The ‘We Love Pop’
double page spread is an interview with Tulisa. They kept the magazine logo in
the corner; however they have changes the name to ‘We Love Tulisa’ so it
relates to the interview and also makes to Tulisa seem powerful and important.
Instead of a straight forward title, they have used an extract from the
interview which may be controversial therefore encouraging people to read on.
The introduction seems like they are having a general chat however they are
still keeping it relevant to the interview. This makes the reader feel that
they be having a friendly chat with Tulisa rather than just a formal conversation,
and this will appeal to her fans. The questions again are in chat form but they
are still relevant to Tulisa and her current jobs and activities. They are
extracts and quotes from the interview scattered across the spread and this breaks
it up into sections and makes it much easier to read. Another interesting way
to make the interview easier to read is the way they have highlighted certain
parts of Tulisa’s answers so if the reader only wanted to quickly read the
interview, they have the opportunity to do so. The pictures are relevant to the
questions and are position next to a specific question. For example, the
picture of Tulisa with Co-judge Nicole is found right next to the question
asking about if the judges get along. At the end of the first page, there is an
arrow to indicate that the reader should turn over. Similar to this, at the end
of the interview itself is a little heart (which relates to the ‘we love pop’
name) to tell the reader that they have come to the end of the interview.
The ‘Q’ double page spread is
an interview with Biffy Clyro. It looks much more serious compared to the ‘We
love pop’ interview and this, may reflect the audience of both magazines. The
title is ‘A round with Biffy Clyro’ which refers to a round of drinks. This
seems to relate to a more masculine thing to say so it may either reflect the
type of band they are or it may reflect the ideal reader. It also makes it seem more like a chatty
interview and this is also shown through the questions. The questions seem more
general chat questions which anyone could ask to anyone and doesn’t relate to musicians
at all. This may appeal to fans as it gives them an opportunity to discover the
real band. The layout follows a common interview convention, with the question
being asked and the answer beginning with the band member’s name. In the corner
is the ‘Q’ magazine logo, and also similar to the ‘we love pop’ interview,
there is a Q and the end to symbolise the end of the interview. The picture is an action shot, and on the
picture is another image saying ‘Winner: Best Live Act’ which is represented
through the action picture of the band.
Although both these interviews follow
common interview conventions, they also both have their unique ways of
appealing to their target audience. I may adapt some of these techniques into
my double spread layout, such as the symbol at the end of the interview and the
quotes scattered across the pages. I may do something more like the ‘we love
pop’ interview rather than the ‘Q’ one as I am also creating a pop magazine.
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