Analysis of Film Magazine Analysis of Film Magazine CoversCovers

The main focus of this poster is quite clearly Johnny Depp because of the fact that he’s the main image on this poster and his name is in capitals. This is possibly because he is considered to be a big star in the world of film.

The film that has the most coverage on this cover is “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”. This may attract a different kind of audience to this specific magazine than the usual because “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” is a film that is mainly aimed at children.

The colours and background of this magazine cover which is of green grass and flowers, suggests that this is the spring issue.

This red, circular kind of stamp draws the audience’s eye in and shows us the possible content this magazine may have in it.

This demonstrates what else is featured in this magazine if someone wants to have a closer look.

This appears to be the tagline of the magazine, because it is underneath the title. It also has persuasive qualities about it, which makes the reader want to purchase the magazine.

The main photograph and text demonstrates the main focus of the magazine and perhaps what they believe to be the most popular out of all of the upcoming films.

The cracks within the text give a possible implication as to the genre of the film i.e. action, adventure etc.

The yellow in the text draws the readers’ eye towards it because it stands out against the dark background.

The gun appears to pop out at the audience, giving the magazine cover a 3-dimensional effect.

This story is perhaps slightly over-exaggerated in order to attract more readers

The dark colours of the background possibly demonstrate the target audience, which appears to be mainly men, and the genre, which seems to be action/adventure judging by the gun.