Film Magazine Analysis

The masthead of Empires magazine is conventionally bold due to its large bold font taking up a large section of the cover itself and its strong and outstanding red colour immediately catching the audience gaze and drawing them into the magazine itself. Furthermore this use of bold red colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience.

The layout of Empire magazines front cover follows a conventional look within the magazine industry and

therefore connotes to an audience an aura of professionalism and appealing aspects.

The central image within the magazine portrays the main actor from the film that the magazine is promoting and creates there main focus upon that ‘star’ person which creates further intrigue into the magazine; furthermore it also connotes the genre of the film it is promoting – action - due to the representation of the gun and blood upon the ‘stars’ face.

The price, date and barcode follow common conventions of a film magazine function due to the placement/layout of

them.

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the competition implying that only this magazine has this certain content

The masthead of Empires magazine is conventionally bold to immediately catch the viewers attention and takes up a large section of the cover itself so it can enable to catch the audience eye and make an impact. Furthermore its strong and outstanding red colour immediately catches the audience gaze and drawing them further into the magazine itself. Furthermore this use of bold red colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience.

The colour used within the magazine front cover is consistent and impacting with the use of bright bold colours used to catch the audience attention and make the magazine itself more appealing to view and read

The font type used for the magazine front cover is both professional and easy going which makes the magazine more appealing to view and read due to its simplistic style which will thus attract the younger target audience to view the magazine

The barcode follows the common conventions of a film magazine by being

placed in the bottom right corner

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the competition implying that only this magazine has this certain content or that it is essential to find out this certain information

The central image within the magazine portrays the main actor from the film that the magazine is promoting and creates there main focus upon that ‘star’ person which creates further intrigue into the magazine; furthermore it also connotes the genre of the film it is promoting through the pirate outfit and the gun it connotes that it will be an action packed pirate film.

The strapline is used to promote and advertise the magazine and encapsulates the magazine itself.

The masthead of Total Films magazine is conventionally bold to immediately catch the viewers attention and to try and stand out from the rest of the magazine competition. The use of its strong and outstanding white colour further catches the audience attention and makes the masthead stand out from the rest of the information on the front cover, therefore leaving a lasting impression. Furthermore this use of bold white colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience.

The font type used for the magazine front cover is simplistic and visually appealing which therefore makes the magazine more appealing to read and buy.

The price, date and issue number follow common conventions of a film

magazine function due to the placement/layout of them.

The central image within Total Film magazine portrays the main actor from the movie it is portraying which promotes ‘star quality’ upon the front page to draw in fans of the movie and fans of the actor. Furthermore it represent and promotes the movie through the still image of the movie promoting the war movie theme and action genre.

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the competition implying that only this magazine has this certain content or that it is essential to find out this certain information

The strapline is used to promote and advertise the magazine and encapsulates the magazine itself.

The masthead of Entertainment Weekly’s magazine is conventionally bold to immediately catch the viewers attention and to try and stand out from the rest of the magazine competition. The use of its strong and outstanding blue and white coloured font further catches the audience attention and makes the masthead stand out from the rest of the information on the front cover, therefore leaving a lasting impression. Furthermore the font is visually appealing and therefore draws an audience into reading further into the magazine. Finally the use of bold blue and white colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience.

The font type used for the magazine front cover is simplistic and visually appealing which therefore makes the magazine more appealing to read and buy and will draw a wider audience into the magazine itself.

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the competition. As well as this the use of colour

makes it further stand out and draw an audience to the special preview.

The central image within Entertainment Weekly’s magazine portrays the main actor from the movie that the magazine itself is promoting. The main actor is famous and is used as ‘star quality’ to draw in a wide audience of fans and also promote the movie X-Men.

Other images along the side of the magazine are used to promote other ‘star quality’ within the magazine as well as giving the viewer a preview of what may be within the magazine if they read on.

The price, date and issue number follow common conventions of a film

magazine function due to the placement/layout of them.

The price, date and issue number follow common conventions of a film

magazine function due to the placement/layout of them.

The barcode follows common conventions of a film magazine function due to the

placement/layout of them.

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine

and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the

competition. As well as this the use of colour makes it further stand out and draw an audience to the special

preview.

The masthead of Entertainment Weekly’s magazine is conventionally bold to immediately catch the viewers attention and to try and stand out from the rest of the magazine competition. However within this issue the masthead symbolises and represents the film they are promoting within the title. This use of its strong and outstanding unique selling point further catches the viewers attention. Furthermore the font/graphics of the masthead is also visually appealing and therefore draws an audience into reading further into the magazine. Finally the use of bold blue and white colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience even when the title graphics has changed for this certain issue.

The font type used for the magazine front cover is simplistic and visually appealing which therefore makes the magazine more appealing to read and buy and will draw a wider audience into the magazine itself.

The central image within Total Film’s magazine portrays the main actor from the movie that the magazine itself is promoting. The main actor is famous and is used as ‘star quality’ to draw in a wide audience of fans and also promote the movie ‘Inception”. Furthermore it also portrays the genre type of the movie promoting the action thriller genre through the image of the actor itself.

The masthead of Empire magazine cover is conventionally bold to immediately catch the viewers attention and to try and stand out from the rest of the magazine competition. The use of its strong and outstanding unique selling point of bright red and fiery font further catches the viewers attention and makes it stand out from the competition. Furthermore this use of bold red colour is used throughout the magazine front cover which is a recurring theme that makes the magazine recognisable to the audience.

The font type used for the magazine front cover is simplistic and visually appealing which therefore makes the magazine more appealing to read and buy and will draw a wider audience into the magazine itself.

The central image within Empire magazine pictures the main actor from the movie it is portraying which promotes ‘star quality’ upon the front page to draw in fans of the movie and fans of the actor. Furthermore it represent and promotes the movie through the still image of the movie promoting the war movie theme and action genre through the outfit, props and expression on the actor himself. Furthermore the central image contains a strong fiery background which makes the magazine itself stand out further and catch the audience eye through the unique and visually appealing imagery.

Cover lines/Sell lines are used to draw the audience to the magazine

and are used as a unique selling point to stand out from the

competition.

Free giveaways are used to draw the audience further into the magazine

to gain these free items

The price, date and issue number follow common conventions of a film

magazine function due to the placement/layout of them.