I have chosen to analyse this entertainment magazine because this is magazine cover promotes the new Terminator film. The terminator has a big audience therefore, loads of people are likely to read this entertainment due to watching and enjoying the terminator.
Codes and Conventions
The models are engaging with the target audience as this magazine uses direct mode of address. The magazine front cover has a colour schemes of grey, white, black and red. This scheme follows a dark colour path, this portrays the movie. The black, grey and white portrays the death within the film and the red portrays the blood and hurt in the film.
The camera shot is a medium shot which allows the audience to see above the model’s waist/hips. This helps the audience explores the model's customers, which may indicate the genre e.g. in the magazine they are holding guns.
Representation
This is a positive representation of the two models’ (male and female), as they are the good people. They portray themselves as strong and powerful as they are positioned with a weapon ready to kill enemies/or defend. The representation is constructed strongly, as the costumes, facial expressions and props help the audience build an opinion on the two models.
Industry Context
The film magazine is called Empire, the editor is Terri White and the first issue was published in May 1989, the circulation of this magazine is 81,221 per issue. Empire markets itself via. online, twitter, Facebook and etc, this helps create a wider audience mainly targeting the younger generation via. social media.
Cross Media Products
I have not discovered any cross media products on my analysis.
Audience
The target audience is working-class males and females who are aged from 16 to 30. I can tell this is valid due to Empire marketing themselves online and on social media rather than a radio or newspaper.
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