
This image of Britney is very different compared to all of her other shots taken for the rollingstone magazine as it is not a mid long shot where it shows her whole body off to all of the readers. This image has been chosen because her face is now in focus rather than her whole body. This magazine cover doesn’t have a setting unlike her other rollingstone covers and this is a really big change for her and for the audience too because it may not be what their used to. The use of black and white is quite significant as it is a very dull colour and these kind of colours could represent death or of something tragic and it sends off that dramatic vibe to the audience. In this magazine cover Britney does not look as happy as she does in her usual magazine covers, where she usually smiles. Instead she looks quite confused and her facial expression looks as if she is upset about something and as it is a close up shot of her face you are quickly drawn to her eyes and your eyes are usually the feature that gives off your emotions. It is as if she wants the readership to feel sorry for her, this also relates to the anchorage text ‘Britney Spears; inside an American tragedy’ so the text is obviously quite tragic as the key word is ‘Tragedy’ and this whole image refers to her downfall which lead to her breakdown. As she was a child prodigy it is very different to see her in a magazine looking so sad and this makes the audience feel very sympathetic towards her. So this would want to make readers want to read her story and what the whole situation on Britney is all about. The main colour used in this magazine is white and yellow and it is in contrast to the shot taken of Britney Spears and it stands out from the cover.
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Do you think that the use of black and white represents Britney as a classic Hollywood star? Think about images of Marilyn Monroe...who died young.
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