The lighting for this image is very low-key and is in a sepia kind of tone. The centre image of the groups lead singer, gives us a general idea of what the groups genre of music. My Chemical Romance have been recognised for being a heavy metal rock group. Their appearance in this magazine and on TV shows, tell me that they are a hard-hitting rock group. In this image of the lead singer on the left hand side, we see a very low-key lit background with the drummer in the bottom right hand corner. The lead singer, is dressed very rock-ish. He has tight fitted jeans on with a plain black t-shirt, covered with a tight fitting jeans jacket.
His rough appearance tells us, the audience, that they are indeed a rock group. The position of the drummers hands, show that the photo was taken during a rehearsal or a performance. The singer is not facing the camera. This could be significant as this could connote the idea of the band not conforming to the ideas of society. My Chemical Romance is also known for their dark and sinister meanings in their songs and this double-page spread shows this as the images are very dark. The colour red and white are used in this, setting a theme. The red could be for the “romance” part of the groups name and the white could be for the “Chemical” as chemical laboratory technicians wear white coats.
All of the images on the page are of some sort of significance. The images of other members of the group are smaller and don’t seem to be as important as the image of the lead singer. I feel that the magazine has done this on purpose to show how important the lead singer is to the group. The title “WERE BEING THE BEST MCR WE CAN BE!” is a quote taken from the interview conducted with My Chemical Romance. The different colours for the different lines of speech, makes it stand out to the reader more and makes it more interesting to look at. I noticed that (the title mostly,) the writing on the page is not straight. This could connote the groups crooked and “off the rails” life style.
In the first image along the bottom, we see the group’s bass guitarist playing the guitar, looking in the direction of the crowd and focused. His clothes are black and seem to have some sort of design on the front. This is a medium close up of him and it shows the activity in which he is enduring. The second image along the bottom is of the group as a whole, together possible discussing their next song or the production of a song. This image shows the togetherness of the group and shows the love that they have for each other. They seem to feel comfortable around each other and are smiling connoting a loving and caring community.
The third and final image is of the lead singer, once again, singing into a microphone that is usually found in a studio. There is a white strip coming from the top right hand corner that has some more information about the groups music, stating their latest tracks.