Britney Spears front cover

A medium long shot and a high angle is used to show how young she is and how vulnerable. The photo used looks like it has been taken as a long shot and then cropped into a medium long shot. Britney is hardly wearing anything showing of her body this shows her as having the perfect body and being the perfect teen. This magazine looks like it is amid at teens as the image shows that has the perfect body that many teen girls would want. Britney has a the child’s toy Tinky Winky from Teletubies with her which shows as being young and still being a child however she is holding a phone in her next hand showing that she might be young but she’s not that young, or that she is going from being a girl to an adolescent. Britney is shown to be on a bed and she is in her underwear this gives her sex appeal and shows as maybe growing up and not being a baby, any more. Britney has the child’s toy Tinky Winky from the Teletubies this in an intertexual reference as the Teletubies is a famous children’s TV show and the fact that Britney uses the toy shows that she is still a child. The back ground colour used is pink to show Britney as a very feminine girl, Britney is wearing a white cardigan this draws attention to the outline of her body, she is also wearing a black bra and black outlined under wear this would draw attention to those parts of her body. The title of the magazine is gray and behind Britney’s head so you cannot see it clearly showing that it is not the brand of magazine that is the selling point it is Britney.   

The frame has been made diagonally and it looks like it was originally a long shot but was cropped to be a medium long shot. Britney is just shown to be wearing just underwear and nothing else this makes it seem like she is flirting with the audience. Britney is shown to have sex appeal in this cover. You can’t really see where the picture is set but Britney is surrounded by the colour white, showing her innocents, it also draws attention to her body and that is what will grab the readers eye to want to buy the magazine. The lighting is very bright around Britney this is to insure that all focus is on her. The title of the magazine it in electric blue showing clearly what the magazine is this could be because if Britney doesn’t persuade the audience to buy the magazine the brand of the magazine will.

The type of shot used is a close up shot used. The reason a close up shot is uses is to show Britney’s emotions which show that she looks upset about something. This image has been chosen because it shows how upset she is and it uses direct address with the audience as it will make the audience connect with her more, and feel sympathy for her. The fact that black and white has been used makes the audience focus more on the emotion on Britney’s face that what she looks like. The image has been cropped so that there is more focus on Britney’s face that her surroundings. The light shines more on Britney face making the audience see her face and creates a sad atmosphere as Britney’s face is sad. Britney wants the audience to feel sorry for her and know that she is sad; this is shown through the anchorage text saying ‘Britney Spears inside an American tragedy’ this will make the audience want to read her story and support her, through her tough time.