Star Image in magazines

The star image in a magazine has to be glamorous as they're a construction, not a real person - Richard Dyer says. I agree. The star image has to look the part for the magazine, they create the image of the star to fit the genre.

Here Johnny Cash sits for a medium close up, looking directly at the camera for Vintage Rocks magazine cover, he shows a powerful, yet emotional facial expression. The direct eye contact of the star and the reader draws the reader in, they want to know about this strong, powerful and deep looking man. Johnny Cash is written in a large serif font, attracting the reader, however underneath it says 'Outlaw poet and voice of the dispossessed', its like the magazine is saying the lost voice, relating to the death of the famous singer.


This magazine cover shows a woman, in a medium close up, that was seen as a 'Rockabilly Queen'. So here the magazine presents her as a beauty, hair in curls that look effortless, bold eyebrows and bold lips and a delicately detailed clothing to show her importance in the music world. She's smiling, showing she is happy and looking directly to the camera, looking right at her audience with bright eyes. This plays a huge part of the star image as they need to look appealing so that people will want to read about her. The star image shows a beauty, with a talented voice, she looks very glamorous and looks as if she is just about to go on stage. It shows that she is passionate for her singing and will attract fans and others to read about her.