Magazine LIIAR Analysis

Q Magazine Front Cover

Language - The masthead for this music magazine is 'Q' magazine which is an English based monthly music magazine. The main image is a long shot of Florence Welch from the British indie music band Florence and the Machine which is shown and proven from the anchorage located next to the image. The font on the front cover is different to grab the readers attention, as if it where the same certain articles wouldn't stand out and therefore wouldn't get noticed. The colour scheme used throughout the front cover is a simple black and white and only small parts of red to make certain items stand out. Using the same red as the masthead this shows that they have used continuity and also making Florence Welch's hair a darker red imply's that she is fiery.

Institution - The institution of Q magazine is Bauer Media Group.

Ideology - The aim of this magazine is to inform people, that are passionate about music, all the latest news and festival dates. The front cover shows that the music is fun and sometimes dangerous by the colours used i.e. black and red and also that it is big as Florence Welch is seen as towering over the famous buildings and statues and is also bigger and better than the males in the industry and she has been given the main article while the males are only in sell lines.

Audience - The audience for this magazine will be people who are interested in Florence and the Machine and also who are interested in indie music.

Representation - The front cover represents the artist as a person who is a strong wielded and who also good at what they do as they are portrayed bigger than the famous buildings and statues. Also it imply's that Florence has made it in those places and has them in the palm of her hands as they are smaller than her. This show's that this music is big in every country; worldwide.

Q Magazine Contents Page

Language - Q magazine has used the front cover masthead on the contents page to show continuity. They have used a similar colour scheme to the one of the front cover, by using blacks, reds and whites. This shows that Q has a house style which is used in every magazine, to make it more recognisable to the readers. The little use of red on the 'Features' and 'Every Month' column shows what is important on the page which then draws attention to it. The main image on the page is another long shot of the Courteeners, so that the reader can relate to the image as they are seeing the whole of the artist.

Institution - The institution of Q magazine is Bauer Media Group.

Ideology - The ideology of this contents page is to inform the reader that this music magazine has lots of new and exclusive information and news regarding music by having many features and a reviews box.

Audience - The audience for this music magazine would be people who are interested and fans of the Courteeners.

Representation - The representation of this contents page is to inform the reader of what is right and of all the new information about artists, festivals and competitions.

Q Magazine Double Page Spread

Language - The image which is a MCU establishes who the article is about, the image is in black and white which goes along with the Q house style. Also, the red has been used again as the background to the article; the letter 'L' is in the colour red, the same as the red used in the Q masthead. The article is set out in three columns that include drops caps. 

Institutions -  The institution of Q magazine is Bauer Media Group.

Ideology - The ideology of this double page spread is to show that Lady Gaga has come back new and improved with the new hair, but also is the same as before shown through the use of black and white image.

Audience - The audience will be fans of Lady Gaga and also fans of Q magazine and of that music genre.

Represenation - the spread shows how simple and easy Lady Gaga is as a person from the simple double page spread. The image which is in a MCU allows the reader to see the artist clearly and see what kind of person they are from the face which they are pulling and also that they are making eye contact which connotes that they are both equals.