2. Empire: Batman (The Joker)
The date and the price of the magazine is
very small and doesn’t stand out. This
could be as it may not attract the readers
as much, and the film may also be taking
over the whole page and divert their
attention to that instead.
The head of the joker covers the ‘P’ in
empire, which gives the sense that it is
overpowering the magazine itself because
the film is so big and successful.
These words show that the film is that
successful and gives the impression that
this is a rare opportunity to read this
anywhere else so as it promotes the
magazine
3. The red title of the magazine enhances the
darkness and sense of the film, giving
clues or reinforcing the genre and the
general narrative.
The font used looks handwritten and looks
as if it has been carved and is part of the
theme.
The bright colours make the magazine
stand out and the different shapes around
the letters shows that it is unique.
The picture of the film is the main aspect of
the cover. The other features are written
over the picture, as opposed to the picture
being a small feature on the magazine.
4. The colour of his socks are shown, which,
with the different colours, they relate to the
word ‘Joker'; his title in the film.
The white font used for the ‘extra’
information shows a sense of innocence
for those topics, but more so enhances the
horror genre of The Dark Night.
The use of the word ‘PLUS’ shows that the
film situated on the front of the poster is the
main focus and anything else is just ‘extra’.
The website is fairly small underneath the
title of the magazine, which shows where
you can find out more about what is in the
magazine.
The barcode is a typical convention of a
magazine.
5. Empire: Sherlock Holmes
This front cover was taken from a recent issue of "Empire" magazine, and
features the new action film "Sherlock
Holmes" which was released on
December 26th 2009.
The masthead of the magazine is
presented in large, capitalized red font,
which makes it very eye-catching
against the pale blue and black
background. The feature photograph on
the front cover is also covering up some
letters of the masthead, suggesting that
the publishers are confident that the
magazine's popularity will overcome
this.
6. The magazines strap line "Best Preview Issue Ever!" has been placed just
above the magazines masthead. The fact that this sentence is exclamatory will
create excitement amongst the audience and convince
them that they should buy this magazine because it is 'the best'. The font
of the strap line is also eye-catching as it is in pale silver, making it stand
out against the dark background. However it also does not draw too much
attention away from the bright red masthead situated below.
The colours used within the front cover are also iconic of the feature films
action genre. The dark blacks and blues create a sense of suspense and
mystery. The bright red connotes action and blood, whilst the metallic
silvers can be linked to weaponry. Therefore this issue will be particularly
attractive to audience's who enjoy films of this genre.
7. The headline for the main article within
the magazine is over the top of
the feature photograph and in the
centre of the page where is will be most
likely to capture the audience's
attention. The title of the featured film
"Sherlock Holmes" has been capitalized, again making it more eye-
catching. The name of the actor playing this starring role (Robert Downey
Jr) is located above this main headline. If the audience are fans of this
particular actor, this line plus the feature photograph will persuade them
to buy the magazine.
Another feature of this magazine front cover is the use of
extras to give the audience an insight into what other articles can be found
within the magazine. These snippets will persuade the audience to buy
the magazine to find out more about these other articles. The Extras are
also laid out conventionally around the edge of the page so they do not
obstruct the feature photograph. The sub-headings accompanying these
extras have been backed onto a plain white background so that they
deliver maximum impact against the darker background.
