Media Language in Magazines

Print magazines are appealing

Name of Magazine:                               
POP MAGAZINE

EXAMPLES OF GENERIC CONVENTIONS
Layout : Bold design
Font size, type of colour & connotations: large title, small overall font, a lot of assumed knowlege
Images/photographs - shot type, angle, focus: Close up shot of supermodel (Alexa Chung), shows that it is high end. She is dominating the front page
Mise - en - scene - colour, lighting, location, costume/dress, hair/makeup: 
Language and lexis:
Anchorage of image and texts:

Genre - the type, style and category of a media product. 

A D V A N T A G E S   O F   G E N R E 

Allows producers to target audiences

Allows audiences to make an informed choice too.

"WOMAN" title - broad definition.

Font is very informal and looks handwritten - like a signature, seems personal.

Background - purely/pink - very feminine 

Model - Direct mode of address, the model is starring out to the audience and connecting with them. 

Seems very friendly and approachable - the smile. 

Airbrushing - paint on to the image before/after the image is developed. 

Bright white teeth - a healthy lifestyle.

The model - labels the magazine in a way which it appeals to the working class women, older than 25, living in their house with a husband.