Research- Magazine Front Covers

In this part of the blog i will be analysing magazine front covers as i must make my own i will have to see how they are made to look so appealing that people will pick up the magazine just because of the front page.

This magazine front cover is from a magazine dominated by the genre horror. 
Here they have used a big image as the main part of the magazine. This image is from the film 'The Wolfman' and this image is quite scary and frightening. The image makes people realise that  it is a horror movie as you can tell it is not something nice and plesant therefore it must be something more chilling.
The teeth coming out of the face really stand out. As he is a wolf man this is fitting as now the audience can see exactly what he is then they can see an insight into the film without actually watching anything. This will be good to do when i am making my own magazine front cover as i can try and get some of my film across to the audience but without showing to much.
The writing of the word scream as the title looks as if it has been writen in blood and it is dripping onto the film. This shows that it is horror as it stands out from all the other magazines.

   

On this Magazine Front Cover for empire the colour scheme really makes the text stand out as well as the image. The use of red and yellow is very good as they are very bright and bold colours. Also the black and white text agaisnt the red and yellow looks good as it doesnt make all the colours stand out as if it was just black and white them colours on their own may not look so bold and people may not look at the text and just the image. 

The image used on this magazine front cover does have a big impact on the reader as the choice of clothing and makeup makes the man look very cool yet also daunting. The reader can tell that he is apart of a film which makes the reader want to know more about this character and therefore they will have to read more in the magazine and also watch the film.
Also the use of the prop in the image intreges the reader as they want to find out why he has got this weapon and what he is going to use it for.

The Total Film Front Cover stands out mostly to the reader from the very interesting image on the front. It shows a man white ginger hair holding a rabbit with very dramatic make up on. This choice of hair and makeup interests the reader and makes them want to find more out about him.
The use of the yellow text makes it stand out agaisnt the purple background and it makes the reader look at it first before they read anything else. It reads that they give away a free poster for a different film which is a feature that will make someone buy the magazine from what is just written on the front. As it is free people will want it and because it may be a poster of a film that they like they will also want the magazine. This is clever as then people will buy the magazine as they get something free with it. As i am making my own Magazine Front Cover a feature like this may be good as it does not only just follow other magazine features but it will make people want to buy it aswell.



The Total Film magazine cover is unique as the title blends in with the film. The film is full of complicated and mysterious scenes so this magazine has made that aspect of the film come across.
The image on this cover is a man holding what appears to be a some sort of weapon or object showing that he may be dangerous character. But it also shows some mystery as you dont know exactly what it is so its adds to the mystery and make the audience what to read the magazine to find out more about this character.
The colour scheme is mainly red and blue which do go well together and there is also this metallic colour on the cover, which also shows something more about the film rather than just having  person on the front.
Where they have written 'the mind blowing issue' this makes the reader intregued anad want to read why it it so mind blowing. Also as the film is mind blowing and they have wrote this issue is mind blowing it shows that the inside of the magazine will cover alot about the film.                                                        
                                                          




This issue of Empire especially stands out as it has the writing of Empire surrounding in flames. This makes it unique from all the other issues and also the flames show danger and excitment showing that this magazine is going to be remarkable. As the flames symbolise danger it could show that the film is full of exhilarating moments. Also it shows the genre of the film as the flames show that it wouldnt be an romatic comedy or childrens film as they would not usually show much danger or violence.
The man shown on the front is very interesting as he is red and looks inhuman. Red also shows danger showing that this character may be the villan. Also this magazine makes it clear that it is the character featured on the front and not the actor. This shows that the film will be discussed in full detail.