Magazine analysis 2

Title is interesting as it glows up which links in with the style on the movie this magazine front cover is advertising as New Moon is about vampires and elements of the supernatural. the glowing title therefore adds to the magical aspects. It follows the stereotypical conventions with big bold letters to make it stand out and grab the audiences attention. The main cover line follows the same trend as

the title with the glowing font. This however is in lower case letters which I find challenges most of the conventional magazine covers out there. They normally make the main cover line in upper case letters to grab the audiences attention. As the front is basing its advertisement on the movies itself, one would expect it to be a lot bigger and bolder. There is a nice contrast used between the white title and the dark background- it makes it glow up a bit more.

This will attract the audience as they be drawn in by the fact that they are being given something for free if they buy this magazine. This in in upper case writing and is at the very top of the page which really stands out.

The subjects heads have been placed in front of the name of the magazine. This shows that this magazine is very well known on the market as people will still be able to read what it says. This also shows that the magazine’s main advertisement is for the film “New Moon” as it is the characters from this film who are on the front cover.

Website address for the magazine, price and date which follow the conventions of a typical magazine front cover. Also placed on the right hand side which is very common.

The exclamatory word “plus” makes it seem as though they are adding some special and extra into the magazine. Could make the audience feel as though it is a special edition magazine. Makes the magazine appear very busy as well like there is a lot inside it.

The mention of ‘Hollywood’ makes it appear very big and popular. Will make the audience more interested to read about it.

The ‘all new interviews’ caption makes the magazine appear very new and updated. Will make the audience aware of the fact that they are finding out all the latest news on celebrities.

This gives the magazine quite an eerie effect which adds in to the genre of the film. As it is to do with vampires, it should scare the audience and put them on edge.

Here is another small film advertisement on the front cover which shows that the magazine does advertise different films. This will also attract a wider target audience as it is a different type of film therefore they will see that this magazine has a variety of different genres it advertises. The use of spiderman will also attract a lot of attention as it is one of the most famous animated characters.

The choice in colour for the writing on this front cover is very interesting as the colours used are extremely plain; however they do seem to stand out very well still because the background colour and the colour of the subject’s clothing are extremely dark. I find that the glowing effect is extremely effective and it is what attracted me to this magazine. It still conventionally shows three main colours- blue, peach and white. I find it interesting how the main cover story is in lower case letters, yet the rest of the text is mainly upper case- this challenges magazine conventions.

The mention of someone extremely famous all over the world will gain more readers- stereotypically women who generally see this actor as being very attractive.