Friday, 11 October 2013

Representation

Representation of Florence Welch



 
Costume
In the image you it looks like Florence isn’t really wearing any clothes which suggests the she has a playful side to her. Also because she is exposed it means that she has nothing to hide and she isn’t bothered about covering up, so she is willing to let the readers in to see the real her. It also suggests that she has a sense of purity, suggesting to the readers that she is pure and there isn’t anything that’s fake about her.
 
Facial expression
She has a very serious expression her face which suggests that she is serious about her music career and wants to do well. Although she has a serious face she also looks a bit seductive, which suggests that she has a cheeky and playful side to her personality. The seductiveness is also attracting the readers in, and drawing them to look at her.
 
Pose
Florence has her hands touching her face which suggests that she has an innocent and pure side about her which contradicts her seductive edgy side that she has. This shows that she has a lot of different personality traits. And that her personality shines through her music as well. By touching her face Florence is drawing attention to her face, so she wants to attract the readers and wants then to look at her face and focus on it.
 
Framing and shot type
Q has used a close up shot of Florence, so the readers can focus on her facial expression. The close up shot used suggests that she likes people to get close to her and is willing to let the readers get to know her. The shot also suggests that she is an intimate person and that she wants the readers to feel like they can be intimate with her. She is in the centre of the image yet there is no background all you can see is her, this suggests that she likes to be the centre of attention and that she doesn’t mind people looking at her, so her confidence. Comes across
 
Hair and makeup
Florence’s hair stands out in the cover it is very big and retro, this suggests that she has a retro style and that she likes to stand out. Her big hair represents who is as a person and her personality, it suggests that everything she does she likes to do big and shock people by it and that she has a big personality which is able to shine through to people. It also suggests that her music is big and that she is confident about it. She has a lot of eye makeup which stands out and draws attention to her eyes which suggests that she is glamorous and she likes to make a statement, also she wants to draw attention to her eyes so the readers feel like they are connected with her. Her eye makeup is mostly blue which connotes strength and intelligence, so her makeup suggests that her strength and intelligence is able to be recognised within herself and her music. The colour blue also connotes peace and trust, the intense use of the blue eye makeup suggests that she has a sense of peacefulness about her and that she is trustworthy. She wants the readers to be able to trust her and be able to connect with her. She has dark red nail polish; the colour red connotes love and passion, so the use of red nail polish suggests that she has a love and passion for her music and her fans. And that she also has a loving personality
 
Props
There isn’t any use of props, which suggests that Florence wants that readers to focus on her, and that she doesn’t let anything distract her or get in the way of her or her music career.



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