Film magazine front covers.
•Upon the release of an highly anticipated film, film magazine such as Empire and Total Film tend to purely focus on one of these productions for one issue in which is emphasised by the films presence of the magazines front cover. Although the acknowledgment of the films release is dominated through teaser trailers in advertising opportunities on the domestic television and in the cinema, similarly to film posters film magazines can also contribute heavily to the films popularity.
•Codes and conventions of a film magazine cover focusing on a horror production:
•A colour scheme consisting of red, black and occasionally white.
•The films villain or evil element and thus for main focus is usually the centred image on the cover drawing instant attention from readers.
•Literary techniques such as rhetorical questions and the use of a play on words are often present in subtitles and mastheads.
•Subtitles will usually advertise other features in the magazine, such as competitions and other films, however on some occasion the
pure focus is on the chosen film.
•Codes and conventions of a film magazine cover focusing on a horror production:
•A colour scheme consisting of red, black and occasionally white.
•The films villain or evil element and thus for main focus is usually the centred image on the cover drawing instant attention from readers.
•Literary techniques such as rhetorical questions and the use of a play on words are often present in subtitles and mastheads.
•Subtitles will usually advertise other features in the magazine, such as competitions and other films, however on some occasion the
pure focus is on the chosen film.