Research and Planning: Contents Page Analysis

• Genre: The genre of this magazine is Indie/Rock. This is shown by the colours as they are quite strong but quite simple. Also, the people in the photos are alternative; they look quite messy and scruffy, but also attractive as this is a style that is quite popular. Also, they layout is quite simple and doesn't have any decorations, just photos and text.
• Target Audience: The target audience for this magazine would probably be males due to the colours and people featured in the photos, however, girls would also be interested if they are interested in they style. The age range would probably be around 18/19 as it features gigs and festivals and a lot of people that age are interested in that.
• Layout: The layout of the contents page is quite simple but also effective. Everything is quite square and nothing is overlapping so everything is seen and the layout does not like anything out of a pop or R'n'B magazine as everything is straight forward. The fonts are quite small but readable but the pictures are quite big as they are an important aspect so the reader can see what is going on in the magazine. There is not that much information on each article, just a brief description so the reader wants to find out more information about the article. The simple layout is easy to read and follow as it is all in lines.
• Representation: The main photo on the contents page looks quite violent which could represent some rock music and the style of clothes that people wear, it also represents the film 'Shaun of The Dead'. Some of the other photos show artists performing live with no shirts on, this represents the freedom of the music and the lives of the artists and they do what they want. The dark clothes that some of the artists are wearing in the photos represents the indie/rock style as dark colours are usually worn by rock artists.
• Media Language: The main picture on the contents page is a medium shot, this shows all three people in the picture and the tree branches behind them to show the place that they are in. Most of the pictures are eye level shots so the reader can feel connected, but the main one is slightly low level to make the band look powerful to the reader, as the main person is holding a cricket bat, he looks intimidating and the shot helps this.