Exploring a Feature Article

Following analysis of a feature article from Kerrang, I recognise the key conventions to be -

Side bar

Pull quote – interesting and dramatic

Subheadings

Layout – Columns – conventional?

Body text

Images – key image, m-e-s reflects journalistic slant of article

                - additional smaller image

Intertextual references – refer to other bands or musicians to connect audience

Stand first – opening sentence that summaries content

Headline – catchy / wordplay

Captions to anchor image

Often jumps back to journalistic pros- though still embedded quotes – present tense?

I then mocked up my own title for the same article:

'MCCRACKEN MAKES MAD MUSIC' - With the extensive alliteration creating connotations of insanity and also being catchy and rhythmic to read. 

I then created my own stand first to go with it:

'Insane new album ‘Lies for the Liars’ by The Used injected with honesty, exclusive interview below.'

- I carried on with the semantic field of insanity by actually using the word and introducing a paradox, with honest lies. 

I then used these skills to analyse a two page feature article, shown below:

Final learning point: I should include a range of the key conventions stated above to create a convincing and intriguing feature article which could slot easily into the Kerrang music genre of rock punk.