This Foo fighter cover shows many representations of the band. The clothing which Dave Grohl is wearing helps us to understand that they have two sides, but also his posture and face expressions symbolises and represents the type of music they produce. The clothing that he is wearing shows that he as two sides as for the fairly bright colours, but scruffy collar, revealing his punklike necklace. Which represents that they are a serious rock band who are not to be messed with but also shows that they are laid back and approachable, as for the friendly colours. The selection of relaxing, casual clothes may also mean and symbolise that they are at the top of the rock world and find it lightwork. His hair also symbolises rock as for rock artists stereotypically having long lush hair which they fling about while performing. His face expression also links into the laid back theme. This is because he is showing a goofy face expression whilst looking dead straight into the camera, this has the effect that we as the viewers believe that we are one of his interests. As well as this the raise of one eyebrow almost hints at him saying "do you want to rock?". He is also grabbing the title of the the band which represents that they go with the flow, but also have an aggressive side as for them being a male rock band. The cover also shows him and the band to be important in the rock world as for his head overlapping the master head of the cover (MOJO).
The cover also uses media language to show off the bands way of music and performance. Firstly we see that the font and colour choice are bright and a friendly. The font also has a rock wild feel to it as for it being at an angle and being made up to two different colours. This may have been done deliberately to show that they one of the best rock bands around, meaning that their name should be a stand out feature. The bright blue background with circular waves reflects their wild and unique performances, an example is when they allowed a fan to come up on stage to play the drums whilst they were performing in Croatia. Another example of how the cover has used media language is that they have included an engaging pull quote "We`ve been to funerals, We`ve been to jail..." this suggest that they are familiar to everything and are not easily surprised, but it also once again make sure that we don`t always take them as a joke and that they are a serious rock band, despite their performances. We also see advertisement in the bottom left corner and top left for a CD with many artists included, across from this in the bottom right corner we have listed artists who are also included in this edition of the MOJO magazine going down the side.
Things to remember when doing a magazine work:
- Use many conjunctions to compare the different magazines, this includes; However, Unlike the other one, Both of the magazines.
- Use a range of adjectives to describe the magazine, and then say what the effects are.
- Talk about the difference in font, colour, mis-en-cence, covermount, heritage and tradition,
- Come to a conclusion, talk about why you think your opinion
Media representation: you show good understanding of how the Foo Fighters convey their rock qualities. Identify Dave Grohl, very famous, so he dominates the central space with concentric circles of light radiating from him and making him the focal point, the light brightest around his body. His pose is dynamic as he leans forward arms outstretched. You note the eye contact. See also the open mouth. It is a very energetic image as if he is about to leap forwards.
ReplyDeleteColours: manly, blue and black. This links to the cover line referencing 'further adventures' as well as the pull quote about his extraordinary life, such as prison. You comment on his checked shirt (note also the necklace) and you write well on his hair as typical of the male rock star style.
Mark: 7/10
ReplyDeleteMedia language: you show understanding of the rock star style, with the exuberant font, circular waves, bright blue colour, all suggesting their wildness.If you had commented on the cover mount, what would you have said? The image is very shocking (really rockn'roll) with the skeleton playing: in fact there are many references to death on the cover (RIP, Life and Death of the Who's Ox, We've been to funerals, brain-melting despatches..)It's all as over the top and attention seeking as you would expect from a rock magazine. I agree with you about the element of aggression, albeit tongue in cheek.