analysis of magazines from film, empire and premier

1. Movie Magazine Analysis

2. Conventions
• Masthead- features on all magazine covers, usually at the top of the page and
indicates which magazine i.e. Empire. This should be the largest text on the
page and it can reflect the audience it caters for
• Image- this image should reflect the audience and also the style of the
magazine. The main image is usually a mid-shot and should reflect on what the
film featured is about. This usually involves the main actor from the film
featured
• Buzz words- these involve ‘free’ and ‘exclusive’ which capture the readers
attention and make them want to buy the magazine
• Anchorage text- the text that often overlaps the image to tell what the story
inside will involve, this could be a quote taken from the interview inside
• Banner- gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found
inside
• Barcode, date, issue number- something every magazine has and is needed

3. Man of Steel
• The banner reads amazing 2013 superhero preview, this shows what year the film
was released and shows the audience that information about the film will be
hidden inside and the illustrators have used the word amazing to entice the
audience into buying the magazine
• The company of the film magazine is Empire and with all of their magazine they
always have their name behind the main image this is in red so that it can clearly
be seen by the audience. This way the audience can clearly see who the main
image is of and this means that the audience may want to buy the magazine more
as they can clearly see who is on the cover
• Inside the M on Empire the date of the magazines release and the price is given
and this shows how much the magazine is worth and this is on all magazines made
• Under Empire there is buzz words saying this is the worlds biggest movie
magazine and this means that it is a reliable source of information for films
• Around the man image of the magazine there are names of other action films
released in 2013 and this means that other films will be referenced and they have
a chance at being seen
• The main image is of the main character who is Superman and this shows the
audience who the film is about and this means that they are able to know what
the film will show
• The title of the film is in the lower 3rd this means that the audience knows what
the film is called and this means that they will remember the film as it is short and
simple
• The anchorage text says Superman gets the dark knight treatment, this could link
to other products being made such as Batman vs Superman and this means that
more buzz will be created and people will become more excited about the films

4. Wolverine
• The company of the film magazine is Empire and with all of their magazine they
always have their name behind the main image this is in red so that it can clearly
be seen by the audience. This way the audience can clearly see who the main
image is of and this means that the audience may want to buy the magazine more
as they can clearly see who is on the cover
• Inside the M on Empire the date of the magazines release and the price is given
and this shows how much the magazine is worth and this is on all magazines made
• The banner reads Wolverine has returned for… this gets the audience excited
about what would be in the magazine and makes them want to read on and see
what would happen in the film
• Under Empire there is buzz words saying this is the worlds biggest movie magazine
and this means that it is a reliable source of information for films as well as the
website so this means they can get further information online
• The main image is of Wolverine this means the audience knows who the magazine
is about and this means that the audience will want to buy the magazine more
• Around the main image is names of other films released along side Wolverine and
this shows what films are available and also gives further insight into the prequel
talking about on set exclusives
• Unlike the first magazine the barcode is on the right of the screen and this is so
that the barcode is behind the main image and this way all information can be
fitted on the page

5. Avatar
• On this magazine the banner reads 3 different films that have been
released along side Avatar
• The company of the film magazine is Total Film and with all of their
magazine they always have their name behind the main image this is in
white and blue so that it can clearly be seen by the audience. This way
the audience can clearly see who the main image is of and this means
that the audience may want to buy the magazine more as they can
clearly see who is on the cover
• Inside the M on film the date of the magazines release and the price is
given and this shows how much the magazine is worth and this is on all
magazines made as well as the website
• The main image is of Jake Sully this means the audience knows who the
magazine is about and this means that the audience will want to buy the
magazine more
• Around the main image there is text talking about different animal based
films this may give the reader a sense that in Avatar they live life like
animals and they will want to see how they do this in the film
• A decade in the making makes the audience almost sympathise with
Cameron as he has spent nearly a decade on this film and the audience
will think that if they spend this much time on a film then it must be
good

6. Avengers- Age of Ultron
• On this magazine it reads massive summer blockbuster preview this
tells the audience that there is a showing of the film before its
release or this magazine may have pictures and text saying what will
be included in the film
• The three biggest stars in the film are on the cover this gives the
audience a sense of how much power the Avengers have and this
will show the full frontal force that will be shown in the film and this
will make the audience want to buy the magazine
• The company of the film magazine is Total Film and with all of their
magazine they always have their name behind the main image this
is in white and blue so that it can clearly be seen by the audience.
This way the audience can clearly see who the main image is of and
this means that the audience may want to buy the magazine more
as they can clearly see who is on the cover
• On the M on film it reads the worlds best movie reviews this means
that we can count on this magazine for true and fair critiques
• It reads the worlds biggest superhero smackdown ever and this will
make Marvel fans want to read more about the film and discover
who else is acting in the film
• It also features other films including 2 marvel films and 2 films by
other companies this way they are promoting ore of their products
and other products have a chance at being seen by the public

7. Spider-Man 3
• this magazine reads the 2007 must see movie preview this is
because this is the 3rd Spiderman movie with Toby Maguire and
this means that for fans of the Spiderman movies it is a big
movie for them
• With this the magazine is by Premier they have their logo in a
bight blue font this way their logo doesn’t blend in with toby’s
hair or the background and this is so the main character and the
costume can be seen in full effect
• With this it talks about the 10 top best movies of 2007 while
Spiderman 3 is yet to be released
• The main image shows Spiderman in a different suit this makes
fans question what has happened to him and why the suit has
changed and this will make them want to read more about the
film this is further by the slogan: the secrets of Spiderman 3 as it
is a new suit and some fans may fell sceptical and eager to
watch the film
• As well as this it talks about the years greatest performances by
huge stars and as they are mentioned on a cover for a
Spiderman film it would seem the world considers Toby Maguire
a huge star in the film world