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Feature.
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Deconstruction.
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Font
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The font style, for the heading is
very bold, opening with ‘Fiasco @ 9:30’ on the left hand page, with an image
of Lupe Fiasco as the model, the font stands out from the background and
other texts as a heading, but could be considered the same as the heading on
the right hand page. The bulk of the text on the page uses a curved subtle font
that is easy to read, but looks different from standard newspaper styled font,
this helps to individualise the magazine from other businesses.
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Text
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There is a
reasonable amount of text on the page in the form of two large columns; this
is good because all the text is in one area making it easy to read through
the entire piece, without losing focus to look at images. The more important
sections of the text have been highlighted in gold, helping the text become
easier to depict.
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Colour
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The background
colour is black; however this was not done to add a dark theme towards the
artist, but was done to bring out the gold, spread around the page. The most
important colour present on the page is the gold, as the artist is wearing a
gold lined jacket, with a golden watch. To further this, the important
sections of text such as quotes, highlights and even the heading is in gold,
showings its importance.
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Body
language/staging
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The body language is a subtle
confidence, showing as a centre-piece the golden watch, staring away from the
camera, to look up at something, showing he still has aspirations, or goals
that he wants to reach.
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Framing
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The framing is of a mid shot of
Lupe Fiasco wearing all black, with a gold watch, to draw you attention
towards it, rather than looking at the text on the next page, this instantly
tells the reader he has reach wealth and fame, by being present in the
magazine and showing off his expensive jewelry.
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Lighting
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The lighting of the shot, is an
looking down on him, from the top left of the page, slightly covering the
right side of the image and his body into darkness, but not extreme darkness,
but enough to suggest something about the character/model.
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Composition (overall design/layout)
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The overall design of the pages is
good, this is because it keeps the, images separate from the text, making sure that the reader
looks at the representations of the image and the wealth of the model, before
moving on and then reading the article, this helps to create a image/ personality
for the artist without reading a single word.
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Sunday, 2 December 2012
Deconstruction of magazine double page spread
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You understand the functions of the conventions of double page spreads very well - you also appear to have a good understanding of both connotations and denotations. However you need to ensure that all of these deconstructions relate back to your own product. You need to say when studying these products - what you like that you may use in your own magazine and what you dislike that you have decided against using.
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