The first double page spread I am going to look at, is an article from the listing magazine Sky. The article I am analysing is about the cast of the TV show House. The article gives information about the different characters in House. The article is for people who have Sky and that are the fans of the show House. The article is also for anyone that wants to be entertained, and be told about shows that available to watch on Sky.
Denotation
The denotation of this article is that most of the double page spread is taken up by an image of the cast of House. The image is set in the desert, the sky is blue, with vultures flying in the air, going across the middle of the image is a caravan, around the caravan is the different characters of House, in the forefront, is the lead character called House, he is staring straight up out of the page. At the bottom of the page is a white box that has the headline, “MEET THE CAST HOUSE” with the sub headline “Dr Gregory House is back and still battling his demons, in a brand-new time slot…” In the white text box, is smaller Yellow rectangular box with text that reads “HD NEW HOUSE SUNDAYS 10pm, SK1 (170hd/106)”, the rest is information on the show. On the right hand side of the page is the information about the characters. Each character has information about them. In the top right hand corner is a small quote that reads “ working in medicine is no holiday for the team at Princetin-Plainsbro”.
Connotation
The TV show is about a Dr House, who is fighting a drug addiction. In the new series that is on soon, he has new come off the drugs and is in a lonely place. The image used for this double page spread is set in the desert. The desert connotates loneliness and emptiness. The vultures flying over the desert connotates death and destruction. The death, destruction, loneliness and emptiness could be the storylines that are coming up on House. Th caravan in the middle of the image is a dull dark. The caravan is what the characters are going on holiday in, however, in the image it has broken down, this connotates that the holiday is going to be a bumpy ride which represents the show and what the show has in store for the audience.
Dr Robert Chase
Doctor Robert Chase is wearing a golf cap, he has a open shirt and chequered shorts and is cooking at a barbecue whiles reading. The whole outfit he is wearing connotates that he is in an emotional state. He looks nothing like a doctor, and looks like a slob. The character is unshaven, and looks depressed. He looks scruffy which connotates that he does not care what he looks like anymore.
Dr Remy “Thirteen” Hadley
Remy is wearing a small purple vest; she has tight shorts on, and is climbing onto the caravan. Remy has a pair of binoculars around her neck and is holding onto a cross bow and she is wearing knee pads. Remy looks like Lara Croft. The whole image Remy has represents action. The way she is not holding onto the caravan and is just managing to stay on with her leg connotates she is powerful and independent. The way she has her back straight connotates she has authority and will use her authority to get what she wants. The canoe on the top of the caravan next to her, connotates she is action woman, and that she likes action in her life.
Dr James Wilson
Dr James Wilson is wearing a blue Flat cap, a light brown tank top over a light green t-shirt and chequered trouser, and is holding a golf club. The neutral colours he is wearing represents, he is very laid back with his life. The golf club he is holding connotates that he is sporty. The way he is leaning connotates he is looking out for something.
Dr Eric Foreman
Dr Eric Foreman is sat on the step of the caravan. Eric is sat down and is wearing a white vest top, and white jogging bottom with a red stripe going down the side, on his right leg, he has his right arm balanced, balancing a weight. The white outfit he is wearing connotates perfection. As Eric is exercising his muscles, it connotates that he wants a perfect body with muscles.
Dr Gregory House
There is a head shot of Gregory House, he is in the centre of the image, this connotates that this is the central character to look out for. Gregory is wearing a Black baseball cap with a phrase that reads “I’m in charge”, the phrase is in Yellow Box. House is also wearing a navy t-shirt. He is unshaven. The unshaven look connotates that he is unprofessional and does not take care of himself. The phrase on the baseball cam, “I’m in charge” connotates that he is the boss, however, it seems that he is big headed with it as well, because ti seems that he needs to let everyone know he is. The dark colours he is wearing connotates authority. The way House is staring up at the reader connotates a calling for help. He is looking at the reader straight in the eye, he looks helpless. This particular character is a form of inter-textual referencing because he has pscyhological problems and like Sherlock Holmes has problems with drug addiction.
Dr Lisa Cuddy
Lisa Cuddy is sat on the top of the Caravan sun bathing, she is wearing a very revealing bikini and sunglasses. It seems that because she is wearing very little that it connotates she is confident with the way she looks and that she doesn't care where she is. The large sunglasses she is wearing that covers half her face connotates she is glamorous and ambitious and that she enjoys the glamorous side of life. Lisa Cuddy’s bikini is a dark red which connotates she is passionate.
