Film magazine cover analysis

Film magazine cover BY AYA WANIS

What is a film magazine cover A magazine cover is the front page of a magazine

promoting a certain film and informing the audience that the content of the magazine is linked to film on the front

cover. Films are advertised on magazines especially known ones such as empire as their will be a greater

audience and the movie will increase in popularity which leads to a higher income or net worth. Magazine covers usually use bold writing and creative images/colour to

make it seem more satisfying.

What makes a successful magazine cover ? A main convention in a film magazine cover, is that use an image of the

character that has eye contact with the audience. This makes the cover more effective and engaging.

Using a good unique colour scheme can attract the audiences attention and reflect the genre of the movie or the clothing of the character which makes the cover seem professional.

Simplicity is key because the cover needs to be clear and suitable to read. Bold heading with a sharp font that stands out and clear banners. 3D imagery of the main characters as this will seek more audience attention

because of their favourite or respected character. Iconography relating to the narrative and typography.

The masthead of the magazine is in red bold writing which connotes danger and reflects what's going to happen in the movie.

The price is not obvious so it doesn't put customers off buying the product.

Iconography used such as an metal hammer and a shield to hint about the thrilling dangerous narrative of the movie.

The main image consists of more than one character or superhero to show the interesting appealing side of the movie. The use of lots of characters is to display the huge production created and that more than 1 event will occur which makes it thrilling. In addition the characters are making eye contact with the audience making the audience feel engaged using a full body shot.

This sentence in red gives a hint about the narrative of the film and uses words in red “action” to connote that there will be threats in the film which are thrilling.

The sell lines encourage the audience to buy the magazine and attract them and if they don’t , they’ll be missing out information and news.

The colour scheme is very simple with three main colours red, white and blue. The white and red juxtapose each other as one means death and the other means peace In the movie there's a hero and a villain .

The barcode is usually found on any magazine front cover to shows its available to be purchased.