Closer
The second magazine I am going to be analyzing is Closer magazine, a celebrity gossip magazine released weekly to allow women especially aged 15-24 to keep up with the gossip of the celebrity world. The Gossip magazine Closer is published by the publishing company called E-map
Denotation
The front cover denotates the gossip in the Celebrity World.
The background on the front cover is littered with pictures of celebrities, and underneath those particular pictures the background is Pink.
On the front cover the masthead Closer is in White to stand out from the Pink Background. The masthead jumps out at the eye, allowing the audience to immediately notice the title. The masthead is in the biggest font size and stands out from all the other text on the Front cover. It is covered slightly by a headline on the Orange box. but the masthead “Closer” is still visible to the eye.
There is other text on the front cover, which is on the relevant picture. For example there is a picture of Jordan looking drunk, then just at the left hand side of the picture is an orange box with the words “Jordan parties alone after Peter walks out” this text is in Black to allow it to stand out to the eye. On the picture of Jordan there is an arrow which is pointing something out to catch the readers eye and draw the reader in to wonder what this could mean. There are other pictures of celebrities, with text which explains the story behind the published picture. Again at the top of the magazine there is more pictures with more text which is explaining the story behind the published picture. Each picture is raised on a color to allow the picture to stand out from the background, but also to allow it to be established as the front cover of the magazine is littered with different celebrity pictures.
Connotation
The Masthead
The Masthead of the magazine is “Closer”. This is in White which allows the Masthead to stand out from the celebrity pictures. The masthead is covered by an Orange box which has text in. This puts the message across that Closer is such a popular Gossip magazine the masthead can be covered up and women would still know what the masthead of the magazine is. The text stands right out from the magazine to catch the eye of the reader; this is the biggest text on the front cover and stands out from all the other text on the page.
The Pictures
The celebrity pictures look like they have been snapped on a camera then just been put onto the cover without a thought to the layout. The main story about Jordan has the biggest picture to allow this particular story to stand out and grab the reader’s attention. The celebrity pictures have been put on the page in a slap happy manner to give the impression these pictures are hot off the press to create an atmosphere as if this magazine has been created quickly because there are so many stories to cover and cram in. The pictures overlap because there is so much to fit onto one front cover, so many stories to cover in the celebrity world. Each of the pictures have writing on to give an idea of what this celebrity story is about. The text stands out from the picture and does not blend in.
The main picture I am going to go into detail about is the picture of Jordan as this is the biggest picture. Jordan looks very drunk and depressed, the journalist has deliberately caught her in this position of looking drunk, and unaware of her surroundings, because this makes an interesting story to catch a celebrity drunk and out of control. They want to catch her at her worse so they actually have a story. Her eyes are closed because she is that drunk. She is showing a lot of flesh off without realizing; this is not a picture which has been posed for it is a picture which has been took when a celebrity has not been aware.
The Background Colour
The background colour is Pink and this is to show the magazine is very much for young women rather then men.
Language-There is no complicated language, just simple language which goes into the story behind the actual picture. The celebrity pictures give a clue into what the story is going to be about. All the pictures are colored so you can see everything which the celebrity is doing, how they pose and there emotions. The magazine uses brief headlines to give a clue into what the picture is about. There is no proper layout for the pictures they have just been thrown onto the front cover as if they are hot off the press, and the editors have not had time to properly lay out the pictures.
Institution-The institution is journalists from a magazine company, who are putting together stories from the celebrity world into one magazine. The publishing company e-map are publishing this magazine for women in the general public who like to read and know what is going on in the showbiz world.
Ideology- The idea behind this magazine is to get across the values of celebrities across to the public, such as the drunk nights they go on, how they lie and cheat, the real values of a celebrity in a showbiz world and that they are just human and that they all make mistakes.
Audience-The main target audience of the magazine is aimed at is the women who are desperate to keep up with the latest showbiz news, this magazine does not target the male audience.
Representation-The magazine is representing the celebrities which make complete fools of themselves. On the other hand it could be said the magazine is representing all the women who love to know the latest gossip. The pictures on Closer represent the story they are covering within the magazine.
Overall Closer is a magazine which has the main aim to entertain women in the general public. They want to entertain the women with the latest gossip, fashion tips and diets to keep women happy and entertained with the magazine Closer.
