NME front cover

Colour

The colour of the masthead is the original, trademark vivid red. This allows the masthead to be enhanced and stand out amongst the rest of the front cover. The colour of the main cover line is green, which connotes a link between the band ‘Green Day’. The use of the red and green work well  together because they are opposites so this causes them to stand out against each other.

Mise en Scene

A type of mise en scene used in the main image is the clothing. The band member is wearing only black clothing which matches the colour of his hair. He may use this  coloured clothing to connote the style and genre of his band to the audience. Also, the band members belt is twisted so the buckle is on the side of his waist which further implements the idea of the bands unorthodox style. A prop used in the main image is the guitar. The guitar connotes to the audience the genre of music that ‘Green Day’ create and perform. The last type of mise en scene used is lighting. You can see the lighting reflecting off the hair of the band member, which suggests that he is performing at a gig.

Layout

The layout of the front cover follows the route of the eye; leading you from the masthead to the main image to the main cover line.  The front cover is set so that all the headings and cover lines are placed around the main image, except the cover line which relates to the image. This signifies to the audience that this is the main story in the magazine. The overall layout of the front cover is organised but by using a cluttered style. The cluttered style still has organisation to it because all of the implemented items fit to scale and have their specific place on the front cover.

Language

The language used on this front cover is quite informal and familiar to the audience. The text is written as if someone is speaking to you, an example of this is the rhetorical question, ‘so why isn’t anyone excited?’ This draws the audience into the magazine. Exclamation marks have been used in the cover lines to manufacture the language to a greater extent enthusiastic. 

Typography

The mast head takes up the top left corner of the front cover and is very bold. The black line running around the outside of the mast head further portrays a stand out effect. The main cover line, ‘Green Day’ takes up the entire width of the magazine, making it extremely large and bold. This makes it clearly stand out amongst the rest of the front cover. The rest of the cover lines use a variety of different fonts which works to the magazines advantage, making it more interesting and appealing to look at for the audience. Some of the fonts on the front cover are placed on top of a bold background, therefore causing the font to be more striking and distinct.

Camerawork

The type of shot in the main image is a mid-shot; showing the artist from the waist up. This type of shot allows the audience to see the body language of the artist performing, together with his facial expression. The background of the shot has been faded out slightly, which fully focusses on the man and the guitar, causing him to be enhanced and stand out even more. In the smaller image, the type of shot is a close up; showing the two performers from the shoulders up. This  shot connotes to the audience the concentration on their faces  whilst they are performing.

Mode of Address

The tone of this front cover is rather enthusiastic, which works to great effect, because it encourages the audience to read further into the magazine.

Summary

The front cover overall has kept its stereotypical trademark design which has been very successful in the past and has attracted a wide range of audiences. The content of the magazine has been very successful because it has kept the audience keen on the magazine, causing them to buy the magazine because they want to read into it; fulfilling their interests.