Sunday 9 November 2008

Essay Plan

'Heat' Magazine:

M: The red typography is seen as a logo, it eye-catching and very easy to read, so the buyers no it is a 'Heat' issue magazine. The colours in the magazine are all stereotyped "girly" colours, such as the purples, pinks, red etc. Further with the celebrities (idols) for younger people (teens) they would buy it so that they can see what their celebrities are up to in today's media. 'Heat' also relates to the current t.v schedule as well soap opera, linking to main audience.

I:'Heat'

G: Magazine

R: Women as gossip people as well as the representation of the stereotyped female due to the colours used.

A: Females aged from about 18 - 30 because of the issues involved in the magazine as well as the colours used further shows how the audience will be females.

I: Feminist ideologies as well as capitalist ideologies as the whole point of this magazine is to make money.

N: Visual as well as informative narrative.



'Cosmopolitan' magazine:

M: Typography bright pink (logo) shows it is a ladies magazine, gold background is done to emphasis glamorous people (celebrities). The heavy exaggeration of the word 'sex', portrays nature of magazine (what is going to be discussed;) again linking to audience. Main person on page is Beyonce famous celebrity (idol) people buy it to see her.
I: 'Cosmo'
G: A magazine

R: Women = sexual, as well as women = gossip "queens"

A: Older females about 18 -30+ due to sexual content (what they discuss about.)

I: Feminist ideologies as the magazine is targeted at women, as well as capitalist as the magazine is made to make money.
N: Visual as well as informative narrative.

Essay:

. Similarities of the two magazines (feminist capitalist etc)

. Differences (age gap, content, etc)

. SHEP (the social, historical, economic and political values for each) such as social = women's magazine, historical = women never in olden days had a say, economic = successful women and political = impact on women.

. Key theorists

. Link back to question after every paragraph.

. M.I.G.R.A.I.N in each paragraph angles, colours, people etc.

. Conclusion - sum up all points end with opinion of the question rephrased to your own ideas.