Magazine Cover Analysis 1

 

Year Produced: 2012

Magazine Title: SFX A-Z of Horror
 
Sub Heading: The ultimate guide to big screen scares!

Main Image: The main image for this magazine cover is a mixture of cuts from specific films that relate to the sub heading. This is important as it gives you an idea of what will feature within the magazine itself. The image is also quite grungy which adds to the horror theme and makes it eye-catching as a whole. The dark colours of the background also make the headings stand out more which is also a good feature.

Colours: The colours used for this magazine are a mixture of dull / bright tones. The brighter elements are mainly used for the headings (red). 

I think that this combination is effective as it makes the important elements really eye-catching which is essential for a magazine cover.

Fonts: I think that the fonts have been organised so that the more important pieces of text are represented in a larger font. The fonts used are relatively bold as a whole and use colours - red, white, black and yellow.

Content of The Magazine Cover: The cover has some good sub headings such as '8 great free gifts' 'The nastiest films ever made' this may persuade the audience to buy the magazine as people may want to find out more.

Target Audience: I think that the target audience for this magazine would likely be 18-35 year olds and mainly of the male gender.