Denotation/connotation of skins poster

Denotation/connotation reading of skins poster

Picture 1

In this image the character doesn’t have a costume. All that is visible is his bare chest and his emotionless facial expression, which may suggest that he is in deep thought, and is depressed. Also he is  drowning himself in the bath which implies he wants to get away from the world. The fact that the character is in a bathroom allows us to understand why he doesn’t have a costume, it also gives the assumption that he is attempting to commit suicide.

 

The style of the bathroom is very Victorian days, however the bath tub and sink are modern, the fact that the location is very filthy and grotty explain why the style looks Victorian because in those days there wasn’t really bright coloured rooms to show cleanliness instead the rooms were dull. We can tell a lot from the characters personal hygiene in this picture and it is obvious that he isn’t very clean and doesn’t mind dirt, which is ironic because most teenagers don’t.

A washed away green is the main colour represented in this picture. This tells us that the colour has been faded away to represent a dull and miserable atmosphere with matches the characters feelings and personality.

 

Teenagers are being portrayed as moody, which is a basic stereotypical issue nowadays. It isn’t a very realistic picture because there are different kinds of teenagers not all are temperamental and unreadable. However it is believable because majority of teenagers are sensitive and tend to over work there brains with worry which this teenage boy in the picture seems to be doing. Adults wouldn’t be surprised to see this image because they know how it feels to be at that stage and may have children the same age so this wouldn’t be a new thing nevertheless the only people that may get offended are teenagers themselves because the image is only portraying one side to them.  

Picture 2

The character in this image is wearing green bra, black briefs and a black lace cardigan that is falling off her shoulders. She looks like a middle class girl who has just woken up or been up all night from a house party. Also she has a worried look on her face and doesn’t really look comfortable and we can see this through the way she is sitting down and the intense look in here eye.

This image is located in an abandon bedroom. The character in this image doesn’t look very respectable and presentable and neither does the location. I say this because the wallpaper looks very dull and black and also looks as though its falling off the wall. However the style of the room looks like a parents room just because a teenager’s room wouldn’t be so big and dull. In the background there are a lot of teenagers with no cloths on and lazing about which brings the life to the room.

In this image there is artificial lighting because in the background is a lamp which is switched on, this light is reflecting on a specific person in the corner and this may be to take the attention from the main character who doesn’t need light on her as the picture seems to be taken in the early hours of the morning which means natural light is already on her and to put the attention on another character who has an emotionless face. Even thought that little bit of light in the background is present the atmosphere still seems humid as there seems to be mixed emotion mainly worried ones. The room kind of gives a scary mood because it looks as though they are vampires or something in a horror film.

This poster represents teenagers are rebellious and outrageous in the way they are dressed. The picture is a little exaggerated because of the way they are dressed and also if they were having a house party or sleep there would e a happy mood not a depressing one. It is a very negative representation of teenagers because all of the characters in this picture hardly have any cloths on which makes them look out of control and will make others stereotype teenagers. Depending on the age some will feel disgusted especially adults because it will give them the impression that there children are also doing the same and some teenagers might find it ‘cool’ and try to explore it. Adults will find this image very offensive just because of there ages.