LIIAR interpretations of brief and magazine front covers terms

• L- Language- Mise-en-scene , editing, camera angles , sound , digetic , Non digetic.

• I – Institution-People that produce it, broadcasting (    Does it matter – influence :budget , representation, ideology)

• I-Ideology- values, morals, messages.

• A-Audience- Important- different audiences make different readings.

-(Situated culture)- age, gender, SEG , location -Demographic

-effects/ Personally / lifestyle- Psychographic

• R-Representation-   Gender ,race, religion ,class ,disabilities.

Terms

Masthead Title piece -  The magazine's title. Usually displayed in the top left.

Price - Magazine cost

Date - Weekly :Usually from Saturday to Friday. Monthly: A month a head.

Issue number -  A tally of magazines

Barcode - Read electronically and decoded into usable information.

Teaser - One word/phrase acts as an attention grabber.

Main feature : Headline - A phrase that may summarise the main point if the main feature. In large print , different style, bold colours in order to catch the attention of the reader.

Subtitle -  smaller headline that may summarise the feature.

Smaller feature - Features included in the magazine.

Images - Size: CU to med CU. Ranges from one main to X amount featuring one main image and smaller images .Helps make the page look more interseting . It can add understanding of a story and /or entice someone to read the magazine.

Font - Style and size of type face.

Colour - Specific/stylistic/thematic types.

Graphics - Graphcal shapes to highlight feature(s)

Offers/adverts blurb - Banne-Style shape featuring free products/promotions.