Tuesday, 18 November 2014

Codes and conventions of music album magazine adverts.

The image:

  • The image should link to and be of relevance to the actual album cover itself.
  • It can be the same image as on the album or it can differ in it's appearance by being enhanced for example.
  • I noticed that usually just over half of the advert is the actual image and the lower half has all the details saying 'album out now' etc.
  • Sometimes there is a border around the entire ad, however some adverts do not have this; both look equally as effective. 
The text & information on the advert:
  • The artist/band's name is typically the largest piece of writing on the advert.
  • The name of the album tends to be smaller than the artist/band name but it still has to stand out and be noticeable to readers. 
  • The advert will either have the album's track-list on or the artist/band's tour dates on which also state the venue they will be located at. 
  • In smaller writing which is always at the bottom of the advert, there is usually information of websites which are relevant to the artist/band and production team names.
  • In some adverts, I have noticed that there is reviews from newspapers and magazines stating how much they rated the album. 
  • 'Album out now' is always featured on music album adverts, clearly stating to readers that it is available, making them more likely to go out and buy it. 
  • Adverts sometimes state where their music is available to buy at, for example: iTunes or HMV. 

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