Film Magazine Deconstruction

I have chosen the magazine of 'Empire' to deconstruct because it is similiar to the genre of magazine that we plan to create (action) and it I have taken a lot of inspiration from it because of the quality and quantity that has been incorporated in it to make it a successful cover and persuade people to find out more about 'Watchmen'.

The whole of the magazine cover is aimed at trying to make the viewers read on and find out more about the films and watch them when they are released. The title may seem like it is just to introduce the magazine, but if made correctly, can have a lot of significance towards attracting the audience. For this magazine, the title is very big, bold and bright which attracts the audience straight away. It relates to the picture and the rest of the page well because the colour represents danger and action which is also what the picture shows. It also mixes well with the colour of the sub-titles as it is so much stronger and brighter than them so it stands out more and that representation of danger is important to get across straight away to the audience. The mixture of the two subtitles also helps when the red mixes with the red over the 'm' of 'watchmen' to represent blood which makes the audience know what kind of film it is.

As it is a magazine, pictures are always a main part of one to draw the reader in. As it is an action film, the characters are made to look very dangerous and scary in order to make the audience want to find out more about them. If the characters did not have the outfits that they had on, the audience wouldn't find it as interesting as they are not extreme or different in any way and they wouldn't want to know why they are dressed as that.

At the top of the magazine, there is a caption that reads 'The Year's Most Essential Exclusive!'. This is a big feature of a magazine cover as it makes the reader want to find out why it is so good. Even if it is over-hyping the particular subject, it makes the reader think this is an extremely good magazine and that this magazine has the biggest and best features in it.

At the bottom of the cover, there is a small section of films recently out as well as the main film shown. This is an effective part of a cover as it gives an idea of other information inside the main magazine and the reader will want to know of other films apart from the one broadcast mainly on the front cover.

All throughout the magazine, a range of different colours is used. This is used very well as it catches the audiences attention straight away. The audience will want to look at all different parts of the magazine and are not drawn to one particular part of it which is what they wanted to achieve. If the magazine was bland, a lot of people would automatically not want to read it. The colours also relate to the action film genre as it is exciting and action-filled.

This magazine cover has had a huge influence on me as I have learnt a lot about what needs to be included in order to create a successful magazine cover. Through what I and the rest of my group have learned from their individual deconstructions, I am very confident of creating a creative and enticing magazine.