The Big Issue - magazine
Media language for analysis of newspapers: Design and Layout: rule of 3rds, structured/unstructured, negative/positive space. Typography: font types;Serif/Sans Serif, size, colour. Verbal codes: slogans, emotive language, choice of words, Buzz words. Non-verbal codes: images, costumes/props, positioning, make up, juxtapositions, camera angles. colours: colour theory How can we analyse representations in Magazines? age gender disabilities places race/ethnicity sexuality class Media contexts: Social, Cultural, Political contexts Contexts= the wider issues surrounding a media text, its production and those who created it. When applying contexts consider the following: How does the text reflect society or a particular culture? How far is a media text influenced by society or a particular culture? Does the text play a part in the society of a particular culture? Politics - A Brief Overview A number ...