Double Page Spread Article:

The Article:

The article that I have decided to analyse is called ‘Cash For Questions’ from The Guardian (1st September 2017). It is a Q&A article which you can tell straight away because of the layout. The way it is laid out looks to be thought out well as each question and answer is clear. By analysing a magazine article I will be able to understand the different technical conventions such as headlines. It will also help give me inspiration on how to draw in my target audience appropriately and correctly. There is a clear name of who the journalist is asking questions to as it is in the headline and the is an image covering a whole page showing who it is.

Presence of the Journalist:

The journalist before starting the Q&A gives a small insight about the group themselves, such as where they met and some of their achievements. This helps us to get a better understanding on who the artists are, what they are like and how they got to where they are today. They also state where they took this Q&A which was at ‘Trinity College Dublin’s The Long
Room is one of the world’s most impressive libraries’, which helps us understand the setting more and what they are about.

Structure:

This is a Q&A article used for the double page spread which I can tell straight away by the way it is laid out as it is very conventional with a headline, article on one page and a large image of the trio. Each answer is underneath the relevant question which makes it easy to read and noticeable as to what kind of article it is. The headline also makes it easy to tell it is a Q&A as it is called ‘Cash for Questions’ which gives the idea of it being some sort of Q&A. I feel the whole lay out and article together works very well as of the colours used and the conventional design features used.

Language and Aim:

In this article it states at the top of the first page who did the words which was Paul Stokes and who did the photographs which was Adam Lawrence. This helps give the reader the impact to feel more connected to the magazine as they know who took this Q&A and who took the pictures. There is also a short quote on the image on the right hand side “We played Kendal Calling and they mistakenly listed us as “The Triangle Band” ‘Gus Unger-Hamilton’. This again helps the reader to connect more with the band and journalist as it is a direct bit of speech said by one of the band members. There is a clear introduction before the Q&A begins which is helpful for the reader, however there is no clear ending/conclusion to the article which makes it harder to know how it ends. The fact that the article is in 1st person helps the reader to again feel connected to the journalist and bad and feel like they are actually there.

Representation of  the performer:

The different words used in the article helps make the readers feel like they already know a lot about the band and who they are as people. The way this article has been written I feel is very good with the fact it is in 1st person as this will help make the readers feel like they are interacting with the band. The article goes well with the genre of the music because of how the images used and the questions asked as they fitted with the personality of the band. The trio themselves don’t come across as very popular as in one of the questions they state that 99% of the time they wont be recognized in public. After reading this article I feel the audience will feel involved with the trio and know a lot more about them then they did before.

Conclusion:

As a result of all of these things I feel the band themselves may become more popular because of the way the journalist has portrayed them. They have made sure the audience know different things about them they they may not have known before. The layout and words used helps let the audience know that the genre is a hybrid of indie, folk and electronica.