MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS

Empire is a British film

magazine published monthly

by Bauer Consumer Media.

Empire is populist in both

approach and coverage. It

reviews both mainstream

films and art films. Its an

issue from OCTOBER 2013.

It features actor CHRIS

HEMSWORTH portraying

in his character THOR

advertising his new movie

THOR : The Dark World

Mast Head

Sky Line

Main

Cover Line

Cover Lines

Issue date and

price

Main Image

Plug

Puff

Cover

Line

Slogan

The MastHead of the Magazine is EMPIRE. It’s the biggest text on the

cover so the audience know what the magazine is called. The font is bold

which makes it easier for the audience to read the text. The word EMPIRE

is the first thing the reader would look at. Also the masthead is behind the

main image and this gives a professional look because it’s a really popular

magazine and well known to the customers. The text is bold and in black

color and its clear to the audience

The Skyline is either placed on the top or the bottom. This includes extra

information about what more is inside the magazine. This is usually

considered as extra sell lines

There is always an Issue date and

Price given on the magazine to

keep record and to see when the

magazine was released.

Cover Lines are always shown on a

magazine cover. These lines are also

considered as the highlights of the

magazine as it also tells the reader

what is inside the magazine. These

cover lines are talking about celebrities

and it encourages people to buy and

read them through. There are three

main colors and are Blue , White and

Black which stands out good and is

easily readable for the audience

This is a Slogan that reads

“The Worlds Biggest Movie

Magazine”. It co-ordinates

with the Mast Head and

makes the reader buy the

magazine because it makes

the reader think that there is

no other better magazine in

the market.

The Main Image is the most important section of

the magazine . It’s the first thing that the

customers catch the attention of also the main

image is of actor CHRIS HEMSWORTH who is

well known for playing THOR in the MARVEL

CINEMATIC UNIVERSE. He's Famous in playing

his character THOR and so fans would buy this

magazine especially comic book fans-teenagers

because he plays a superhero. Audience also

may look forward to the interview inside the

magazine related to Thor : The Dark World. The

main models shot is taken from the movie as the

actor is in full character costume

This is a Puff and it just describes

CHRIS HEMSWORTH character that

he plays in his next movie. This may

excites the audience as well. The puff

is promoting the movie.

Main Cover Line is the second biggest text other than the masthead. It features

the main article –new movie THOR: The Dark World. Its in bold and the font is

obviously readable

This is a Plug. This features on a magazine in a form of a banner

and it shows what else is included inside the magazine that is

Marvels new movie GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. Comic book

fans get interested in these type of things.

The main

model is

holding its

character

hammer

Empire is a British film

magazine published

monthly by Bauer

Consumer Media. Empire

is populist in both approach

and coverage. It reviews

both mainstream films and

art films. This is an issue

from March 2008. It

features PIXARs animation

studio characters from Toy

Story that are WOODY,

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR and

JESSIE promoting their

new movie.

Mast Head

Sky Line

Issue date

and price

Puff

Plug

Barcode

Selling

lines

Main Cover

Line

Main

Image

Website

Mast Head of the magazine is EMPIRE. The text always

stands out on the top of the magazine because it is a really

famous magazine and the font of the magazine is behind

the image which gives a professional look. This magazine

is issued monthly.

Issue Date and Price shows that the magazine is

issue every month as only the month is show on the

magazine cover

Skyline includes extra

information that is featured

inside the magazine.The official website

of the magazine

The Main Image features WALT DISNEY characters from

PIXARS animation studio. The main image is the most

important section of the magazine as the whole magazine is

featured on it

It’s a full body photograph featured on the cover

A Puff gives the audience that

they can discover more inside

the magazine and encourages

them to buy it

The Barcode indicates

the price of the magazine.

Main Cover Line features the films main article. The

audience aimed at this type of magazine are children who

will be excited that a new movie is on the way to cinemas

of the their favorite characters.

Selling Lines are for the

audience to know what

else is new related to the

magazine main article.

