Statement of intent

 

MUSIC MAGAZINES, MEDIA LANGUAGE

 Look carefully at the front covers of MOJO and RNR magazines. 

QUESTION: How far do MOJO and RNR use different media language to create different connotations? (CONNOTATION meaning: an idea or quality that a word makes you think about in addition to its meaning.)

Answer on your blog. This is a high-value question and should take all lesson to answer. You can use the class blog search engine for more examples of how to analyse music magazines.

In your answer you should have 2 paragraphs:

• analyse the media language in MOJO and RNR magazine. 'Media language' includes the placement of the main image, the type of photography, lighting, colours, fonts, how busy or restrained the cover is, the layout (such as alignment to the margins), how serious or playful 
• make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the media language is used differently in both extracts to create different connotations. Are there similarities in both covers? What sorts of audiences are they targeting? You could think about MOJO's rock aesthetic of living loud and dangerously compared to RNR's folk, rock, blues vibe. 

dominance and power, takes up space making him the centre of the article. the foo fighters font is fun and leaning forward. red and white candy stripes, looks like word art and has a drop shadow. appears almost tactile. connotes to funkiness and energy and lust for life. All of these connotations are supported by the word adventures in the article title. They have experienced danger and drama, and are therefore expressing their adventures and outlook on life. This reflects a typical Rockstar lifestyle

pictures for my blog

HERE ARE THE PICTURES I AM INCLUDING IN MY MAGAZINE.

i am doing a magazine 

 

another pic of me snorkelling

03 creating media 2022

 this lesson we discussed lighting and how it effects a picture. From that i have decided that my picture will be quite light, with light filling the picture to establish an up beat  and cheery atmosphere. You can also change how much of a persons face is featured in the picture, to portray emotion and show my audience what the magazine could feature.

the title of my magazine is going to be called 'the deep' or 'salty at heart'  it is going to be about scuba diving and snorkelling. 

title- climate change, what does it mean for humanity?

title- how can teenagers be more green?

title- Luna Williams environmentalist and her story

title- what can be done to save the oceans

title- snorkelers encounter a tremendous site in the south of france

tite- new climate change report means 'code red' for humanity. 

i am going to include pictures of me snorkelling.

 Left to right, name the officers (1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

1. donna 

2 lino 

3 jake 

4 jo moffat 

5 ryan 

6 felix 

7 chief super intent Vickers

8 felix 

9 Who is this?

misha 

10 Name the owner of the corner shop  Mohammed Bangash 

11 Name the racist thug        benson 

12 Name the drug addict

13 Name the mother whose child is taken by her ex husband                                 Sian quirk 

cinnamon toothpaste lady. 

 Cuffs adapts itself very suitably to fit its family audience at 8pm on BBC1. Cuffs is shown before 9pm meaning it has to keep to certain requirements to maintain  it's family friendly reputation  . In Cuffs, no blood, guts or heavy violence is shown throughout the series. For example, when the racists enters the shop to find a Indian man he decides to stab him but keeping the programme suitable for all viewers we do not get to see the stabbing actually happen, all we see is the owners of the shops son reaction to stabbing then the blood and the aftermath later on the floor. They very cleverly use the spillage of chilli powder to represent death rather than violent imagery. Another example of how Cuffs adapts police drama genre conventions is how the show does not include any bad language. Throughout Cuffs no sense of swearing or sexism is used making it fit its family audience at 8pm.  The regulators of BBC, BBC1, S4C, Channel 4 and other broadcasters if Ofcom who control what is allowed to be produced, at what time and on what channel. BBC1 keep to their regulations by involving no threatening scenes or harsh violence.  Cuffs is broadcasted at 8pm, I think this is the right time they should streaming due to it being later in the evening you (will get less youngers viewers watching) meaning less chance of what is shown to be affecting the audience. 8pm is close to the time where violent and threatening scenes are allowed to be shown so Cuffs fits very suitably into it’s regulations and requirements that Ofcom set Ofcom's morals are appropriately met, and therefore its enforced. Concluding that, Cuffs does adapt itself very suitably to fit its family audience at 8pm. 

music magazines Analyse the media language of MOJO and the BBC magazine. Make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the media language is used differently to fit different kinds of music. (15)

 

The mojo magazine 'cure' covers punk/ rock music. contains vibrant colours, of orange black and white. These colours have connotations to fire and daringness, portraying this particular magazine to encourage individuality and confidence. The masthead is sans serif, and written in a bubble written font also suggesting individuality and freedom of expression. This largely ties in with the theme of mojo magazine, being based on rock music and modern trends. The modern style and themes within this magazine all link to rock , and share the same portrayal  of funk and light heartedness. Rock is all about freedom of expression, and the vast amount of colours and loud mastheads all relate to this. There is a large amount of background  colour during attention to the persons face. The person looks serious and important, and his makeup is different and intriguing. This draws people in because of the individuality. His look connotes to self destruction, and his stage image appears to be based on a story of a person who is desperately unhappy, and the whole cover suggests soon to be destruction hence the title 'why cant i be you?'. This may be relatable to many people, especially teenagers.  Therefore the media language of this poster shows us the theme and type of music this music is advertising. 

In comparison, the second magazine is covering classical music. The layout is  sophisticated and modern. Its colours are light and airy, suggesting formality and tradition. The font shown is serif, further emphasising an orderly structure that is controlled and maintained. The person is pictured smiling and laughing, in order to draw people in. However, the normality of the image suggests that this person is not special, and does not express much individuality or freedom. However, this person is different because he is youthful and different to most musicians. His gesture and clothes all relate to youthfulness , and his stance is casual. This draws in readers because it is not what you'd usually expect.   The media language of this poster ties in to the character of classical music, because classical music is done in a controlled and airy environment. Therefore from this mojo magazine you are easily able to tell that this magazine is about classical music.

To conclude, these magazines both portray the style of music they are producing very well. They are very different, and present the people involved within them in very different lights. Classical music is presented through formality and in a traditional, whereas rock culture is presented through freedom and this can be seen through the liquidity and individuality of the cover.