Target Audience
The main target audience for Total Film is males aged 15-30,
who have an interest in films and access to a cinema regularly, so they can
watch the films they read about.
Masthead
The masthead for Total Film has been changed here, to
resemble the background around it, which appears to be similar to a circuit
board.
Layout
This issue of Total Film has four sections of teaser
articles: one directly below the headline, one in the bottom left, one in the
bottom right, and one to the right of DiCaprio’s image.
Colour
The main colour used is blue, with red used as a spot colour
for some of the text. The bright red provides an excellent contrast to the
faded and muted blue.
Imagery
The main image shows Leonardo DiCaprio, carrying what
appears to be a silenced gun. This connotes two things: that DiCaprio is in an
action film, and that his character relies on stealth, as signified by the
silencer.
Typography/Text
The most noticeable text is the headline for Inception, with
the tagline below reading “Inside the Ultimate Head Trip”. This connotes that
this issue of Total Film is going to explain more behind the film, which was
found very confusing by many viewers.
Conclusion
Overall, I think this is a good example of a
film magazine’s front cover, however from the front cover alone you do not get
any idea of what any of the films mentioned are about, or even the genre. If
asked to guess Inception’s genre from the front cover alone, I would say
sci-fi, when it is a hybrid of sci-fi and psychological thriller, with some
horror as well.
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