Labelled Magazine Cover

Britney Spears Analysis

Image 1

She is the central image, it is a cropped mid shot and the camera is at a high angle. This is typical of a lad’s magazine. She is wearing what appear to be pyjamas- but her blouse is open revealing her bra and wears hot pants instead of shorts. This suggests that she is being sexual and may appeal to more boys. There are two props being used. The first is the telletubbie teddy this represents her childhood and innocence. The second is the telephone this represents her maturity. The setting is in a bedroom with her lying on the bed very romanticised with pink silk sheets. This connotes sexual and provocative feelings also the colour of the sheet connotes young girlie colours and innocence yet the silky sheet connotes maturity. An intertextual reference is the white shirt she wears, she had worn the same shirt in her first music video refers to her purity and innocence. Another intertextual reference is the telletubbie teddy this is also a reference to her childhood and her innocence. The phone is another intertextual reference to her maturity and growing up may connote to sexual type calls to her boyfriend. While the pink sheets and black bra connotes to sexual and seductiveness the white shirt connotes to purity and innocence. The colours are then merged together in her pants they are pink base with black dots bringing together the seductiveness and innocence.

Image 2 

She is the central image. This shot is a long mid shot. This is typical of a lad’s magazine. She is wearing pink pants and uses a white shirt to cover her breasts. This is very provocative and suggests a very sexual image. The shirt has been used as a prop to cover her breasts again it represents an innocent side to her. This is appealing to men. The setting is in a hall way with Brittany pressed against the wall with her body in a curved position highlighting her physical aspects. This connotes that she is being sexual and flaunting her body. Clutching the shirt- to cover her breasts- is an intertextual reference again to her passed magazine and first music video  showing her innocence but now that it is all off  means that she has lost all innocence and is now a more mature- a women not a girl. The colours are very feminine whites and pale pinks this could connote to purity, innocence but still the pink could connote to a younger more immature Britney.

Image 3

She is the main image; it is an extreme close up of her face.  This would appeal to most girly magazines as it focuses on Britney rather than her body in a sexual position. She is not wearing anything because it is a close up of her face. There are no props being used in this image. The setting is dark and has a very depressive feel. Britney is not happy and it is clear with the expression on her face. The significance of using no intertextual references could connote that she does not want to hide and that she is opening her life to all rather than a false appearance. The colours are very grey and dark this connotes to a darker side of life, depressive and unhappy life. This may also connote to seeing her as a person rather than a made up glamour girl.

Music Magazine Survey

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Preliminary Task

Front Cover

 I used adobe illustrator to create this front cover. I also used features such as a star shape to emphasise the price. I also used different bright font colours to connote a happy tone for the reader. I inserted an image of a barcode to authenticate the magazine cover.

Pictures I used