magazines

Explore how the set editions of Woman and Adbusters reflect the historical context of the time they were made in:


Adbusters: 

2016


The dominant ideology of the producer is to make the audience feel guilty for spending money on expensive shoes instead of giving money to charity
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Genre codes and conventions – changes over time? conventions of a fashion advert with a photograph of the 'product'
Layout and design- simple, little language - binary opposition of rich and poor- large logo position in the top centre draws audience attention to the 'brand' 
Composition - positioning of masthead/headlines, cover lines, images, columns, font size, type, colour - Pun of 'red soles' because the bottles would make uncomfortable shoes and make their actual feet red (under the image of the feet in bottles)- little font apart from logo and the pun under neath
Images/photographs - shot type, angle, focus- referential/symbolic code "red soles are always in season" 
Mise-en-scene – colour, lighting, location, costume/dress, hair/make-up ,Graphics, logos - white background connotes purity and innocent- binary opposition making the smaller image stand out- logo of the Loubouton shoes which usually start at around £800- the dirt back ground suggests this is someone from Africa (intertextuality) - 
Language – headline, sub-headings, captions – mode of address- little language - dark humour is used- referential/symbolic code "red soles are always in season" 
Anchorage of images and text- image lacks anchorage, 
Elements of narrative (Todorov) - breaks the boundaries - make the audience feel guilty for spending money on expensive shoes instead of giving money to charity- criticising we live in a consumerist society - creates and exciting and dangerous narrative for the audience 




Woman magazine: 

August 1964


Cheap magazine- 80p in todays money - sales were around 3 million copies per week 

all about saving and getting the most for your money compared to how much people spend on kitchens in todays time 



Genre codes and conventions – changes over time? challenges stereotypes as the mother is teaching the little boy how to cook 
Layout and design
Composition - positioning of masthead/headlines, cover lines, images, columns 
Font size, type, colour- title is serif font and fancy which could connote how women are seen- uses, the pink font is stereotypically feminine colours
Images/photographs - shot type, angle, focus
Mise-en-scene – colour, lighting, location, costume/dress, hair/make-up 
Graphics, logos 
Language – headline, sub-headings, captions – mode of address- very feminine related issues such as cooking - reinforces the idea of stereotypical housewives
Anchorage of images and text- women were objectified during these times- that the women were the cooks
Elements of narrative (Todorov)