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The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 1

You can clearly see the evolution of Britney Spears on the cover of Rolling Stones magazine.
How have these images been constructed to present ideas about the star?
On this cover she is only 17!

1) How has the image been framed/cropped? What type of shot has been used and why? What type of magazine is this typical of (refer back to the readership statistics)

The image has been framed in the text. The image has also been cropped as we only see half of the letters, not all of them. A mid shot has been used because you get to see her body language, a close up to see what she is doing. But also a ariel, or low angel shot is being used, which is taken from the top so you can can get a view of britney lying on her bed!

2) Describe Britney’s costume. What does it suggest about her image? Who is this appealing to?
Britney;s costume is very revelling. It is mainly audienced to young female girls, who inspire to be like her, and males. Although, it give a rather sexual image about her, but also with the use of a teletubby bear it makes her seem inncent and sweet.

3) Have any props been used? What messages are they conveying to the audience?
Yes the props being used is the phone and the bear which conveys that

4) What setting is used and what are the connotations of this?

5) Are any intertextual references being made? What are the connotations of this?

6) What colours are used and why?

The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 2

1) How has the image been framed/cropped? What type of shot has been used and why?

2) Describe Britney’s costume and pose. What type of relationship does she want with the reader?

3) What setting is used and what are the connotations of this?

4) How is lighting used?

5) What colours are used and why?

The Evolution of Britney Spears Part 3

1) Why has this image been chosen? Is the use of black and white significant?

2) How has the image been cropped?
The image has been cropped so that you can get a zoom in image of britney spears, and her reaction. The image is trying to cause sympathy or relate to it. So you get a powerful image as it is zoomed in, you can see her eyes, they are speaking for her.

3) What type of relationship does Britney want with the audience? Is this supported by the anchorage text?

Analysis of a double page spread 2

1) How does the choice of band featured in the article suggest who the target audience will be?

2) What type of language is used in the article? Give examples of words or phrases which are specific to the style of the magazine

3) How is colour used?

4) What style of text is used? Is it similar to any other pages? What does it say about the image of the magazine and the audience?

5) How is the double page spread laid out? How much of the pages are taken up by images and how much by text? How does this reflect the audience? What do they value?

6) What tone is the magazine using when addressing the reader (as a close friend, a member of an 'in' crowd or an informed intelligent fan?) - provide evidence

7) How is the artist/band presented to the audience through the images? You may wish to carry out a textual analysis.

8) How does the style of the article match the style of the front cover?

9) Does the article demand any prior knowledge? Give examples.

Analysis of a double page spread