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Denotation: I see Zack Efron and Vanessa Anhugies lying on the floor. On the right hand side there is Leona Lewis whereas on the left hand side you have the hollyoaks actors and at the bottom there is Mcfly and other stars.

Connotation: Zack and Vanessa are on the floor which seems to look like a swimming pool and they are lying on a beach ball. This is similar to high school musical 2 as it’s all about summer and having fun.  Leone Lewis ‘amazing makeover’ this connotes the change in her life as well as the makeover. After xfactor she has achieved her dreams and is now the person she always wanted to be.

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Costume: Zack and Vanessa are wearing colourful clothes. Vanessa is wearing a white dress which shows purity however the text underneath her says something else ‘Vanessa nude pic’. Zack in contrast was wearing a red top and blue jeans; the red is very colourful compared to Vanessa’s white dress.

Props- they are laying on a pink floating ball and the background is blue which represents water (swimming pool).

Lighting: high-key lighting.

NVC : They look happy as if they are having fun.

Body language: they look happy and as if there having so much fun.

Facial expression: they are smiling showing their having fun.

The font is sans serif, it’s a medium long shot showing heads, arms and waits .the photograph covers the centre of the magazine.

Masterhead: top of the pops master head is very distinctive the outline is white with pink writing. Top of the pops is also a TV programme which is another reason why the magazine is very famous.

Coverline: the main coverline says ‘High school musical 2 special ’. This makes you aware of the new high school musical coming up. This is all about colours, fun and summer time.  The different coverline tells us that this magazine doesn’t just concentrate on teenagers but also 18 plus, as they have hollyoyks and Leona Lewis. The artists are either actors or singer.

Target audience: considering everything the colours used, pictures taken the target audience would be females 16 -25. They would have to have a good knowledge of music and v programmes, what’s new, what’s going on and what’s coming out.