Textual Analysis: Total Film Magazine Front Cover
Denotation
The magazine cover consists of a man who is not looking at the camera, but is looking at something else (Not Visible), it's a medium shot, showing his head, wasit and arms. He is standing sideways with his arm on his side; his hands are clutched, showing that he is angry. The backgroung of the cover consists of people who can not be seen clearly, the people are a blur in the background. The main image covers teh whole magazine cover. Behind the man is the Total Film masthead, and in front of him are seven different cover lines in yellow and white. The photographed mans title name is in big bold letters in the middle of the magazine "Gladiators".
Masthead
Total Film's masthead is very bold and very distinctive: white and black. The font used is a sans serif font, and after the first capital letter of a word, the senetence finishes in lower-case. The word Total Film is a type/name of a magazine cover.
Character
The covers main image, has not been named.
Composition
He is posed sideways, and has his hands clutched. His pose suggests that he is angry with something/someone.
Costume
His clothing is a very olden warroir stlye. Thsi costume has been made especially to fit in with the gladiator/warrior theme. He also has sheilds on his body and arms which shows he is ready.
NVC
His non verbal communication is very strong, as he has a strong warrior like posture. H eis not looking at the camera, but at something else, something that he might be angry with. By him having his hands clutched, it represents Anger.
Lighting
The lighting is quite high key, as the photograph is meant to display Daytime.
Setting
There is a lot of setting. We can see other warriors behind the main image, with sheilds covering them. The background of the cover shows a natural dusty look.
Cover Lines
The main cover line that relates to the photograph is "Gladiator". We can see that this is the main cover line as it.s big and bold, and stands out from the other cover lines.
Target Audience
Considering all of these points, the most likely to be the popular target audience for this magazine will be Males aged from 20-55. I think this because they will have the most knowledge about the magazine and gladiators.
Denotation
The magazine cover consists of a man who is not looking at the camera, but is looking at something else (Not Visible), it's a medium shot, showing his head, wasit and arms. He is standing sideways with his arm on his side; his hands are clutched, showing that he is angry. The backgroung of the cover consists of people who can not be seen clearly, the people are a blur in the background. The main image covers teh whole magazine cover. Behind the man is the Total Film masthead, and in front of him are seven different cover lines in yellow and white. The photographed mans title name is in big bold letters in the middle of the magazine "Gladiators".
Masthead
Total Film's masthead is very bold and very distinctive: white and black. The font used is a sans serif font, and after the first capital letter of a word, the senetence finishes in lower-case. The word Total Film is a type/name of a magazine cover.
Character
The covers main image, has not been named.
Composition
He is posed sideways, and has his hands clutched. His pose suggests that he is angry with something/someone.
Costume
His clothing is a very olden warroir stlye. Thsi costume has been made especially to fit in with the gladiator/warrior theme. He also has sheilds on his body and arms which shows he is ready.
NVC
His non verbal communication is very strong, as he has a strong warrior like posture. H eis not looking at the camera, but at something else, something that he might be angry with. By him having his hands clutched, it represents Anger.
Lighting
The lighting is quite high key, as the photograph is meant to display Daytime.
Setting
There is a lot of setting. We can see other warriors behind the main image, with sheilds covering them. The background of the cover shows a natural dusty look.
Cover Lines
The main cover line that relates to the photograph is "Gladiator". We can see that this is the main cover line as it.s big and bold, and stands out from the other cover lines.
Target Audience
Considering all of these points, the most likely to be the popular target audience for this magazine will be Males aged from 20-55. I think this because they will have the most knowledge about the magazine and gladiators.
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