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!

Answer the following questions and make sure that you use appropriate terminology:

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 shot used is a high angle shot, the world and people looking upon her, ready to give their opinion about her. I think the readership will be mostly male.

2) Describe Britney’s costume. What does it suggest about her image? Who is this appealing to? This picture is mostly appealing to males or young girls who want to be like Britney. Britney’s costume is really revealing although the big dotted panty makes it more sweet than sexy. The phone connotes her busy teenage life and the teletubby makes it even more childish. All this makes her look like a innocent young girl who might needs to be protected.

3) Have any props been used? What messages are they conveying to the audience? The teletubby suggests that she is still a young girl who needs the help of other people. The phone suggests her social life and the fact that she is always busy.

4) What setting is used and what are the connotations of this?
The silky background creates sex appeal which is in contract of the image, because back then she was famous for her ‘American sweetheart’ image.

5) Are any intertextual references being made? What are the connotations of this? The teletubby is connoting her inner child and the fact that she is actually too young to be on the cover this revealing. While the phone is connoting that there is always somebody that has something to say to her or a opinion about her.

6) What colours are used and why? The colours used are pink to show her feminine side and it is the colour that young girls love. Other colours used are black, white and purple.