Britney Spears 1

The image is a high angle shot of Britney Spears lying down on the bed. This shot makes Britney look Attractive and yet at the same time young and sexy due to the fact that she is on the phone and a teletubbie on the other arm. This shot showing Britney Spears from an appealing point of view has been used in order to attract more of the audience. She was considered America’s pop teen angel so she has a big fan base, The ‘Rolling Stones’ magazine acted upon this and made her the main image for the magazine. usually the Rolling Stones portrays celebrities with Sex appeal for the main image of the magazine, but because of Britney’s Age at the Time (17) they could not portray her as a sex symbol, but more like a cute teenager with sex appeal.

Britney Spears costume gives the audience the impression that she can be either good or bad. The fact that she is wearing a shirt whilst lying in bed could suggest that she can cover up to others, for example her parents. This image will catch the teenager boy’s eye other than men, especially because of the fact that she is a singer. Her costume does not reveal that much of her body because she is a seventeen year old girl.

The props used in this image are a telephone and a Teletubbie. The teletubbie represents that with all of her money and fame she is still an ordinary teenager. The Teddy bear also represents her childhood innocence. The telephone implies that she is constantly on the phone like a large majority of other teenage girls.

The lighting makes Britney’s body look more attractive, they increased the level of brightness on her chest area, making her chest area eye catching. This will catch the attention of teenage boys especially because of their hormones.

The intertextual reference that I noticed was the teletubbie. The Teletubbies is a children’s show aimed roughly at an audience between one to five. The fact that Britney Spears has got a Teletubbie teddy bear informs the audience that Britney is going through a stage from a girl to a woman because when you hit 18 your considered an adult.

The colours used are black, pink, purple and lilac. The colour purple represents her sexy side, especially due to the fact that the silk material is purple. This makes the image stand out. The colour pink represents her girly lifestyle. Black represents her mature side.