Friday, 11 October 2013
Britney Spears Images Analysed
The front cover has been cropped around her in order to emphasise how she is the main focus. A high angle shot has been used. The purpose of this is to make her seem vulnerable, and on a slightly more inappropriate note, make out as if we are on top of her. Furthermore, her costume is very seductive on purpose, as she is hardly wearing any clothing. This is in order to attract more readers, mainly male, as if men see someone looking very lustful and attractive; they are more likely to purchase the magazine. Furthermore, a phone is used, which may convey the message that she is trying to communicate with us, or someone. It emphasises her being sexualised as the phone could imply her talking at night to a lover of such. A silk bed cover is used as a setting. This could be to add a lustful connotation. A pinkish colour is used to portray a girly and maybe immature connotation.
The image has been cropped from the top of her thighs and above. This shot is a medium shot. Britney’s costume is very seductive. She is hardly wearing any clothes and her pose includes her thrusting her buttocks out and pressing against a wall. This could suggest that she is looking for a sexual relationship with the reader. A bathroom is used as a setting in which the background is white. The bathroom could suggest that she just freshened up and so is clean. A high key lighting is used to set off a good mood. More people are likely to be attracted to a magazine if the front cover is bright, rather than it being depressing, or dull. The colour white is used in order to maybe highlight what is left of Britney’s innocence, or maybe just to show that she is very comfortable.
The image has been chosen to display a darker and more serious side to Britney Spears. The colours black and white are used to display a contrast between her personalities. The lack of colour relates to Britney, overall, being represented as sort of ‘lifeless’, or missing that certain something. The image has been cropped to show a close up image, which is used to highlight her facial expressions. Britney wants to relate with the audience and maybe have us sympathise with her. The text supports this as the word ‘tragedy’ is used. This indicates that this is more of a serious matter and one in which we should sympathise, and in some cases empathise.
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