Analysis of a double page spread
- 1. Analysis of a Double Page Spread- Interview serenabugdenasmedia.blogspot.com
- 2. Plug The Text ‘WINNER BEST TRACK- THE Colours FEAR’ The colours used are mainly red, black and green. The red and black theme is This persuades the target evidence throughout the magazine. The two colours seem to go well together audience to read the article and could have connotations of Red- Danger and Black- Mystery. This creates as it shows that she is a good an edgy style to the magazine. music artist. The Masthead Encourages the reader to read the article as it is in capitals the largest text on the page and is in red. This catches the readers attention to make them want to read it . Drop Capital Caption Is in the colour black, it ‘Picture of Lily: the award is used to mark where winner and her posture to start reading the issues’. article. This persuades the reader due to ‘award winner’ it shows she must be talented to win awards and therefore draws the The Questions target audience to read The questions are in bold and black. They are questions from the readers which are the about her. Also it creates a target audience for Q magazine so they are questions they are interested in asking. For joke ‘posture issues’ example one question is ‘I’m getting married next spring. As a former florist, could you related to the way she is give me some flower tips?’. This question is a reference to her life previously before sitting in the shot. becoming a hit album artist, so fans will be interested if she can give advice given her past career.
- 3. Images The Image There is one main image that slightly bleeds onto the next Mis-en-scene page this shows the image and text are connected. The body Bright lighting has been language is in a relaxed positioning however her facial used to create the affect of expression shows she is serious. She is dressed as Cleopatra an a summer look to the shot. Egyptian pharaoh who was considered beautiful and powerful The costume choice is of a she could be dressed like this to give this impression to the white float dress to connote readers and to music critics as in 2009 Amy Winehouse and the color of perfection, light Lily Allen were dominating and goodness. This can the U.K chart. relate to the her music being different from other The Lighting artists and that’s why her The photography has fans seem to like her style. been brightly lit to Props for the shot are a create a sunny feel to table, chair, tea pot, mug to the shot. It has been connote her British lit this way as she is nationality, Q magazines sat next to a and a Q award to show she swimming pool so it is is popular among the relevant for it to be lit readers of the magazine. in this way. She also has newspapers at her feet this can suggest she Composition and Framing is popular throughout press Lily Allen has been coverage in the U.K. The positioned center right background is of a within the frame so she sits swimming pool and palm just in front of the trees to create an exotic swimming pool. She is far look to the shot. away looking directly at the camera to connect with the Shot Distance target audience through This shot of Lily Allen is an example of a long shot, as it gets eye contact. She is the her whole body in the shot and the background of palm main focus of the shot as trees and a swimming pool. the use of props of the table and chair draws us to look to the center of the image.