MOJO Representations

Magazine Covers : Sex Pistols and Pink Floyd 

   

•Is there a version of reality that represents eventsand social groups to fit the purpose of the magazine?

       Are the representations dominated by how people look rather than what they do?

In the sex pistols front cover there is a version of reality that represents social groups back in the 60's as we can see that the types of clothing and colour of hair are very bright and vibrant which means that they are trying to relate to the swinging 60's and how there was things such as flower power for example which represented peace and a spectrum of colours. In the pink Floyd cover we can also see a spectrum of colours such as a rainbow to represent peace and equality among people aswell as trying to overlay onto people that there is a version of reality that is equal and peaceful and happy like in the 60's

•What are the stereotypical representations? Why have they been used?

•What are the counter-stereotypical representations? Why have they been used?

Within The Sex Pistols we can see a stereotypical representation of people within the 60's as in the 60's people would typically wear very bright and vibrant colour scheme to look hip and cool at the time however there is a counter stereotype within the front cover as we see the main image of the person doesn't look stereotypically happy but rather formal and almost concerned which shows a sense of realism to the actual world. In pink Floyd we can then also see the stereotypical representation of people within the 60's as that is what time they are from as we can see a wide spectrum of colours as a rainbow which if you were to look at images with colour from the 60's you would see very similar themes and representations of the 60's. 

•Are people of colour present or absent? 

•If absent, is this because they are excluded in favourof white people?

•If present, do the representations reflect traditional stereotypes? Do they reflect the diversity of people of colour in a multicultural society?

Within the Sex Pistols front cover we can see that there is not really any multiculturalism within the front cover and simply looks to stereotype white men and women in the past. This could also be because within the time black people were not seen as very welcome. In Pink Floyd we also do not see any multiculturalism and only see that the band within pink Floyd are only white men however does include Pattie smith who is a women which does then show female domination through the years slowly increasing.

•Are LGBT people present or absent? If absent, is this because they are still excluded in favourof straight people?

If present, do the representations reflect traditional stereotypes or do they reflect the diversity of roles LGBT people play in contemporary society? 

Within both magazine front covers we can see the exclusion of LGBT people and the inclusion of only straight people, this could be potentially because of the time where LGBT wasn't welcome in society however is in todays society.

•Are women present or absent? If absent, is this because they are still excluded in favourof men?  

•If present, do the representations reflect traditional housewife/mother/sex objectsor do they reflect the diversity of roles women play in post-feminist society?

•Do the representations play with gender and sexual identities?

In the Sex Pistols front cover we can see that women are present which suggests equality and women rights as there is a sense of equality trying tone conveyed by the magazine. This representation does not stereotypically reflect traditional objects as we can see that she is singing in a band as an equal to show independence. In Pink Floyd we can also see there are women in the magazine to equality and gender neutrality which suggests that they have an equal role in society.

MOJO Media Language

TERMINOLOGY YOU MUST USE:

layout– e.g. any distinctive use of layout, the proportion of space, image and copy,theuse of cluttered or ordered layout, the use of symmetrical and asymmetrical layout, house style

typography– e.g. serif and sans-serif typefaces, specialist typefaces, bold, italics

colour– e.g. colour tones, colour saturation, house style

images– e.g. graphics, camerawork and mise-en-scène in photography, digital manipulation

use of language – e.g. formal and informal registers, direct mode of address, puns, colloquialisms, slang

How the magazine uses the advantages of print technology – e.g. colour saturation,

glossy presentation, detailed copy (writing)

Generic conventions of music magazines – e.g. front cover dominated by images of musicians, style of the magazine reflects the genre of music, the magazine assumes and addresses the audiences’ fandom

Use of intertextualityin music magazines – e.g. references to other media products.

OUR MOJO SET FRONT COVERS

             

SEX PISTOLS AND PINK FLOYD

Green Question : What are the the codes and conventions of music magazine covers? Are these on the MOJO cover?

The codes and conventions of music magazine covers are usually the masthead being at the top of the magazine cover as well as giving information of other artists to entice the reader to continue reading the magazine. The contrast in colours within MOJO magazines front covers are usually very vibrant for example in the sex pistols we see a very bold background which could suggest neutrality and in the pink Floyd front cover we see a spectrum of colours which could suggest equality and stereotypical views from the 1960's.

 Blue Question : How does the choice (selection and exclusion) of elements influence meaning on the magazine cover?

The choice of elements influencing meaning on the magazine cover shows that MOJO has a wide contrast in gender equality as well as multiculturalism, we know this because as you begin to read on further into the magazines we see a wide range of contrast of black people, other ethnicities and female dominance(not a lot but some). However on the pink floyd cover we can see that there is no  multiculturalism however is a woman called Pattie Smith

Orange Question : Analyse image of the featured Artist, Masthead, Maincoverline, cover lines, Sellinglines.Look at the colour used, facial expression, clothing, font, camera angle, eye contact. What does it suggest? Does it relate to the genre?

Within the main image of the Sex Pistols front cover of MOJO magazine we see the masthead is always the same size and font swell as colour in each magazine to show that even if a magazine they make is somewhat stereotypical, they are still the same MOJO Magazine. The main image of the article is staring directly at you to show equality but also uniqueness as what the clothes he is wearing. contrasts the colour of his hair which can also suggest that there is a good sense of modernisation and expression of being unique. The cover lines also attract a specific target audience as what the cover lines include are directly targeted at a certain age group and gender E.G Young female teens. Pink Floyd also contains similar colours schemes however is a spectrum almost like a rainbow to represent the swinging 60's and the colours can represent uniqueness due to the amount of different colours actually in the front cover.

Red Question : What is the language used on the front cover?

The language used on the front cover of The Sex Pistols is very casual and relaxed in the sense of no sophisticated language is typically used for example on the front cover one of the cover lines is "Trump is like a character in one of my songs" which isn't typically very sophisticated however is casual in a sense.

Purple Question : Is there a relationship between technology and media language on the cover?

On the front cover we can see that within one of the cover lines It says about a new character in a song which can possibly lead to an online music video that was made for the song to really be advertised to the public.

Pink Question: Is there intertextuality used to create meaning?

There possibly is as within the front cover for the sex pistols we see a very bright vibrant colour scheme which could also be a reference to other artist which they took inspiration from for example the pink Floyd cover also has bright vibrant colours as well