DETAILED MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS

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Title: The magazine title ‘Empire’ is behind the head of the image. This is so the focus is on the actor rather than the name of the magazine as those who regularly by the magazine know the name and are more interested in seeing the image clearly than the title of the film.

Image: There is one main image on the front cover that promotes the film. The male character is used to represent the film ‘Trainspotting.’

Masthead: The magazine title ‘Empire’ will always use this font when selling the magazine. It is known to the magazine and the audience then become familiar with it.

Barcode: The barcode is found in the bottom right corner so it is out of the way.

House style: The house style is the same layout used on every magazine cover for ‘Empire’ as this is how they style their magazine.

Strap line: The strapline is below the title on the left. It s a piece of added information about the magazine that helps promote it.

Cover lines: The extra image and text about Sharon Stone suggests there is a large article in the magazine about her. This is added information for the audience which then might make them buy the magazine. The information in the circle also pulls the audiences attention to read it as it is presented in an unconventional way.

Main cover line: The main cover line is ‘Trainspotting.’ It is the second biggest font on the cover.

Pull quotes: ‘Banderas’ and ‘Book ‘Em!’ are in larger fonts to draw in the readers attention. As they are in black, they stand out from the white background making them eye catching to the audience.

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Title: The magazine title colour has been changed to fit with the style of the film. This is so it does not take away the affect of the film representation. Gold has been used instead of the usual red as gold is more sophisticated and fits with the connotations associated with the Bond image.

Image: The image is of the main character from the film. The actor is representing the character and his personality within the film. This is highlighted by the gun and the suit which are the most common connotations associated with James Bond.

Masthead: The title has a unique font that makes it stand out against the other magazines on the shelf.

Magazine date: The date is placed in the ‘M’ so it is not in the way of the image.

Price and issue number: The price is in the ‘M’ letter so little text surrounds the image. This is so the main focus is on the image itself rather than any other text.

Barcode: The barcode is out of the way, placed at the bottom of the cover not over the image.

Puff: The attraction to this magazine is that it is ‘Limited Edition Subscribers Only Cover.‘ This could then cause a surge in subscribers as the reader may want this James Bond cover

House style: The house style is the same as the ‘Trainspotting’ cover. The title is at the top with the image in the middle of the cover. However, the font is thicker which suggests it has been bolded and the colour has been changed to gold to fit with the films theme.

Website: The website is under the title so the reader knows how to access the magazine online.

Main cover line: This is the name of the film, ‘Skyfall’ is the second largest text on the cover. It is not a large size but it doesn’t need to be as the audience will know it’s a Bond film by the image of the character.

Left side: The left side of the magazine cover has the information as the image takes up the centre and right third so the text is put there so it doesn't overlap the image.

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Title: The title of the magazine is covered up by the main image and other picture. The same font and colour is used on the title which makes it recognisable to the audience without seeing the full title.

Image: The one main image on the front cover is of the character from the film. It takes up the full page to grab the audiences attention.

Masthead: The magazine title has this unique font that it will use for every issue. This is so the reader becomes familiar with it and therefore associates this font style with the ‘Entertainment’ magazine.

Magazine date: The date of the magazine is below the title so the reader can easily find how out old the magazine is.

Price and issue number: The issue number is below the date to inform the audience of this magazines issue.

Barcode: There is no barcode on the front cover and so possibly could have been placed on the back. This is because there is a lot on the front cover and the barcode could have overcrowded it.

Tag/Buzz words: Having ‘Exclusive Interview’ above the main cover line creates interest as the audience may think there is information about her that no other magazine will have. It helps promote and sell the magazine.

Puff: At the bottom it has a box which says ‘Tap Any Headline Or Photo To Read That Story.’ This is within the context of the magazine being online. This creates an attraction as the reader may want to view it online instead of buying a paper copy.

House style: The magazine cover follows the same house style with the title at the top and one main image on the cover. Though, it does have an extra image which relates to the top piece of text.

Cover lines: The information in the circle is added detail about some stories in the magazine.

Main cover line: Having ‘Angelina Casts a Spell’ as the cover line highlights that the actress is Angelina Jolie and the image of her links to the role in the film.

Left side: The bigger text is on the left hand side of the cover which suggests that this information is the main feature of the article.

Drop-Cap: The word ‘Plus’ is highlighted in red to draw the audiences eye to the smaller font, otherwise they may not read that piece of text.

Pull quotes: At the top of the cover page there is ‘Oscars Behind The Scenes’ Although this is not a direct quote, it gabs the audience attention, especially as ‘Oscars’ uses a drop-cap because it is in gold.

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Title: The magazine title is easy to read as it is in the white circle. The black font on the white background is very eye catching. It draws the audiences attention to the name.

Image: The image is a drawing of the main character in the film. He is in the centre of the page and is the only image on the cover. This means that the attention is focused entirely on this character.

Masthead: The magazine title has a unique font that it uses so the reader associates this font with the magazine. This link means that they remember the magazine and may continue to buy and read it.

Magazine date: The date is under the barcode so the reader can easily find which copy it is,.

Price and issue number: The price and issue number are below the barcode so they are easily found.

Barcode: The barcode is placed at the top in the white area so it does not stand out against the black.

House style: The cover has the same house style as its other covers with the title, strapline, barcode, price issue number and date all being in the white circle. The rest of the page is then taken up within an image.

Strap line: The strapline ‘Truth of Movies’ is found under the magazine title. It is extra information that informs the reader what the magazine is about.

Main cover line: At the bottom of the magazine cover is says ‘The This Is England Issue.’ It is clear and eye catching as the white font is on a pink strip. It informs the reader that this edition is on this film.

Left side: The information is all on the eft side.

Pull quotes: ‘UK Talent Special’ is slightly enlarged to draw the readers attention over to the left hand side of the cover.