Textual Analysis, Keerang

Textual Analysis                                                     

Layout.
The magazine i have chosen is an issue of kerrang with Billy Joe the lead singer from the band 'Green Day' on the front cover. He is pointing to a sign in his hands that says 'Green Day', it has been scribbled on in red. as you can tell from him pointing at the sign shows he is trying to advertise his band.The facial expression his and 'ooh' face, which is showing he is excited which means that the band is exciting so people want to listen to there music. The mast head 'KERRANG' is in bold writing and it looks as if it is made out of glass and has been smashed. The cover lines are in bold writing so they stand out and the tag lines stand out aswell.

Colour.
The mast head is in a bright yellow so it will stand out on the shop shelf. Also on the sign he is holding the words green day are in red this is still a bright colour but it has different meanings; love, hate, danger. the greybackground makles the mast head and other parts of the magazine stand out.

People.
Billy Joe Armstrong is 40 and he has been in the music industry for 25 years. The image that the magazine has used is an iconic image because it a picture of a person. He is a well know music artist but onnly within a certain genre with poeple, so people who are into R&B and pop music wont be interested in Punk rock and Garage Rock, the music that he makes and plays.

Target Audience.
I can see that the target audience is indie, pop rock because of the clothes he is wearing and the type of adverts are round the side of the centre picture.

Clothing.
The jacket he is wearing is black, you can't see the rest of his clothes becaus eof the sign he is holding and because the photo bleeds off the page. Also the clothes he is wearing link to the indie genre of music artists.

Background.
The background looks like a sheet of metal, it goes well with the theme of the magazine and the type of music that 'Green Day' preduces. i think it would have been better if the background was green as it will match the name of the band.

Shot Type.
The shot type is a close'up of Billy Joel, it is a head on shot of him and it shows him from the waist up. they have done this so you can see his face clearly and recognise him immediatley.

Framing.
As you can see the image of Billy Joel is central and they have put the mast head behind him so it's almost like he is coming through a frame they have made with the text around the sides of the front cover. 

Overall Style. 
The language of the magazine fits in with the type and goes well with the offers and the language links into the genre.