American Cinematographer front cover analysis

This is a front cover from American Cinematographer magazine. This magazine gets published monthly by The American Society of Cinematographers. The main emphasis is placed on interviews with cinematographers, but directors and other filmmakers are often featured as well. There is also focused placed on the art and craft of cinematography, covering television productions, short films, domestic and foreign feature productions, commercials and music videos. On this issue, there is a coverline which mentions 'Alice in Wonderland', with an accompanying dominant central image beside it. This indicates the type of film publications which the magazine includes. The Masthead has used curved black font, which contrasts to the font which Total Film and Empire uses. This suggests how The American Cinematographer is aimed at an older audience.