Music magazine double page spread - analysis: Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

The title of the page states ‘Being Bella’ and the name ‘Bella’ is written in a white colour to allow it to stand out in contrast to the black background. Different fonts are used for the masthead of the page. The font is eye-catching and noticeable to the reader as it incorporates stars and a curly style to engage the audience. The celebrity’s character name is used rather than her real name as this is how the target audience will be likely to recognise her.

In the sub-heading, the same technique is used as the actresses name is written in a white-coloured font to stand out in comparison to the black background. Furthermore, it is written in a simple sans serif font for added noticeability. It is also large and bold to allow it to stand out on the page and entice the reader to discover more by reading the article as it is an intriguing statement.

The main image is relatively large and covers the majority of the right-hand page. It presents Kristen Stewart and she is looking directly at the camera. This could act as a personal pronoun as she is looking directly towards the reader and enticing them to personally read the article’s content. Furthermore, the photograph is a mid-long shot to present her attire as some of the text within the article regards this topic.

There are a couple of smaller images used to split up large pieces of text within the article to reduce the amount of text and appeal to the younger audience. There is also a smaller image inserted in the foreground of the page and overlapping the main image to represent its importance. All of the smaller images have captions beneath them to explain to the reader their purpose and relevance to the article.

There is a pull quote to act as a caption for the main image. It is surrounded by a pink coloured text box and large white coloured quotation marks to make it stand out in the foreground of the page. The use of the quotation alongside the main image is persuasive as it adds a personal feel and allows the reader to hear directly from the artist herself.

The masthead and sub-heading are written in larger, bolder fonts to allow them to stand out and entice the reader to continue reading. The entirety of the text throughout the article is written in a sans serif font to add simplicity which will appeal to the younger intended audience and make it easier to read for them. Furthermore, as the article is an interview, a bold font is used to present the questions so they stand out and the reader can easily notice which pieces of the article they are most interested in and wish to read.

The colour scheme consists of pink, black and white. The pink and white colours successfully stand out in comparison to the black background and are, therefore, used to present the more important or intriguing pieces of text to make them more noticeable to the reader. The background is black as she is an actress in a movie about vampires so the black colour relates to the topic. Furthermore, as the article is an interview, the questions are presented in the vibrant pink colour to allow them to stand out and the reader can easily notice which pieces of the article they are most interested in and wish to read. A colour scheme also adds consistency to the magazine as this colour scheme will continue throughout each page.

The page is text dominated as there is a large amount of writing. Therefore, 4 columns of text are incorporated for organisation. However, the text is superimposed around a number of smaller images to reduce the quantity of writing and to appeal to the younger intended audience.

Page numbers are placed in the bottom corner of each page on the double page spread so that the page can easily be found according to the contents to eliminate confusion amongst the audience.