Magazine analysis - Total Film

1. Magazine Front Cover Analysis
“Total Film”
This magazine front cover promotes a horror film. “Total Film” uses conventional features
that I will also be using when creating my magazine front cover. This way, I am hoping to
achieve a successful and effective media product.
The masthead of the magazine takes up a lot of space and it is written in bright red and bold
font. Therefore, it stands out as the predominant colours are blue, grey and white. The
colour of the masthead matches the blood dripping from the character’s hand, suggesting it
is promoting a horror film. The masthead is therefore eye-catching and will appeal to the
audience.
The main image stands out as it is a long shot of the main character of the film “Jennifer’s
body”. It is made quite difficult to see the blood dripping down from her hand, meaning that
the audience has to pay attention to observe this detail. She is wearing a cheerleader
uniform that objectifies her body and will appeal attractive to the male audience. Megan
Fox’s posture and body language makes her look quite powerful and the fact that she is
making eye contact with the camera can be considered intimidating. The blood and her
facial expression can suggest that she is the antagonist of the film, however, the audience is
not given much information.