1. Analysis of magazine front cover/contents/double spread of NME Sept 2009 Dizzee Rascal Edition

2. FRONT COVER ANALYSIS THE MASTHEAD – This is name of the magazine in this case the magazine is called, NME, this sets the house style as you can see red, white and black. COVER LINES – The cover lines are to give the audience of a preview of what’s inside of the magazine. THE MAIN IMAGE – The main image is usually the person the magazine has a major story or article about and also what genre this edition of the magazine will be based around. In this case Dizzee Rascal’s facial expression is very happy and body language is welcoming which links with the pull quote. THE MAIN COVER LINE - The main cover line links with the main image to attract the reader, this denotes to us Dizzee Rascal’s actual name however this connotates his loud personality and vibe in bold capitals. BARCODE/DATE ISSUE/PRICE – This is conventional and is displayed on every magazine. THE FOOTER – This is information about what is included in magazine separate from the main story/article. USE OF A PULL QUOTE – This is out of the main story as an additional effort to grab the readers attention, which is ‘I’m spreading joy around the world, man!’ BACKGROUND The background is a graffiti image denotes that it was involved in Dizzee’s childhood however this connotes relates to Dizzee Rascal’s facial expression this gives off an energetic and loud vibe to set the tone audience of the magazine. FLASHER- This gives an extra promtional offer this also links to the genre.

3. CONTENTS ANALYSIS SUBSCRIPTION - This is acquire more customers by offering a discount on a weekly basis. This has the details such as the website, number to make this simple for customer. BRIEF HEADING – This is the summary of content and giving the reader an insight of what’s included in the magazine, this is in black text with the numbers in red, sticking to the house style colours. SUB HEADING –This is blocked out into separate sub sections these are the main areas of the magazine, due to the text contrasting the background and being so big. DATE - This is conventional and you would expect to see this on every magazine. BANNER –This is where you would expect to see Banners on all magazines, this also follows the house style. NME MASTHEAD – This is the same colour as the Masthead on the front cover, this comes across as professional and also a consistent house style. MAIN IMAGE – The main image is the focal point of this page as this is the biggest feature on the page, this grabs the audiences attention and relates to the article below in this case about touring. In addition the image is edited so it looks like a photograph. This is appropriate because as it looks like a collectors photograph that they may have received whilst on the tour. INDEX - Bands are listed in red with page number in black. The effect of this is house style colours used and appealing to the eye.

4. DOUBLE SPREAD ANALYSIS MISE EN SCENE – This is created by graffiti wall background MAIN IMAGE – This medium shot of Dizzee Rascal we are able to see his style and can connote to the us his personality and style of music in link with the graffiti background. PAGE NUMBER/NME TITLE/DATE – This conventional and expected to see on all double page spread. COPY - this begins with a large ‘Y’ which is a Drop Cap, you would foresee this of all magazines. SECOND IMAGE – This is of a radio and alcohol, as you can the radio has a sticker on it which says ‘ Have a nice day’, again showing Dizzee Rascals personality which is joy and happiness. Also the background in consistent graffiti showing how much on an impact this has had on his life. 4 COLOUMNS – In the third column the text wraps around the image to show the importance of the image. SUB HEADING – This is brief information about what is to come in the article, in this case this shows a brief insight of his success. MAIN HEADLINE – This is a saying that has been manipulated to suit the audience of genre that follow Dizzee Rascal, this says ‘From Tags to riches’ showing the influence ‘tagging’ associated with graffiti has influenced his career. BYLINE - This is credit for author and photographer CAPTION – The caption saying Dizzee, is another convention feature and usually recounts the article on this page.