We Love Pop! double page spread research

On this double page spread from We Love Pop! magazine, the thing that takes up the most amount of space is the image of Cher Lloyd as it covers and entire page. This is important because it is the first thing the reader will notice when looking at the page which highlights to them who the article is about. The quote taken from the interview which is used as a heading for the article is emphasised over the rest of the text because it represents to the reader the basic outline of the article before they have to read it in detail. Whereas the rest of the text is balanced because it is all the same size implying that it has equal amount of importance to the audience.

There are two images on the page which are both of Cher Lloyd. This relates to the written text because the images are of the person in which the article is written about. Also, the tone of the images relates to the tone of the text because they are both quite light hearted. When thinking about mise-en-scene, the clothes that are used in the images relate to the target audience as they are the sort of clothes that the reader could go out and by implying that the target audience can relate to the people in the magazine. The colours that have been used are pink, white and black. This contributes to the mood of the image because it is quite light hearted and fun but also has some serious anicdotes included. As the image of Cher Lloyd is quite big and she is looking as if she is taking a picture of the reader, it gives the reader the feeling that she is looking at them which makes them feel special and as if they are associating with each other.

There is use of linguistic devices like quotations, such as, 'I was the girl parents blamed for their kids turning out wrong.' This shows that the person who the article is about has directly said this giving it a more exclusive atmosphere rather than an anonymous person writing about them. The mode and tone of the article is quite layed back which is shown when it states 'Forget everything you think you know about Cher Lloyed... and read this interview now!' which is quite informal as it is telling the reader to do something in quite a light hearted manner. The written content relates to the images because the images are of the people who the article is written about and taken quotes from highlighting the exclusiveness of the article. This copy is placed in the middle of the magazine because it is the main article in the magazine and needs to be placed in the middle of the rest of the articles.

The genre of the magazine, which is pop music, is shown through the name of the magazine (We Love Pop), the choice of pop stars to feature as they are all well known and the choice of colours because they are all fun and bright.