Kerrang double page spread

Colours

The colours on this page consist of mostly dark colours. Being a rock genre magazine the colours used are mostly dark as these are connoted as colours associating with this music genre. A simple black background is used for the double page spread. The rest of the colour made up is done by a layering of pictures across the page in a collage effect. White is used for the writing on the page with green and red used to highlight specific info. These colours create a exciting edge to the page and attract the readers with the contrasting of colours.

Design

The Design of this page is in a collage like theme. There is writing along the left and right hand size of the page going vertically down the page. Due to this layout there is limited writing on the page so theres not alot for the consumer to read and digest in terms of textual information within the page. The test is in easy to read times new roman font bigger and bolder for titles and using green to emphasise some words within the page. When examining this page its clear to see that is promoting a recently gig from a top band. Because of this its understandable the consumer will be more interested in the pictures as opposed to writing about it. Because of this the rest of the page is made up of a collage of pictures from that evenings gig. This design was incredibly successful because it gives the audience a visual experience of what happened that evening. The whole page is visually appealing to the audience and is very successful.

Images

On this page there is one very large picture dominating the middle of this double page spread. This is of one of the musicians playing the keyboard on stage, it is a medium long shot and is totally natural. This is appealing to the audience. Along the left hand side of this double page spread is a series of medium shots, all in black and white. These are all post performance and are clearly posed specifically for this photo shoot. On the right hand side of this double page spread is picture from the gig when its actually being performed , These contrast with the left hand side as they as colourful and energetic, which is totally different to shots on the other side. The pictures are again mostly medium shots but all shots taking on action of what occurring so the poses and styles from the musicians are natural. There is also a picture of the audience along the bottom during the concert. These pictures all combined together create an effective page for the audience, all these pictures interest the audience and they enjoy the contrast of before and during, there i even more of a flowing through of a timeline with 3 close ups with short interviews of people after the concert so the audience get a all round perspective of the whole night, being portrayed through these few images.

Pose, style, hair and make up

The poses on this page are mostly natural ones of the musicians performing on stage, due to this you see them in all their natural glory, they are sweaty and red faced. Their hair styles are messy and not well set out due to their long performances. Because of this there is also little makeup worn by the artists so the audience can feel like they can truly relate the natural nature of the musicians and been closer to them than more than just a fan base.

How are the words used on the page

The title and strap line of this double page spread are very small and non obtrusive on the entire spread, but yet still clearly visible for the audiences. They suggest that there is not a great deal of attention is needed to be focused on on them. The rest of the writing on this page is quite small, clear to read but not very big so it doesn't draw alot of attention to it. The title and strap lines are big enough to stand out however are not the main focus of the page.

Language

The language used on this page is rather simplistic and easy to understand. This is because it needs to be suitable for the audience it is targeting, being a teenage market the audience will be considered of a lower social class therefore simple easy to understand words and phrases are going to appeal more than more complex textual information.n

Overall impression

Overall i really like this double page spread and think its is incredibly effective. There is a plentiful supply of textual information about the gig on the page however it is not tooo much. The variety of pictures on the page is very good as it allows a large supply of visual representation on the scene for the consumer which is exactly what they would be going for in this type of article. It is easily identifiable on what it is and is successful in what it does. I believe it will appeal to a large majority of readers and is exactly what they look for in a music magazine.