Magazine Analysis: Total Film

On this particular cover the title is done so that the 'Total' is placed inside the 'F' for 'film'. A much smaller font is used for this, with the word 'Film' being emphasised, therefore allowing the target audience to know of the nature of the content within the magazine. The colour scheme is black, yellow and white within the last two colours I listed being the most predominant and eye-catching for the audience. The image on the front cover is a long shot, showing the relationship between the two characters and how close they are- this is placed slightly more to the right than the centre. This would generally mean that our eyes were directed to this side of the page, to pick up on features within the magazine. However the size of the font at the left-hand side of the page balances this so that we focus on the cover as a whole- the text at this side of the page is nearly as big as the title, and this draws our attention to it. This cover also uses terminology linked with films- "starring"- as well as the use of ellipsis which creates suspense in films. These words re-enforce the genre of the magazine, and it allows them to put across their features in an interesting way. The bar code is located along the right-hand side of the cover, which is the same as 'Empire' magazine. The date, issue number and price are placed inside the dip of the letter 'M' which is something else that 'Total Film' magazine has in common with 'Empire.'