Analysis of a magazine cover

The type of magazine our film would appear on would be something like Empire magazine. Empire magazine is published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media, who also publishes Grazia and Closer. The magazine costs £3.99 and targets mainly males, ageing 18 onwards. However, the magazine is also appealing for women. Below is the front page of an issue released in August 2008:

On the front page of each issue is the star of the latest film, in this case it is Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter. He is wearing the iconic glasses which are smashed in one eye, and looks like he has been fighting. The magazine uses pictures which give clear indications to the audience of what the latest film is and an indication of the genre/plot. The colouring of the magazine is very dark, and looks like a night setting this could highlight the genre of the film which is fantasy. Normally the magazine has actors such as Bruce wllis, or actresses such as Meagan Fox, which would appeal to more of a male audience compared to Daniel Radcliffe. Harry Potter is known to have more of a female following, so this issue may have been bought more by women. However, the front cover also shows what other films are included inside the magazine such as Wolverine and Quantum of Solace, these films will appeal more to males so thy may buy it for the contents. The title is in a very bold type face and is red. This will grab the buyers attention and draw them to the magazine.

Our film may appear on a magazine like this becasue it is female based which would appeal to the males, but also covers teenage issues which would appeal to the younger generation.