Film Magazine Analysis

This is an interesting cover to analyse as the photo is controversial, it could be taken from either a romantic film as there are a man and woman holding eachother which represents a relationship, or it could be a thriller genre and these two characters are protecting themselves in a frantic stance. However, the way the male has his arms protectively wrapped around the female suggests it is most likely a mix of both, a couple in a relationship who have encountered some sort of danger. The way she has her knee bent towards him suggests he trusts her. The colours are also unique for a film poster, as they are fairly dull; mostly greys and creme. Wheras film magazines often are splashed with bright colours and special effects for a high-tech blockbuster, this colour scheme shows the film may be a little more serious, as more realistic colours are used. The title of the magazine is 'Total Film' with the word 'Total' being placed inside the letter 'F' and this title is also partly covered up by the main image, a sign that this magazine is well known and familiar enough with the audience to risk covering back of the title. The typeface has a yellow and white colour scheme, the yellow highlighting the most important words on the page including the title of the main film the magazine is covering. My favourite feature on the maagzine is the four movie titles along the top of the page, with yellow stars inbetween each text, as i think this looks visually effective. The barcode, date of publish, price and issue number are all also clearly displayed around the title.


Although this is the same brand magazine as the previous, it looks entirely different. This shows just how strongly an image can contribute to the overall feel and also, how important it is to link your image and have it represent your genre. The main image is amazing, the character looks completely in control and dominant, and the 3D effect is extrememly eyecatching and effective, and a great unique selling point (USP). Once again the colour scheme is yellow and white, which is surprising to me as they never struck me as the ideal colours for a film magazine, however, it works well because the yellow is striking and bold against the dark colours.


This is 'Total Film' magazine once again, however it is an earlier issue, pulished in 2003. Therefore the layout is differnt as it has developed over the years. This layout is far more busy. As well as the main image, there are four more smaller images across the bottom half of the magazine, as well as another in the top right hand corner. The colour theme this time is a neon orange and white, which is eyecatching similarly to the yellow, but the neon orange is probably slighly more fun. The magazine has definately improved its appearance in attempt to look more simplistic and classy, through both the use of colours and layout.