The codes and conventions of this magazine cover show the lead singer from the killers (Brandon flowers) express 3 different emotions through image. Each image portrays a separate emotion emphasising the text which says "I'm having a personal crisis right now..." Each image also has a ripped paper effect showing the confusion and again reinforcing the fact that he's having a personal crisis. The main codes and conventions are through the image as it is the main picture and story of the magazine.
The house style of this NME cover shows a red black and yellow theme towards the top of the page, this allows the text to reflect from the background and allow it to stand out to the reader. Also the cover uses a strong reflection of white and uses the image as a background colour. This makes for an interesting theme and effect. This is a technique a lot of music magazines use so I will have to take this in consideration when making my cover.
The pragmatics and underline meaning of this cover is all about Brandon flowers and how he is currently having a personal crisis and the story will go more into depth about how this effects him and even the killers as a band. I feel that the image well portrays this as it reveals a lot of facial expressions the he might use and show his confusion and personal problems. The text portrays this as it uses a good reflection of black and white showing the darks and lights about the artist.
This magazine is targeted towards a rock/pop genre. This cover emphasises this as it uses the killers as the headline story who are a very well know and popular band which really represent the pop/rock genre the NME is aimed at. The cover uses large font saying "the killers" to allow it to stand out to the reader. The cover uses a lot of yellow and red to make it stand out to the reader, also on the cover it advertises reviews and festivals which may be vital to certain magazine buyers.
The Mise En Scene of this image portrays a positive story about Brandon flowers, this is the first thing we notice. This is due to the high key lighting that is used as well as the white background. The image also represents the band as it shows what Brandon, because he is dressed casually it doesn't fit him into a specific genre, where as if it was metal he may wear a lot of black clothes. Each image also shows a specific emotion of Brandon flowers, this is well presented through the mise en scene as in one of the images we see him wearing glasses and being happy showing the simple effect from a small accessory such as sunglasses.
The masthead in this image is in the top left of the page, this is because it is where you read first on a page. It is also large and red and uses a black background to allow it to stand out, The black is only on a banner so it doesn't affect the key image of the cover.
The cover uses a lot of text towards the top of the page and bottom to advertise small things inside the magazine such as a festival review, but towards the middle of the page there is near to no text. The only text that is used shows the killers and a small section of what's inside the magazine. This allows the cover to be simple and unique as not many covers do this although I feel it is a good effect. Also the font that is used is very standard allowing the cover to be informal.
As seen in many other blog posts I have been experimenting with a lot of photo manipulation to enhance my Photoshop skills for when it comes to making my own magazine cover. In this cover Photoshop has probably been used on Brandon flowers himself as well as the ripped effect that has been given.
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