This encourages them to

buy the magazine. These

lines excites the buyer

A Plug includes other information

that a reader can view inside the

magazine

Total Film is a UK-based film

magazine published 13 times a year

(every four weeks) by Future

Publishing. Total Film provides a

range of features, from spotlight

interviews with actors and directors,

to making of and on-set pieces for

new and future releases. Each issue

always includes the Total Film

Interview, which is a six-page in-

depth chat with an actor or director,

along with a critique of their body

of work. Its an issue from

SEPTEMBER and it features actor

ROBERT DOWNEY JR

portraying as SHERLOCK

HOLMES

Mast Head

Main ImageIssue

date

and

price

Main Cover

Line

SloganSkyline

Website

Barcode

Cover Line Cover

Line

Selling Line

The Mast Head of this

magazine is ‘Total Film’ This

type of magazine features films

and interviews from actors etc.

The font is bold and easily

readable. Also the text is in

capital letters which makes it

more visible for the audience.

The official website of the

magazine is also features on the

bottom of the mast head.

Audience can visit the site to

know about the magazine a little

more.

The Issue date and Price is also featured on the

magazine on the left side of the magazine under the

mast head. It is easier for the buyer to know what

month was the magazine released and its helpful to

keep record

Skylines gives audiences

a preview of the pictures

that are part of 10 coolest

movies. Audience gets

interested in these type of

things and read them

through.

The Main Image is a well known face that is

ROBERT DOWNEY JR who is famous in

playing many roles. The image draws in

Female attention

Main Cover Line features the name

of Robert Downey JRs new movie

SHERLOCK HOLMES. The font is

readable and is eye catchy for the

audience

Cover Lines gives a little more sneak peek at

other movies that are on the way to cinemas.

The audience can learn more information

about them. This encourages them to buy the

magazine.

World Exclusive points

out that the magazine

has featured its very first

interview on the movie.

For both Robert Downey

Jr and Sherlock Holmes

fans this would be a good

treat for them

Barcodes are always

placed at the bottom

and does not get any

attention because its

usually really small

CONTENT PAGE ANALYSIS

Name of

the

magazine

“Q” and

title of the

page

Main Picture

Features

of the

magazine

This part of

the content

page is

also known

as main

column

Issue

date and

Issue

number

Website of the

magazine

Information

that the

magazine

includes

Review of

the

magazine

Slogan

The name of the magazine “Q” is placed

on the same place as it was placed on

the cover. White bold font with red

background. “Q” headlines with

CONTENTS which is easily readable as it

is in a big text and makes it an important

part because its at the top and is bold.

Also the colors matches as the red(Q in a

red box) and white goes together with

black text. Content page tells the

navigation of the magazine and is the

most important part of the page because

it’s the biggest text you would find on the

page.

In the top right hand corner

you would find the magazine

issue number and issue date

along with the magazines

website so that if the audience

needs to know any other

information they can visit the

site. The issue number and

issue date though needs to be

clearly seen as it blends in

with a black background with

a white font.

Features of the

magazine shows

what the magazine

features inside for

the buyers. This part

show the page

numbers, sections

and descriptions all

in the same size

text. The title

Features has a red

banner behind the

text in order to draw

attention as this

makes it prominent

and matches with

the header of the

magazine that is

“Q”

This part of the

content page

highlights that there

is an every month

information column

that show what

does this part

features inside the

magazine every

month. “Every

Month” is

highlighted with a

large red banner to

make the text more

readable and

makes it eye catchy

for the customers.

The main image dominates the whole

page as it is the largest feature of this

page that is the content page. The

photo covers the whole page which is

important as it shows whom the

magazine mainly features (ADELE)

In the bottom right hand corner “Q” has a review section. It has page number given

on so we can see what page is it on and it’s a really simple layout in a rectangular

shape so it is easy for the audience to see. The heading Q Review is bold and text is

capital so that it is prominent for the people what it reads. The font is the largest as

compared to the other font in the review section.

Title of the page

Main cover

lines

Main image

Page number

and date

Name of the

magazine VIBE

The title of the

page that is

contents tells

the audience

what they

would be able

to find in the

magazine. The

text is bold and

in white which

is easily

readable

matches with

the

background of

this page so

this makes it

eye-catchy for

the audience.

The letter V is outlined with white color at the

background of the page which tells us that is

the first letter of the magazine that is VIBE. It

is a magazine about music and

entertainment. This magazine features artist,

celebrities and entertainers. Vibe is founded

by producer Quincy jones. Vibe mainly

targets young followers of hip hop culture.