The second magazine I am going to be analyzing is Closer magazine, a celebrity gossip magazine released weekly to allow women especially aged 15-24 to keep up with the gossip of the celebrity world. The Gossip magazine Closer is published by the publishing company called E-map
Denotation
The front cover denotates the gossip in the Celebrity World.
The background on the front cover is littered with pictures of celebrities, and underneath those particular pictures the background is Pink.
On the front cover the masthead Closer is in White to stand out from the Pink Background. The masthead jumps out at the eye, allowing the audience to immediately notice the title. The masthead is in the biggest font size and stands out from all the other text on the Front cover. It is covered slightly by a headline on the Orange box. but the masthead “Closer” is still visible to the eye.
There is other text on the front cover, which is on the relevant picture. For example there is a picture of Jordan looking drunk, then just at the left hand side of the picture is an orange box with the words “Jordan parties alone after Peter walks out” this text is in Black to allow it to stand out to the eye. On the picture of Jordan there is an arrow which is pointing something out to catch the readers eye and draw the reader in to wonder what this could mean. There are other pictures of celebrities, with text which explains the story behind the published picture. Again at the top of the magazine there is more pictures with more text which is explaining the story behind the published picture. Each picture is raised on a color to allow the picture to stand out from the background, but also to allow it to be established as the front cover of the magazine is littered with different celebrity pictures.
Connotation
The Masthead
The Masthead of the magazine is “Closer”. This is in White which allows the Masthead to stand out from the celebrity pictures. The masthead is covered by an Orange box which has text in. This puts the message across that Closer is such a popular Gossip magazine the masthead can be covered up and women would still know what the masthead of the magazine is. The text stands right out from the magazine to catch the eye of the reader; this is the biggest text on the front cover and stands out from all the other text on the page.
The Pictures
The celebrity pictures look like they have been snapped on a camera then just been put onto the cover without a thought to the layout. The main story about Jordan has the biggest picture to allow this particular story to stand out and grab the reader’s attention. The celebrity pictures have been put on the page in a slap happy manner to give the impression these pictures are hot off the press to create an atmosphere as if this magazine has been created quickly because there are so many stories to cover and cram in. The pictures overlap because there is so much to fit onto one front cover, so many stories to cover in the celebrity world. Each of the pictures have writing on to give an idea of what this celebrity story is about. The text stands out from the picture and does not blend in.
The main picture I am going to go into detail about is the picture of Jordan as this is the biggest picture. Jordan looks very drunk and depressed, the journalist has deliberately caught her in this position of looking drunk, and unaware of her surroundings, because this makes an interesting story to catch a celebrity drunk and out of control. They want to catch her at her worse so they actually have a story. Her eyes are closed because she is that drunk. She is showing a lot of flesh off without realizing; this is not a picture which has been posed for it is a picture which has been took when a celebrity has not been aware.
The Background Colour
The background colour is Pink and this is to show the magazine is very much for young women rather then men.
Language-There is no complicated language, just simple language which goes into the story behind the actual picture. The celebrity pictures give a clue into what the story is going to be about. All the pictures are colored so you can see everything which the celebrity is doing, how they pose and there emotions. The magazine uses brief headlines to give a clue into what the picture is about. There is no proper layout for the pictures they have just been thrown onto the front cover as if they are hot off the press, and the editors have not had time to properly lay out the pictures.
Institution-The institution is journalists from a magazine company, who are putting together stories from the celebrity world into one magazine. The publishing company e-map are publishing this magazine for women in the general public who like to read and know what is going on in the showbiz world.
Ideology- The idea behind this magazine is to get across the values of celebrities across to the public, such as the drunk nights they go on, how they lie and cheat, the real values of a celebrity in a showbiz world and that they are just human and that they all make mistakes.
Audience-The main target audience of the magazine is aimed at is the women who are desperate to keep up with the latest showbiz news, this magazine does not target the male audience.
Representation-The magazine is representing the celebrities which make complete fools of themselves. On the other hand it could be said the magazine is representing all the women who love to know the latest gossip. The pictures on Closer represent the story they are covering within the magazine.
Overall Closer is a magazine which has the main aim to entertain women in the general public. They want to entertain the women with the latest gossip, fashion tips and diets to keep women happy and entertained with the magazine Closer.
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