Textual analysis 1
- 2. Front cover Mast head The title of the magazine is called the mast head. The mast head tends to be in a bold text and in bright colour. This often happens because this can represent what the magazine is about and the publishers want it to stand out. Main sell lines The main sell lines are in a different colour. This often happens in a magazine because the sell lines are important but they aren't as important as the title. The sell lines can tell you what is in the magazine or it can tell you information about winners of prizes or competitions to enter. Sky line The sky line is above the mast head and it is mostly in a smaller fount and in a different colour. The sky line has a quote from the magazine with catches you attention and makes you want to read more. Sell lines Sell lines are like the main sell line however they are not as big and they tend to be in the same colour as the other sell lines. These can also tell you what will be included in the magazine.
- 3. Contents page Main title ( mast head ) This will be in the biggest fount size on the page. The magazine publishers will do this so that the readers know what the mage is about. For example in the image the mast head says “ inside the mag … ” this shows that the publishers are showing that you are reading aboutw what is going ot be in the magazine Page numbers The page numbers are set at the top of the page because they are an important pare of the magazine. They are important because they tell you what information is on what page . Headings The heading will be in a more bold text and they will tend to be in a different colour also because they will need to stand out from all of the other text on the page because that bit tells you what is the information under that heading or in the segment of the page.
- 4. Double page spread Page number By having page numbers it gives you an idea on where things are in the magazine Quotations by the publishers adding this on the that page it makes you more intrigued to what would be reading and this will then make the reader want to read more This little heading at the top which says “ celeb secrets”Mast head This is the main bit of information on the page This is just the text on the page. This will just tell you information and it tis writing the the article These are tie bold bits on the text and these tell you what the writing is about underneath it .
- 5. How Top of the pops is presented 1. Every page has a mast head on it which will tell you what the page is about. 2. Every page also has a main image on the page and these images can indicate what the page is about. 3. On the contents it will have a list of page numbers and it will tell you what on that page. 4. The double page spread will probably have the most writing on it because it will have the most information on it.