50 Cent and Robert De Niro front cover
This magazine was published by Vibe magazine, a well know hip-hop magazine among people between the ages of 17-30. This front cover depicts movie star Robert De Niro and rap artist 50 Cent. Both of these are dressed in expensive looking tailored suits and 50 Cent has a cigar in his mouth. These are an example of props and costume used in mise en scene. This emphasises the huge wealth of the two and that despite being 'Gangsters' they still have class and style.
The non-verbal communication of the two models show us that they are laughing and joking with each other and this is surprising considering the differences between the two characters, not only in their age but also their social views.
The headline 'Now That's Gangster' is ironic as these two characters are both seen as 'Gangsters' in their different ways. Robert De Niro is seen as being an Italian-American mob gangster, as he is depicted in the majority of his roles in films. Whereas on the other hand, 50 Cent is seen as being a 'Gangster' rapper, or in simpler terms, a 'thug'. This is a misconception in the stereotype of black rappers in the music industry. This headline shows that, along with the non-verbal communication, being labelled a 'gangster' does not just fix you to one certain social group.
The colour scheme used on this front cover is one you would typically find associated with hip-hop magazines. The typical colours being red, black, yellow and white. The front cover also uses typically hip-hop font. This front cover uses a bold, sans serif simplistic font in mostly capital letters. This masthead is also not fully visible as the two subjects heads overlap it, however as this magazine is a high brand name, most people would be able to tell which magazine it was without fully seeing the masthead.
Wiz khalifa rolling stone magazine cover
This magazine is Rolling stones magazine. Rolling Stone is a magazine published every two weeks that focuses on popular culture of music. The masthead 'Rolling Stone' is a famous phrase meaning 'someone who is unable to settle in one place for too long' and is also the name of a famous rock and roll band which cannotes non-conformity. from this title, all the readers can tell that this magazine is about music. The masthead of this magazine is a san serif font and is in red, white and black which is very similar to the traditional 'coca-cola' logo. This masthead is not fully visible, as it is covered by the photograph of wiz khalifa which represents that he is the most important point of this magazine, but as this magazine is so famous and well known, almost everyone would be able to recognise which magazine it is from what is shown. The background of this picture is dove white and the subject, who is pictured in a medium close up, takes up the full page. The man who is being photographed on the cover's name is printed in a bigger font than the other headlines to show clearly who it is. This text is also in a serif, white font. uncommonly, this magazine does not feature a barcode on the front cover.
on this magazine cover, the designer uses mise en scene. This includes, Props, lighting, costume, non-Verbal communication and setting. From this cover, we can pick up on things such as lighting. For example, the photographer uses a dove white background and a brightly lit scene to make the image pop and make all the colours on the page stand out. The photographer also chose a costume for the subject. This costume consists of a smart shirt, leather jacket, gold chains and ear-rings. the smart shirt and leather jacket part of the costume cannotes that the subject is a smart and sophisticated person, and by putting a smart white shirt with a leather jacket, this gives the sense that the fashion is a classic smart casual gentlemen, which contrasts with the genre of music he is involved in and the fact that he has tattoos on his neck, which is seen as not being smart. On the other hand, the gold chain and ear-rings cannote the hip hop side of the subject as gold chains and lots of jewellery are usually associated with HIp Hop/Rap. The subject is using non-verbal communication using his face and winking. This shows the audience that the subject is a very confident character and is happy to be in front of the camera.
The main cover line of this magazine cover includes the man's name 'Wiz Khalifa' and 'Hip-hop's rookie of the year' which gives the reader a sense of who this man is. this relates to the subject being the most successful up and coming artist of the year. This relates to the other cover line, which is still as important as the main cover line as it will tell the reader what else the magazine focuses on, which states 'new faces 2011' as this magazine is focusing on new artists and their music such as the names of artists featured below, with the subject on the cover being the most successful.
All of the pieces of text on this page are in a serif font, giving the impression that it is clean and slick, and the font sticks with the colour theme of the overall magazine giving it a more professional look.
All of these points add up to give me an idea that this magazine is aimed at a target audience aged 15-30, which could include both males and females. this magazine could also be aimed at people who are not into mainstream and popular artists but people who are looking for unique and unheard of before artists.
This magazine is Rolling stones magazine. Rolling Stone is a magazine published every two weeks that focuses on popular culture of music. The masthead 'Rolling Stone' is a famous phrase meaning 'someone who is unable to settle in one place for too long' and is also the name of a famous rock and roll band which cannotes non-conformity. from this title, all the readers can tell that this magazine is about music. The masthead of this magazine is a san serif font and is in red, white and black which is very similar to the traditional 'coca-cola' logo. This masthead is not fully visible, as it is covered by the photograph of wiz khalifa which represents that he is the most important point of this magazine, but as this magazine is so famous and well known, almost everyone would be able to recognise which magazine it is from what is shown. The background of this picture is dove white and the subject, who is pictured in a medium close up, takes up the full page. The man who is being photographed on the cover's name is printed in a bigger font than the other headlines to show clearly who it is. This text is also in a serif, white font. uncommonly, this magazine does not feature a barcode on the front cover.
on this magazine cover, the designer uses mise en scene. This includes, Props, lighting, costume, non-Verbal communication and setting. From this cover, we can pick up on things such as lighting. For example, the photographer uses a dove white background and a brightly lit scene to make the image pop and make all the colours on the page stand out. The photographer also chose a costume for the subject. This costume consists of a smart shirt, leather jacket, gold chains and ear-rings. the smart shirt and leather jacket part of the costume cannotes that the subject is a smart and sophisticated person, and by putting a smart white shirt with a leather jacket, this gives the sense that the fashion is a classic smart casual gentlemen, which contrasts with the genre of music he is involved in and the fact that he has tattoos on his neck, which is seen as not being smart. On the other hand, the gold chain and ear-rings cannote the hip hop side of the subject as gold chains and lots of jewellery are usually associated with HIp Hop/Rap. The subject is using non-verbal communication using his face and winking. This shows the audience that the subject is a very confident character and is happy to be in front of the camera.
The main cover line of this magazine cover includes the man's name 'Wiz Khalifa' and 'Hip-hop's rookie of the year' which gives the reader a sense of who this man is. this relates to the subject being the most successful up and coming artist of the year. This relates to the other cover line, which is still as important as the main cover line as it will tell the reader what else the magazine focuses on, which states 'new faces 2011' as this magazine is focusing on new artists and their music such as the names of artists featured below, with the subject on the cover being the most successful.
All of the pieces of text on this page are in a serif font, giving the impression that it is clean and slick, and the font sticks with the colour theme of the overall magazine giving it a more professional look.
All of these points add up to give me an idea that this magazine is aimed at a target audience aged 15-30, which could include both males and females. this magazine could also be aimed at people who are not into mainstream and popular artists but people who are looking for unique and unheard of before artists.