Monday, 24 September 2012

MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

 
This is a front cover of a college magazine. The name of this college is Beloit, which is the main heading of the cover, informing readers the name of the college. The title is bold, larger and clear, making it stand out and eye-catching. There is a lady on the cover where she is holding a beaker (prop), which is a mid shot. We can see her holding this beaker and in a science lab, which relates to the sub heading “doing science at Beloit”, this cover informs the reader that the magazine will be about studying science at Beloit. The word “science” is in bold which is done to emphasize that the main topic discussed in the magazine is about science.

Setting
The main subject is in which looks like a science lab, we know this because behind her there is a whiteboard with science information on it.
Costume
The lady is wearing normal clothes to show that in the college there is no uniform need to be worn.  She is also wearing protective goggles to make it look like she is doing an experiment, they have done this to make readers think that people studying science in Beloit, that there will be many experiments held and so intrigues potential students to study science.

Props
The denotation of this image is that it is a photograph of a student holding a beaker.