Magazine front cover analysis 3Eleanor Binley

The Dark Knight

Masthead

The masthead of this magazine cover has been displayed in a bold font which is larger than the other pieces of text on the page making it the most prominent. The text has a green outline to it which links to the main image’s character having green hair, and also adding to the overall theme of the cover.

Sell lines

The sell lines used continue the green theme on this cover. Each of the sell lines at the bottom begins with the film name then follows with what part of the film the article will be focused on which gives the reader a clear indication of what they will find inside. Unlike other magazine covers this example only has the sell lines on the left side of the cover not on both sides.

The main image

The main image shows the villain from the movie ‘Dark Knight’ which is what the majority of magazines covering horror movies do. The direct address from this character with his head tilting slightly down and a low angle shot shows how he has an evil and villainous side to him.

The colour scheme

This colour scheme has been built around the character on the main image which is what other magazine covers usually do, This helps to emphasise the movie being the main feature and makes the cover appear more structured. The main colours used are green which is linking in with the characters hair and the black colour scheme is linked in with the characters eyes which could present him as being twisted due to the weird and unconventional colours used.

The layout The layout of this cover is slightly different to the other two analysis as the film title is written above the character, when usually it is conventional to have it displayed underneath the characters face. The fact that the film title is placed so close to the masthead indicates that the magazine will be focussing a lot on this movie in particular