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Empire magazine cover analysis

This is the front cover from an issue on Empire magazine. This is one of the biggest selling magazines in Britain, and focuses mainly on mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, with monthly publishes. Empires focal point is on A-List celebrities, in huge film productions. This has been made apparent from the central image of Jennifer Lawrence on the front cover. On of the cover lines mention 'X-men', which is a high-budget Hollywood blockbuster and the exclamation mark at the end of another cover line heightens the sensation of excitement, for the audience, thus encouraging people to buy it.  Empires Masthead in this is has been printed in red, bold letters, taking up the width of the magazines cover. This makes it extremely engaging and recognizable for audiences, as well as illustrating the strength of the magazine. Moreover, it highlights how the films advertised on Empire are more popular than films advertised on The American Cinematographer.  Each issue has the same logo on every time, thus inferring how the magazines content is similar between issues. The vibrant, energetic color schemes may also attract the readers. 



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