PRELIMINARY PRE-PRODUCTION: Analysing a school magazine

I will be analysing this school magazine, it is from Tallulah Falls School and it is the 2009 edition:

Mise-en-scene:
In this magazine front cover there is a student painting on a canvas and in the background there is another student. 
Both students are in uniform, and they are both different genders which shows that the school is mixed. They are both different races which signifies a racial equality.

Colour:
The overall colour scheme is green, which gives the impression of nature - maybe the school is situated in the middle of the woods? The colours are also harmonious which makes the overall feel to the magazine front cover quite monotone.

Font:
Most of the font is slanted, and each character is looped. This could signify the formality of the of the school and already show to the reader that the school has an already set standard.


Text Size:
It is rather small so you can focus on the big picture. For a better impact, I think that the font should be bigger because otherwise the reader will not have much of a reason to open the magazine. 


Title:
The title is very simple and it is in serif font. The reason why it may be in serif font, is because it is generally believed that Serif fonts make it easier for a reader’s eye to follow the text, particularly when the font needs to be small like in a magazine, newspaper, or book. It is said to draw the eye across the page much easier. 


Mode of Address:
It is rather indirect, in the picture the students do not look straight at the camera so they do not give a direct mode of address. The students however are working, so this mode of address is quite effective because the reader will think that the students are very hard working and will attain high grades.