Emily Mccarrick's 'Flights Camera Action'

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Magazines are medium through which the reader has an emotional response to the content and can strengthen one’s own particular self-image. Emily McCarrick takes her readers on a worldwide journey through her “Flights Camera Action” article. Featured in the ‘Viva’ magazine for the “UAE’s modern women,” it unpacks her unique insight into her prized wonders of the world, with a constant references to famous Hollywood actors. McCarrick creates a female-centric slant that panders to women who have the interminable budget requirements needed to experience her form of "utopia" ‘The Point of Travelling’ details the various overseas trips from the perspective of its author - Geo D. Oliver. He aims to entice backpackers into his experiences travelling …show more content…
“Flights Camera Action” – wow what an enticing title! Emily McCarrick instantly through this lures the reader into sensing her article. McCarrick consistently uses attractive and colourful titles and phrases like such as “everyone can enjoy” to encapsulate an all-inclusive tone. She makes certain phrases stand out in red, demanding the audience to “shop at, eat at, party at and stay at” her exclusive list of world class destinations. The pictorial layout lures the reader to seek out what she has to reveal. Pictures are strategically placed alongside each other that comprise different colours and shades. In comparison, the point of travelling encapsulates a much less pretentious design with a modest array of green and black. The author, Geo D. Oliver, is displayed holding a phone as to highlight the how his experiences and his opinions will be the focus of the article. The format appears to be straightforward but stylish, which pleasantly nicely caters towards the casual everyday traveller. Although both texts use pictures to give the reader an idea of what the article is about, they differ in the sophistication and intricacy of their layout. McCarrick uses an enticing and flashy layout whilst Oliver keeps his design simple and unadorned to illustrate an unpretentious

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