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Colour scheme: The colour scheme for this Masthead: The masthead is called NME. It is
magazine is red, black and white. The colour red written in capital letters in a red bold
is an intense and exciting due to the level of typography with a black stroke surrounding it.
energy it gives out. Red draws attention so is a The colour red makes the masthead stand out
brilliant colour to use when wanting to grab the and the black stroke adds more detail to it. The
target audiences attention. The colour black is masthead uses the rule of thirds as it is in the
authoritative and powerful it connotes power, first third so its the first thing the target
sexuality and sophistication. The colour white audiences eye will be drawn to. The masthead
connotes purity and cleanliness. It helps people needs to be bold and stand out so it comes
clear their thoughts. All these colours are unisex across as different to the rest of the music
suggesting this magazine appeals to both a magazines out there.
Direct address: Dizzie rascal is using direct
male and female target audience.
address as he is looking directly at the camera
lens. This is to attract the readers as it creates a
feeling on intimacy drawing them in to buy the
magazine.
Mise en scene: The mise en scene on the front
cover is the graffiti in the background. It has
been placed as the background to suggest that
Dizzie Rascal has been in a gang in the past but
has now changed his life around as graffiti is an
illegal offence to commit often done by gangs.
This is a subverted stereotype representation
because usually men in gangs who have been in
gangs look like thugs and have a negative
approach to life. However, Dizzie Rascal is the
opposite he looks very happy and has a positive
aspect on life as we can tell from the colour
scheme.
Mode of Address/Language:
The mode of address in this
magazine is very informal and we
can tell this by the clothes Dizzie
Rascal is wearing as they are very
casual and the style of the font is
very relaxed and graffiti like.
Overall
impression:
The overall impression is
this magazine is very
informal as the article is
written in a very friendly
style. The friendly style
creates a feeling of
intimacy with the readers
as it makes them feel like
thy are at the photoshoot
and included in the
interview.