Plan b Magazine Articles

1) Identify the target audience (demographics/psychographics) for this magazine. How is that particular audience attracted?

2) Does the article do more than just entertain? How? (Think of Uses and Gratifications theory)

3) Does this text allow the audience to participate/contribute? (E.g. leave comments) How is this different to the print version of the magazine?

4) What codes/conventions of print interviews can you find in the article?

5) How is narrative used to tell a story in each interview? Clue: what is it that keeps the reader interested in the article?

6) What synergy can you find between this text and the broadcast examples we have studied?

Men’s Health interview

men health is aimed at 18-15 year old men who are driven and life such as aspirer's and looking to be successful either in university,college and work.they enjoy looking after their appearance and enjoy working.Also they might even be huge fans of sport and support teams.The article is to entertain and to entertain as plan b is a celebrity and they would like to read and get advise of how he got to where he is and they want to aspire to be like him.This article is a bit different as the article doesn't allow any comments underneath.The interview pictures and quotes show us that its a article interview.maybe because of personal identity,they are fan of plan b and want to know and find out he keeps fit and they will put that regime towards themselves.The synergy covers his soundtrack and his film.

NME Magazine interview

NME is a music magazine which primarily targets men aged between 17-30, this target audience would be classed as BC1, lower middle class, skilled working class and working class are all targets of this magazine on Plan B. This article fulfils the gratifications of being informative as it provides information about Plan B and his releases. It also informs about current political affairs to some extent with the references to David Cameron and the Conservatives party..The article consists of images relevant to the content featured as well as a colour-scheme coherent with the NME Magazine brand. The layout is also conventional to typical magazine articles. The narrative exhibited in the article follows the bold headline: 'Plan B attacks David Cameron over last year's riots' which progresses onto setting the chronology of events leading to this unsettling disequilibrium bound to cause socio-political controversy and media attention.  The texts share the synergy of references to Plan B's debut film ill Manors and the ideologies behind it, reinforced throughout the broadcast platform aspect of Plan B's media activity.

Guardian interview

Males from ages 20-40 in particular, those who are quite confident in achieving and succeeding in the political serious world the psycho graphic group is succeeder's. In the demographic group, the readers would be B/A.In link to the uses and gratification theory, it is okay to say that Drew builds a back story and experience feel with emotions to the article, which only enables the reader to build a personal relationship with him.

The article includes hyper links to more reviews articles on the movie from different columnists but also social media on the side has been interviewed into the article, places to leave comments or follow the social sites to keep updated with any latest news of follow up features of the movie.A picture of Drew himself is included within the narrative as well as of a shot from the movie with Riz Ahmed facing a gun at his reflection in the mirror. The all doubtfully suggest the amount of attention and love a child requires during its childhood to really form a sane and what appears to be 'respectful and successful' in society.

The main focus across the media platforms remains the same, to help gain a little respect for what the society labels as gangsters. Also focuses on the representations of the disadvantaged youths of today's day and age.

GQ magazine article

GQ is a magazine that is targeted for young males. Its magazine is filled with women, music, models and news. Its targeted for the more younger adults like 18 - 30 this is because it is highly stereotypical  and is filled with music like rap and rock. Also because it has many women inside it.This article is targeted for the struggler's as it gives a sense of escapism, plan b explains therights and wrongs and also tells people that are in a youth of crime and anger that they can escape it and become successful.

This article allows comments via the social media platform Facebook, this will help create the build to the film a lot more viral and will help contribute to the success of the film.

This article promotes the film and soundtrack which is a synergy for the article.