Magazine Review

The magazine's masthead which is shown at the top of the page, below the images on top. 'Total Film' which is the magazine masthead is in bold and red font which is a typical font used by many film magazine such as Empire. But the difference between the two magazine would be that the masthead is behind the main image as this magazine wants its real focus on the main image. The main image grabs the audience attention particularly males as Megan Fox, a well known actress in the film industry is dressed in a cheerleader outfit. The image is portrayed as revealing and promiscuous because of her body language and the way she is posing. The magazine wanted to focus on the main image as the cover lines font sizes are very small, whereas the large image in the center captivates the audience as she gives the audience a direct mode of address. It also includes a variety of other images which is not very conventional as many film magazines such as Empire place the variety of other images at the bottom of the page. This has replaced the skyline in this magazine.

The other images which replaced where a skyline is usually is shows stills of other films that are out in cinema right now but it could be exclusive images from films that haven't been released yet which may catch the reader's attention as they want to know which film they are previewing. The color scheme of this magazine is mainly white, blue and red and Megan Fox reflects the color blue which she is wearing. The red may symbolize the blood and death in this film 'Jennifer's Body' but this a typical color to use for horror film magazines however the colors grab the audience attention as it's very bright and it fits well with the white background.

The audience for this magazine due to its main image and other features on this magazine would be males because of the image this magazine has used. Also the other images they used had two males in it and a futuristic car or machine and many males tend to love car's and futuristic films such as Tron so this may appeal to them. Also the layout of this film magazine is very high school and this may be their theme as the main cover lines typography is similar to high school lettering etc.