The magazine front cover features two characters lying on an examining table, suggesting the death of one character. The man hugs the woman intimately, which could indicate he is her partner or possibly her killer. The woman is dressed in white symbolizing innocence, while the man wears darker colors, possibly marking him as a dangerous or antagonistic character. The second magazine front cover shows Jason Bourne looking away from the camera while holding a gun. This posture suggests he has a secretive past or a mission to uncover. His gun and dark clothing indicate he is a dangerous man involved in action and mystery.

1. This magazine front cover from Entertainment Weekly
shows the main image of two characters, in a full body
shot. They are seen lying on a morgue examining table,
which shows the audience how this film is centred on a
death of a character – perhaps the woman. The contrast of
both models indicate certain features for the audience,
such as the woman being paler in skin tone compared to
the man, suggesting is the one that has died, also the
position that the woman is placed in is stiff and less free
compared to the man. The man is seen hugging the
woman, in an intimate way, he is almost clinging onto her.
This could suggest to the audience how he could be the
partner of the woman, or to an extent, he could be the
killer, by the way he is holding onto the side of her face
and how his leg is thrown over the bottom half of her body,
indicating a controlling or possessive hold, thus indicating
how his may transfer to his personality. The woman is also
dressed in white, to show a sense of purity or innocence,
however the man is dressed in darker colours, allowing the
audience to understand how he may be a dangerous
character or the antagonist in the film.
MAGAZINE ANALYSIS #1 //
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

2. The magazine also shows the
masthead, which is seen in the biggest
font, placed at the top of the page. The
masthead is layered behind the image,
signifying how the image has more
importance and should be focused on.
The issue date is also seen, but in a
smaller text.
There are only a few sell lines seen in this
magazine, allowing the audience to focus on
the main image. The sell lines indicate what
is inside the magazine, which is mainly just
movies, TV shows and books that are a must
seen or read.
The headline is the second biggest
font in this front cover and is only the
movie title “Gone Girl”, which is
simplistic but allows the audience to
know that this issue is focused on the
movie, perhaps talking about the plot
or the actors involved or maybe the
director. It is also highlighted by the
word “EXCLUSIVE” which is placed in
a blue box to emphasis its importance.
This could make the audience want to
buy the magazine more, as it is only
available for a certain period of time.
Underneath of the headline, there is a
smaller text, also in white. This text
indicates information about the actor
and director, which could further
entice the audience to buying this
issue.
The colour scheme is mainly blue and
white. The blue is used to highlight certain
text information but white is mainly used
for the text, such as the sell lines and
headline, which compliments the image
well as it allows the text to be visibly seen.
The colour blue symbolises trust, loyalty
and truth. However the main image
contrast to this concept, as trust and
loyalty is broken, due to the fact that there
is a dead woman, indicating a sense of
betrayal from the man. Truth is perhaps
what the audience will gain after they have
seen the movie.
The colour white is also significant as it
relates to the woman dresses in white,
emphasising on the theme of innocence
and purity. Perhaps the magazine is trying
to suggest how the woman may not have
this sense of innocence by the end of the
film, or she never had it to begin with.
MAGAZINE ANALYSIS #1 //
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

3. This magazine front cover from Total Film shows a mid shot of the
main character Jason Bourne. The model is looking away from the
camera, not engaging with the audience, which may suggest how
he is a secretive character or perhaps he has a hidden past that is
yet to be discovered. He is staring at something else, away from
the audience to indicate how he may have a target he has to
search for or a purpose/mission that will be revealed throughout
the film. The model also has a prop, a handgun to suggest how he
may be a dangerous man or that he has the ability to kill a
person. The use of the prop allows the audience to know that this
is an action movie, perhaps involving the police or organisations
that operate outside of the law. The model is almost hidden in
darkness, as half of his face in shadows, suggesting how he may
be the “good guy” or the “bad guy” in this movie – perhaps there
is a darker side to this character that will be explored later on. He
is also dressed in a dark colour, black, to symbolise power, or
death or mystery. Black is also associated with fear and the
unknown. These words may link to this character due to the fact
that his stance is quite powerful, the way he is holding the gun
quite confidently and how his eyes are trailed onto a target.
Furthermore death may be linked to the character as the model is
holding a weapon that has the potential to kill. Mystery is
emphasised here as the model is shrouded in darkness and the
only light that is seen is on one side of his face.
MAGAZINE ANALYSIS #2 //
TOTAL FILM

4. MAGAZINE ANALYSIS #2 //
TOTAL FILM
The colours used in this magazine are
blue, black, white and grey. The light
blue is used for the masthead, the
button and for some sell lines. Blue
symbolises trust, loyalty and truth,
which may indicate to the audience how
these words will play a role into the
movie, perhaps trust and loyalty will be
betrayed or how the truth about certain
knowledge will come out. The colour
grey is used for the headline “Jason
Bourne” to emphasise the importance of
the movie, as the grey is only used for
this one part. The black is mainly used
as a background colour, to heighten
other colours, such as the blue or white.
The headline is in a different font to
the other text which allows the
audience to understand its
significance. Underneath the
headline is “The badass is back”
which is colloquial and could relate
to younger audiences, who enjoy
heavy action based movies.
The sell lines are placed on either
side of the page, surrounding the
main image. They are in various of
fonts to add some style to the page
and to attract more attention, as
the style of this front cover is
almost exciting and more engaging.
The sell lines talk of new movies
that add to the anticipation for
viewers.
There is also a quote said by the actor
Matt Damon which indicates how this
issue of the magazine will not just
feature the movie information but also of
the actor and perhaps his experience of
the film. Also, this use of the quote
entices the audiences to buy the
magazine as it allows them to
understand how the film “Jason Bourne”
almost triumphs the past films before it,
as it is bigger and better, perhaps more
exciting with more action.
There is also a bigger sell line
information about an upcoming
movie and this information features
an image of one of the characters
that will be in the film. This makes
the audience want to buy the
magazine as it not only has a
feature on the Jason Bourne film,
but on another highly anticipated
film Suicide Squad.