1) All four magazine covers prominently feature a celebrity image placed above the masthead to indicate their prominence and importance. 2) Key details like film or article titles are emphasized through bolding, capitalization or sizing to draw the reader's eye. 3) The price is kept small and inconspicuous across magazines, implying an expensive cost.

1. Analysing Magazine Front
Covers
By Shannen Leader

2. There is use of a Banner used at the The Masthead is located at the top
Magazine 1 – ‘Total Film’ top of the page. These are
supposed to grab the target
of the page in big bold lettering
inside the title is extracts from the
The main image is of Leonardo audiences interest, and they go film and what is going on inside the
DiCaprio as it is advertising the film his across the whole of the page from main characters head.
is in, the image is taken from the left to right.
setting of the film he looks mysterious,
on edge and a slight sense of nerves.
Leonardo has been put in front of the The most important sections of
Masthead which means he is a high this front cover the editors have
profile actor and celebrity. It also decided to change the colour
represents that it is a well known and have changed it to red
magazine as you still know the name and I believe this is more eye
of the magazine. catching you would tend to go
and read these bits first. The
editors have used the word
‘Mind Blowing’ twice obviously
to emphasise how Mind blowing
There has been use of a Puff Which is this issue is.
used to look as if it has been stuck onto the
magazine after the editing process. It is The is other cover stories placed
also used to attract more so than around the page advertising other
something else on the page, it usually is films to come out.
advertising an offer or an exclusive.
We have the title of the film
Leonardo DiCaprio is starring in
which is of course in the middle
and centre of the page and is the
The colour scheme of the front cover second largest text on the page
fits the mood of the film, it always has after the Masthead.
that sense of worry and confusion. The
calm blue colour looks like mist which There has been a huge We have a barcode at the bottom right
gives it the is it real effect. It would variety of sizes of text on this of the page which also indicates the
attract the male gender as well as the page which shows the price and the issue number. This price is
female which would give it a wider importance of some of the not eye catching and easy to locate
range of an audience. things compared to others. therefore it is an expensive magazine.

3. The colour scheme is very dull but
Magazine 2 – ‘Empire’ it fits the genre of the film. The red The Masthead is at the top of the page
blends really well with the dark in red which catches the eye especially
colours as is catches the eye. as the majority of the cover is dark and
dull colours.
There is a banner going across the top of
the page.
The Main Image is of Robert Downey Jr.
who plays Sherlock Holmes in the film.
There is a Pug been used to show an Just like the previous magazine he is the
exclusive of the latest top ‘30 must main focus and has been placed in
see movies’ the 30 has been shown in front of the Masthead which shows
the colour red which again the higher profile actor and recognition of
publishers want us to read this over the magazine is obviously well known.
other things. He has his hands in a thinking position
to show he is clearly in character this is
clear due to how he is clothed.
There is two images on the front
cover either side of Robert,
which is advertising two other
films which will be spoken about
in the magazine. ‘Empire’ is very similar to ‘Total Film’ magazine as they use the
same colour scheme and the red to catch the eye that much
more. The main characters are both placed in front of the
Strangely there is no price or barcode on this Masthead with the banners on top of the Masthead. On both
magazine, the price is either a well known magazines the title of the film is the centre and middle of the
price or it is too expensive that they place it on page in front of the main character in the same colour.
the back of the magazine.

4. Magazine 3 – ‘Vogue’ Even though the text is placed
around the page the different
The Masthead is in a Pink colour and
looks like one of the classier fonts.
sizes and fonts chosen make it The G is missing which shows it is a
The colour scheme is very look different and unique. The well known magazine.
standard and chic by using bigger the font the more
just the two colours I prefer this importance it has.
rather than a vast variety of
colours these two blend very
well together.
The price is the smallest text on There is no barcode on the
the page it is very faint on the page. There is also no use of a
page and it doesn’t stand out Pug.
this show it is an expensive
magazine.
The main image and only image
on the page is of Kate Moss yet
again because it only has one
image it shows class. It shows Comparing these magazine front
Kate Moss is high profile even if covers to the others you can see
you didn’t know who she was that ‘Vogue’ is aimed towards
you would know she has women with the use of feminine
importance as Kate is in front of colours. There is nothing dark
the Masthead. The main image about this magazine it has also
is also taken again a backdrop not used any use of red unlike the
unlike the film magazines they previous. This magazine does only
have been taken from the use one main image which does
movie. show some similarity and the
price is hidden or small like the
others to show that they are all
expensive magazines.

5. Magazine 4 – ‘Bollywood’ Once again the price is the
smallest piece of text on the
page and is located in an This magazine looks like a
The Masthead like all the area where it is least likely to classy and sophisticated
previous magazine is located at be noticed. This means it is magazine with the fonts
the top of the page with the obviously I highly priced and the us of only one
main image placed on top of magazine. image.
the Masthead giving it the
celebrity a higher status and
obviously a well know
magazine.
There has been more of
a variety and colour
There is a lot more cover when it comes to the
stories on this magazine also text unlike the previous
than any of the others they only stuck to two
maybe to give off the effect colours and the same
that there is a lot more to off font.
in this magazine.
With this magazine the
The same as the other main image has been
magazines the most taken from a photoshoot
important words or names rather than from something
have been put in either I get the idea that the more
bold or capitals. classier the magazine the
more meaning and depth
There is no barcode on the they go to for the image
front of this magazine and rather than someone being
there is not an email address papped on the street.
on the front either in fact not
one of these magazine has
included an email address
which is strange for any
magazine. There is no use of a Puff on this front cover.