NME Double Page Spread

7/02/2017

The picture of Liam Gallagher on the left side of the page shows him not looking at the camera. This is typical of indie bands/singers as it shows an "action shot". The picture is also taken in a studio which we can tell by the plain white background. The photo is in black and white which is quite common in indie magazines. For my magazine, I think I will have the picture shot on location because I think it shows the indie bands as being regular people so they can associate with their fans. I will have my band looking away from the camera as it seems to be a key feature in most pictures for indie bands. I quite like the idea of putting a black and white filter onto my photo but I haven't made up my mind yet.

The headline is in sans serif font which is very common for headlines across all genres. The blue and yellow colours of the headline immediately show us the colours which we are going to be seeing in the rest of the article, along with the red background of the column towards the right of the page. This shows that the article is following a tri-colour scheme which is common for double page spreads. I really like how they have reversed the colours from their headline to their quote on the left of the article. This is a very common feature which makes it look very professional because there isn't too many colours. For my magazine, I am going to have a serif font for my headline and a serif font for my main article. I am going to stick to a 3 colour scheme.

For the main article, they have stuck to 3 columns of text which is the most common number of columns in an article for a double page spread. They have also made the first letter of the article a similar style to the headline which looks very nice. The quote which they have pulled from the article is used because it sums up Liam - aggressive and cocky. The dividers between the columns of text is a small dotted line which I think looks better than a standard straight line. For my magazine, I will stick to three columns of text with the dotted line dividers. I will also pull a quote from the text which will add a personality to my band. I will definitely make the first letter of the article similar to the headline because I think it looks very smart. However, I am also going to add another picture on the right side of the page, in the article, just to break up the text so the reader doesn't get bored. My picture will most likely be the band in a studio, hard at work.

The picture of Liam is on the left side of the page which in my opinion looks a lot better than when it is featured on the right page. The picture has only featured Liam Gallagher, who is the lead singer of his band, "Beady Eye". NME have only featured him in the photo because he is a massive icon in the world of music because of his previous band, Oasis. This will attract fans of Oasis to buy the magazine and fans of Liam in general. He is also a huge personality which is very controversial and people either love him or hate him. The picture goes across the spine slightly. This is a good idea as it merges the article with the picture. Although I do like the idea of the photo just being the main singer, I think I will include a picture of the whole band for my main picture, and then perhaps have a photo of the main singer and the lead guitarist on the right page to go along with the article. I am also going to have the photo come across the spine slightly but I will make sure not to mess up any key points of the image by putting something like a band members face across the spine.