Magazine Double Page Spread Analysis 6

This double page spread is from the teen music magazine, 'Top Of The Pops. This double page spread is about Justin Bieber, a popular and modern music artist.
As this double page spread is an interview, a pull quote is used as the title across the two pages, attracting the readers attention, and making them want to read the article if they have an interest in Justin Bieber or just modern music stars and their lives. I would want either the headline or pull-quote to go across both pages of my own magazine.
The article is written in columns, making it easy to read which is another convention of double page spreads meaning the layout used is quite traditional and well known. This double page spread looks similar to others in ‘Top Of The Pops’, showing a convention of this brand and reinforcing the brand identity.
The article adheres to red and black; eye-catching, but doesn't put the readers off the article by being too overwhelming to be able to see the actual words through the excessive colour display. The black and red theme is continued onto the artist himself as his top is black and his trousers are the same red used through out the article.
The headline used on this page is a pull quote from the interview, ‘girls give me a headache!’. This tells the reader that in the article, Justin Bieber will be talking about girls and his opinions on certain girls; this would attract the attention of the target audience, especially the girls because they would be interested in this as Justin Bieber is an attractive singer within the pop music industry. Bieber giving his opinion on girls would also lead to the readers wanting to find out what he thinks and why girls give him a headache. The exclamation mark gives off a sense of excitement, making the readers want to read it even more which is a smart idea. A serif font has been used, as this is more feminine, reflecting the target audience and readership of the magazine. This font is commonly used in Top of the Pops, cementing their brand identity.
The main image is of Justin Bieber, and takes up the whole of the right page. This image of the artist directly addresses the audience as he is making eye contact in the long studio shot, which draws the reader into the magazine and this article. The mise-en-scene is very bright; he is wearing a black vest, red trousers, black shoes and a silver chain and bracelet. This shows his wealth, and reflects his star image but also makes him look like the stereotypical modern boy which will appeal to the modern female audience but a lot of males also idolise Justin Bieber due to his style and his music which widens the target audience, the photograph used also reveals his tattoo to the audience, because Bieber is sitting on the chair backwards, this suggests his playfulness, represents his youth, and the fun genre of pop and the music he makes. The chair is made of clear material, so no attention from him or the article is taken away. This image also creates a more relaxed and informal feel to the interview as he looks calm and relaxed. This image also shows off Justin Bieber’s arm which are quite muscular and this shows of his more masculine side, and would attract the female target audience.
The only other picture used in the double page spread is used to separate the text and also links in with the text as the pull quote mentions girls and the photograph shows Justin's then girlfriend with him. This immediately infers that his relationship will be mentioned which will attract teenagers as many are fascinated with gossip of celebrity relationships. The photo is captioned 'Biebs takes an easy stroll with Selena'. They call him 'Biebs' which is a nickname inferring they are close to the artist or that he is a friendly person. The relationship between Justin and Selena could suggest why the colour red is used throughout the article, because red signifies love.