Research of Similar Media Products 2 - Elle & Harper's Bazaar

This front cover of Elle magazine has a few conventional features, such as the model looking into camera. In terms of mise en scene, her facial expression is quite serious representing her as powerful, however the lack of make up represents her as subtle and more natural. Her hair is also very natural, supporting this representation. The model covers the masthead so much so the first 'l' in 'Elle' is completely missing. This represents the model as very important. The font used for the masthead creates brand identity as it is used every time so has become familiar, therefore it doesn't matter that a letter is missing as we still know what the word says. Her clothes are white, as is most of the text used, this perhaps represents her as pure and almost angelic. There is an instance of alliteration 'brave, bold, beautiful'. It is in a large, bold, yellow font which makes it stand out and it a 'diverse range representations' for the model, linking to Gauntlett's theory of identity. They create a representation of her as being 'brave' and 'bold', yet still feminine and 'beautiful'. I enjoy the colour schemes used as they're more subtle and I intend to use more subtle colours for my magazine as I think it looks much more classy and sophisticated which is what is needed from the brief. The shot is an over the shoulder shot, this represents the model as perhaps more reserved, as she isn't face on with the camera, meaning not all of her body is on show.

The model on this front cover is conventional looking into camera which represents her as focused. Her make up is subtle, although her cheek bones are very defined which gives her a more powerful representation, one which Bell Hooks would approve of. Her clothing is white which represents her as pure and this representation is supported with most of the text including the mast head being in white. Although there are a couple of instances where the text is in red, giving her a more bold representation. The word 'super' is repeated several times, with the largest font saying 'The super issue'. This represents the model as superior. The background is blurred which represents the model as the most important feature. The shot is between a medium close up and medium shot, this allows quite a lot of her body to be shown. She is centre of frame and so this represents her as again, the most important feature.