1) What key conventions of an advert can you find and what are the connotations of each one?
The colour scheam mostly consists of red which can infer on the fact that it is a ketchup company.There is also the image of the product which is represented as sliced tomatoes.The reason they could have done this is so that they show us that their ketchup is healthy as well as organic.Also,the slogan 'no one grows ketchup like heinz'is again refering to the fact that it is organic because its 'grown'.
2) For each convention, write about how this appeals to a target audience.
This might appeal towards audiances of which might be on a diet.The reason I think this is because of the picture of the product as once again, the product is represented by tomatoes which could mean that the preffered reading is that this ketchup is not asunhealthy as others
3) What is the USP (unique selling point) of the product and how do you know?
I think that the unique selling point is that heinz is the only company that makes ketchup that good and that they are currently the best ketchup company currently
1) How many of the 12 magazine cover key conventions feature on this edition of Reveal? List them with specific reference to the convention on the CSP edition of Reveal.
Title,sell lines,mainflash,price,central image,barecode,date,quotes,fonts,cropped images
2) What is the font choice used on the cover and what does this choice connote?
The font is sans serif and can connote that it is more modern and not so posh showing that it is not specificly aimed at upper class
3) How do the cover lines appeal to the Reveal target audience?
Because it is presented as 'exclusive' people will think that it is unknown information only availebal in this magazine
4) What are the connotations of the Reveal colour scheme on this particular front cover?
The colour scheme shows bold bright colours and the pink can show femininity it has a variaty of colours which could mean that they have a variety of info.
5) How are images used to create interest in the magazine? Find three reasons for your answer. (E.g. mise-en-scene such as props, costume and make-up, body position, facial expression).
In most of the pictures, they are paparatzi shots and the celebraty are not looking directly at the camera,considering thatthere is a sort of secret.
6) What differences can you find between the use of design and typography between Tatler and Reveal? List at least three and explain the effect on audiences.
In tatler,there is sans serif fonts connoting an older and posher however the reveal cover is in bold serif font showing that it's modern an d for lower/middle class.
1) What type of celebrities appear on the front cover? How are they represented in Reveal? (Positive? Negative? Reinforcing or challenging stereotypes?)
The celebrities in this are mostly people who got famous based off reality tv and they are represented in a bad way.
2) How are women represented on the cover of Reveal? Think about both images and cover lines here.
The women are appeared as bad like the woman which is known for her looks is seen eating a cupcake.
3) How do Reveal and Tatler represent social class? (E.g. middle/upper class and working class)
Tattler represents upper class and reveal represents lower-class you can see these by the prices
4) What would be the preferred and oppositional readings to this cover of Reveal?
The preferred reading is that this magazine includes exclusive gossips about many celebrities. Also, reveal want to inferer that most of the celebrities are trying to hide information from us but the reveale magazine is saying that they are ready to expose all of their secreats
1) What aspects of British life are reflected in Reveal? How does this compare to Tatler?
It could show the worse side of things for example 'stuff the diet' representing that someone who is supposed tobe eating healthy is eating something as little as a cup-cake.
2) What do the cover lines in Reveal suggest about the issues and lifestyle of Reveal readers?
That the audience want the exclusive info and want to know all the latest celebrity gossip.Also, if you look at the price it could infer that the readers are also not that rich compared to tattler readers who would pay around 5 pounds for the same thing.
3) Find three other front covers for Reveal. What issues or features regularly appear in Reveal?
One of the main problems of reveal magazines is that on the cover, it mostly is pointing out the bad sides of celebrities even if its a small deal or if its fake news.
Grade 8/9 extension tasks
1) How does the front cover engage audiences with possible narratives? Look for stories, cliffhangers, dramatic cover lines etc.For example the 'secret meetings' the reader might want to know more about it and would want
2) What are paparazzi images and why are they crucial to the front cover of Reveal?
3) How does the front cover juxtapose text and images to create contrast and narrative on the front cover of Reveal 18 March 2017?
4) What do these two magazines suggest about representations of social class in the British media?
