HOW DOES THE COVER USE MEDIA LANGUAGE TO CONSTRUCT AN ALTERNATIVE REPRESENTATION OF AN EVENT
It uses images of diverse vendors whom are homeless to create a sense of familiarity and reality to the audience. The magazine feels very close at home when the vendors are on the magazine. The shape of a tie hints professionalism and ethical capitalism. The vendors aren't just homeless beggars but are homeless people trying to strive and work to survive. This makes audiences look at the homeless as hardworking and trying to get themselves out of the tragic situation they are in rather than just accepting it. The title is WE ARE HERE initiating that the magazine is widely accesible. It is in bold in the middle drawing our attention to the masthead. It is written in red to coordinate with the vendors uniform. It is in yellow to parralel the tag line. The white makes the BIG ISSUE title stand out so viewers are reminded of the name of the magazine.
Some insightful notes but these need to be developed more fully into a mini essay, with an introduction to the magazine, its issues and values; each point discussed with links between examples and connotations, and a conclusion on what is being represented. Much too brief! V
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