This magazine cover has a very bold and bright masthead which catches your attention. You also see an image of the actor who is the main feature of this magazine. The actor is dressed as the famous Harry Potter, by dressing him as his actual character he is more recognisable. It is a close up shot of his face and he is making eye contact with the camera/audience. He also looks very bloody and like he has been in a fight, this represents his character in the film as Harry always has a battle or a duel with his rival. Next to his face it has some text saying 'Bloody Hell' and 'Harry comes out fighting' which links in with the image on the magazine. Also because he is the main feature there will probably be other images inside the magazine which could attract more of an audience if they are Harry Potter fans.
The magazine advertises clearly, a 'Massive preview special' which could be another selling point for this particular magazine. It advertises '45 new movies you need to know about' by using the words 'need' this makes the audience think they really do need to know and therefore will consider buying the magazine. It lists a few of these movies 'you need to see' underneath to tease the audience because they will buy the magazine to read on and find out the rest. There is a small image underneath this list which merges three different characters, which is also another teaser to attract the audience.
This magazine cover has a bright and bold masthead and a large and colourful image on the front. This is important for attracting peoples attention. The image on the front is two characters from the film 'Avatar' This well known film was very popular and therefore when people see this image they will want to read the magazine to see more. It also says on the image 'Avatar' in large white font. This then makes it really clear to the audience. It says 'exclusive, the secrets of Avatar!' Using wording like this means that the audience can relate to it if they are a fan. The cover is a very simple layout, there is text used at the top advertise different articles inside the magazine. The use of language on the cover is kept to a minimum because people want to read the most interesting bits.
#This magazine cover has a bold and clear masthead which really stands out. It also has an image of the famous Johnny Depp, dressed as his 'Alice in Wonderland' character the Mad Hatter. If people are fans of this film they will instantly recognise this image and therefore relate it the magazine and want to read it. Down the left hand side of the magazine it says 'World exclusive, Welcome...' this text isn't particularly big but it has been boxed in yellow which catches the readers attention. It tells you that there will be an article on Johnny Depp and Alice in Wonderland inside and that it is exclusive which will entice the reader. Underneath this text in large and bold font it says 'Massive 2010 preveiw' this will interest the readers because they will want to get the latest information and films and ratings etc, so they are up to date. It says underneath this a list of films 'starring' in the preview which is also a play on words. If people recognise these films they will want to read the preview.
At the top of the magazine there is text to advertise a 'FREE POSTER'. This will catch the readers attention but also appeal to people who like 'Giant Iron'. There is more text at the bottom which advertises more information about the magazine and articles inside.
Overall i think this is a good, strong magazine cover and it would definitly catch my attention.
Down the side of the magazine they have more text advertising the articles inside the magazine and other movies featuring inside. This is also a typical convention for magazines.
This magazine cover has a bright, bold and big masthead, which is eye catching and stands out clearly. The image is the main actor of 'Inception' the famous Leonardo DiCaprio. He is dressed as his character in the film and looks very serious and he is stood holding a gun, this looks like it could be one of the scenes from the film, which the audience could relate to. Across the image it says in big font, 'Inception' and just above has the name of the director. This is for audience recognition. If they are a fan of this film or the actor or director etc, they will be interested and want to read on.
The colours of the background aren't very bright. They are quite dull and dark, greyish colours which match the image and the genre of the film. It looks quite mysterious and this could be another way to catch the reader's attention. If you look carefully at the top it is a warped vision of a city, which relates to the film and where it was set. The image is over-lapping the masthead and then the subheading is over lapping the image, these are typical conventions for magazine.
Above the masthead there is another heading which advertises another film, 'The Dark Knight Returns' this shows the audience that inside the magazine will be an article about this new film, and anyone that has already seen it may be interested.
Underneath the subheading is a quote about the film inception but it doesn't say who said it so we must presume this has been said by the magazine. Down each side of the magazine there is more text which advertises more articles and information inside the magazine. This is important for the audience so they know the main part of what they will be reading. They have cleverly designed the text so that it looks like it is being dragged towards to inside of the magazine or the 'city' which is in the image. This is all part of the theme of inception and therefore creates a good overall effect fot the audience. It also has more text in gold circle which tells the audience an opportunity they could have which will entice them to buy and read the magazine. It has another red box at the bottom corner which tells the audience more about what is inside the magazine. I like the way the text has been cleverly planned out and i think it all fits in very well with the theme.
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