Magazine Advert Analysis

Katy Perry is the first poster I am going to analyse. I decided to analyse this pacific poster as the mise en scene of Katy Perry reflects the stereotypical view on Pop music which is the same genre of Pixie Lott. The bright pink of her name reflects to mischievous attitude which reflects how pop music is pursued. The use of props creates an innocent feeling to the cover. Including a paddling pool, pretty flowers, quiet locations and a pretty white fence reflects this innocent atmosphere. By using these props explains Katy Perry’s aims, which is to attract her audience which is a young audience. All these props and her clothing reflect a young girl wanting to have fun. The clothing worn by Katy Perry is quite revealing, but doesn’t make her look too inappropriate. She has to fit the theme of the song which is mischievous behaviour as the song ‘I kissed a girl’ reflects this, but she has kept the outfit to an appropriate standard. Her facial expression makes her look unapproachable and as if she's hiding something. The stance Katy Perry is in reflects the attitude further; she has one hand behind her back as if she’s misbehaving, with a large red love heart lolly in her hand which is almost an innocent act to how she really is. Her facial expression makes her look unapproachable 

The second poster I decided to analyse is a Pixie Lott poster. I decided on this as this is within the same genre of music as Katy Perry which is Pop. I also thought it would be a good idea to analyse one of Pixie Lott's posters as she is the artist we have produced out music video on. In contrast to Katy Perry's music poster, this one is much more toned down and plain. The colours used are all subtle greens/greys which doesn't suggest the stereotypical view on Pop music. As in the Katy Perry poster we can see the naughty stereotype of this genre of music pursued, but in Pixie Lott's here we can see a different approach. The tittle of the song 'Cry me out' maybe the reason why, as this isn't as mischievous as Katy Perry's song 'I kissed a girl'. The picture of Pixie Lott comes across as a un-tidy image, her hair isn't tidy and neat as we normally see her hair. The use of mise en scene from past music images and videos of her is totally wiped away in this poster and is strictly focused and serious on the name of the song. The look on Pixie Lott's eyes suggests she's worried and thinking about problems.