Magazine Analysis (Kerrang and MixMag)

 MIXMAG

Image:

• 90's retro style - leather jackets, button up shirts, messy long hair, bushy beards and moustaches
• Black and white filter
• Mid-shot
• Lighting on one side - similar to spotlights used on stage, showing fame
• Serious expressions on artists

Layout:

• Masthead
• Skyline
• Barcode
• Cover star
• Strapline
• Website

Image:

• Larger stories have larger pictures to show their influence and power in the music industry
• All feature the main artist
• Variety of long and mid shots

Layout:

• Split onto two pages by advert
• One column per page
• Multiple pictures of featured artists
• Page headings in bold to stand out from the descriptions

 Image:

• Long-shot
• Black background
• Serious facial expression
• Relaxed pose
• Contrast of artist's gold dress to black background

Layout:

• Multiple columns to fit in a large amount of information
• Heading
• Pull quote
• Colour scheme - black and white; following from the front cover

Language:

• Different aspects are in bold to separate questions from answers
• Text features an interview

KERRANG

 Image:

• White shirt
• Tie
• Formal wear - showing irony of the formal wear by taking it off
• Tattoos - connoting punk/rock genre of magazine
• White background 
• Frank Iero, guitarist of My Chemical Romance, well known rock band

Layout:

• Mid-Shot
• Masthead 
• Skyline  
• Puff 
• Cover line
• Barcode
• Cover star
• Artist is in front of masthead to show that artist has dominance but that the magazine is established and that people know it regardless of whether the full title is visible or not.

 Image:

• Main image - Gerard Way, former singer of well-known band, My Chemical Romance
• Skeleton face-paint - connotes punk-rock genre
• Close up shot
• Shot taken from below to show artist's dominance and power
• Marching band uniform

Layout:

• One column
• Colour scheme - white, black and yellow; consistent with front cover
• Editor's note/letter
• Image preview of front cover to explain what is featured on it

 Image:

• Main image - band known as The Hunna
• Long-shot
• Shot taken up from above implying that they are new to the music industry and may not be that famous yet or are rising stars
• Background consists of wall covered in posters

Layout:

• Pull quote
• Heading
• Colour scheme - black, white and yellow; following from the cover

Language:

• Different aspects are in bold to separate questions from answers
• Text features an interview