The document provides analysis of various film magazine covers. It examines the visual elements used such as images, colors, fonts and layout. It discusses how these elements are used to represent the genre of the featured film, appeal to audiences and promote the film. Key aspects analyzed include the use of stars, logos, color schemes and how they relate the film's themes, genres and target demographics. Overall the document considers how magazine covers effectively or ineffectively link their visual design to the promoted film.

1. Research into
Film Magazine
Front Covers

2. The close up of his face The main colours used
makes the reader feel are black and green.
uncomfortable and that These colours both
he is staring straight tend to have dark
into the reader’s eyes elements to them.
which gives the extra Black normally
fear factor and realism signifying death and
to the cover, making the green is quite
audience want to buy commonly used
this particular issue. The endorsing evil. This
make up emphasises his gives an idea of what
facial features like his genre this film is.
eyes. His eyes are
surround by black make
up which emphasises The Joker’s face takes up
the iris of his eye. the whole page. The
Joker is played by Heath
The cover relies mostly Ledger. The expression
on the image to on his face shows evil
promote the film. This and people should fear
works effectively him. The fact his face
because the image is a covers the whole page
strong yet strange. The symbolises that he is a
page includes main character in the
conventions such as film.
barcode, price, headline
s down the side, main
image etc.

3. The magazine cover main This issue has had its title
image is covering the whole changed to the colour
page which is a mid shot of and style of the film to
the main character in front represent the type of film
of the supporting kick-ass is. The colour is
characters. The supporting red which connoted
characters are sketched danger, this connotation
instead of photographed is further developed as
referencing that the movie the font looks like they
was originally a comic have been made by blood
book. The characters have splatters. The realism of
captions so you know the the blood can connotes
names of the characters. this film contain a lot of
bloody scenes.
The title name Kick-Ass
appears to be in bold
neon green which is a The protagonist looks
contrast to the rest of the beaten and bloody
magazine. They have connoting that the
done this because they feature film is of the
wont the reader to action genre. He is also
recognise the name of wearing clothing much
the film and me strike by like a superhero like
it also the neon green the characters behind
connotes nuclear waste him which connotes
which can link with the that it is going to be a
superhero genre of this superhero genre.
film.

4. Even thought this is an
Australian magazine, we As there is trouble between
immediate see two males and the two males, its looks like
one female character in what they are fighting over the
looks like a wood. The female character which can
connotation of this is that suggest this is a romance
there is some trouble between genre. The intimacy between
the two male characters, this the male and the female as
is shown through there body she touches his arm connotes
language within the picture. affection/love.
They both have their back to
each other and it also makes The text used is bold to create
you think that the trouble may impact. The colours white has
be to do with the female been used to also help create
character as one male is impact as it contrasts wit the
protecting her. background. There is also red
text which helps to show the
cross genre of vampire
The colours on the
element and romance. The red
magazine are very dark
connotes blood from the
and these colour are
vampire bite. The body
associated with the film
language and setting shows
New Moon (orange, black
there is romance surrounded
and brown) as it is often
by mystery reflected through
set in the woofs and this
the woods and text around the
would help them link to
characters.
the film. The dark colours
creates a sense of mystery.

5. “The mind-blowing issue” – The colour scheme for
this has relevance and is the film inception is seen
referring to Inception which to be blue and this colour
is a film that is set through scheme used on the
dreams. This film was also image and design
said to be one that got masthead. The logo is
people thinking therefore the made to look electronic
magazine has picked up on device which relates to
the mind element of this film the technology element
and toyed wit that idea in its of the film.
themes. This is also
portrayed in the tagline
“inside the ultimate head The red text theme is used
trip”. to highlight or make certain
parts of the text more
noticeable. In order to
The cover draws the capture the audience's
audience with the star. In attention, certain text is in
this case, Leonardo DI red and then followed by
Caprio, who can not only be white. The use of bold
regarded as a star but also white text also makes the
perhaps a heartthrob. The titles more noticeable.
character appears to be There is also a metallic texts
holding a gun and is which links to Inception and
wearing a black suit, this The magazine has conventional electronic technology.
connotes this is a action features like the
genre. barcode, price, date of the issue

6. Throughout the film a
It is clear that this golden ticket is important
issue is to promote to the plot so the
Charlie and the magazine will immediately
chocolate factory and associate the theme to
the actor who plays the film. Also having the
him, Johnny Depp. words “Johnny Depp is
Willy Wonka or the Willy Wonka” helps
main image is very recognise who plays Willy
distinct in this Wonka. Johnny Depp is a
magazine and is easily huge film star and he is
identifiable. This is by easily recognisable.
the colours he is The colours in this issue
wearing and the are not as shocking and
costume that he is they should be. The film
dresses in. the colour itself is extremely
purple is very popular colourful and action
in the film. packed so the fact that
This magazine the magazine has
follows the limited colours doesn’t
conventions of a do justice for the
regular magazine promotion of the film.
by including The font is very simple
masthead, side text and plain which suggests
and puffs. that the magazine itself
is aimed at male
audience.

7. The particularly film is The front cover also
starring on the cover is shows that the
Transformer’s 2 where magazine is aimed at
one of the cast males as the colours
members, Megan Fox and font styles are
poses for Empire masculine. That are
magazine. Before mainly
reading, it is clear that blue, red, black and
the magazine cover was grey and the font is
intended to appeal to its plain which would
male audience as the appeal to a male
provocative pose that audience rather than
Megan Fox is in fulfils female.
stereotypes of women
being sex symbols. The magazine follows
the conventions of that
The photo is covering the magazine do, the text is
majority of the front around the edges of the
cover and is positioned cover so that the main
in the middle and to the focus would be the
right of the page where main image.
is has a direct mode of
address to engage the The magazine cover fails to advertise Transformer’s 2, the main image has very
audience. little to do with the film itself apart from she is a cast member and it shows no
content or link to the film whatsoever. I would use this research when creating
my film magazine by ensuring that I link my image to the film so the audience
has a better understanding of what the film is/about.