Textual analysis of a music magazine double spread.

I will be analysing this magazine double page spread to help with the making of my music magazine.

Reading the introduction of the interviewer, I can tell that Jamelia is attempting a new image; she has been busy ‘having another child, winning awards’. It has been a long time since she was last interviewed and the interviewer is intending on having a little catch up

This is a double page spread of a singer called Jamelia. The picture of the singer shows she is of a mature age, most likely to be in her mid 20s.

Main Image:  The denotation of this image is the photograph of a black woman in the background; the setting colour is a dark brown which draws attention to the light complexion of her skin. Her clothes tell that she has matured since last interviewed; in the first picture she is wearing urban clothes which were mainly worn in the 90s. However, in the main image you see her wearing a nice smart shirt to show growth and maturity. The surrounding of the image connotes that she is calm and peaceful woman as the bedroom is a calm and peaceful environment. This also connotes the music she plays and how it can be depression and loud in a sense of the beat. The bedroom is calm and peaceful but it is also a place where arguments break out and fears are born, due to loneliness.

There is some high key lighting used in the image, in this main image the light seems to be coming from both sides, this is used to make her complexion lighter instead of her complexion looking to artificial. The singer is also breaking the forth wall as she is looking directly at the camera.

The singers name is written in a caption which is blended so I can see the original unedited image through the letters. This could symbolize truth; she is no longer how the media wanted her to be, she is now her own person.

The interviewer’s introduction is written in white and in bold, whereas the questions are written in red font. The response from the singer is written in white, this was done in so the reader can be able to identify who is speaking between the two.