Denotation: The Front cover consists of a medium shot of two men and a woman, the men are looking directly at the camera. There is a large Masthead "VIBE"which extends accross the top of the front cover. There are colour coresponding coverlines on both sides of the images. A barcode is visible in the left bottom hand corner. The Selling line is at the very top of the front cover, this is directly on top of the date line of the magazine.
Costume: All characters in this image are dressed in black, the men dressed in the black tuxidos and the womans dress is merely visible, only the left shoulder is shown. The costume worn also shows the status of these characters which relates directy to the type of music genre being explored.
Props: The Props that are in this magazine could be classified under the costume, this includes sunglasses, rings and also the sunglasses.
Setting: The creator of this front cover has clearly shown that because there is three characters, the background of the front cover is not so much important, the plain background helps enhance the importance of the characters present.
Lighting: The lighting is bright which helps enhance the features of the characters, it brings the shine to the costume which helps the audience gain a good summary of what genre is being represented.
NVC: The body language of the characters show a great level of seriousness and wealth. There posture shows the finacial status, also articulating there approach towards music in a manner that shows proffessionalism. P. Diddy standing with his mouth slightly open and his arms crossed shows that he is a big figure in what he does best. Rick Ross' stance helps shows the ring that he is wearing, this could be because he is showing his wealth also every character has kept a straight face.
Masthead: The Masthead is a large piece of text accross the top of the front cover. The text colour is white, this helps stand out vividly because it contrasts with the background, also it colour coresponds with the coverlines.
Main Image: The main image is a medium shot of three different characters, the author may have used this to show the audience that the genre of music shows the high quality of life because of the costume worn.
Coverlines: In this front cover there are limited coverlines, this is because the author may have not wanted to bore the audience also the coverlines are really brief and catchy. The main coverline is on the right hand side of the front cover and this is in a large font size compared to all the other cover lines
Barcode: The barcode is located in the bottom left hand corner, this is used for retailers who sell the product.
Dateline: The date line shows the day that the magazine was issued, this is in small font size below the barcode.
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