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Semiotic Analysis of a Film Magazine Front Cover
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                                                                Masthead
                                          Denotation: Bright red ‘Empire’ slogan. It is a simple,
                                         large and bold typeface, which is located in the top
                                                         third of the magazine.
                               Connotation: On the opposite side of the colour
              Tagline                  spectrum to the blue-grey colour scheme of the cover
                                       lines, making it a strong visual to stand out against the        
Denotation: States that the                                                                                      Main Image
  magazine is ‘the world’s                         image as it is slightly covering it.
                                                                                 Denotation: Half-naked
 biggest movie magazine’                                                                                  image of Megan Fox, a
     in capital letters and                                                                                  main character, her
   relatively small font. It is                                                                            name reinforced by a
 placed beneath the ‘Em’                                                                                  cover line. The image is
 of Empire, slightly covered                                                                               on the middle to right
          by the image.                                                                                  third of the page, top to
Connotation: Relates to the                                                                                bottom. Her clothing is
    title of Empire being a                                                                                simple, just black wet-
‘world takeover’ magazine                                                                                       look leggings.
  and the most successful                                                                                  Connotation: Megan
   film magazine as it has                                                                                  Fox as a provocative
      gained the biggest                                                                                figure. Likely to be lusted
            audience                                                                                        after by many males,
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                                                                                                        therefore aiming the film,
         Colour Scheme                                                                                     Transformers, at males
 Denotation: Mainly a red,                                                                              through this image. She’s
   white and black colour                                                                               facing away but looking
 scheme with hints of blue                                                                                forwards in a seemingly
   and mushroom brown.                                                                                        sexual way. Simple
     Connotation: Follows                                                                                clothing makes her as a
  conventions of having a                                                                                 person stand out rather
red, white and black colour                                                                                  than if she was on a
       scheme. The white                                                                                    fashion magazine for
    background leaves in                                                                                  example we would see
  looking minimalistic. The                                                                                   her in extravagant
        red masthead is a                                                                                           clothes.
     trademark of Empire                                                                                
            magazine.
                                                                                                         




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            Principle of thirds                             Hierarchy of Text                                  Cover Lines
     Denotation: Image covers        Denotation: Text that anchors the image; ‘Megan Fox’              Denotation: Minimalistic
          the right hand third,       is the largest cover line with the largest text being the      cover lines mainly relating
     masthead in the top third,      masthead. Extra information within the cover lines and             to anchoring the main
         cover lines regarding       the less important cover lines are next largest followed            image, with the other
    Transformers are on the left      by the tagline and the smallest being the date, price              cover lines relating to
      third with a different, less                            and website.                                   similar genres.
      important storyline in the         Connotation: Establishing the magazine is the most            Connotation: Promoting
        bottom left hand third.     important part of any magazine front cover as the idea            the featured film heavily.
     Connotation: Follows the            is that they don’t just buy this single issue but many      Drawing male attention by
    conventions of principle of             others as well. Megan Fox is used to entice the            anchoring the image of
       thirds, most features are    audience, so, although they can clearly see the image            Megan Fox with her name
    quite large and cover one         and be interested by this the text being large is easily          being the largest cover
    particular third as this was a      identifiable by the audience. As extra information is         line. The ‘Wolverine’, Star
       particularly anticipated    given in a longer sentence, this has to be smaller due to            Trek’ and ‘Angels and
        upcoming film and so         the quantity and if it was larger the page may look too             Demons suggest it is a
     mainly focuses on this, not      crowded by text. Also the cover line that isn’t relevant      special issue relating to that
          having many other        to Transformers and Megan Fox are of similar size as they           particular genre as they
                features.             will entice a similar audience and so reinforcing there                are all similar.
                                       wanting to buy the magazine.                    
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Semiotic analysis of a film magazine front cover

  • 1. Semiotic Analysis of a Film Magazine Front Cover    Masthead Denotation: Bright red ‘Empire’ slogan. It is a simple, large and bold typeface, which is located in the top third of the magazine.  Connotation: On the opposite side of the colour Tagline spectrum to the blue-grey colour scheme of the cover lines, making it a strong visual to stand out against the  Denotation: States that the Main Image magazine is ‘the world’s image as it is slightly covering it.  Denotation: Half-naked biggest movie magazine’ image of Megan Fox, a in capital letters and main character, her relatively small font. It is name reinforced by a placed beneath the ‘Em’ cover line. The image is of Empire, slightly covered on the middle to right by the image. third of the page, top to Connotation: Relates to the bottom. Her clothing is title of Empire being a simple, just black wet- ‘world takeover’ magazine look leggings. and the most successful Connotation: Megan film magazine as it has Fox as a provocative gained the biggest figure. Likely to be lusted audience after by many males,     therefore aiming the film, Colour Scheme Transformers, at males Denotation: Mainly a red, through this image. She’s white and black colour facing away but looking scheme with hints of blue forwards in a seemingly and mushroom brown. sexual way. Simple Connotation: Follows clothing makes her as a conventions of having a person stand out rather red, white and black colour than if she was on a scheme. The white fashion magazine for background leaves in example we would see looking minimalistic. The her in extravagant red masthead is a clothes. trademark of Empire  magazine.         Principle of thirds Hierarchy of Text Cover Lines Denotation: Image covers Denotation: Text that anchors the image; ‘Megan Fox’ Denotation: Minimalistic the right hand third, is the largest cover line with the largest text being the cover lines mainly relating masthead in the top third, masthead. Extra information within the cover lines and to anchoring the main cover lines regarding the less important cover lines are next largest followed image, with the other Transformers are on the left by the tagline and the smallest being the date, price cover lines relating to third with a different, less and website. similar genres. important storyline in the Connotation: Establishing the magazine is the most Connotation: Promoting bottom left hand third. important part of any magazine front cover as the idea the featured film heavily. Connotation: Follows the is that they don’t just buy this single issue but many Drawing male attention by conventions of principle of others as well. Megan Fox is used to entice the anchoring the image of thirds, most features are audience, so, although they can clearly see the image Megan Fox with her name quite large and cover one and be interested by this the text being large is easily being the largest cover particular third as this was a identifiable by the audience. As extra information is line. The ‘Wolverine’, Star particularly anticipated given in a longer sentence, this has to be smaller due to Trek’ and ‘Angels and upcoming film and so the quantity and if it was larger the page may look too Demons suggest it is a mainly focuses on this, not crowded by text. Also the cover line that isn’t relevant special issue relating to that having many other to Transformers and Megan Fox are of similar size as they particular genre as they features. will entice a similar audience and so reinforcing there are all similar.  wanting to buy the magazine.  