2. Empire
Empire is a monthly British film magazine published by Bauer
Consumer Media. Its first issue was in July 1989 and now it's the
biggest selling film magazine in Britain. It’s sold in the UK,
Australia, Turkey, Russia and Portugal. Empire even has it’s own
annual awards which are sponsored by Sony Ericsson.
3. Total film
Total Film is a British film magazine, launched in
1997, it’s the 2nd biggest selling film magazine after
Empire. It’s had Peter Jackson, Kermit the Frog and
Kevin Smith as guest editors.
4. Empire Limited edition
subscriber only cover - Skyfall
This is a subscriber only cover; this is why there
are no adverts or things to grab your attention.
To keep their costumers subscribe to their
magazine they give them limited edition covers
making them feel they are getting something
exclusive. Empire have made this cover to like a
film poster, as there subscribers will be film fans
and enjoy collecting to do with film.
5. The grey background “Nobody does it better”
Empire Skyfall cover
has been used to This could be referring to
make the red Empire James Bond the character
title stand out more or even the magazine The stills of other films
and grab attention. suggesting they have have shows the audience
the biggest scoop on the what's in the magazine,
The bullet holes on new James Bond film. making them want to but
the magazine make it it.
look action packed
with the latest film
news, making the James Bond is looking
viewer want to buy it. at the audience inviting
It also goes well with them to read the
the James Bond magazine. The pose,
photo.
More costume and prop (gun)
information all show he is James
about the history Bond as he is so well
of James Bond known for these key
is advertised to features.
try get the fans
of James Bond
to buy this issue
and then maybe
get hooked and
6. The black and white
photo makes the
Total Film Skyfall
yellow and red text cover
grab your attention.
“essential preview” is in
James Bond is red to stand out from
looking at the the rested of the
audience inviting sentence making the
them to read the audience read it. The
magazine. The pose, word choice of
costume and prop “essential” makes the
(gun) all show he is audience feel it’s
James Bond as he is absolutely necessary
so well known for that they find out this
these key features. information/preview.
Total film uses the
Total film has adverts word “unseen”
showing off that’s in making the audience
their magazine all over feel they are getting
the cover. something exclusive.
7. Empire and Total Film
All three of these covers I looked at had very similar
pictures of James Bond, so I believe that the film
company would of made James Bond have lots of
similar photos took to sell to magazines.
