This document analyzes the cover of a movie magazine. The cover references the magazine being the "world's biggest movie magazine" to appeal to readers. It features an image of actor Gandalf from The Hobbit posing in character to stand out from other elements on the cover. The main colors are black, white, red and gold and it promotes 5 film/TV features to attract a wide audience, though no female-targeted content is mentioned.

1. Magazine Cover Analysis

2. Reference to the
magazine being the
“world’s biggest
movie magazine”,
appealing to a reader
as they will think it’s
one of the best film
magazines.
“Meet Bilbo!” gives
readers a sense of
“meeting” a celebrity
even though it’s
through a magazine.
Gandalf from
The Hobbit
posing in his
character’s
attire, making
him stand out
more than
anything else on
the magazine.
Film magazine title over layered by actor
Main colour scheme:
Black, white, red and gold
“Plus!” with 5 features of
film/television related
that would attract a wide
audience, e.g.
Inbetweeners attracting a
young adult male
audience, 25 years of
stand by me attracting a
male middle aged
audience. No females
targeted.
Bar code on right hand
side of magazine.
“First Magazine on
set” stands out as it
gives the magazine an
importance.
The film is a high-grossing movie, so the film they have promoted on
the front will appeal to a lot of movie fans. Colour white stands out.