Magazines: Tatler CSP

 1) Look at the Tatler Media Pack. Go to page 2: how does the editor introduce the magazine?

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?

3) Look at page 6. What do Tatler readers think about fashion? How much do they spend?

4) Go to page 10. What are the special editions of Tatler that run throughout the year? What does this suggest about the Tatler audience? What about the pyschographic audience group that best fits Tatler?


Media language
erent examples of typography can you find on the cover of Tatler?

1) What diff What are the connotations of the serif and sans serif fonts?

 Sans serif typefaces are considered more modern than serif typefaces. They lack the strokes that distinguish a serif typeface, hence the use of the French word "sans," which means “without.” Sans serif typefaces are often used to signify something clean, minimal, friendly, or modern.

2) How do the cover lines appeal to the Tatler target audience?

t constructs women as being expected to look fashionable, to travel and to go to the right kind of parties.

3) What are the connotations of the Tatler colour scheme on this particular front cover?

Green,white - Conotations of natural style and sophistication 

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

Representations

1) What celebrities or famous people are mentioned on the cover? Why do you think Tatler put them on the cover?

 Emma Weymouth. Steryotypical 

2) What do the cover lines suggest about the lifestyle of rich people in the UK?

Social sef

3) Looking at the image and cover lines together, what different groups of people are represented on the cover and how are they represented? (E.g. men/women/rich people/race & ethnicity etc.) 

Royal family

4) Are there any stereotypes being reinforced or subverted? How? Why?

Social and cultural contexts

1) What types of people are NOT featured in Tatler? (Watch the clip above again if you need help with this - the clue is in the title 'Posh People')

Not Royal

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? 

3) What audience groups might be offended or insulted by the front cover of Tatler? 

4) Find three other front covers for Tatler from different months. What issues, subjects or people are regularly featured in Tatler?