Tatler- Blog task

Introduction 

1) Look at the Tatler Media Pack. Go to page 2: how does the editor introduce the magazine? They introduce the magazine by telling the consumer that there are popular models and has a lot of rich type words showing that its for rich people there for it shows that its for rich people

2) Now go to page 4 of the Media Pack. Focus on the print magazine (NOT tatler.com - the website). List the key demographic details: age, gender %, ABC1 % (social class), HHI (Household Income), % of those living in London and the South East. What do these demographic details suggest about the average Tatler reader? Age:41, Gender: female 73%, ABC 51%, HHI(house hold income)£261.572, people living in London and the south east is 70% this shows that the average of people on Tatler are mostly girls for the fashion and that there are mostly from London instead of higher up in Scotland. 

3) Look at page 6. What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend?They spend £843M a year on fashion. Tatler readers think that there fashion is good and that most of the Tatler people actually buy there clothes that are very expensive.

4) Go to page 10. What are the special editions of Tatler that run throughout the year? What does this suggest about the pyschographic groups who read Tatler? there are different types for summer ,winter ,autumn ,wedding and different months which shows the fashion for each months and the most trending ones.  

Media language

1) What different examples of typography can you find on the cover of Tatler? What are the connotations of the serif and sans serif fonts? I can see serif and i can tell its serif because of the typography with the begging or end of the letter with a small line to show the type of typography.

2) How do the cover lines appeal to the Tatler target audience? the cover is appealed to the audience by the background and the clothes which rich people would want.

3) What are the connotations of the Tatler colour scheme on this particular front cover? the colours would represent what tatler is like clothes and the materials  .

4) How is the central image designed to create interest in the magazine? Find three reasons for your answer. (E.g. Mise-en-scene such as props, costume and make-up, body position, facial expression) The central image is made for interest with the zebra and the background 

Representations

1) What different groups of people are represented on the cover? (E.g. men/women/white people etc. Look at the image and text/cover lines to help here) .... there are mostly women and because mostly women would want to look at this has its for girls based fashion e.g clothes and the colour also the people there.

2) What do the cover lines suggest about the lifestyle of rich people in the UK? the cover line suggests that rich people's lifestyle is more in the open like where there are animals and lots of trees are this shows where all the rich people from England are more likely to live in a mansion.

3) Are there any stereotypes being reinforced or subverted? How? Why?there are some stereotypes we can see this on pg3 as there are only girls and this shows that there are only girls. 

4) What would be the preferred and oppositional readings to this cover of Tatler? the prefered reading is that they want women to go and buy there clothes for money and the oppositional meaning is that they just look at the background.

Social and cultural context


1) What aspects of British life or people are NOT reflected in Tatler? (Watch the clip above again if you need help with this - the clue is in the title 'Posh People')
The parts where some people can't afford certain things and are middle class not upper.In British life, not everybody is interested in posh and fancy things and more interested in gossip about a star celebrities 


2) Tatler runs special issues on holidays, spa breaks, cosmetic surgery, watches and jewellery and private schools. What does this suggest about the magazine's representation of life in Britain?
that there are many things to do. IT shows that in Britain  there is something to do and explore and see. 

3) What audience groups might be offended or insulted by the front cover of Tatler April 2017? those of lower class or and  middle working class.This is because it shows stuff of rich people and targets rich people as well. Those who are not interested in posh things or own nothing posh and then start to feel offended because it seems that they should have and been rich.

4) Find three other front covers for Tatler. What issues or problems are regularly featured in Tatler?