Film magazine cover - research

This magazine cover has a background picture showing a close-up shot of the main character from the "Harry Potter" sequals. The name of the magazine "Empire" is partly on the top of the character. The background consists of dark colours. The text contrasts with the background as it uses bright colours (white, yellow). Some of the titles are written in different font sizes such as "MASSIVE PREVIEW SPECIAL!" in order to draw attention to the potential reader. The titles "*BLOODY HELL!" and "Harry comes out fighting" work along with the background picture to show the main subject in this magazine. There is also a picture frame in the bottom-left corner of the page featuring images of actors from different films. There is  a bar at the bottom section of the page containing movie titles featured in this particular magazine issue. The bar is not a part of the background image yet the colours used blend in very well with the original picture. There is also a barcode in the bottom-right section of the page. The general layout of the magazine cover shows that seeing the character's face is prioritised as all of the media texts are laid out around the characters image.

The magazine cover for total film has more or less the same layout as Empire, however its clear they have a house style template magazine cover which already includes the title of the magazine and the barcode. In this particular magazine cover the main characters from the film 'King kong' are clearly placed over the title of magazine which clearly shows whats more important and that they are the main attraction of the magazine. Also the whole colour correction of the magazine is under one real colour scheme, which makes it easy on the eye. They have also included information of the other films that'll be released during that time period, to cater for all audiences as 'King Kong' may not be everyones 'cup of tea'. Also in the bottom left corner their is more features of other films, that show different promotion techniques. One of them is quoting, and another is comparing one movie to those that are already established. For example 'Lock, Stock Meets Goodfellas'. As most already know Goodfellas is a timeless classic.