Textual Analysis

Textual Analysis of a front cover!

Uncut is a magazine first published in 1997 it is less mainstream and isn’t as well-known as some of the other music publications. It is a magazine that focuses on music as well as film and books too. The mast head remains the same on each issue and the pop of colour adds a brightness which helps to grab reader’s attention but by keeping the masthead it gives the magazine a sense of familiarity which the audience will recognize instantly.  The white, red and black colour scheme used for the front cover of this particular issue ties in with the masthead also. Unique selling points of this particular issue stand out by using bold colours and different fonts with the celebrities name in the biggest font to catch the eye and attention of the readers and potential buyers. 'Free CD' is also in a big sticker badge, this is once again to catch the public’s eye to buy the magazine. The mise-en-scene has a vintage style and the cover shot using midshot taken in black and white adding to the vintage look of the cover.  The model is also wearing typical clothing to fit in with the theme of the cover. The stance of the model Tom Waits is quite relaxed, taken at a low angle using direct address to help portray confidence to the audience. On the cover there is also a barcode, price, date and issue number for future reference this also keeps I n with the typical codes and conventions of magazines and is important as these are some of the things a potential buyer will look for when thinking about purchasing the magazine.