Research and Planning - Double page spread analysis

 This double page spread is  taken from an NME magazine, and the reason why I chose to do that is because of the genre.  This band are the style that my target audience are suited to, and its genre is implied throughout the different techniques and features used. They're quite pop/retro/indie band which fit to my magazine due to it being a varied one.

The target audience from this double page spread will be people who are interested in the NME style, which is quite popular at the moment.  The Vaccines are people who are becoming more noticed so it seems right for the magazine producers  to put in a new band that people seem attracted to in this genre. The whole style of these pages show that it would appeal to a student type of person, probably 16+ hence it's vintage colours and retro style. It's quite 'young' as well and stylish so it appeals to this  target audience, as it's the "fashionable" to be in it. They'll probably be middle-class because it doesn't look like a cheap magazine with the large image used and with it being a personal interview with a popular band.

The layout of this double page spread is exceptionally appealing. The large image is attractive and gives  the main dominance so it tells the audience straight away what exactly the page is about, so people will actually read it etc. It makes it look important. The blue little tabs around  the page gives it that little bit of quirkiness which will make it eye catching compared to the others, the most.

The representations on this magazine page due  to this band make it seem 'popular'. Their whole fashion fits into the latest style which makes it even more appealing.

The media language in this page is varied.  The main person in this band has a photo of a medium close-up, giving him important, showing he is the leader etc. The rest of the band is like  a medium shot, as they're also part of it. The reason for this is so  that you can see the attitude of the band. Their attitude is quite serious and severe, moody as well... but it all fits well into the style of what this magazine wants to achieve  and receives the audience it wants to attract. The Vaccines clothing is quite recent and is todays fashion, so it matches perfectly and is up to date with what the audience WANT to see. They're basically like the 'indie/pop/rock' idols NME people want to have.