Britney Spears Magazine Cover Page Analysis.

Britney Spears Analysis

I have analysed the following music magazines in order to see the importance of the central image and how the text has to be placed around the image to make the image or the text stand out. Additionally familiarise with the type of shots which can be used for my music magazine and how meanings can be created with a use of a different shot used with different props.

The central image of Britney Spears is cropped into a mid shot however taken from a high angle shot. Furthermore the mise-en-scene being the Teletubie toy which represents her being young and the phone which represents her talking to her boyfriend this is typical of an ‘adult magazine’.  Britney costume is much sexualised which also represents her first music video and the fact that the shirt is open also conveys her  ‘none-innocence’ seeing as the audience would expect a school girl to be innocent. This front cover is appealing to the male audience due to her erotic appeal.

Setting used is rather provocative seeing as we get a high angle shot of Britney laying on the bed also the connotations of this is Lust seeing as she is laying on pink silk and the colour further represents Lust and makes Britney appear more erotic.

There are a few intertextual references for example the shirt she is wearing refers to her first music video and the fact that is it open implies her emerging sexuality. Also the teletubie refers to her still being in her childhood however the phone in her other hand implies Britney flirting with her boyfriend.

The image has been taken with a mid shot in order to capture her booty and body physique. Furthermore the fact that she is only wearing underwear and covers her breast with a shirt which may relate to her previous magazine giving the impression of ‘good gone bad’. However in the previous magazine she was in a stage of going bad and in this magazine she ‘broke all the rules’.  Furthermore the relationship she is after with the reader could be of intimate one, as in the previous magazine this central image is typical of an 'adult magazine' due to its exposing features.

Setting used is not clear however it is possible to be a narrow alley way, suggesting that Britney is in a rush and took the shortest way possible despite its lack comfort.

The lighting is very bright, this is used to make Britney stand out more and outline her body which would attract the male audience. There are no dark colours used also the clothing is white along with the background with Britney being the main focus of this image.

The close up shot used for this image along with the use of black and white colour may signify a dramatic and dreadful story of her life. This impression is evolved from Britneys facial expression and the close up shot is used to outline her emotions rather than anything else.

Also this image could have been cropped from a mid-shot into a close up shot in order to put the emphasis on her facial expression. Furthermore this image is used to imply that Britney wants sympathy and support from the audience and this is evident from the anchorage text "Inside an American tragedy" which clearly states that something horrible occurred in Britneys young life.



I have carried out this research task of magazines which feature Britney Spears in order to analyse the different types of camera shots which can be used for a central image and how effective they can be to either outline the image or the text. This will help me think about how to take my images in order to create meanings behind them. Also the use of mise-en-scene as shown from the research task can further create possible subtle or straight forward meanings behind a central image.