Representation

Men's Health Analysis

Main Image

The main image of this men’s health magazine is Ryan Reynolds. He has been placed on there because he is a kind of inspiration to the men that read this magazine giving the impression that if they read this magazine and take its advice they will get like him.

Masthead

The masthead for this magazine gives its own ideas and thoughts. The words “Men’s Health” gives the impression about the contents of the magazine before they’ve even read it, things such as tips and ideas to keep men fit and healthy.

Coverlines

            The coverlines of this magazine again gives some ideas about the contents before it has been read. It says “get back in shape” and “Great abs made easy” this gives the ideas that the type of men reading this magazine would appreciate some tips on getting perfect abs and how to stay fit.

Age

The age for this magazine is about 20 – 35 years old and the coverlines highlight the possible target age. Between the ages of 20 – 30 men still may be bothered about their appearance so may need some advise on how to stay fit or how to dress in stylish men’s cloths.

Social economic class

            The social economic class that would read this magazine would be BC1C2 because the people who read this will need some disposable income to by some of the clothes to keep up with the latest fashions.

Textual analysis – Secrets & Lies intro sequence

Mise-en-scene

• In the start the décor is of a forest or swamp giving the feel of tranquillity but that is destroyed when the guy runs through and replaces it with tension and alarm
• The costumes the man in beginning is wearing sports gear which implies he is out exercising when he see something that is yet to be revealed to the audience
• The location of the intro sequence is in a forest or swamp with little activity and looks far away from civilization despite the fact that the first thing that you see as the program comes on is a city but then the camera turns and slowly moves into the swamp showing the small gap between the city and the untamed wilderness

Lighting

• Dark, brooding, low-key
• Sunlight brightly shining through the trees
• Natural, quite bright

Sound

• The first diegetic sounds you here in the intro sequence is a the sound of a siren indicating some kind of trouble or danger
• The first non-diegetic sound heard is low hum that leads into the intro music
• Then it dies down as the camera enters the swamp and is replaced by a diegetic sound of nature like the rustle of leaves and crickets
• Then as the man runs through the piece is shattered and is replaced by loud intense music and the sound of running

Camera

• Tilt towards water, eye level
• Dolly shot over the water, into swamp area, eye level
• Close up of millipede, following
• Close up of spider web
• Focus on spinning leaf
• Close up of puddle interrupted by a man running through
• Extreme long shot as man runs through forest
• Series of different shots showing man running through forest focusing on parts of him like his legs and face
• Tracking shot as he runs into the rural area

Editing

• The shot duration in the opening of the city and going through the swamp is long but when the man is running through the swamp the shot duration is short
• As the program comes on the intro scene of the city comes into shot by fading in from black and giving an impression of mysteriousness, the remaining transitions during the music are snaps, then in the shots of the swamp they are fades but then when the man runs through the transitions are snaps