Research And Planning: Contents Page Analysis.

Genre: The genre of this magazine I expect would be indie. I can see this by the groups and artists which are featured on the front, and the colors are fairly simple however the red stands out, these colors represent this genre as they aren't very vibrant or outstanding. I also see this due to the stance and manner of the artists feature on the contents.

Target Audience: I expect the audience would be both men and women of which are a part of the indie style and would be around the age of 18, I suspect they would be in the E social group. I think this is due to the artists featured and the sell-lines.

Layout: The layout of this contents is all organized and doesn't look messy when together. There is one main column running down the right hand side, and at the bottom there is a box with two smaller columns below the picture. There is two pictures in this contents, one being the more bigger and in demand one to attract the most attention, and the other being smaller which still attracts attention, however not as much as the larger one.

Representation: The artists on the front have straight faces and don't seem to be very happy. They seem to be expressing a more moody and constructed attitude, quite typical of a music magazine of this type. The clothing which the Courteeners are wearing, is quite simple they're all wearing black pants and only the front two are wearing graphic T-Shirts. This shows them as a simple band and the picture tries to emphasize the front two more as they're the main vocalist in the band and would be the most recognizable. The band don't seem to be very wealthy and in doing so would relate to the audience. The man at the bottom of the page is wearing quite the opposite, he is in a blue suit which represents quite a cool and calm color, and is leaning against a pillar again expressing a calm attitude.

Media Language: In the top photo the men are in a long shot, this is done to show the background and destination of the picture. It also shows all the men's bodily manners and their stance. It is also at a quite a low angle, as though we are looking at them from the bottom of the hill. This is to show how they're higher than us in rankings, we're reading the magazine whereas they are featuring in it. The picture of the man at the bottom, also being of a long shot, is eye level to the audience. This is maybe to signify a more closer relationship between this man and the audience, it shows he is at our level. The positioning of the pictures may also be done deliberately to show how the man at the bottom is lower in maybe the chart rankings, than the Courteeners, as this group is positioned much larger and above the smaller picture.