The main image depicts two men facing away from each other with clenched fists, suggesting conflict between the characters. A woman stands between them with a confused expression, implying she is the source of tension. One man has an unusually pale complexion, relating to the film's supernatural genre. The masthead has a ghostly effect, reflecting the film is about ghosts or vampires. Overall, the image and design suggest a mysterious film with danger and conflict between the main characters driven by the woman at the center.

1. Film Magazine
Cover Analysis

2. The fact that the image is covering
the masthead suggests that the
magazine is well known and that The price is written in
The masthead is big and they want to focus more on the main small font and this
bold font as it used to suggests that the
image
stand out to the audience magazine is not cheap for
and the white colour has a their target audience so it
negative connotation of is not the main attraction
cold to it which is of the magazine, so in this
influenced by the genre of case the magazine want
the film and the style of the main image to sell
the main image. itself as well as other
features.
The mise en scene of the The main image is also a
magazine has a dark direct address as the
atmosphere with it which character is looking straight
suggests the connotations at the audience
of the white text which In order to interact with
signifies a cold feeling to it them as well as show
as well as the snow in the intimacy. It is also a posed
background which looks as image with guns that suggest
if it was edited into the he is confident to use them
image which suggests and therefore gives him the
what the publisher wanted power to entice readers and
the audience to perceive. also suggests the genre of
the film. Also the 3D effect of
the gun suggests that the
The cracked text in white reader is to feel involved with
adds to the cold effect that the image
is with the rest of the mise
en scene and suggests that
he is a broken man and The anchor text which is
can also suggest that relation to the main image
within the film he will draws the fans of the actor
cause some danger to lure them to read about
his new film and a play on
word is used
Barcodes are on the front
of magazines whereas they Cover lines which entice the
are on the back of books reader to popular actors
within the target audience as
well as new films which may
catch their interest

3. The fact that the image is covering
The skyline is an attraction to the masthead suggests that the The cover lines tell us
the whole magazine and magazine is well known and that about the other stories
suggests that it is a ‘mind they want to focus more on the main and actors which feature
blowing issue’ and the red image in the magazine and
text gives it that eagerness attract the audience
feeling to it towards the magazine
The masthead has The main image is posed
been edited to go and he is stood in a smart
along with the genre way and his attire is a suit
As you can tell from which is related to the
the mise en scene it is formal font of ‘Inception’.
a Sci-Fi film. It is also This appearance gives him a
big and bold in order smart feel and makes the
to stand out reader feel less smart so
therefore enhances power
unto him. This can suggest
The circle of text is there to that he is smart and can
shout out to the reader as it predict that he has some
is a little bit slanted and the association with technology.
red writing is there again to His facial expressions also
draw the readers in through can suggest that he is a
eagerness serious person. The
character is also equipped
with what looks like a
The metallic grey effect
silencer and using a silencer
relates to the Sci-fi genre
gun is often identified with
again in has a sort of
masterminds or smart
formal font to it
characters which is what
this main image signifies.
The mise en scene has a
mixture of scientific images
as well has buildings and
Barcodes are on the front
places but it is the electric
of the magazine whereas
baby blue relates to the Sci
they are on the back of
fi genre and modernises it
books
through the images

4. The fact that the image is covering
the masthead suggests that the The main image in this
magazine is well known and that magazine breaks the
they want to focus more on the conventions of magazines
main image as this time there are two
characters which suggest
that there is a focus on
more than one character.
Their facial expressions
suggests some
The mise en scene of the seriousness and the one
magazine is ambiguous on the left looks as if she
and therefore suggests has got some fear and he
some sort of mystery as clothes are transparent
the background is clear which signifies her
this is also related to the vulnerability whereas the
image of the two women one on the right is more
which suggest this. formal and she has got
more power in the way
her face is expressed as
The main colours in this is well as the way she is
white, red and yellow. The dressed. The two women
white gives it a cold feeling are stood posed staring
and in relation to this the red into the camera which
colour connotes danger as the signifies that they are
background is plain and deep calling for our help as in
red which is the mise en scene the audience’s help, so
in this case and adds to the we can feel the same
mystery and can also be feeling that they are.
identified with blood and
therefore the audience can The skyline which is based at the
predict that the film will be bottom of the magazine is used to
bloody. Yellow can connote entice the readers through the
the ability to be more alert special attractions advertised. The
and decisive and this suggests word FREE is in bold capital letters
that the genre of the which Is used to draw the readers
magazine is a horror. in however this contradicts the
price above which is in small font as
it is not a cheap magazine for the
audience

5. The main image is a image of 3
characters. 2 of the boys are
The masthead on this faced back 2 back which gives
magazine has a slightly the readers a sense of tension
ghostly effect on the edit and conflict, both their fists are
which suggests that the also clenched which can mean
film being advertised is a that there is a clash in the film
supernatural one , as the of characters, where as the
masthead usually reflects woman is on the other end and
the actual film being this suggests that she is the
advertised. reason of the confliction. Her
facial expressions suggests
confusion and the two men’s
The mise en scene of expressions show anger. The
this magazine again colour tone on one of the males
has a ghostly/ face are pale white and again
supernatural feeling relates to the ghostly or
as in the background vampire genre. The man in the
you can see a forest middle has a normal toned
which looks foggy and colour and shows the normality
gives the magazine in him and that fact that he is
that wild feeling which being used as a shield from the
suggests that danger is other guy who looks dangerous
an aspect of the film gives him a sense of power or
strength. All this is left in
mystery as we can not gain a
full picture from it and suggests
The anchor text gives the the reader watches the film.
film power as the text
suggests that the film is
big in hollywood and is
therefore used to entice
readers to read on or
watch the film