Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Semiotic analysis of a double page spread






This double page spread is that featured on the cover of the Kerrang! magazine. The story is split onto two pages, one which is dedicated to a photo of the woman, and the other has all the information about a certain subject which the woman feels strongly about. On the picture page of the double page spread the woman is zipping up her jacket which goes against the stereotypical view of woman be sexually objectified as she’s trying to .cover herself up rather than show everything. This is encouraged by the line “A lot of male musicians are whores”, so by zipping her jacket up, she’s stating that she isn’t like a male musician and she is also saying that girls are often show in a promiscuous light but it’s the male musicians that are worse. The main reason why the woman has stated this fact is because she has probably been slated in previous articles for being ‘giddy’ round men, or by the way she has been represented by the media. She is also bowing her head this connotes to the reader that she is sad or ashamed about something which is why she is zipping her jacket up. The black leather outfit contrasts very well against the white background which makes the page bold and stand out.

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