Analysis of an existing magazine cover.

On the cover of this magazine, the lighting that is used defines the main characters facial features, the shadows clearly show the creases around his mouth and around his eye- this is to represent the style of music that Coldplay is, the lighting is used to make it look quite dark- so that shows that Coldplay is quite a dark cool band.

The camera angle that is used is a medium close up which is capturing the emotions of the main character we can clearly see that he is looking quite…excited. His facial expression looks like he is eager to get a word in and contribute. Although his eyes are nearly closed he is giving us a direct mode of address to engage with the audience. With his mouth wide open, it looks like he is a quite loud person, with a lot to say- with the added cover lines around the edge, makes it look like he does say a lot.
His face is slightly tilted giving him the impression that he is superior to us and is looking down upon us, and that we should listen to every word he says- because he is important.

The word ‘Coldplay’ is stretched across the page and across his face, looking like he is shouting the word ‘Coldplay’- It is very effective because it starts of small and gets bigger across the page.

The target audience for this magazine would be 16-25 year olds due to the cover lines around the edge of the page, which would appeal to a young target audience. “I lost my virginity 2 years ago.” “We’re not Travis OK?” because young people will be able to relate to these, as well as knowing who ‘Travis’ is.

The layout of the page is very consistent; the colour scheme is a light green yellowy colour- creating a calming effect. The cover lines are all written in the same colour and font style, maintaining regularity.