Research, front cover analysis, 12.

Compared to my front cover analysis number 11 this is a much more stereotypical representation of a female artist in the classical music genre. Richard Dyer suggests that the media uses stereotypes to communicate to the audience what genre they are seeing, this helps them to make sense of the image and the text. One typical code and convention of a classical music artist is the elaborate ball gown, which the model is pictured wearing in this image. Stereotypes of a woman involved in the classical music genre is that they wear beautiful, expensive and high end fashion which appears very elegant. The deep red dress is a very rich colour which could connote the deep and beautiful sound that classical music is usually associated with. The model is showing a considerable amount of skin however i don't believe this is to attract the "male gaze" as Laura Mulvey would suggest but her pale skin contrasts with the red and allows it to stand out and become the main feature of the magazine, she appears very beautiful and attractive, however her make up is very natural and her pose is very relaxed and casual. The dress also has sequins and embroidery making it appear very feminine and the model very beautiful. I love the image that has been created by the photographer on this front cover. The model is holding her violin with both hands, grasping it at the top, this could connote her love and protection of the valuable instrument and its importance in her life. 

A house style is created through the repetition of the deep red colour, in the font and the dress, i believe this will be represented throughout the magazine. 

 The masthead is in san serif black which is synergetic with the text on the front cover. The masthead occupies the top quarter of the page.

There are 4 cover stories. The cover lines are displayed in the deep red and larger font whereas the text beneath the cover lines are depicted in black and are a smaller font. 

The model is not looking into camera and is therefore breaking convention, the shot is a medium long shot and no parts of the image are being covered by text. The model is situated in foreground and in the background pillars and marble floors have been blurred to add to the classical representation, by placing the model in a classy, sophisticated area. 

The image to the left connotes the quality of this magazine, it is an expensive issue ans also it is dispatched monthly, this means each issue has a lot more contents in it because it has to fulfill the expectations of the readers for a month therefore it is more expensive and time consuming to produce suggesting it is of a high quality.

How this post has inspired my creativity: 

I love the image that has been created by the photographer on this front cover. The model is holding her violin with both hands, grasping it at the top, this could connote her love and protection of the valuable instrument and its importance in her life. I may use this representation of a model and their instrument on my front cover.