Analysis: Double Page Spread

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Double Page Spread- Lily Allen


The red shirt really stands out due to the white background. It shows that the image of Lily Allen is the most important part of the page. The magazine also gives a whole page to the picture so therefore it is attractive when flicking through pages, etc. The picture slightly overlaps to the previous page to show that it is related. Only one picture is used which shows a lot of text. A tricolour scheme of red, white and black was used, which from my research is used a lot for NME. Even Lily Allen follows this colour scheme due to her shirt being red and black, and her skin tone is white. All of the words are in black and white, except ‘Lily Allen’ and the writer’s name. The heading is a large sans-serif font, all in capitals. The different sized letters I think are used to make Lily Allen look young and rebellious, due to its uneven capital form. This means that it will appeal to the target group.

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Double Page Spread- The Vaccines

This is a double page spread is from an NME magazine, introducing and interviewing 'The Vaccines Teenagers'. The photo contains grey and dull colours with a light but slightly dirty backdrop, this could be reflecting their gritty pop music. The entire band was looking at straight at the lens so the reader feels engaged. The two guitarists held their guitars to show they are a guitar-based band. The photo runs across both pages, purely to emphasize that it is a double page spread, so the pages belong together. It follows a tricolour scheme of black, light blue and grey. These simple colours may have been used to replicate the bands simple pop taste. Blue lines are used across the page in random places, to show the bands raw sound. All of the words in blue are they because they are important and should be emphasised upon.

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Double Page Spread- Florence and the Machine

This is a double page spread is from an NME magazine, interviewing 'Florence and the Machine.’ Florence sitting on the American flag and the headline 'The USA got the love' instantly shows the reader that the article is about her song ‘You got the love’ being successful in the USA. NME did not simply use the artists name as a title, but a clever headline to engage the reader. NME cleverly used the colour red as the only bright colour, to make Florence’s hair stand out and clearly to show ‘she has the love.’ The flag also stands out. As Florence is an artist, red was used because it is a colour commonly used to show someone who is pretty. The serif font is used, due to it being more feminine. A sans-serif font was used to say ‘USA’ to show the importance in the article.

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Double Page Spread- My Chemical Romance

This is a double page spread is from an NME magazine, interviewing ‘My Chemical Romance.’. The spread is about the band in the studio, typical of a rock band. The fact the top of the page says ‘We’re being the best MCR we can be’ means that the band are trying to create great songs, speech is appropriate. It contains a large mid-long shot taking up the first page and two inset pictures. It clearly follows the rule of thirds due to the three columns. The words ‘The best MCR’ fall onto the previous page, so the reader knows that the two pages belong together.
The spread has very little text. This could be due to the band being a rock band, they did not give as much information or it is to show the laid back context of the band in the recording studio. The tricolour scheme of red, black and white matches well with the band. The name ‘My Chemical Romance’ means the red could be to do with love, or the red could stand for the rock vibe of the band.

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Double Page Spread- The Teenagers

This is a double page spread is from an NME magazine, introducing and interviewing 'The Teenagers'. The right hand side of the page is split into three sections to follow the rule of thirds. The spread itself follows a tricolour scheme of blue, white and black, with blue highlighting the heading, subheadings and important words. But the main image is a range of different colours. The the main image of the left page, the band are positioned in shot by casual lying down on a sofa. This shows the stereotypical view of teenagers which has then been protrayed to the band. It could also appeal to the target audience. The sans-serif fonts stick out of the page which contrasts the laid back images.