Analysis Of Magazine Covers

This magazine cover is very complex, it has the two main characters on the front of the cover which shows what movie it is from straight away. the title is in big bold clear writing along the top to catch the readers attention. there are all different stories spaced around the main image. these all come with a mini picture and some of the information about the story. there is a strip that blends in with the bottom with very small print on it, this shows that it is insignificant but signicant as well because it is still on the front cover, the bar code is placed neatly in the right hand bottom corner. there is alot of information written over the image but that cleverly doesn't ditract the reader at all because of the colours used, everything stands out just as it should.

The main image on this magazine cover is in black and white, this immediatly catches the readers eye, and the the title and other information doesn't stand out as much. the image has very clear shadowing on it and can still see most of the image even though there is alot placed over it. the bar code is neatly in the right had corner out of the way and has been placed over his black t-shirt to stand out. they have done this with the title as well and they have used big bold clear font, the red lettering is there to stand out and they have kept very simple with there colour scheme. other stories and information is placed around the sides in smaller writing but still visible and easy to read. the title has been made alot bigger then anything on the page and it spreads from one side to the other, the caption above is in red to show the difference in importance as well as the size font.

The main character of the film is once again placed on the front. the title in big red letters show the contrast and so it is easy for the audience to spot the title. there is very small print around the title placed in colours which still identifys them. information is placed all around the sides in a white font so it is still seen on top of the black background. the barcode is once again bottom right hand corner, out of the way but still visible. the mini picture at the bottom shows other important stories within the magazine. the strip at the bottom of the page also shows other films without distracting the reader from the main image and film being adveritsed.