Magazines: Introduction and conventions

 1) List the three most important magazine cover conventions in your opinion and explain why for each one.

2) Identify as many of the magazine cover conventions as you can and write a list of where they appear on this cover of Closer. As an extension, you could also write about the preferred reading for the convention - what the magazine is trying to communicate to the audience.

1) What does this GQ magazine cover suggest about masculinity in Britain - in other words, what does GQ suggest British men are interested in? 

- GQ bases the topics on shoes, watches and football suggesting that stereo typically

 the magazine is made for men.  

2) Why do you think GQ chose David Beckham as the cover star for GQ? 

- David Beckham is very well-known celebrity so this brings the audience's attention and it interests the audience. One of the parts talk about football and David Beckham was a British footballer. Also GQ is seen as a very 'masculine' magazine so they used David Beckham.

3) What do you notice about the construction of the cover? Think about the camera shot, costume, lighting, colour scheme etc.

Hes quite close to the camera so hes in between a close-up and medium shot. 

The colour blue is used a lot like in the writings this is so that GQ can portray a 'masculine look'

David Beckham is dressed in a suite, neat and smart.