At the start of the program 'Skins' is a close up of the main character Tony, this camera shot is used to show the emotions of his character.  Then, there is a birds eye view shot which zooms out, this allows the audience to discover his room, this also allows the audince to learn more about the character.  His bed sheet is two naked people lying down, this shows that he could be slightly sexually frustrated.  Also,  the fact that he works out in his pants and he poses in the mirror, this shows that he is vain.  You then see that his shirts are neatly folded up, this is a counter stereotype of a teenage because they are commonly known to be messy and tidy.

Analyse the front covers for both GQ and Saga magazines commenting on visual codes, layout and design and languange and mode of address

In these magazines the main visual code is two old aged celebrities 'Micheal Caine' and 'Clint Eastwood.'  This is an unusual aspect because normally on magazines you see young models on the front that are glamorous and good looking, you don't usually see older aged people because no one likes the thought of getting old so why would they want to see old people on a magazine?  In the Saga magazine is Michael Caine (a very famous actor who has appeared in films such as  Harry Brown) standing in front of a white background, this lightens the whole image and shows Micheal Caine as a innocent character. He is talking about crime and how old people are to scared to leave their own house because of it, as he is famous many people look up to him as a role model type of figure, especially people of his age.

In GQ magazine the main visual code is a image of Clint Eastwood sitting on a stool. His facial expression makes him look quite mean and menacing, compared to Michael Caine in the Sage Magazine who looks kind and innocent.  Clint Eastwood is in front of a dark grey background colour which makes him look as if he is slightly evil, compared to Micheal Caine who has a white background is which portrays him as being innocent.  These two celebrities are complete opposites, the only thing that is similar about them is there age and how they don't care what age they are. 

The layout and design are both very similar for both of these magazines.  They both include an old aged celebrity as there main images and have suibtitles explaining a part of what they are on the cover for, for example Clint Eastwood got 'BADASS OF THE YEAR' and Micheal Caine is saying 'There was crime when I ws growing up, but I don't remeber old people being terified to go out.' Both of these magazines also have small subtitles which give you information asbout other pages in the magazine such as 'Christmas is coming' and 'this years obsession.'