College Magazine Analysis

What images have they used?

The image the college have used is a medium shot of a girl studying in the college.  The image used shows a girl approximately aged 16-18 wearing her own style of clothing studying and working inside the college. The lights are shown in the distance while the main focus is on the girl.

What is the mise en scene used on the cover?

The mise en scene used shows a light setting and shows the amount of space available to the students. it gives a brief outlook of the facilities also. the lighting is light behind her this shows that she will stick out as the main image on the page. The props used of books and a pen connote school life as she is working away as this is what the college expects from students.

Would the front cover engage the audience?

The front cover is terrible when compared to actual magazines on sale as it gives off limited information and it very poorly put together. The magazine front cover is of high quality as it shows the determination of students to work and what the people in the college expect from their students and pupils.

Who is the target audience?

The target audience is male and females in the college aged 16 to 18 who would like to know more information about the college or parents who are interested in finding more information about the college

How does the magazine engage the audience?

The page engages the audience by offering agony aunt with problems page relatable to the students. it also offers stress tips of how to cope with it, this could be useful to some students, this shows that the college cares about the students well being so could be bought because of this.

How do you know its for the particular target audience?
The girl on the front gives off an example of who should be reading the magazine, as she is from the same age range and also a students at the college. This connotes that she is apart of the readership population of whom the target audience is.

What is the ideology and what does the college consider important?
The college  considers the college students' well being important as it wants them to be able to cope with stress the college considers the students' needs and wants important.

Cohens Moral Panic

A moral panic is an intense feeling expressed in a population about an issue that appears to threaten the social order; and is when something that could affect society in the wrong way is published like it is nothing.

Cohens moral panic is a theory that there is what is known in media as a "Folk Devil" which means that an idividual in the music business is doing something out of the norm in which the press and public dont agree with on a majority.

People such as......

Lady Gaga is idolised by her fans but regardless of her singing abilites a majority or a lot of people find her strange and weird. Her outfits and comments are seen as controversial as she is definetley out of the norm of the social normality. Another character who appears in the same boat as Lady Gaga is Nicki Minaj (as seen below).

 Nicki Minaj is controversial in almost every action she does, her outfits are constantly ridiculed, her singing/rapping talents are questioned repeatedly, her cosmetic surgery is often brought up in arguements as she gives of the messages that to be idolised you have to be fake. Her song lyrics are also frowned upon by many her provocative lyrics of sex and violence make her a very questionable performer.

People have often been accused and portrayed as folk devils, in the olden times this is in relation to witches who caused huge attention to the when there is no real danger to be seen. Theres no danger in new bands theoretically as a new type of music will not make the world blow up but people who don't like change will always appeal against it shown by the "new" upcoming artists like Nicki Minaj and Lady Gaga.

Justin Bieber is a perfect example as when he first appeared on the music scene he was just a young teenage boy singing which many people disliked while others adored him, but as more and more of people start to like him he becomes more socially acceptable rather than the former folk devil that he was.

Katy Perry

Katy Perry is shown in a typical woman style with provocative clothing, the lighting is done so she is the centre of attention she is shown in dark clothing with a light coloured background this again connotes she is centre of attention. She is shown in a graceful way this is done by her position and the way she turns her head towards us.Her make up and her hair are seemingly "perfect" as they are so neat and tidy. The writing is behind her and around her to show she is important, this is a key point to show she is the main person of this issue and that she is also a "star".

Katy is also surrounded by flowers this is also a symbol of females as they are associated with flowers as it is seen as a girly/woman symbol. She is showing several parts of her skin such as her legs and arms this connotes her partially covering up in a more restricted female

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