Double Page Spread Textual Annalysis.

     We Love Pop Magazine.

   

This is a double page spread taken from the teen magazine, we love pop. The first thing that the reader sees is the pull quote, it is used as the title; this attracts the reader to read on. The bold pink used throughout the article suggests that the target audience is female. The language used is very simple and there isn’t a lot of text, suggesting that the target demographic is young teenagers. The article follows the codes and conventions, by using drop caps, pull quotes and guttering. The highlighted words which pick out the key information in the text emphasises that the target audience is young as they don’t have to read the whole article they could just read the key information. The main image takes up the majority of the page, which will attract the audience to the article; also they would instantly know who the article is about. The artist is in direct mode, this may make the audience relate to her as it looks like she is looking straight at them. The image is also a poster which this proves that it is a child’s or young teenager’s magazine as they are more likely to enjoy and use posters. The pose that the artist is in is quite playful and immature this represents the younger audience; she wouldn’t be seen doing this in an adult’s magazine as they probably wouldn’t take her seriously. There is a puff at the top of the page, telling the audience that this is the cover story this looks a little childish, which fits the target audience and probably wouldn’t be seen in a classier magazine. It also uses a kicker at the top of the page. The language used in the kicker isn’t something that a young teenager would be interested in, as it’s about her appearance in the press and how parents see her, this suggests that this article may be targeted at the parents of the target audience as most parents may think that she is a bad influence, but the article tries to persuade them that she isn’t.

Overall the target audience would be young teenage females, aged between 10 and 15. We can tell this from the language used in the article, as it is quite simple. The pose used on the poster also gives a clear indication of the target audience, as it is quite immature. The colours used represent the female audience, as they are very feminine. The article also suggests that this is a teen magazine, as it is very busy, and is full of different things, which is a convention for teen magazines.