The Masthead is centred at the top of the front cover and is in red, bold writing to clearly present the brand of ‘Empire’. Above the masthead is the top line which reads ‘The dark knight’s world exclusive’ which will draw in people’s attention as they feel they will learn something new and before fans that may not have purchased the magazine. The main cover line matches the main image as they are both about the new Batman film- ‘the dark night’. This is in big, childish letters with bright colours that presents a clown (or a joker). The image on the front cover uses low key lighting with one of the main characters of the film referred to in the Top line and the main cover line. The joker is placed in the middle third and takes up a big proportion of the whole page which would grab the audience’s attention as it is very bold and recognisable. The edge of the page has been darkened which implies a sense or horror, adventure and darkness from the character, this will give the front cover appeal for audience who follow similar genres. There are other cover lines to show the audience what is featured in the magazine to allow them to make a confident purchase as well as having the usual features of magazines such as; the bar code, date and website.
The Masthead has been changed in order to fit the theme of the main cover head and the main image. This has been done by adding the effect of fire to the word ‘Empire’ and making it look as if it is being burnt like a piece of paper would. In the ‘M’ of ‘Empire’ you can find the date and price as well as having the website underneath the masthead which follows the codes and conventions of magazine covers as they are important information that customers expect to see. The background of this front cover is completely black which gives a dark aspect to the magazine cover whereas the image is bright red which stands out and remonstrates a sense of evilness. The use of the words ‘First look!’ makes an audience excited to read on and look at the main cover line- ‘You and whose golden army? Hellboy 2, Guillermo del toro goes epic’. The other cover lines are white which implies they are not to do with the main image and main cover line, the reader will then choose to read them to get information on what else is in the magazine.
Total film has their masthead at the top of their front cover in big, bold white letters to stand out compared to their black background. They have the usual features of magazines which include the date, price and barcode. The main image takes up a big proportion of the page, covering all three thirds with the main characters from the film that the main cover line is stating. The main cover line is ‘Pirates 2 sets sail! Dead man’s chest’. The colours on the front covers are mains white, black and gold which suit the main cover line as gold implies treasure which fits in with a pirate based film. The cover line at the bottom of the page uses three statements that begin with the same word and end with an ‘!’, this makes the reader excited for what that cover line may be talking about with the sharpness and boldness of the text. All three characters are looking directing towards the camera which will make the audience be drawn to the magazine as people notice direct eye contact.
The Masthead is centred at the top of the front cover and is in red, bold writing to clearly present the brand of ‘Empire’. Above the masthead is the top line which reads ‘The dark knight’s world exclusive’ which will draw in people’s attention as they feel they will learn something new and before fans that may not have purchased the magazine. The main cover line matches the main image as they are both about the new Batman film- ‘the dark night’. This is in big, childish letters with bright colours that presents a clown (or a joker). The image on the front cover uses low key lighting with one of the main characters of the film referred to in the Top line and the main cover line. The joker is placed in the middle third and takes up a big proportion of the whole page which would grab the audience’s attention as it is very bold and recognisable. The edge of the page has been darkened which implies a sense or horror, adventure and darkness from the character, this will give the front cover appeal for audience who follow similar genres. There are other cover lines to show the audience what is featured in the magazine to allow them to make a confident purchase as well as having the usual features of magazines such as; the bar code, date and website.
The Masthead has been changed in order to fit the theme of the main cover head and the main image. This has been done by adding the effect of fire to the word ‘Empire’ and making it look as if it is being burnt like a piece of paper would. In the ‘M’ of ‘Empire’ you can find the date and price as well as having the website underneath the masthead which follows the codes and conventions of magazine covers as they are important information that customers expect to see. The background of this front cover is completely black which gives a dark aspect to the magazine cover whereas the image is bright red which stands out and remonstrates a sense of evilness. The use of the words ‘First look!’ makes an audience excited to read on and look at the main cover line- ‘You and whose golden army? Hellboy 2, Guillermo del toro goes epic’. The other cover lines are white which implies they are not to do with the main image and main cover line, the reader will then choose to read them to get information on what else is in the magazine.
Total film has their masthead at the top of their front cover in big, bold white letters to stand out compared to their black background. They have the usual features of magazines which include the date, price and barcode. The main image takes up a big proportion of the page, covering all three thirds with the main characters from the film that the main cover line is stating. The main cover line is ‘Pirates 2 sets sail! Dead man’s chest’. The colours on the front covers are mains white, black and gold which suit the main cover line as gold implies treasure which fits in with a pirate based film. The cover line at the bottom of the page uses three statements that begin with the same word and end with an ‘!’, this makes the reader excited for what that cover line may be talking about with the sharpness and boldness of the text. All three characters are looking directing towards the camera which will make the audience be drawn to the magazine as people notice direct eye contact. 
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