demographic'. Grade: B / Target: remember the term, 'direct mode of address' for when an actor is looking directly at the camera.
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Thanks Mr Barlow. I will definitely use that media term when analysing a media product again.
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