Double Page Spread Analysis

The choice of band featured in the article suggests that the target audience will indeed be music fans, more specifically, fans of rock and The Muse. In the article, a vast amount of informal language is used. An example of this is the way in which the article uses words such as ‘fucking’. This is a swear word and would not be used in a formal article. This also means that the target audience is aimed at a more relatable audience, meaning young adults. Additionally, the writers are trying to connect with the audience by doing this. Colour is used in this double page article in a way to attract the readers. The lighting is low key, which highlights the mysterious feel that the members of the group have. Additionally, the pieces of glowing screens or lights in the background add more feel towards the image and may possibly attract more readers due to its artistic look. The blue background colour is also quite cool. The style of text used is big and bold, which ensures that the reader finds it easy to read and also, the text stands out. The double page spread is laid out in an overlapping form over two pages. The pages are taken up by only one image which is in the background. The texts are brought to the front of the page, but they do not cover the members of the group. The magazine is addressing the reader as a close friend. We know this because the magazine uses inappropriate words (swear words). This form of language would not be used for a formal audience. The band, through the image, is presented as a cool and collected group. They are also portrayed as quite mysterious due to background being low key and the fact that they are dressed in almost full black highlights them as masculine characters. The style of the article does not match the style of the front cover. The front cover is high key, but the article is low key. However, the band displayed (the Muse) are wearing black in both cases, which is one thing that matches the front cover to the article. The article demands a prior knowledge when reading it, due to the fact that it is based on a music group and so a couple of their songs are mentioned in the article. Without having general knowledge of the group, you wouldn’t really be aware of what the article is talking about.