1. Magazine Covers Analysis

2. Issue number, and month.The Mast head- Its inred with a whitestroke. The F and AImage is a mediumare extended at the close up of the mainbottom, and are character almostpointing inwards, growling at thewhich look like fangs reader; bearing herwhich link in with theteeth at the reader,name of the mouth covered inmagazine. The colourblood. Links in withred is a traditionalthe name of thecolour of horror, as it magazine, and thelinks to blood andfangs in Fangoria.gore.Other articles-shows what elsethe magazine hasin store for thereader. Like a The film title- establishesteaser.that the character in this image is from that film,Barcode, with theand also establishes thatmagazines website the main article will beunderneath, so people canabout this film.subscribe to the magazine. 3. The issue date and number and the website are all n red andsmall print, the reason why theyre in red is to link with theMasthead- The Empirecolour theme of this cover, and theyre in small print as its notlogo has been turned intothe most important part of the cover,, but the reader can searchfire, which links in withon other issues and subscribe to the magazine.the theme of this issuescover star, Hellboy 2.They have used the colourThe image is of the mainred as red is thecharacter Hellboy. He istraditional colour of hell,shown to be aggressivefire , blood, also it links inand serious, this giveswith the image as thethe readers an insight tocover star is in red.the charactersbehaviour, and showsthat the movie is a moviewith lots of violence andLeft side third-aggression.shows other articlesin the magazine, ittells the readerother interesting The corner of the thisarticles in the cover has been folded,magazine, which are this has been doe toadd-ons to thetempt the reader tomagazine. read on. Even thoughits an internet coverthe sneak previewencourages people toBarcode.buy the magazine. The title of the film is in white, to contrast against the redness of the character. There is also a quote from the film as an extra fro real Hellboy fans. 4. Issue date and month, establishes when it was made, and gives theThe Mast head- Its inSell line- Darren Aronofskys reader an opportunity to researchred with a white dance of death, plays on the on other issues.outline, and a black idea with the film black swan.drop shadow. The Fand A are extendedat the bottom, and The image is of the mainare pointing inwards,character in the film, she islike fangs which link in in white her skin almostwith the name of the blends in with themagazine. The colour background, her skinred is a traditional juxtaposes with her eyescolour of horror, as itand lips as they stand out,links to blood and and her eyes are red, whichgore.gives a slight evil approach. The film title , its beenInformation about written in red, in contrastother articles, gives with the whitethe reader a teaser background.of what theyregoing to read if theybuy the magazine.Like a film role with images from otherBarcode with the films. Gives the readerprice, shows how an insight of whatsmuch it is, in inside the magazine,order for theand as its a moviereader to know magazine- using a filmhow much it is.role links in with that. 5. Horror Poster Analysis. 6. She is very pale, almost deadThe image is of the main looking, almostcharacter pretty much half blends in with naked, only covered by a the background.small piece of rippedclothing. The clothing isThe film title is in red, with thewhite but covered in dirt, shewords I spit and gravesuggests that her innocenceemphasised. The font looksand purity has beenalmost as if its a stamp and corrupted, as white is anhas been stamped on the iconic colour of purity andposter. This gives a sort of ininnocence.your face effect. The wordunrated is just below the filmtitle, its in black and a bitsmaller so it doesnt drawShe is holding a knife, aattention away from the title,paradigm. This suggestsbut you almost stumble upon that her innocence isit. Having the word unrated ruined, that she is thewhich also looks like its been killer.stamped on, shows theaudience that the film wastoo much for the BBFC, that The credits, its in small print at bloody disgusting a quote,they couldnt even give it a the bottom, tells us whoslinks in with the unrated itsrating, so by doing that it lures starring in the movie, and thethere to draw people in, theypeople in. production team. Its small and want to see why its bloody usually always at the bottom of a disgusting and why its poster, so it doesnt drawunrated. attention away from the image and title. 7. The main image is anextreme close up of anImage of a handeye, the eye is pale, andcrawling out of thethe pupil is dilatingeye, which gives off anwhich looks shocked,evil vibe, the evil eye.almost as is to haveIt creates a sense ofseen a ghost. The colourfear, as an eye is awhite is the colour ofharmless thing, youpurity and innocence,wouldnt expectand the brown eyes, allanything evil from anvery muted colours.eye. Jessica Alba The main actors name, by showing the The film title, The font is in audience who isblack however the eye has starring in the film,been emphasised in bold, especially if its a making it stand out, which well known actor,links in with image. The bold will make people black eye stands out against wan to see it. the white background. DrawsThe credits - Its small and usuallyattention to that image.always at the bottom of a poster, so itdoesnt draw attention away from theimage and title. It usually containsinformation like whos starring in thefilm, and the production team. 8. The film title ThereThe main image is of theare in white aparthouse which is centred infrom the word house the middle of no-where,which has beenisolation- no where to run,emphasised by being scream as loud as you canin red, and looks the and no one can hear you.way the red isIts also surrounded by asplattered across the Forrest. These are all settingword, looks as though paradigms. This is set in theits been splattereddark. The house seems towith blood. be orbited by a white glow,which in some aspects canbe interpreted as soulsleaving the house, andexiting the world, whichSell line- Gives asuggests death.slight insight towhat the filmsabout, which thencauses theaudience to wantto watch the film. Credits- The small print usually placed at the bottom of a poster, establishes who is starring in the film, and the production team.