This document discusses the cover designs of three film magazines and how they relate to particular movies. The first magazine uses a shattered glass effect and gun prop on its cover to tie into the James Bond films. The second alters its logo to match the cityscape theme of Inception and advertises it as a "mind-blowing" issue. The third changes its masthead to flames matching Hellboy and promises an exclusive first look inside. All three covers prominently feature a single film while briefly mentioning others to attract audiences.

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2. This film magazine uses a
special effect on it’s cover to
tie in with the theme of the
James Bond movies. The
shattered glass effect suggests
bullets, which link with the
prop of a gun being held in
the cover star’s hand. The
main film featured in the
magazine is clear with the
main image being prominent
on the cover, while two other
films featured inside are
captured in a smaller image at
either side of the main cover
story. This cover also
advertises the film well, using
a Bond film theme of “50
Years of 007” to attract the
audience. This would attract
the specific audience of those
who are particularly
interested in the James Bond
films.

3. Here, Film Magazine has
chosen to surround the theme
of the cover solely around the
film Inception, using no images
from other films that may
feature within the magazine.
The magazine has also altered
it’s logo to suit the film and it’s
story by creating their
masthead from a birds eye city
view, a running theme within
the film. The cover uses bold
red text to stand out form the
rest, using the unique selling
point as a header with; “THE
MID BLOWING ISSUE”. This
suggests that the cover film is
mind blowing and would
encourage the audience to
both buy the magazine and go
and see the film.

4. This issue of Empire
magazine has also altered it’s
cover to correlate with the
main film featured in the
magazine. The special effect
of flames on the magazine
masthead fits in with the film
“Hellboy” as well as the
colour scheme of the cover.
The cover shows a clear focus
on one film, with others
mentioned briefly in the
cover lines without any
images. The magazine uses a
plug to encourage reader to
read about this particular film
in the magazine and perhaps
go and see it. This is done
through the plug that
suggests exclusivity for the
magazine; “FIRST LOOK!”