Main Task: Double Spread Textual Analysis

This double page spread is from the magazine 'XXL'. It is about 'The Game' and therefore relates to the main headline.

The Game is dressed casually, this shows he isn't really bothered about his appearance and looks as if he has a lot to say. His picture on the right hand side is the main focus and he is looking at the camera. The font is very attractive, yet very bold and simple. It is on the left hand side and also quotes exactly what the game says, it is also very legible. The mis en scene shows that he is place and looks very relaxed, but they do not focus much on the background. So this is like his dress sense.

There is also no form of advertisements nor is there any contact information.

The ideas 'XXL' are trying to convey is that 'The Game' means business and maybe has something he would like to make open to the public, his pose and facial expression would intimidate some and make some scared while it might excite some of the audience.

Looking at this double page spread, you can identify that the target audience is for teens upwards (16+), so you can see there is quite a lot of writing so the people who read this would have to be interested in the featured article and in rap hip hop music in general.

The Game is represented as a 'Gangster Rapper' who has lived a tough life through out but tends to let out his pain by rapping due to his costume you can see this and the mis en scene and hardcore bold text associated with him. The Game also has a lot of tattoo's which could show he's been through hard times in his lifetime.

The colours used in this XXL double page spread, are really simple they do not use too many colours, all the colours share the fact that they are all kind of dull colours this is to create a modern and more contemporary look.

This double page spread from XXL magazine contains one central image which occupies one whole page has the effect of centralizing the image and highlighting the significance of the artist, in the case The Game. The image used is normally effective as well as the person is normally captured in a relaxed, everyday position which welcomes the reader to reading the interview. The color scheme used is fairly simple, which acts as a means of centralizing the image further and to not dominate the page. A key convention used which is evident in many other magazines, is a quote from the interview being enlarged. The quote used is often shocking in a sense of revealing the figures emotions and possible past to the audience. The use of this shock tactic again will engage the reader further and provide a further dimension to the page, making it seem more interesting and worth reading. Other conventions used, such as a dark, bold font for the artists name also enables the reader to acknowledge who the interview is about and to ensure it is easily Other conventions used, such as a dark, bold font for the artists name also enables the reader to acknowledge who the interview is about and to ensure it is easily read.

In this double page spread it consists of a Drop Capital 'It's A'... as this shows the reader were to start reading from.

The bye-line is at right beside the image this credits journalist's name and the photographer. There are two columns in usually there are 2-4 columns.