Dr Chris Taub
Chris is shaving at the Caravan’s mirror. He is wearing a Blue top that is tucked into his cropped trousers, around his neck he is wearing a hat, on his feet he is wearing walking shoes. Chris looks small compared to the caravan which connotates that he does not have much authority and he is not that important. The explorer outfit connotates that he likes to explore. The Blue top he is wearing connotates wisdom.
Dr Allison Cameron
Allison is fixing the broken down caravan. She is wearing a red Dress, the dress looks tatty and is hanging off her shoulder. Allison looks harassed and upset. The colour red which she is wearing connotates she is passionate, but the way the dress is hanging off her, it connotates that she is in desire for something or someone. Allison looks like a damsel in distress.
Language
The language of this article is the image of the Caravan and the characters, the headline; sub headline and text.
The Image
The image of the broken down caravan, with the characters doing different activities from golfing to fixing the caravan connotates that the characters are in for a bumpy ride in the new series of House. The image introduces the characters. The image which grabs the audiences attention immediately is Dr Gregory House, he is in the central of the double page spread. This connotates he is the central and most important character. The dark clothing he is wearing connotates that he has authority over the characters. He is not smiling and has a serious face which connotates he is not a man to be messed around with. But the way he is staring up at the reader connotates a sort of vulnerability or weakness that he has. The image is so bizarre it catches the audiences eye, and makes them yearn for more, as they see the characters they like in an unusual situation.
The White Box
The white box contains all the text that talks about the new series of House. The colour white symbolizes hospitals. This is appropriate because it is a medical drama.
The Text
Headline
The headline of the text is "Meet the cast... HOUSE". This immediately is going to inform the audience about the characters. As this article is to advertise that the new series is going to come back, and who the characters are in the new series.The first line of the title "Meet the cast..." is in a lower cap bold style. This signifies that the first part of the headline is not too important. The second line of the headline "HOUSE" is in bold capital grey letters. This immediately grabs the audiences eye, and straight away they know it is about their favourite show House. Although the colour grey is dull it connotates the two extremes of his personality mixed into one. The colour white would indicate his kind caring side and black his darker side, and mixing these two colours makes the colour Grey.
Sub Headline
The sub headline is beneath the headline. The sub headline reads "Dr Gregory House is back and still battling his demons, in a brand-new time slot..." this sub headline raises questions for the readers about what his demons are. The word demons could connotate, the battle with his drug addiction, his personality disorder, and his colleagues. As the sub headline is not as important as the headline it is a smaller black font, the text is not in bold and is small cap, this is so the audiences eye is not drawn away from the headline.
Bold Yellow Rectangular BoxIn the yellow rectangular box is some text which informs the audience when there new show is on, and what channel the show is going to be broadcast on. The first word "NEW" is in a bold red colour. The colour red connotates a warning, warning that the new show House is on. The second word "House" is in a bold black font style so it catches the audiences eye. The rest of the text is in a smaller font style, but can still be noticed because it stands out from the yellow box.
First line of text
When the audience start to read the actual article, the very first line is in a bold black font style " Last time we were on the wards at" this is to jog the memory of the reader. The rest of the text on the left hand side of the double page spread is in a smaller black text.
Text on Right hand side of Double Page Spread
The text on the right hand side is about the individual characters in House. So the audience can find the characters easily and quickly, the characters in the image have a number again them, this is relevant to the article as the text in the white box has a number against them. The name of the Doctor is in a Bold Grey font style, so the audience have their eye drawn in to that particular doctor. On the second line is the name of the actor or actress who plays that character. The rest of the characters are in a smaller Black text.
Institution
The original channel it was shown on was Fox, but now the show is broadcast on the popular channel Sky. House is a co-production of Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions and are in association with Universal Media Studios for Fox. The executive producers of the show are Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs (heads of Heel and Toe Films);
Ideology
House, which is also known as House M.D is an American television programme that has all the conventions of a medical drama. It had its debut on the network called Fox, on 16th November 2004. House is co created by
Audience
House is a popular TV programme
has high viewing figures, It was part of the top ten rated shows in the
Representation
The programme represents anyone who enjoys a medical drama. The programme represents an audience who enjoy solving a puzzling mystery and who enjoy to be entertained and laugh.
Reference
Sky Magazine
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