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The masthead is the title of the magazine.

Conventionally it is the first thing seen and usually eye-

catching.

The Tagline acts like a slogan and a type of

advertisement for the magazine.

The sell lines often encourage the purchase

of the magazine as it offers a preview inside.

Additional inclusions include the less important articles that

are in the magazine, but placed at the bottom as there

not as significant.

Date and issue number are conventional in every

magazine.

The price is also conventional in every

magazine however the price is generally the

smallest as it can alter the purchase.

The barcode is as well conventional however it

can be moved around the cover.

The headline correlates with the topic of the magazines feature

article. The theme relates to the picture and it is typically bold and

striking to entice the audience into buying the magazine

The picture is the biggest object on the cover so it has to be attractive in order to grab the attention of the

customer. Some important pictures will often cover the

masthead.

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EMPIRE FILM MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

EMPIRE FILM MAGAZINE ORIGIN

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Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by

Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the

magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap

. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008. It is the biggest selling film magazine in Britain, consistently outselling its nearest market rival Total Film by

over two-to-one and is also published in Australia, Turkey,

Russia and Portugal. Empire organises the annual

Empire Awards which were sponsored by Sony Ericsson, and

from 2009 sponsored by Jameson.

The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine.

EMPIREOVERVIEWEditor Mark Dinning

Categories Film

Frequency Monthly

Circulation 194, 016 (2009)

First issue July 1989

Company Bauer

Country United kingdom

Language - English

Website http://www.empireonline.com/magazine/

ISSN 0957-4948

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EMPIRE FILM MAGAZINE ANALYSISDate / issue number and price.

Masthead.

Sell Lines

Headlines

Barcode

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The masthead is bright red and the colour red is related with power and the notion of power is reinforced by the title of the magazine ‘Empire’. In

addition the masthead is big and bold as its to promote the magazine, however is this issue the mast head is behind the main picture, Empire

can afford to do this as they are established and recognised either

way...

The masthead is infused with flames with connotes hell and

the title of the film (headline) is HELLBOY 2 .

The sell lines are less in focus and less important, this could be due to the fact that the film itself will

persuade customers.

‘First look’ this entices potential customers because if they buy this

magazine they will be the first to look at this movie. This is a good

marketing skill as everyone likes exclusivity

The folding of the page draws the reader into

having a look inside. It is very inviting

“you and whose golden army?” this targets the audience and

potential customer as its directed straight at reader...

The rosary around his wrist is very abnormal as his called Hellboy, but this gives us a

description of the character. In addition it conveys the good vs

evil stock type

The title HellBoy is in white this resembles peace and tranquillity. However this is binary opposite because when you think of Hell you wouldn't think of peace...

This is to persuade the customer because it offers you something

extra in addition to the magazine. Also they are confident they have movies that can get you sex, this

can attract the adult market.

This is to expand a wider range of audience via the

internet.

The clenching of the fist symbolises the violence this movie holds in addition it conveys on the stereotype of battle of good vs. evil however it subverts the

stock type character because HellBoy is someone you would associate with

being evil

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OVERVIEW

Sight & Sound Is a British monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI).

Sight & Sound was first published in 1932 and in 1934 management of the magazine was handed to the nascent BFI, which still

publishes the magazine today. Sight & Sound was published quarterly for most of

its history until the early 1990s, apart from a brief run as a monthly publication in the early 1950s, but in 1991 it merged

with another BFI publication, the Monthly Film Bulletin, and started to

appear monthly. The journal was edited by Gavin Lambert from 1949 to 1955. From 1956 to 1990 it was edited by Penelope Houston, and then in its

relaunched form by Philip Dodd. It is currently edited by Nick James. The

magazine says it reviews all film releases each month, including those with a

narrow art house release, as opposed to the more mainstream focus of its competitors. Sight and Sound also

currently features a full cast and crew credit list for each reviewed film

Sight & Sound

Editor Nick James

Categories Film

Frequency Monthly

First issue 1932

Company British Film Institute

Country united kingdom

Language British

Website http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/

ISSN 0037-4806

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Masthead

Strap lines

Barcode / issue number / date and

price

The Headline

Sell Lines

PICTURE

Sight & Sound FILM MAGAZINE ANALYSIS

British Film Institute is a recognised brand so this will

give the consumer more confidence in the purchase of

this magazine.

The title Sign & Sound can refer to the senses associated

when watching films.

The tagline ‘the International Film Magazine’ gives this magazine the edge to its competitors. The word

International refers to this magazine being respected worldwide and it can offer the audience a global insight to

movies. In addition it tells the audience that it features a wide scope of films from a range of regions around

the world

The sell lines are in paragraph form and very plane, this supports the

demographic target audience. As it appeals to the more wiser older audience that purchase it for the literacy content and they do not

require the flamboyant titles or font, the reader is only interested in the info

The main image of the protagonist breaks the

convention of magazines. Usually the main image

should be facing the camera.

The picture is from the movie but it is very calm and

not over the top with effects. This is done for the

faithful target audience.

Reference to the director, to attract the wider audience.

The dollor sign ‘$’ conveys the ‘gangster’ stereotype

that gangster life is all about money drugs and violence

hence the gun and the blood in the corner

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Empire / Sight & Sound

The Empire / Sight & Sound Magazine use a Varity of techniques in order to inveigle their target audiences

In march 2008 edition of Empire, the magazine was devoted to the film ‘HELL BOY 2’ . THEY HAVE THE PHRASE ‘FIRST LOOK’ to make the audience believe its an exclusive which will entice them to buy the magazine to get inside scoop. Where as in August 2009 edition of Sign & Sound they have no exclusive interviews as a matter of fact they have no sell lines relating to the main movie image.

Moreover Empire magazine offers the views ‘top 40 films that will get you sex’ this statement says something about the target audience of the film, its target audience could be middle aged or younger men or film fanatics that new fashioned. On the other hand Sight & Sound has no special offers however it gives its viewers in depth content of film reviews “And every new film reviewed”

Furthermore Sight & Sound masthead usually never changes to associate with the main image or theme, this also could relate to the target audience as they are old fashioned and like things simple and plane. However Empire’s masthead always changes to suit the image and theme, this might be to attract the young and hip audience that like flamboyant aspects.