Heat case study: blog tasks

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Media language


1) How are the cover lines written to make the audience want to buy the magazine?
The cover lines are purposefully portrayed as if they are two sides of an indirect argument, this is a very clever approach as it makes the consumer look as if they are getting all the gossip from both sides of the story and leads them into the false pretence that they are actually hearing both sides of the story ...

2) What are the connotations of the Heat colour scheme on this particular front cover?
The color scheme of the Heat magazine front cover includes vibrant shades of pink, purple, and red, which conveys a sense of excitement, energy, and boldness.

3) How are images used to create interest in the magazine? Find three reasons for your answer. (E.g. paparazzi images or aspects of mise-en-scene such props, costume, make-up, body position, facial expression etc.)
these images differ dramatically from the narrative of the main image, I connote that Heat are trying to attract as wide an audience as possible by including as much of a diverse range of celebrities in their magazine , they arent posed or planned shots they are just paparazzi pictures 

4) What differences can you find between the use of design and typography between Tatler and Heat? List at least three differences and explain the effect on audiences.
tatler is more fancy posh and formal, heat is more bubbly, loud and energetic


Media Representations

1) What type of celebrities appear on the front cover of Heat? List them here. 
royal family, footballers wife.

2) How are celebrities represented in Heat? (Positively? Negatively? Reinforcing or challenging stereotypes?) 
negatively because secrets and gossip is getting told abut them which makes them look a certain way 

3) How are women represented on the cover of Heat? Think about both images and cover lines here.
On the cover of Heat, women are typically represented through images of celebrities or public figures. These images often show women in glamorous or eye-catching outfits, and they are often accompanied by cover lines that highlight their personal lives, relationships, or recent controversies.

4) How do Heat and Tatler represent social class? What different social classes can you find in the features and celebrities on the cover? (E.g. middle/upper class / working class)
Heat and Tatler represent social class through the celebrities and features they choose to showcase on their covers. Heat typically features celebrities and reality TV stars who appeal to a younger, more mainstream audience, while Tatler showcases aristocrats, royalty, and upper-class socialites.
 

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