Representation Analysis

The image portrays the artist as quite young and happy and this is shown by the elements of mise -

en-scene. The artist choice of costume shows that she’s wearing jeans and a button -up short which

shows that she’s modest and quite sophisticated. The setting of the image is also taken in a natural

environment which emphasises sincerity and pureness and could probably tie in with the cover story

‘Miley’s Magic Kingdom’. Miley also had a guitar as a prop in her photo. This represents that she has

a musical background and that the genre of the magazine is music. The image is taken from a long

shot which shows the model’s body language. The celebrity’s body language is quite casual which represents that the artist is laidback and chilled which fits in with the magazine’s mode of address.

The font and typography on the cover also represent that the magazine is aimed at males and

represents the magazine as quite manly. The sans serif font are stereotypically a more masculine

style font and they appeal to the men more as opposed to women. This represents the gender of

the magazine as male orientated, however, this is contrasted within the magazine on the double

page spreads when serif font is used and a wider range of colours are used. The represents the

female gender as the font styles are seen as more feminine and appeal to women rather than men.