Analysing a Double Page Article from Top of the Pops Magazine

The images of this double page article are both using direct mode of address. This makes the readers feel a part of the events and feel as though the One Direction band members are talking directly to them as individuals in their interviews. The text is placed around the images of the boys which make them the main focus of the page. Such direct images that are so large will be easily noticed if someone is flicking through the magazine in a shop and will catch their attention and make them want to buy the magazine as this particular article will appeal to the target audience of teenage females. Also, the boys are talking about school experiences which is very relevant to the target audience of teenagers. As Zayn talks about a difficult time at school, the article may help some readers with problems of their own. If the readers take something from the article that helps or entertains them, they are likely to buy the magazine again. 

The captions of quotes from the band members give a very brief insight to what is being said in the interviews and are the first bits of texts that will be looked at by the reader. These particular quotes seem to be quite personal and therefore give the impression to the readers that they are going to find out personal things about their ‘heart throbs’! The target will want to read about the lives of people that they are interested in. Also, the interviews are broken into small chunks and categorised which makes the text look easier to read and less amounts of large text. This would appeal to the target audience as they will want to read the article casually and for entertainment and large amounts of text may be off-putting to the younger audience.