Genre: Pop
The target audience for this magazine would be people
between the their late teens and 30, this is because Ciara is in her mid 20’s
therefore people of similar ages would be able to relate to her and the music
which she produces, therefore people of these similar ages would be the main
target audience for Ciara’s music. Moreover target audience would be anyone who
has an interest in Pop music as Ciara is a known Pop singer therefore people
would most likely associate her with Pop.
The main image of the magazine cover is the famous singer
Ciara, Ciara is placed right in the middle of the magazine cover where she
takes up the most space on the A4 page. There are no other images on the
magazine cover; there are only caption and words. This shows that the magazine
is trying to show that the magazine edition is mainly focused on the singer,
and that they focus on making Ciara the main attention of the magazine, which
is why they made sure not to include in other images which might grab the
attention away from Ciara. The image is of the famous singer Ciara this relates
to the genre as she is already a Pop known singer therefore it shows great
relation to the genre of the magazine.
The image is framed right in the middle of the magazine cover;
this shows that Ciara is the central point of the magazine. The image framing
shows that she should be the main attention of the magazine, this then links
back to the genre of the magazine as for its pop genre to be viewable to the
target audience this framing is used. Placing the image in the middle makes it
the main attention of the magazine and it is also the first thing the audience
see, therefore they are more likely to know the genre of the magazine. The
image framing gives an effect that the main focus of the magazine is pop.
The dress in which Ciara is wearing is dark grey or black,
these colours are usually associated with parties or night concerts, this then
enforces the music genre. The dress is also shiny this further enforces the
effect of concert and pop genre as these types of dresses are commonly worn on
party nights or at concerts, therefore this further enforces the music genre of
which Ciara has. This shows the mood of the image as pop
and exciting as the shiny colours are always suggesting brief excitement over
something. Excitement is usually linked and seen with music as these are mainly
the times when music is used, therefore this enforces the mood of pop music
greatly.
The image of the pop singer Ciara relates to the target
audience of the magazine as Ciara is of the similar ages in which the magazine
is aimed at. Furthermore the main genre of the music which has the target
audience of people who are interested in any sort of pop music, links to the
image as Ciara is a pop singer, and she is also famous therefore known to many
and therefore grabs the target audiences attention when seen on the magazine
cover.
Language:
The name of the magazine is Billboard. Billboard is the name
given to something which is usually a large surface which advertises different
things, but however seen as very big as it advertises things that get to wider
audiences and by the public as it is usually placed somewhere where it is visible
to most people. Giving the magazine this name shows that the magazine is very
popular and known and that the information in it is very exclusive and big
therefore people are more likely to enjoy the content of the magazine. The name
billboard appeals to the target audience as this language is more likely to be
easy for the people between those ages to relate to the sort of language and
understand it fully.
The content that is advertised by the strap lines relates to
the genre of the magazine as Ciara’s news of her album and what her future
decisions about her career, this relates to the target audience as they would
want to know the famous singers decisions and news about what she has to offer
to her fans. Moreover a strap line about the Jonas Brothers is advertised this
shows clear link with the genre of pop as the band is a pop band therefore this
indicated to audiences what content the magazine will maintain.
Bold white arial rounded typeface has been used throughout
the magazine. This typeface makes the magazine clearer to read, and it also
shows the most important aspects of the strap line which need to be read at the
front cover, for the audience to have a bit of a clear insight of the content
of the magazine and what it might also advertise. Furthermore the typeface is
also eye catching therefore people would be able to read it straight away and
predict the genre and the content of the magazine.
