Heat case study: blog tasks

 


1) How are the cover lines written to make the audience want to buy the magazine?
Flashy, bold, colourful

2) What are the connotations of the Heat colour scheme on this particular front cover?
Pink- connotes femininity and drama Yellow- is bold and attracts the readers

3) How are images used to create interest in the magazine? Find three reasons for your answer. (E.g. paparazzi images or aspects of mise-en-scene such props, costume, make-up, body position, facial expression etc.)

Images in Heat Magazine featuring Posh Spice create interest by using paparazzi-style photos, showcasing her fashionable outfits and makeup, and highlighting her confident facial expressions and body language.



4) What differences can you find between the use of design and typography between Tatler and Heat? List at least three differences and explain the effect on audiences.
Tatler is more professional and posh, with a pastel colour scheme 

HEAT is more of a gossip/drama focused magazine with bold, eye catching colours


Media Representations

1) What type of celebrities appear on the front cover of Heat? List them here. 
Meghan markel, Prince harry, Liam payne, Cheryl beckham, Posh spice, giovanna, mariah carey

2) How are celebrities represented in Heat? (Positively? Negatively? Reinforcing or challenging stereotypes?)
Some are presentated negatively with paparazzi catching them in bad moments for example posh spice, and its made to be scandalous. 

3) How are women represented on the cover of Heat? Think about both images and cover lines here.
Their presented feminine all of them apart from posh spice are wearing makeup and dresses which reinforces the feminine stereotype and the colour scheme with pink and yellow shows the feminity

4) How do Heat and Tatler represent social class? What different social classes can you find in the features and celebrities on the cover? (E.g. middle/upper class / working class)

Tatler shows the more classy side where its fancy whereas heat is filled with all the latest scandals and rumours and the hot gossip which is going on and their target population is more of the working class with their cheap affordable magazines whereas TATLER is a more luxiourous magazine brand and its directed for the middle/upper class to read and enjoy.

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