- Analyse the media language of MOJO and the BBC magazine.
- Make judgements and draw conclusions about how far the media language is used differently to fit different kinds of music. (15)
The MOJO magazine covers more punk/rock music than any other style while the BBC Magazine covers classical music genres. For the MOJO Magazine, the rock genre is conveyed as Robert Smith, from 'The Cure', is featured as the main splash in the centre of the page. The main cover line states "The 30 Greatest Songs of The Cure"; this shows that the magazine features rock music which would appeal to the target audience. The BBC Magazine features Sheku Kanneh-Mason as the main splash; this means that the magazine will reach its target audience as people who have listened to his music will recognise him and will want to buy the magazine. Therefore, the main splashes on the magazines show that the two magazines feature two different genres of music.
Another way that the magazines use media language to to fit different kinds of music is through the font style. The MOJO Magazine uses a 'broken' looking font; the words "The Cure" and "Robert Smith" look cracked and are a dull grey colour. This can connote the idea that the rock music has a theme of despair and being crushed. On the other hand, the BBC Magazine uses a font style where the words "Music" and "Champion Elitist" look fancy and sophisticated. The font styles on the front page of these magazines fit different types of music as they fit the genre well; the "rock" genre is showed by shattered, damaged font and the "classical" genre is shown by the regal- looking font.
Media language is used to display the difference between the two genres of music as the mise-en-scene in the BBC Magazine is different to that in the MOJO magazine. In the BBC Magazine, there are only soft, plain colours used; white and a champagne colour. This creates an elegant tone and would appeal to an audience with a "sophisticated" type of music, such a s classical. In the MOJO Magazine, there is very harsh, bright lighting and vivid colours such as red and black. This creates a more loud, colourful tone. The contrast between the two uses of mise-en-scene in the MOJO and BBC magazines shows the contrasting type of music; classical and rock.
In conclusion, mise-en-scene and the main splashes of the magazines are used differently in order to fit different types of music. The rock music in the MOJO Magazine is presented by dramatic lighting, vivid colours and "broken" font style; the classical music in the BBC Magazine is presented by the monochrome tones and "regal" font for the headings. Using these different media language styles enable the readers of MOJO and BBC music magazines to see the type of music featured, as the media language is quite unique and fits the music genre featured.
