Here is my analysis of my own film magazine for Movie- a magazine company I made up for my A2 Media Coursework

1. Masthead:
The masthead“Movieworld”isinuppercasing,withalarge red
fontthat connotedof strengthandauthority.To the reader,this
may suggesttheyare a leadingfigure infilmmagazinespublishing.
The font itself resemblesthatof a dictionary andotherimportant
literature,thisconnotesthatthe writtencontentof the magazine
isreliable andfora somewhateducatedaudience
Skyline:
The skyline hasa brightyellow backgroundthatcreatesa
stark contrastwiththe restof the magazine cover,
therefore makingitimmediatelymore eye catching.The
texthumorouslymentionsanupcomingfilm“Justice
League”, linkingtothe textfurtherdownonthe magazine
cover
Puff:
The puff is large
and yellow in
order to
immediately
draw the
viewer’s eye to
the “exclusivity”
that it
advertises.The
puff contains a
pun with “fill
the void”
referring to an
upcoming
horror fil “The
Void”
Anchorage
Text:
The
anchorage
textusesthe
same red font
as the
masthead.
Thiscreate a
sense of
symmetryand
togetherness
that suggests
Movie world
cares about
cinema.The
redfont
suggests
strengthand
reliabilityin
the qualityof
theirwriting
the text
“Undermind”
isthe title of
the filmand
so
immediately
directsthe
audience to
the focusof
thisissue of
Movieworld
magazine.
Text:
The text uses a large,black font with key words highlighted in
order to drawthe viewer’s focus. The text advertisefeature
articles within themagazine. “Join the JusticeLeague” links to
the skylineand is reference to a big upcoming blockbuster.
“Lose your mind” is an effective pun as itsuggests that
Undermind is a huge, mind-bending, psychological film.
Iconography:
A graphic of a
globe is
depicted in
placeof the ‘O’
in “World”, this
image is iconic
of the world as
is easily
identifiable.
Consequently
the masthead is
quite effective
in its use of
iconography.
Main Image:
The main
image shows
the main
character of
the film.He is
positioned
away from
the viewer,
witha knife in
hand.This
suggeststhat
the action
and genre of
the filmare
more
important
than the ac
tors. The
backgroundis
blurred,
however,
whichdoes
draw more
attentionto
the actor.
Barcode:
Although, not
as importantof
a feature, the
barcodeis a
typical
convention of
magazine
covers and is
usually
positioned in
the bottom
right.
Sell Lines:
The background had a red
background that links in with the
red font of the company name. The
text states “Plus much, much
more”, the vagueness of the
statement makes itintriguingfor
the viewer.