Monday, 7 March 2016

Ancillary Product (Research) Specific Genre Magazine Analysis 2

Here is my second documentary magazine analysis that relates with the ancillary product I plan to make. It has the focal image, which is a baby, slightly to the right. The typography on this magazine cover is slightly subtler than the previous one; the colours are all very neutral and therefore don't stand out as a result of this. The eye-catching title of 'this baby will live to be 120' stands out because it is an abnormality against society as people usually live until the age of around eighty, so this might be the main documenting thing that attracts the attention of the audience. The baby's skin has also clearly been photoshopped, as the skin on the baby is much clearer than that of a normal baby. This may attract the attention of people. As we live in a consumerist society where everyone is constantly attempting to better themselves, this may catch the eyes of someone who idealises the idea of perfect skin, as this baby seemingly has a lack of imperfections. This helps to promote the magazine, because having something that will catch the attention of many people will probably help the magazine to sell more copies.
The main convention of magazine covers for documentaries are that they stay predominantly natural, and National Geographic have seemingly succeeded at this. Having a focal image of a baby with not much else going on in the background and keeping the typography with neutral shades helps to keep the natural feel of the magazine and the articles within it.

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