For my production task, I am going to be creating a double-page spread for an alternative rock music magazine. For this reason, I have decided to analyse a double page spread similar to one that I intend to make.
This double-page spread from an issue of Kerrang magazine centres around an interview with lead vocalist, Taylor Momsen, who is well known for being young and rebellious, after she finished playing the part of good-girl-gone-band in the popular television show, Gossip Girl. The look and feel of the double page spread reflects the idea that she has turned into a rebel quite well. For example: the heading is 'Wild Child' which implies that she has gone wild or 'off the rails'. The word 'child' has been written in a very large font and is in a white colour, both of which have connotations of innocence and purity. The word 'wild' is written in pink scribbled writing, suggesting that the writing is out of control. This makes the title an oxymoron, because you wouldn't typically see the words 'wild' and 'child' together.
The main image on the left page is a picture of her wearing black leather which makes the image sexualised to some extent. This could be seen as quite controversial, considering she is still young and shot to stardom at a very young age. She is wearing her trade-mark dark eye makeup and has quite a bored expression on her face, which could link to the fact that she is a teenager and the stereotype of a teenager is a rebellious moody person.
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