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  1) What key conventions of print adverts can you find and what are the  connotations  or deeper meanings of each convention? The product is standing out as it is in the middle of the advert and has an exciting skittle made rainbow which connotes happiness as loads of bright colours usually connotes happiness . 2) For each convention, write about how it might appeal to a target audience.  Showing the name skittles will appeal sweet (candy) lovers as skittles is a big name and one of the biggest sweets in the whole world . The colourful skittles could appeal to people that like happiness as colours show happiness and could bring excited customers .  3) What is the USP (unique selling point) for Skittles and how do you know? I think the USP for skittles is the colours and the taste the rainbow phrase as it connotes to happiness this will bring family and little kids that will look at bright colours first most of the time .

  1) Magazines : introduction and conventions   2)Magazines : representation and social contexts  3)Magazines : taler CSP case study  4)Magazines : Reveal CSP case study  5) Magazines : exam question blog assesment 

 1) List the  three  most important magazine cover conventions in your opinion and explain  why  for each one. The font , sans or sans serif because they can change how the reader is reading . Images because they can interest the reader . Title because they have to give a good impression . 2) Identify as many of the magazine cover conventions as you can and write a list of where they appear on this cover of Closer. There is sans serif writing to show that it is important .There is images of loads of celebrities . 

  1) What is a convention of a magazine cover? Give an example from  Tatler .  [2 marks] An image , they put the picture which is annotated in the front cover of the magazine which is usually important . 2) How does the front cover of  Tatler  use media language to appeal to its target audience?  [6 marks] There are subheadings which are followed by informative sentences . Each subheading is important and are mostly about the CLAMPS with subheadings off costumes and more . Underneath the written subheadings are rhetorical  questions or summary's of what is inside the magazine . The rhetorical questions gets some audiences to read more as it is making them think . There target audience is posh people or fashionable people ,the cover displays information that they would want to know about and tatler make it intreging . Also there is an image of a modern posh lady which posh and fashionable people will be intreged from .  3) How does the front cover of Reveal magazine represent female