Deconstruction of double page spreads...

http://covers.q4music.com/Item.aspx?pageNo=6116&year=2009


if you click on the link above, there are five double page spreads, pictured on the right hand site. i am going to analyse the first three that are pictured on the following site...

(1) 'U2_DID_YOU_MISS_US'... "Nearly five years on from their last album U2 give their first interview on the campaign trail to Q. See Bono let loose with a fire extinguisher, and watch him experiment with a make-up box. Expect to read some dissent in the ranks about the frontman’s activities "....

i) Decription Analysis of U2's double page spread.

Spread over the double page spread, are four men that are a part of the band, U2. They are all standing with attitude and to some people, the way they are standing could be quite intimitading to some people as they all look very dominating. This effect is created mainly through the use of lighting and camera angle (and a good facial expression also further emphasizes the mood you want to create.) On this double page spread the background is very dark and there are pokadot spots of bright lights beaming out through the circle pokadot spots. All of the four band members are posing differently. The camera angle is slightly looking up at the band members. this angle shot would be called a 'low angle shot'.

(2) 'A ROUND WITH- KIDROCK'... "Over a Jack and coke, Kid Rock tells us why he needs treatment for boozing rather than anger management, takes notes during porn films and has dated “some psychos”. Yes it’s another of our A Round With .. features"...

i) Description analysis on the double page spread of, Kidrock...

On the left hand page of this double page spread, it is all black text on top of a white background and on the right hand page is a whole A4 page of an image of 'kidrock' with a women either side of him in skimpy costumes. This could possibly connote that he is a bit of a playboy and popular with the ladies? He is also wearing black leather clothes and is holding a glass of alcohol. we are told from the extract above that he has problems with alcohol....this would make sense..! This could also connote that perhaps he is in to prostitution? on both outside pages they have incorporated a blue bordered line down the side of the page. This is a contrasting colour to use on a page that is virtually plain.


(3) 'MTV... Grace Jones'.... Grace Jones dispells those myths about Pull Up to The Bumper and explains how Roger Moore taught her a facial expression (her lack of eyebrows may now prove a problem though).

i) Description analysis on the double page spread of, Grace Jones...

This double page spread uses the same sort of technique as the last one. for example; it has text on the left hand side and an image on the right hand side and it also uses the monochrome effect. another thing which is quite interesting with the presentation of this double page spread is that her name, 'Grace Jones' is written in grey bold capital letters and the same grey colour is incorporated mostly in the image on the right hand side page.