Composition: Front Covers and Magazines

Sophia Leiper

-Facing forward-Chin slightly down (looking up)-One actress-Wearing characters outfit-Coloured background, colourlightens around her-No visible props-Mid shot used, slightly above eye level-Font does not mirror film genre-”Left third” convention followed.

Total Film: Angelina Jolie

Empire: Daniel Craig-Facing straight on, face slightly to the side, eye contact made-Chin up-One actor-Wearing character costume-Background is the setting-Visible props are the costume and the gun in his hand-Mid shot used, eye level-Font used for the main coverline reflects the film-Character is recognizably human-Masthead is behind him, main coverline is on top of him-The rule of thirds has been observed

Entertainment Weekly: Johnny Depp

-Not straight on, left shoulder pulled back, but still making eye contact-Chin down-Wearing the characters costume-Just one actor in the shot-Plain grey background-No visible props, except for the costume-Medium close up shot used-Font does not reflect film-Font on top of character-Rule of thirds has been observed.

Total Film: Robert Downey Jr-The actor is facing straight on -His chin is up-There is just one actor in the shot-The actor is in his costume-The background is a blurred image of the location of the film-The only visible prop is that of his costume-A mid shot has been used -The font of the main coverline reflects the film-The main character is recognizably human-The actor is front of the masthead but the main coverlineis on top of the character.-The convention of the left third has been used

Total Film: Tom Cruise

-The actor is facing straight on -His chin is up-There is just one actor in the shot-He is in his costume -The background is a mix of colours to make the character stand out-The visible props are the horse, his costume and the sword-A mid shot has been used-The writing does not reflect the film-The main character is recognizably human-The actor’s hair is slightly covering the masthead, but otherwise here is no writing on him-The rule of thirds has been used here.

Empire: Watson, Radcliffe and Grint

-The actors are all facing forwards, but all at a slight angle-There are 3 actors in the shot-Their chins are all at different angels to emphasize heir different directions-They are all wearing their costumes from the film-The background is white-The visible props are the costumes and the wands-A low angle, long shot has been used-The writing does not reflect the film-The main characters are recognizably human-They are all above the masthead, but behind the main coverlineThe concept of the left third has been used.

Empire: Heath Ledger

-The actor is facing forward and sitting-His chin is down-There is just one actor in the shot-He is in his costume-The background is that of a prison – on of the settings in the film-The only props seen is his costume-A long shot has been used-The writing matches the genre of the film -The masthead is behind the main image, but he is behind the coverlines-The character is recognizably human-The rule of thirds has been utilised

Total Film: Willis and Gordon-Levitt

-There are two actors, one is facing forward while the other is looking off the page-Willis has his chin up and G-L has his chin up-They are in their costumes-The background is a mix of blues-The visible props are the characters costumes and the gun-An eye level mid shot has been used-The font is stylized so it matches the film genre-The main characters are recognizably human-The rule of thirds has been observed

Empire: Chris Evans

-The actor is facing forward-His chin is down-There is just one actor in the image-The character is in his costume-The background is the American flag-The visible props is the costume and the shield-An eye level, mid shot has been used-The writing does not reflect the film genre-The character is recognizably human-He is above the masthead but below the main coverline-The convention of the left third has not been observed.

Entertainment Weekly: Worthington and Saldana

-There are two characters on the front cover, they both are standing sideways facing forward and have eye contact with the audience-She has her chin down and he has his up-They are in their costume-The background is part of the setting-There are no visible props apart from their costumes-Eye level, mid shots have been used-The writing does not reflect the genre of the film-The characters are not recognizably human-The rule of thirds has not been followed.

Poster: Taken 2

-The actor is facing off the screen-His chin is up-There is just one actor in the image-He is in his costume-The background is a wall and the floor-The props used are his costume, the chair and the gun-The image is an eye level long shot-The writing matches the genre of the film-The writing is all ontop of him-The character is recognizably human

Poster: Bad Boys 2

-The actors are facing forward, as if they are walking, but Will Smith is looking down-Martin Lawrence’s chin is up, whereas Will Smith’s chin is down-There are two actors in the image-They are in their costumes -The background is part of the film -The props shown are their costumes and the gun-The image that has been used is a mid-shot, at a low angle, so as to allow space a the title-The font matches the genre-The writing is slightly behind the characters-The characters are recognizably human

Poster: The Town

-There are many actors in this one with who are all facing in different directions-Their chins are all in different directions – Ben Affleck’s is up (he may be the main actor – at the center of the group)-There are two sections to the poster that are split by the name of the film. The top half has 5 actors/actresses. The bottom half has a group.-The background for the top half is the sky, the bottom is part of the scene -Apart from costumes, the bottom half of the poster has guns in it-The font doesn’t reflect the film genre-Because of the split in the page, the font has been separated from the images-The characters are recognizably human

Poster: 300

-There is no single actor visible on the poster-We cannot tell the direction of their chins-There are many characters in the poster-The background and the main image are a scene from the film-The visible props are the costume and the spears-The font for the name of the film reflects the genre-The font is over part of the image – the cliff is mostly covered-The characters are recognizably human

Poster: Watchmen

-There are several actors and they are all facing in different directions-Because of their different angles and directions, their chins are all in different directions-There are a group of actors that are in the shot -They are all in their costumes-The background is part of the setting-The props that are used are the costumes and the guns-The writing is mostly infront of the characters-The font matches the film because it is stylized-The characters are not recognizably human.

Poster: Men In Black 2

-There are two actors & they are both facing forward, & making eye contact with the audience-Both of their chins are up-There are two actors in the image-They are both in their costumes -The background is plain white -The props used are their costumes, their guns & the chairs-The image is an eyelevel, long shot-The writing doesn’t match the genre for the film but it is the stylized font for it.-The writing does not cover the image at all-The characters are recognizably human

Poster: Salt

-She is standing straight on and making eye contact with the audience-Her chin is up-There is one actress in the image-The background is her hair-She is in her costume-The only prop used is her costume-The image is a close up of her face-The writing matches the genre of film-The writing overlaps the image and is also over her face-She is recognizably human

Poster: Hansel and Gretel-There are two actors, both are acing forward, but one is standing side on and the other is facing dead straight forward-Both have their chins up-There are two actors in the image-They are both in their costumes-The props that have been used are the costumes and their weapons-The background is the setting-The image is a canted angle, long shot-The writing matches the genre of the film -The writing covers part of the image-They are recognizably human

Poster: Pacific Rim-There are two small people in the image and another character-Cannot tell if the people have their chins up or down-They are presumably in their costumes-The background is that of the location-The image is a long shot-The writing matches the genre of the film-The writing is at the bottom of the page, covering part of the image-The characters are not recognizably human

Poster: Pacific Rim-There is one actor in the image and he is facing forward, but standng slightly at an angle-He has his chin down-He is in his costume-The background is part of the setting-The image is a midshot-The visible props are his costume and his sword-The font does not reflect the genre of the film-The writing does not cover the main part of the image-The character is not recognizably human