Research into magazine adverts

Miley CyrusMiley is shown posing in a very ‘laid back’ way but the colour of her choice of costume and her posture make her seem very dominant in a masculine way. This parallels the way she has her hair styled in a ‘messy look’ boy cut. The magazine advert is of her overall success of an artist and the way she is styled and is posing gives the impression that as a character she is strong enough to make it to the top of the music hierarchy as a performer, tying in with the theme of traditional masculinity. She is also giving the camera direct address, this can be compared to a ‘warrior-like’ stance adding to the fierceness of her success

Jessie JJessie J’s stylist usually uses her hair and lips as the artist’s main style point but in this magazine advert her lips and hair blend in with everything else by the choice of colour. The dark choice of colour suggests that as an artist she has a dark personality or maybe that her music has a dark meaning maybe linking to past experiences making it very personal. She is giving direct address and posing in such a way that her dark nails are also viewable in the close up. Her name is written in a gold font in bold and is larger than the actual album name that she is promoting itself. This may be to attract more attention from the audience as she is an established artist and then leading them into the album promotion as it is written underneath.

Taylor SwiftIn this magazine advert Taylor is not giving the camera direct address like the other artist but is instead looking away giving the impression that she is shy. This is also not a close up but a long mid-shot of Taylor that displays all of her costume except shoes. From the costume she comes across as very casual unlike the other adverts and this gives the impression that the album she is promoting is completely of her own with no other influences. Her picture and background also has a slight black and white/sepia affect on it making it seem very old fashioned or traditional. The actual album she is promoting is RED and this is clear through the big, bold font also coloured red, maybe to catch the attention of an audience.