Analysing dps pages prep for blog
- 1. Caption saying ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE Dizzee Tells the reader who the person in the picture is. Mise en SPREAD 1 NME Byline (credit for scene author and created by photographer If the graffiti wall audience likes the piece or photo background they may fell inclined to research the person and look at some more A very urban of their work. feeling is given off which matches the hip hop scene as it Main heading Sums up is often thought of the piece. In this case playing on as street. the word ‘tag’ which is fitting as he appears to be tagging in the photo. Page 4 columns –notice number and text wraps around magazine the image of the name NME’s radio Draws in the audience to logo is at the look at the radio which fits the hip bottom of every hop theme as in the 90’s and 80’s page by the page boom boxes were associated with number which the genre. highlights the magazine brand that will then be Second image used planted into the is Beer bottles and a radio readers mind. suggesting that Dizzee could Copy (text) begins with A large Sub heading Tells the reader enjoy relaxing with some music. letter Y using Drops Cap This tells the how successful Dizzee has been in the Background is Graffiti last year and sums up what the article is which further highlights hip hop’s audience where the article starts. about. urban past.
- 2. Analysis of written article The article itself is basically about..... How far Dizzee Rascal has come and what his journey has been like The style of the article is....... Casual and informal It is written in 4 short columns each of approx75-100 words The main heading/headline is quite dramatic...... And plays on Tags rather than rags which links in to hip hop being urban and almost against the law which tagging is.
- 3. The main headline is also a pull quote that appears to be a collage of different ANALYSIS OF ARTICLES- DOUBLE PAGE SPREAD 2 letters. This is very bold and makes it stand out to the audience. Furthermore it tells the reader a lot about the actual cover star suggesting she is very open in her opinions. The sub heading explains who the featured person is and what the article is about. The large photo takes up one page and there is a plain white background so that all the writing and image stand out. The article starts with a bold capital I which indicates to the reader where the article begins. The page number and the magazine In the subheading, the name of the The name of the writer and photographer name are in the corner to help worth star is highlighted in red which sticks are highlighted meaning people can go brand recognition and so customers with the magazine’s ‘NME’ colour and view some of their other work if they can find the page they want. scheme. This is kept through out the like them. whole piece as black white and red are the only colours that feature.