magazine, popstars

1. Britney Spears
“Top of the POPS” shows Britney Spears, pop star,
on the cover looking innocent. The colour she is
wearing, purple, suggests that Britney is or is like
royalty.
Also, how the shot is taken is very suggestive ,
it makes her look as if she is of very sweet nature,
however, the tints of black in her clothing item tell
us that she has a dark side to her. That she’s not
as what she is appeared or made out to be.
The camera shot used is a medium shot,
her pose is very laidback as she is on a
magazine that
appeals
to the younger audience therefore she can’t
reveal anything or
be seductive.

2. Lily Allen
NME has Lily Allen as the main focus if it’s front cover.
In this cover Lily Allen’s attire suggests that her
personality is rebellious and dangerous,
we deduce this from the red on her shirt.
Red also represent seductiveness and
intimacy, however, this is not the case in this
magazine cover. From the attire we assume
that the magazine is aimed at a younger
audience range, teenagers, as they can link in
with the type of person she is .
Her make up, is very messy and possibly a tad
sinister which shows that she does get into some
kind of trouble. Also from how the shot is taken,
her looking up at us , suggests that she’s down,
depressed and not a very optimistic kind of person
but it also suggests mystery, like she’s done something
but we’re not exactly sure of what.

3. Madonna
On the Q magazine , Madonna is the main
focus as she is the biggest image on the page.
The camera angle is a medium close up shot
this captures her facial expression shows
mysteriousness and her body language
shows hostility which is not what you’d
expect for a front cover of a magazine.
Madonna is dressed in a black and silver
hood and the rest is distorted this is a
representation of her age as she’s in her 50’s
it shows the magazine is respectful to her age
by not putting her in revealing clothes , as she
wouldn’t need to be anyway because she is such a
big icon. The black background contrasting with the red
text makes the word “MADONNA” more visible to the
human eye. The red text connotates with the devil or
danger as usually we associate red with danger or bad
things. This could show that her interview reveals a dark
and sinister side of her we have never seen before.
Her facial expression also matches the theme of the
magazine and it has been adjusted to Madonna.