The double page spread from the classical magazine ‘Music’ adheres the typical conventions seen in magazines. Some of these typical conventions are; the main image which is of the person featured in the article, the written content is paragraphed in columns, there’s use of additional images and for the target audience the content is written in a formal style of writing. The layout doesn’t make the double page spread overcrowded and this draws in the audience to read the information. Although the key image of Maurizio Pollini does not relate to the main image on the front cover, he's name is stated under the title: 'Also in this issue' on the front cover. He is featured on the contents page where a smaller image is shown of him. This allows the audience to identify Maurizio Pollini, and makes him stand out from the rest of the featured articles. The article is continued onto a third and fourth page (my main analysis), on the first page there’s a bit of written content and on the second page we see a black and white medium close up of Maurizio Pollini which takes up the whole of the second page. Pollini is looking at the camera and the direct mode of address enables the audience to see who the article is about. The mise-en-scene shows he is wearing a suit with a shirt and tie and the target audience are able to identify with him. A ‘drop cap’ is used at the beginning of the first sentence with the letter G. This is where a letter is bigger than the rest of the copy and is a typical convention of articles. On the first page ‘IVAN HEWETT’ is highlighted in a different colour, this is the name of the interviewer and stands out. A floating quote – a quote taken from the body of the text to create impact is used. This again is another typical convention seen in magazine articles. This allows the audience to see what information is featured. Interesting and appealing quotes are used in order to grab the audience’s attention. Some of the other typical conventions used on this double page spread are; use of page numbers, the name of the magazine nearby to the page number and website address and the title of the article on the top right hand corner. Between the text a box containing a timeline of Maurizio’s life is featured. This is not seen as a typical convention in a magazine, however, allows the audience to find out some back ground information about who they are reading about. This box stands out as its in a different colour compared to the rest on the page. Its titled ‘MAURIZIO POLLINI A LIFE IN BRIEF’ this allows the audience to notice what it’s about. The picture at the top is in black and white, this is ironic as its when he was young, however following the timeline down we see a recent picture of Maurizio which is in colour.
Maurizio Pollini is stereotypically represented considering he’s age. In the three pictures we see of Maurizio two of them are recent, as you can see he is aged. However, one of them is of when he was about 18 even though he’s wearing a suit in all three pictures, you can tell he is young because of he’s causal smile and hair cut which was typical of that time. From the pictures we can see he also conventionally connotes the music genre, as we see him wearing a suit. The classical period is all about elegance and males dressed in suits with a shirt and tie can be seen as elegant. In he’s main image he is also playing the piano in a relaxed atmosphere, I say this because the back ground is plain and the image is black and white. From reading the text the copy is in Standard English, giving the copy a formal appearance. This is also stereotypical because the magazine is aimed at an older generation and Maurizio himself is elderly. The pianists’ representations are not stereotypically subverted in any way.
This classical music magazine, targets an older generation of both males and females. The audience are engaged through the pictures as they are appealing and the written text which is formal. The magazine is also set out clearly and is not overcrowded this attracting the audience to buy and read the magazine.
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