This document analyzes and summarizes the key design elements of 4 different film magazine covers. It discusses the use of prominent mastheads, celebrity images and quotes, genre-related keywords and imagery, and consistent color schemes among the magazines to attract readers and convey information about the covered films. Layout principles like rule of thirds and placement of required text elements are also addressed. Overall, the document examines how the magazine covers utilize design conventions to appeal to audiences and market their content.

1. FILM MAGAZINE
ANALYSIS

2. Tells you about other movies making, giving you lots of
information.
EMPIRE MAGAZINE
Includes buzz
words to attract
the reader.
The man’s head is in front of the
magazine’s name, therefore suggests that
this magazine is a popular one. Also it’s
bright and bold and stands out so people
will automatically know it’s Empire when
they see a glimpse of it.
Gives you a website to look on to get more
news
The page is quite busy,
suggesting there is a
lot to offer inside.
‘’First look’’ makes you think you’re
seeing this before anyone else.
Gives you a list of new
and upcoming films,
people are interested in
this.. But also gives you
pictures with this.
It follow a house style, with the red, white and
black colour scheme throughout. Also the
colour red, can connote a hint of danger to the
reader, so therefore could help aim at a
audience like this therefore linking to the film
genre on the front of crime.
The film title ‘public enemies’ also
helps suggest the film genre, but
also it’s in a different colour and is
the only use of grey on the page but
also in a strong and bold font.
Mentions a famous director and
actor, attracts peoples attention as
people will know him.
Using a plus sign instead of the word plus to
show more things within the magazine.
Using this suggest a ‘hip’ and cool style but
also using this to aim at their target market.
Follows the rule of
thirds, giving it a
good layout and
making it easier for
the reader.
‘Steals summer’ The use of
alliteration can attract the reader.
Includes the bar
code, price and
date to inform the
readers.
Has a picture of
the main
protagonist,most
likely from a
scene in the film,
holding a gun and
his costume also
suggests the film
genre of crime
this film
magazine also
links to me as it’s
film noir. Also
notice he’s not
looking directly at
the camera,
connotes that
something could
be wrong as this
is going against
the normal
conventions of a
magazine.

3. The fact the total part of the title is within the film, could
suggest that this film magazine is ‘’totally’’ about films
and has all different kinds of films within therefore
appealing to a wide audience.
TOTAL FILM MAGAZINE
The masthead takes up a third of the page,
stands out and is their trademark. Also the image
covers some of the masthead suggesting that it
it’s popular magazine and is well known.
It follows the rule of thirds also.
Includes spider man and some slang
language to attract a younger audience
maybe.
The cover line ‘New moon’ the name
of the film is highlighted in a shadow
effect to look like a moon relating to
the name of the film. Also the
magazine name is also relating to
this, and the white contrasts with the
dark sky scene.
Mentions a famous actor,
which will attract fans.
Also in the cover line ‘no one is safe..’ gives
the whole magazine a edgy feel and could
attract a young audience.
Has a strip at the top offering
‘free’ giant posters. This will
entice customers.
The image is of the 3main characters in the film, only one of
them is directly looking at the camera suggesting there things
re not as they seem.
It has a barcode,
the date and the
price to inform
the readers.
Follows a light house style,
with the light colours, but
then this stands out against
the dark background.
Includes ‘PLUS!’ stands
out and then is followed by
other things that are within
the magazine, showing a
range of things in.

4. Masthead is simple yet
This cover is only the fourth issue of the
effective and it stands out
magazine therefore the masthead could be
and attracts your attention,
over the title because the magazine hasn’t
this time it’s over the image,
yet gained loyalty with the leader and it isn’t
maybe connoting that the
that well known.
actor is the really well known
one this time and everyone
knows who he is.
Follow a house style, with the colour scheme of
green, pink and white. Quite contrasting but is very
bright and stands out a lot to audiences. The colours
also of green could appeal to men and the pink could
appeal to women to it could be a broad target market.
All the writing is in the same font therefore all linking
together, this makes it easier to read so this then
makes it more appealing to the audience.
MOVIE MAGAZINE
Even though this is an a American film
magazine, it still follow the typical conventions of
a film magazine.
Mentions 2 very famous actors, presumably they
will be well known around this time, and this will
attract an audience straight away, but of both
genders as there’s something for both.
There is a play on of words
and some alliteration within
the pull quotes. To add a bit
of fun and to attract the
reader.
Has a barcode, date and price, to
inform the readers. But it’s also quite
discrete in the corner and won’t take
away from the main focus of the
The cover line is quite fun and this links with the image
of jim carey. Fans of this actor can relate as it’s a fun
and edgy image for a magazine cover like jim carey so
would appeal to fans. Also he is giving direct eye
contact, and this again is another aspect that will attract
an audience.
Includes ‘plus’ within the magazine and the sell lines
have a variety of actors and film titles to give a range of
choice to readers to open it up to a wider audience.