Within the mise en scene, there is a medium shot of the artist Miley Cyrus. She takes up the majority if the frame as she is the main focal point on the cover. As she is a typically attractive artist which is also appealing ot the audience, the camera shot allows the audience see the majority of her.
In the camera shot she is centre framed in order to draw the audience, along with her eye contact towards the audience make her seem confident and allures the audience to focus on her in the centre.
The background is plain to make the artist stand out, however the use of shadowing and lighting makes it more interesting. For example, there is key lighting on the artist to exaggerate her features and highlight her image, however shadow is created by using lighting such as back lighting and areas of low key lighting. The shadowing conveys her in a mysterious way which is consequently intruiging to the audience.
In terms of appearance and costume, the artist is conventionally attractive for a pop-star which will be appealing to both genders as males will be attracted to her and female audiences will look up to her and her style. Also, her red hair connotes possible traits in her personality such as confidence and a fiery, fearless nature. Within her costume, she is styled in black leather. This look conforms with the pop/rock genre, especially rock. The elements in the costume signify her genre of pop/rock as the leather has connotations to 'bikers' who are seen as tough and rebellious, and the black portrays her as a mysterious and dark person, who is not the typical 'good girl' character. Furthermore, the costume as a whole also allows the artist to be represented in a sexual way as her skin is exposed on the upper half of her body. This supports the stereotypical assumptions of how females are represented in society through media and also supports feminist theories, as males have dominance in media and therefore women are represented in a sexual way, which feminists find degrading and stereotypical for women.
The artist's facial expression is piercing for the audience as she looks angry and serious through her sultry stare and pout, which conforms with the nature of rock in her audience, however it can also be seen as 'sexy' especially towards the male audiences as her eyes as squinted and not wide open, making her appear the opposite of innocent but instead more mysterious and therefore interesting.
Furthermore, her gesture and body language is open, which signifies again that she is fearless and her stance makes her appear careless which would be seen as 'cool' and 'edgy' to a younger audience. From her gesture altogether she support the stereotypical views of a teenager as they are seen as careless and that they have moody attitudes. Teenagers can also relate to some of these traits Miley Cyrus portrays through this cd cover.
In relation to Propp's character theory, she typically appears as a villain as her costume is black which has the connotations of darkness and negativity and also her expression is not friendly, she looks serious and in a way threatening towards the audience. However, the audience will interpret her image as 'cool' and it clearly helps represents her genre as pop/rock.
Through the copy of the c.d. cover, the genre continues to be represented. The artist's name is presented taking up a third of the c.d cover and is central positioned showing her importance. The style of the font looks worn away disheveled which links in with the type of edgy image she is trying to portray through her genre. The colour of the font is and earthy beige, which connotes a relaxed and down to earth element to her image. The title of her album 'Can't be tamed', continues to describe her image and genre. It shows her as a rebellious person who does not conform to rules, which supports Propp's character theory she portrays as a villainous character. This also does not support feminist stereotypes of women being shown as helpless and a weak gender through the media.
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