Magazine Cover Analysis

I have selected these magazine covers to analyze as I feel that the first one relates to our movie and the second one stands out and will give us positive ideas for our magazine cover. The first poster has a clown on the front cover and the subtitle is "what made clowns go bad?" this links back to the idea that clowns used to be kids entertainment and are now commonly used in horror movies as the villain; this is similar to the story line in our teaser trailer as the clown still has features that would be similar to an entertaining clown such as balloons, but it is also presented as a stalker, and the clowns mask is the main feature that links it to being a horror movie.

I think the top poster really stands out as there is a black background and the main colour of the clowns face is white, these colours contrast and the subtitle is also able to stand out because it is written in white. The clown looks really life like, I like this feature as it is made to be more creepy, I think we should use this feature for our magazine cover to exaggerate the scariness of the clown.

I chose the second magazine cover as it really stands out, and creates a clear understanding of what is included in the magazine without over crowding the cover. The picture is clear and again just shows the scary characters face, this is a good way of introducing the characters that are involved in the movie. The title of the movie is clearly written below, with a tag line underneath to entice the audience into the sequel, this is a good form of advertising for people to research about the first part of the movie.

The normal features of the magazine are included for example the bar code however the main feature of the magazine covers are the villainous characters, I think we should use this feature for our magazine cover to make the clown stand out to the reader.