music magazine notes

Conventions of a Music magazine

Front cover

• Type of shot - close up, mid close, mid ,long shot  
• framing- portrait, centered, left

Mise-en-scene

• lighting
• props
• setting
• costume
• hair/makeup

Denotation = This is the internal description of what you see on the front cover.

                    -  Just the fact

                    -  police description

Connotation =This is our interpretation of what you see (personal opinion)

purpose of magazines

• to inform
• to entertain
• tactile and visual nature
• portable/ easy access 

Things you may see in a music magazine

• interviews
• reviews
• up coming artist
• concerts
• album release
• music reviews