Magazine deconstruction: FourFourTwo

1. Who is the target audience for this magazine? What are clues are given(take a look at the image used and the language used—explain in detail):The target audience for this magazine are people who are into football; want to know information about their/other clubs. The age group can range from 16+, mainly because the magazine costs a lot of money and is not really a kid’s magazine, but some children are still interested in it. The clues for this is that there are speech marks showing a sentence that they said in an interview maybe talking about their next move, which is what football fans are interested in.



2. Describe how the person on the front cover looks—use adjectivesThe people on the front cover, they are pictures taken from when they were playing in a match, and cropped the photo so it’s just the three players next to each other. With the quotes that are underneath the pictures, the pictures relate to the quote, for example David Silva has the words under him “I want to win.” So the picture of him is determined.



3. Magazine covers are also considered advertisements. What are the techniques that this magazine uses to sell their magazine to their readers?The magazines front cover has been used to sell the magazine for people who are just walking past and they could see a player they like or an article that is about something/someone they are interested in. It also sells the magazine for the gossip that doesn’t really have much to do with football, for example it says that they want to move club or something that they wanted to do before being a footballer, or they could mention a normal kind of day for them and reveal gossip of what the other players do or talk about.



4. Take a look at the image on the front cover. What do each of the following connote to the reader:
Body language:Sergio Aguero is at the front and his body language shows that he has just scored and is celebrating his goal, but Luis Fabiano and David Silva have the body language which shows they are in control of the ball and focusing on the ball or looking up for what to do next.
Eye contact:
None of the three players on the front cover are making eye contact with the camera, because they took a photo from while each of the players were playing and then crop the photos and put them together, so they were focused on the game being played.
Facial expression:
The players have different facial expressions based on where on the pitch they are, for all players, they have positive facial expressions, because Sergio Aguero has
Clothing:
Each of the players are wearing the football shirt of the club that they are playing for, Sergio Aguero and David Silva are wearing their club kit, whereas Luis Fabiano is wearing his national kit.
Camera angle and lighting:
The photos of the players were taken from a real match so the pictures were taken during the match, plus there wasn’t any lighting for the picture, but there were floodlights so the whole pitch was visible, however that’s for the players not for the picture.
Makeup:
The players aren’t wearing any make up because the pictures were taken while they were on the pitch so they haven’t got any make up on.


5. Does the front page convey responsible messages to the target audience? Say why or why not.The front page sends a message that the players are doing their job and taking it seriously, their not being forced into doing it, so some of the players can be a role model for other things, not just the way they play football.

6. What information does the cover give you about what the magazine contains?The information on the cover shows that there is a lot of gossip in terms of players moving to a different club and also interviews on their life off of the pitch, the magazine also shows information on new and upcoming players.

7. What do the following convey (what do they potentially mean) to the potential reader?
a. The title:
The title of the magazine is also a formation of which a team can use as a tactic, it is also the most used one, so when people see the name of the magazine is FourFourTwo, they will know it is a football magazine.

b. The image on the front cover:
The images on the front cover are of three players playing football, but taken from different periods of the game, so when you are playing football, you should be really focused on what you are doing so you play really well.




8. Do you think the cover will appeal to a potential reader? Explain how and why.
I think the cover will appeal to the reader if they are players/teams that the reader is interested in, or if the cover says that there is more information on the inside, then the reader might really want to know what they have to say about who is moving teams and who are young players that are good.



9. How is it similar to titles in the same genre? How is it different?FourFourTwo is usually the magazine that other football magazines compare to, but I think it’s the best football magazine that isn’t a children’s magazine