Research and planning: Film magazine analysis 1

I will analyse this magazine for its effectiveness

First the effective parts:

• The picture is over lapping title, this is a good arrangement of layers as it shows the importance of the picture. The man looks like he is protecting the women and this fits in with the headlines. 

• There is good use of three colour rule, the bright yellow stands out against the grey and even the clothes in this magazine follow the rule too.

• At the top stars used to show other films, this is a great way of using symbols as to clear up empty space as this magazine wastes none of the space its given. 

Now the ineffective parts:

• The way the barcode has been placed looks wrong and is odd it could have been put in a more discreet place as not to take any audience view that should be concentrated on the headlines or picture. 

• The text over laps the picture this takes away some of the effect the strong picture has on the audience as it should be at the very front focus. 

• The picture is not central, this means it is not in the usual eye line the audience views things, this could take away from making the audience stop and look at the magazine.