Case Study part 3: Double page spread analysis

Double page spread analysis:

The double page spread in this magazine is about Damon Albarn allegedly making a musical for children, which takes up 2 pages in the magazine. The title states, 'Damon in Wonderland' which relates to this story because Alice in Wonderland is a child's movie/musical and the fact that it is now called 'Damon in Wonderland', whilst featuring a clown-like person next to him, suggests he's joking around and acting childish. This is also evident as his actions show him messing around and he has an amused look on his face. This gives a little bit of information about what the article is generally about, which removes confusion and eases the audience.

The main image of Damon Albarn is situated on its own page to show its significance within the double page spread. This will make the audience realise that Damon Albarn is the main person in this article, if not the only person in this article. The picture is shown after the text so that the audience can relate the image to the audience and not get confused. 'Damon in Wonderland' is highlighted in yellow to 'highlight' the significance of this line, and to show that this is relevant to the article. He adds some of his own personal emotion in the article as he says, 'I was genuinely very frightened of them as a kid.' This engages the audience further as they feel like they know Damon more, even though they are only reading an article about him.

The writing takes up a small bit of the first page of the double page spread, at the bottom right. This shows that it will just give an insight about the image, and that the image is the bigger picture. The fact that the image is shot during a live performance suggests that the genre of music that Damon produces reflects his personality. The colour theme contrasts the actions as they are dark colours like black and blue. However, there is a white light behind Damon that might suggest that his animated performance is lighting up the mood of the audience, slowly but surely. This creates a sense of excitement towards the audience.