Reveal CSP
1) How many of the 12 magazine cover key conventions feature on this edition of Reveal? List them with specific reference to the convention on the CSP edition of Reveal.
About 5 of them which are martheal (title of publication),cover lines, colour schemes, direct address and central image.
2) What is the font choice used on the cover and what does this choice connote?
it uses sans serif, this makes it easier to read and shows that its more modern text and its more engaging with the audience.
3) How do the cover lines appeal to the Reveal target audience?
they include a variety of celebrities and some direct address as they recommend to the audience on what they should do also it states Gossip or problems of the modern
4) What are the connotations of the Reveal colour scheme on this particular front cover?
they have lots of pink, white, red, yellow and black , this could connote glamour & fashion.
5) How are images used to create interest in the magazine? Find three reasons for your answer. (E.g. mise-en-scene such as props, costume and make-up, body position, facial expression).
they use paparazzi photos to show what they really do in their daily life, so they show the truth of the people this is makes it more truthful by them not being ready for the picture so they don't have time to pose or put on make-up
6) What differences can you find between the use of design and typography between Tatler and Reveal? List at least three and explain the effect on audiences.
Tatler magazines use some serif, especially for their title, it show authority and culture and for the cover lines they use sans serif to show that they are modern.
Representations
1) What type of celebrities appear on the front cover? How are they represented in Reveal? (Positive? Negative? Reinforcing or challenging stereotypes?)
They show well-known celebs also they take paparazzi shots of they daily life.
2) How are women represented on the cover of Reveal? Think about both images and cover lines here.They seem to be mothers of children or are pregnant with them so they show that they may be suffering with what they are doing, it shows motherhood problems which can be complicated for them.
3) How do Reveal and Tatler represent social class? (E.g. middle/upper class and working class)
Tatler targets their magazines to higher class people as inside the magazine they show expensive things likes places to travel and expensive products that include make-up jewellery.
4) What would be the preferred and op-positional readings to this cover of Reveal?
The preferred reading would be that they would want them to think that this is a normal magazine some facts about celebrities and how they live their life.
The op-positional reading would be that this is full of gossip and lies and they expose celebrities and want to ruin their corrier by showing bad picturesSocial and cultural context1) What aspects of British life are reflected in Reveal? How does this compare to Tatler?
Tatler show lives of higher class people or rich people and talk about problems for celebs in a formal way then reveal .reveal magazine they put their price to an affordable price so that any kind of class can afford their products, reveal displays lives of everyday celebrities and Tatler show models and special celebrities.
2) What do the cover lines in Reveal suggest about the issues and lifestyle of Reveal readers? i think reveal shows how a celebs normal lifestyle is the same as normal working class person for example relationship problems, struggling to find what to wear and and basically relationship problems.
3) Find three other front covers for Reveal. What issues or features regularly appear in Reveal?
The most common issues on reveal is relationship problems with celebs and personal problems.
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