Denotation
Image looks interesting. We see a man sitting on a bench in front of a studio or somewhere. The layout of the double page looks neat.
Connotation
The image we see will pull us in and make us think why is a superstar that big in somewhere like where he is? From what we see the place he’s in looks very ghetto and run-down. However the layout of this double page looks very neat and tidy for starters. It looks easy to read and from what we can see it looks like the text is about the man (the game) sitting down.
The prop here is the setting. A big star like The game sitting on a dirty bench like that and with a nasty looking building is not what you usually see. The meaning behind this suggest that he is visiting a place where he grew up because he always talks about how life was hard for him as a youngster and how the gang life affects his music that could be the case.
The lighting is definatly foccussed around his face, cleverly though the way he is wearing his hat covers his face from the light and keeps his face dark. This suggests he's hiding emotions or could even be scared to show his face around this area.
His non-verbal communucation is very strong, with the look on his face it may suggests he's not happy at all being around where he is or maybe he could actually be upset.
Mise En Scene
Props – there aren’t any props in this. There is a bench which he’s on but that’s already there and it part of the scenery already.
Lighting – As for lighting he doesn’t really seem to be in the main light of the picture. To me the main light is on the background, I believe its like this to emprasize the surroundings he’s got around him.
Setting – From what we can see he isn’t in the richest place. To the audience it looks like he is in a ghetto place. We can tell this because in the background there’s a building with a lot of graffiti over it. Also he’s sitting in what seems to be a lot of dirt around him, you don’t usually see rich people in places like that.
Non-Verbal Communication (NVC) – His NVC is very powerful in this image. Without knowing what he’s story is about we can tell that he isn’t in the mood for anyone’s crap. He looks quite fed-up and angry. From the way he’s sitting we can tell he’s not posh but quite the opposite.
Costume – From what he’s wearing we can tell that he is from a ghetto area. He wears the style of what many rappers/Mc’s wear. If he was in a suite we could maybe think he’s showing of he’s money or is going somewhere important but clearly he’s not.
Anchorage
Double pages don’t really have anchorage lines because there usually just for the front cover.
Masthead
Double page spreads don’t have mastheads.
Date
Once again DPS don’t have dates on, there usually on the front cover.
Barcode
Barcode’s are always on the front cover or on the back.
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