The main image addresses the audience directly making them

feel and wonder why the model is there so therefore the

audience is more likely to read more about it

A lot of cover lines are shown

on this page as this shows

that there a lot of stories

inside the magazine and this

makes the reader read more

about it. The text is bold and

readable also the main

articles are highlighted in bold

to show that CIARA is the

cover story

There are different main

articles that are separated into

different categories.

Logo of the

magazine

Contents

title

Headings and

page

numbers

Issue date

and website

Main Image

(Long shot)

Pull Quote

This

features

that

something

special is

included

inside the

magazine

that

interests

audience

Review of the

magazine

Slogan

“Q” is the magazine

logo and it is placed at

the same place as it was

on the cover page. This

shows how important the

logo is and its in white

color with red

background which

makes it eye-catchy for

the audience also

because it in large text

which makes it readable

Contents of this page shows the

navigation of the magazine. This is where

the reader can easily find what page

number are their articles on. The text is

bold , in upper-case and in white with a

black background so that its clear for the

audience

This informs the audience

that when was this issue

published to keep them

updated. There’s also a

website given so that

readers could go visit and

get more information

These headings let us (audience) know what else is

included inside the magazine. It tells us what’s the main

article and for that the text is highlighted which marks

the importance of the particular title. Page numbers are

also given in red color and the headings are in black.

The features part is of three different colors and that

are red , white and black which makes it easily

readable for the audience and may interest them as

well.

This part of the feature shows that the

heading and page numbers are all in gold

and different fonts are used to make it a more

special feel for the audience as the heading

reads OASIS SPECIAL . This shows the

audience that something is really special

offered to them.

The main image gives a image of a

rock band as the magazine is about

music. The clothing of the models is

casual and all are wearing either

black or white which matches with

the background which is giving the

effect of greyish sky as if it will start

raining. Overall its given a dark

effect. The main image is the main

article of this content page and the

target audience for this is probably

30 year old men as the model looks

in their 30s so the audience may get

interested as they are featured inside

the magazine and have an interview

article inside the magazine

The pull quote

attracts the

readers attention

and makes them

curious and

making them read

more about it

The title Q review is in

bold and is clearly seen

by the audience. This

section shows the

review section and tells

what page number is it

on

DOUBLE SPREAD PAGE ANALYSIS

Subtitle/Introductory text

Footer that’s shows website

and page number

Separator

Main

bodyDrop

Capital

Pull Quote

The introductory text tells the

audience who’s this article is

about and gives a little

information on the celebrity

profession that is music

The letter J represents the first

letter of the celebrities name

JAY-Z. The letter also matches

with the Magazines logo “Q”

and its red text . The big red J

takes up the whole page

At the bottom it shows the page number , the

website and small logo of the magazine Q

The Drop Capital is usually at

the start of the article and there

are two (T and H) drop capitals

at the start of new paragraphs

The audience can clearly

see the main image and

can see that the main

image is really important

because it’s a picture of

JAY-Z and it covers half of

the double spread page.

This shows how important

the image is.

Pull quote brings out

distraction towards the

audience

Main imagePull-Quote

Drop CapitalPage number

This is a pull-Quote

and title from the

main image that is

featured in this

double spread

page. This quote is

from the interview

she had given on

this page

Drop capital is at

the start of the

article and is in bold

and is the biggest

text and it stands

out. This would get

the attention of the

audience

The layout of this

double spread

page is off three

main colors that

are black , white

and red

The main body is a picture of LILY

ALLEN who is giving a direct

address to the audience and

therefore making the audience buy

the magazine. The model therefore

isn’t looking very stylish as her

clothing is really casual and also

has a tattoo on her wrist…Lily Allen

has given a funky look in this

magazine

Pull Quote

Drop

Capital

Main Body

Other images

Introductory

text

Pull Quote

Heading

The main image is of Robert

Pattison. The color scheme of

this side of the double page is

going with the models clothing

and looks attractive. The model

covers the half page of the

double spread page. The pull

quote is easily readable and is

in white text which also

matches with the models shirt

that he is wearing underneath.

The title of the other half of the

double spread page is a pull

quote from Robert Pattison. Pull

Quotes brings out distraction

towards the audience. The text

is bold and easily readable plus

the quote may get the readers

curious that why Robert said

that so the audience may read

the whole thing to find out the

reason.

Drop Capital is the first word

of the article. It is highlighted

and it is huge. This shows

where the article starts from.

Its in Black text and is also

bold with a white background

which matches so the color

scheme is eye catchy for the

audience as well