Language - Similar to the contents page in NME magazine, a large main image of the band The Courteeners takes up most of the page, directing the reader's attention to them as they are included in the main feature of the magazine. The image of the band has been taken from a low-angle, wide shot. This gives the impression that the band member are taller than they really are, and makes them seem more impressive. This effect is enhanced by it being a wide shot, allowing for the landscape in the background. The band members standing in front of this background as to the tall, impressie effect, as they take up more of the image than the sprawling landscape in the background. The field landscape may have also been included as The Courteeners are a British band. The other contents give a small amount of detail about the rest of the features in the magazine and use Q's traditional contrasting, bright red and white colour scheme.
Institution - Q Magazine is published by Bauer Media, as detailed in the previous post.
Ideology - The ideology of this contents page is that The Courteeners are
a talented, impressive British band, conveyed through the large image of them appearing taller than the landscape in the background and the fact that the image takes up most of the page.
Audience - The audience for this issue, in addition to Q's usual audience as previously detailed, are fans of the band Oasis, who are most likely presented on the issue's front cover.
Representation - The Courteeners are represented positively here as an impressive, "giant" (famous) band. This is important in music magazines as fans of artists are more liely to buy the magazine if they see them represented positively.
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