Textual analysis of a double page spread

Textual  analysis of a double page spread

In this magazine,the denotation of this image is that it is a photograph of the singer solang looking directly at the camera in a an upright position .The connotation of this image is to strive the importance of Solange as she is the main topic of the double page spread therefore this would interest the target audience. Because this is a double page spread the editor decides to  fill both of Solange freeze frames just to make the double page seem exciting and appealing especially to its target audience.

On the top left hand corner it says ‘ only me NOW’ this could be a quote from solange suggesting that its all about her .We can see that the images of solage distracts the viewer from looking else where this is because of the fact that ; there are several small sized images of here posing, the main image is rather large and also the colour of her costume is eye ctatching.It looks like the editor focused more on creating the images than anything else. The way solange poses is very interesting  and catches the aundiences eye this could be because of the figure of her leg as its very attractive and neat, Solange also hides her hand and places it behind her back trying to show her sophisticated side. The cover line on the left hand side says ‘forget her sister, the outspoken Solange Knowles  created one of the year’s best R&B albums’  the editor makes solange Knowles seem so royal by telling the audience to ‘forget her sister’ this was done to catch more of the viewers attention on her rather than her well known sister Beyonce Knowles. Moving on to the font of the text we can see that the editor used a casual fonts to let out information this might connote that the text is not as important as the images. It also tells me as an audience just before i even read it that it is nothing special or amusing .looking at this double page spread I can consider it being targeted to the young adults that are females due to the way both pages are structured and designed.

Mise en scene

Settings

Looking at the settings behind the image it looks like it was taken in a studio this is because of the simple background colour that was used with no details. Although the background is rather boring it still helps the image of solange stand out more and it also creates an engaging atmosphere that will help change the mode of address of the audience for example the connotations of white would be peace,happiness,joy this could have been what the editor tried to create for the target audience .

Costume

The Costume that Solange is wearing is more of a summer outfit as it is rather short  and reveals her beautiful legs. The outfit she is wearing also suggest that she is a ladylike person and prefers the feminine side of her, it also shows that she is a sophisticated person.

Non verbal communication