Case Study: Film Magazine
This is the front cover for a film magazine, however it is a an Australian magazine.
The immediate denotation of this is that we see two males and a female character in what appears to be a wood.
The connotation of this however is that there must be some trouble between the two male characters, this is shown through there body language within the picture. They both have their back to each other and it also makes you think that the trouble may be to do with the female character as the on male is protecting her. They do seem to have a close relationship as she is touching his arm and he seems to be concerned. Also the front male character seems to care for the female as he is looking back at her. All of this would make people question what the trouble is and make them want to see it. This is also something which brings in the romance as she is touching his arm and they are very close together.
The text used is Bold to create impact and stands out drawing in the readers attention, also because the colour white has been used it also helps to create impact as it contrasts with the background. There is also red text which helps to show the hybrid genre with the vampire element and romance, as the red text could represent blood. This is all shown on the magazine cover as the text along with the body language and setting shows there is romance surrounded by mystery and vampires, reflected through the woods and text around the characters.
Also the colour on the magazine are very dark and these colours are associated with the film New Moon, (brown, black and oranges) as it is often set in the woods and this would help them to link with the film. The dark colours used also help to create a sense of mystery as you cant fully see the background and it leaves the readers guessing.
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