Britney Spears Analysis (Cover 3)

Cover 3:

This image has been chosen as it shows a close up of Britney with an almost desperate look on her face as if she is saying, "What have I done?". It makes the audience feel as if they are very close to her and are putting aside all of the other things and just seeing the real her and what she is really like. The use of black and white is definitely significant as if gives the image a feel as if she has just been stripped away, all the layers of her personality which is represented by the taking away of colour, and just left bare is the inside and core of her which is what caused her to be in the mess she is in and what the audience want to see. The image has been cropped especially in order just to show Britney's face as it subliminally makes the audience feel as if they are closer to her and like they almost know her. The type of relationship Britney wants with the audience is almost a sympathetic one.

She wants the audience to feel as if they know her personally, as it makes the audience feel more sympathetic if they feel as if they actually know her like she is a friend of theirs. This helps her as she is likely to get more people feeling sorry for her rather then laughing at her and about the situation she is going through. This is supported deeply by what is said in the text as the text reads, "Britney Spears: Inside and American Tragedy". This immediately gives the audience the impression, going hand-in-hand with the image of her desperate face, she is not responsible for what has happened and that if anybody in the situation was to be a victim of would be her. This helps Britney in a positive way as it makes the audience believe that she is not to blame, so instead of thinking she brought it on herself, they are more likely to feel sorry for her.

By Harry Luke Mulvany

Britney Spears Analysis (Cover 2)

Cover 2:

This image has been framed and cropped in order to show Britney in a mid shot resting herself against two walls. This mid shot was used in order to show her most of her body, as this is what the male target audience want to see. If you look at Britney's costume, or lack of it, you will see that she is holding a sheet to cover her modesty and wearing white knickers. This pose works in tone with this as she is leaning against the wall with her bum sticking out against the wall and the side of her boob showing to the camera in order to make the male readers feel as if she is in fact posing for them, looking into the camera like she is looking into their eyes and she if posing especially for them.

If you look at the setting used, she is simply just against two walls. This may seem not very sexual when you look at it but I think subliminally they have chosen this pose very carefully in order to make the audience think of one thing. I think that they have chosen this because both of the walls in the photo are meant to represent men, and how she is leaning against them and bending herself against them in order to make the reader subliminally think like she is against two men like she is having sex. This appeals to the target audience of males as they want to see Britney as if she is having sex which will cause them to buy the magazine.

Lighting is used in this photo well in order to emphasize Britney in the photograph. As you can probably see, the most amount of light on on Britney from her arm and up. This is specifically used to emphasize the fact that she is just about covering her modesty and you can already see the side of her boob which is what the target audience want to see. So by putting the most light around this area they are bringing this most to focus casing the audience to see this first and immediately want to buy it. Finally if you look at the colours used you will see white is used for nearly every colour in this image. This is because white represents innocence and that is what the target audience want to see. It shows a contrast between her provocative clothing and posture, and the use of white making her seem innocent which men want to see causing them to buy the magazine.

By Harry Luke Mulvany

Britney Spears Analysis (Cover 1)

Cover 1:

The image has been framed and cropped so that you can see a full view of Britney in a medium/long shot lying on the ground against a pink silk sheet. An aerial shot is used in this image to subconsciously appeal to the male audience as she is lying on the ground and the person reading the magazine is on top of her which is in the position of sex, therefore appealing to the target audience as the men who read this magazine will subliminally feel like they are on top of her. If you look at what Britney is wearing, she is wearing short shorts and a black bra with a white cardigan. Straight away from this you can see that this is again appealing to the male side of the audience as she is dressed very provocatively and in a sexual way, which attracts them to buy the magazine.

As you can also see, she is holding a teletubby in her arms just as if a child would, which appeals to the male aspect of the audience further as it makes her seem as if she is pure and innocent yet very sexual. Another prop she uses which goes hand in hand with the other aspects of the image that I just mentioned is the telephone. She is holding the telephone to her ear to portray herself as a normal teenager just like she is presented in her ‘Hit Me Baby One More Time’ video in the school uniform, in order to subliminally show the audience that she is a normal teenager that is innocent as she has the teletubby but is also very sexual at the same time by what she is wearing. This is to appeal to the male audience as they want to see that she has all these different sides to her and they like that she is a innocent teenager but also very sexual.

If you look at the setting on this cover she is laying down on a large pink silk sheet. The connotations of this are that it makes her come across as more girly and feminine which is specifically done to attract men to it so they will go and buy it. There is a use of intertextuality in this cover. This is the use of the teletubby, which is held in Britney’s arms. The representation of the Teletubbys before being put in this context was that they were lovable children’s characters. Once being put into this context they are used as a symbol of sexual innocence for Britney in order to attract the male audience. There are also lots of different colours being used in this front cover.

The most noticable colour being used in this magazine cover is the pink background. As I mentioned before, this is in order the make her seen more feminine as pink symbolises femininity and that is exactly the message that they want to put across. Another colour that is being used in the front cover is white as she is wearing a white jacket. This is significant because whote symbolises innocent and being pure which, when mixed with the sexually provocative clothing she is wearing, she gives of the message of a innocent teenage girl that is also not afraid be act sexually which is exactly what the male audience want.

By Harry Luke Mulvany

Introduction

My name's Harry Mulvany and this is my Media Studies Blog. I study Media Studies because I done it in secondary school and came out with a B (somehow) so I thought seen as I'm ok at it I'll give it a crack. The aim of this blog is to show my progress as I attempt to make a music magazine, analysing other music magazines and creating mock ups on the way in order to create the finished result. My objective is to create good quality work and get a good mark so I can go to university and get a good job basically. I hope you like my blog and enjoy reading  all of my brilliant work.