Main Task: Front cover texual analysis

Denotation:

The magazine cover consists of a colour photograph of a man looking directly towards the camera. It is a median long shot showing his head, body, arms and waist. He is standing up straight; his legs are shoulder width apart. The background of the photograph consists of burnt cars and fire, the background covers the whole of the magazine. Behind the man’s head there is the “VIBE” Masthead. In front of him there are six separate cover-line in yellow and white. The photographed mans name is in yellow. The barcode is visible in the bottom left hand corner.

Masthead:

VIBE masthead is very unique: White with bold lettering the font used is a serif font. The masthead of this magazine is very famous and it has all different artists every week on the front cover. The masthead of this magazine is very big and it goes behind the man’s head and body.  The name “VIBE” tells the audience that the magazine is music based.    

  

Denotation:

The magazine cover consists of a colour photograph of 2 men and a women looking directly at the camera. It is a medium long shot showing his head, shoulders and arms. They are standing but his bottom section of his body is not visible. The background is a light and dark combination of grey and black, and the photograph covers the whole of the magazine cover. Behind the man is the “VIBE” Masthead, and in front of him are 4 separate cover-lines in white and Red. The photographed people name is in black and red there are red + beneath one of the cover-lines. A barcode is visible in the bottom left hand corner.

Masthead:     

“VIBE” masthead is very distinctive: white. The font used is sans font. The font is used in all of the “VIBE” magazines. The word “VIBE” is very famous and popular; this magazine mostly photographed music artists. The Masthead is the biggest word on the magazine, and the word “VIBE” mean beats and music. The masthead tells the audience that the magazine is music based.

Characters:

The people photographed are one of the best musical rapper/singers ’Rick Ross, P Diddy and Janelle Monae.

Composition:

They are posed in a very suggestive ‘dominate’ kind of way. They pose, body language, and clothing, are very business like.

Costume:

They are smartly dressed and they are wearing suits and they are not showing any cleavage. There costume is been specifically chosen for them people because in society they belong in the upper class and the upper class wears suits, ties and shirts.

NVC: There Non verbal communication is very serious. There looking directly at the camera to connect with the audience.

Setting: There is little setting; however the black and grey background makes the people stand out.