The document analyzes various magazine covers and their strategic use of visual and textual elements to convey themes related to celebrities and their respective genres. It highlights how specific shots and colors enhance the identity and appeal of the subjects, such as Rihanna and Eminem, while also drawing in target audiences for films like Harry Potter and bridal magazines. Overall, each magazine employs distinct design choices to effectively communicate its focus and attract readers.

1. Fashion Magazine
Masthead
Anchoroage: “red hot
rihanna” applies to the
image Vogue tries to
portray of rihanna
through her clothing and
make-up.
Quote
Medium long shot of rihanna to
sum up her ‘look’
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2. Music magazine
Flash: uses “xxclusive” instead
of “exclusive” to show
relevance towards the genre
of the magazine and the
magazine name itself.
Medium shot to show strong
body language and facial
expression to gratify the
audience’s thought of eminem
being described as “vengeance
itself”.
Eminem’s name written in the same
colour as the magazine’s itself red
and white to signify eminem as XXL
and how he is the “higher level of
hip hop”.

3. Movie Magazine
Skyline: This is used to
attract other audience other
than just harry potter fans.
Masthead
Medium close up of Harry
Potter.
Anchorage: To give the
audience the buyers more
idea of what this “Film”
magazine concentrates on for
this issue it’s harry potter the
shot and anchorage work
together to make sense of
what the major focus of the
issue is.
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4. Bridal Magazine
Uses loads of pinks and whites to
get the target audience (brides to
be) and to get the “wedding theme”
across which is white; Bride’s dress ,
cake, bouquet etc.
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