From this MOJO cover, it is easy to identify the representation of Jamacian Reggae music, by the use of stand out colour, strong pull quotes and the way in which Marley is standing. Marley is presented as smiley and confident, showing the reggae is all about a positive attitude, combined with powerful pull quotes "from gang war to one love..." this representation is heightened, as it depicts reggae to be political in someways, yet positive and powerful. The element of politics and power also is enhanced with the other pull quote "1976 a year of reggae revolution". "Revolution" being the emotive noun.
Compared to more generic MOJO covers, Bob Marley goes against genre conventions, of being serious and portraying the 'hard life' but a brief feature of rock-star David Bowie is more in tune with the generic means of the MOJO music magazine.
Mark 3 out of 5 It seems from the mark scheme (below) that we may get a covermount, after all, so do analyse that.
ReplyDeleteResponses should analyse representations of Jamaican Reggae music and musicians in the extract from MOJO Magazine, for example:
the image of Bob Marley has been shot and selected to connote his openness and friendliness – he directly addresses the camera with a smile, he is shot in natural light, he wears very ‘ordinary’ clothing, and his stance is very unaggressive.
the cover line ‘From gang war to one love’ connotes the violent social background of Jamaican Reggae music and anchors the meaning of the photograph, presenting Bob Marley as a man of peace
the crumpled monochrome photograph of Jamaican sound systems suggests that Jamaican Reggae comes out of poverty and has an authenticity due to these roots
the selection of a photograph of highly decorated sound systems suggests that Jamaican Reggae comes out of a folk tradition with a rich heritage of creativity