This double page spread is dark, symbolizing the genre of music which My Chemical Romance is assosiated with. "Gothic" or "rock" music is associated with the darkness of night, so the darkness seems appropriate. The red and white represent a contrast to the dark background and black and white photos. The photos used are live action shots, conveying the power and energy of their performance. The picture of lead singer Gerad singing into the microphone has previously been used on the front cover, so the front cover and double page spread are connected in this way. The black and white photos convey mystery as not all is revealed, and are appropriate for the music genre; if they were a pop band, the photos should be expected to be in colour to mirror the music conveyed. The fact that the only colour on the page is red effectively conveys danger and warning. This illustrates how the band would want to be seen; dangerous. The article is small and all in the same colour, and starts with a big "M". Through my research I have found that the large letter at the start is conventional to music magazine. Therefore, I will use it on my double page spread. Although I cannot read the article, I can tell that it is reasonably short. This adds to the mystery promoted throughout the article, as it is wondered what the article is conveying. The title "we're being the best MCR we can be", suggests that they are one of a kind, which is supported further through the images.
The band is successfully conveyed as a rock/metal band, which is their image. However, I will not be taking many conventions from this page to use on my own magazine as my singer does not share the same features, nor is part of the rock music genre.
The next double page I am looking at is an interview with the band Razorlight, from "Q" magazine.
This is probably not the first page of the interview; as there is no masthead. However, it is the only one I could find online. It depicts a picture of the whole band splashing through water, mise-en-scène effectively being used to convey them as fun loving, happy go lucky individuals. The water that they are going through conveys a type of danger, but they are overcoming this.
I have mainly analyzed the layout of double page spreads here, however, for my task I must also focus on the article behind the layout. Therefore, I have looked at some online interviews, as they are easily accessible, free and I can read them better than the pictures of magazines I have found on google images! Here are three that I particuarlly liked, and relate well to my singer:
Interview with Shakira
A star since the age of 13. The fourth richest woman in pop. Saviour of thousands of children. Oh, and a bit of an academic to boot. Is the Latino sensation Shakira just too good to be true?
It’s a sweltering night in the Bahamas and in a back room of a recording studio close to her home in an exclusive gated community, the belly-dancing Latino pop star Shakira is ripping the tinfoil wrapping off a rib of beef with almost indecent speed.
'Finally!’ she exclaims in her quick-fire Spanish-American accent, rolling her eyes to convey that she knows divas shouldn’t eat at all, let alone gnaw ravenously on ribs. 'I can only have meat once a week and today is beef day, so I’m happy. It’s this diet I’m doing; it’s pretty cruel. All fish and vegetables.’ But then her pouty face clouds over. 'But you’re not eating!
That makes me feel bad. Maybe I should eat later. And we need to turn the air-conditioning on, you’re melting! Not me. I’m like a mosquito, I love humidity. I don’t sweat.’ ............
FULL ARTICLE - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/6122146/Shakira-interview.html
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