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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
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.
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
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
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
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
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