12. Main Task: Double Page Spread Textual Analysis

- Denotation: A double page spread magazine page, it has a women look down at the camera whole she is holding her tie this connotes that she is stronger than the audience.

- Connotation: She could be an office worker or someone who is an authority figure, she looks mysteries and brave.

Mise en sence

- Lighting: The lighting on the main image in this double page spread is high key lighting as it is very bright and had no shadow or darkness.

- Costume: You can’t really see what the woman is wearing but by the look of it, it looks like she is wearing a suit with a tie and a shirt or just something that is formal. This could connote that her clothes has been worn for an event such as a party or work. Her shirts bottom is done all the way to the top which connotes that she is really smart and organised for were ever she is going.

- Props: There are no props in the man image, however the double page spread includes too smaller images and one of the images the woman is holding a perfume close to her chest; this connotes that the woman is doing a perfume advertisement for an advert.

- Setting: The double page spread picture shows no setting as the background is just plain white this could suggest that they have done this purposely to get the main of the magazine page or advert.

- Non-verbal communication: The woman’s NVC shows that she is very confident and very positive/sure about herself, this connotes that she is working somewhere very serious that she has to take her job role seriously.

Magazine conventions

-Masthead: The ‘Viva Eva!’ Masthead is very distinctive, as it suits the type of genre of this music magazine it gives the audience a clear understanding on what type of genre it is. The way the font is used is effective it is big and stands out it give the audience the feel of music.

- Dateline: The dateline on this double page spread writes ‘January 2009’ which connotes that the date of publication of this page is in the month of January.

- Main image: The main image on this double page spread is an image of Eva Mendes she is a successful actress. She appears frequently in the magazines, Eva Mendes is posed very seriously on this page she has her self-confident and looks bare.

­- Cover-lines: The covers lines on this page are questions, questions asking about her secret obsession. They have been put there purposely to gain the readers attention.