Rebecca Manning NEA

Intertextuality is when a media text has references to another media text either as a parody or a homage. Institutions use intertextuality to make the audience feel rewarded when they make the link and understand the reference between the two texts. I am looking into this to find out if entertainment magazines use intertextuality and if so how they do it and if its for comedy or other reasons. In this magazine Steve Carell is dressed in a suit and the headline is talking about his role in the office. the intertextuality used in this front cover is the reference to Evan Almighty because in the film he cut himself shaving. the institution done this because he is known for his comedy, this parody shows reference to some of his biggest work because Evan Almighty is a very famous film, this makes the reader feel like they know him from somewhere and feel rewarded when they realise with a small hint of the cut on his face where he is from. The intertextuality in this fron...

  I will specifically use the convention of mid shots of celebrities with high key lighting, my models will be made up and edited to look almost flawless because this is what entertainment magazines have in common. This will make my models look more like celebrities through the angle and mid shot picture i get of them, i will also use bright block colours as this was a convention i found in entertainment magazines, i will use colours such as bright reds and pinks and contrasting colours to make them stand out such as yellows and greens. This will make my magazine appeal to the target audience more as they have expectations of what an entertainment magazine consists of and what conventions they are looking for.

IDEAS: Halloween theme Interview person from Walking Dead Gets across SFX makeup Interview with actor from IT Relevant artist, Jonas Brothers, Ariana Grande, The 1975, Billie Elish,  1663 first literary and philosphy magazine came out in Germany  in 1974 the first entertainment magazine was published by People magazine. US weekly magazine published first online magazine in 2006 2005 Vanity Fair first had Beyonce on front cover (ethnic minority group) top 5 entertainment magazine are People, Entertainment Weekly, US Weekly, TV Guide and Rolling Stone. DIY i an online only entertainment magazine  This research has helped me understand the entertainment magazine conventions and their history. When im doing mine  i will take into consideration features from the main entertainment magazines and also the themes and celebritys on the front cover.