Scream Front Cover Magazine Analysis 3

Below is a Scream Magazine front cover.

• The Mast Head has been well positioned at the top of the page and it is in a form of “blood” with its red bold colouring. What makes the impact is that it is positioned above all of the other layers of the magazine showing us its importance and how it should be read and seen first rather than the other aspects of the magazine. Also the font of the Mast Head “Scream” is dripping down as if the blood is actually real.
• The date, issue and price have been clearly positioned towards the top of the page and they show 2 currencies being Great British Pounds and Dollars. As this aspect of the magazine isn’t that important they have positioned it behind the ‘Scream’ text which gives us the impression it is not that important therefore is behind the other aspects of the magazine.
• The main image is of a man who is light coloured and has animal type eyes. He has a spotty type face and is holding a ‘dagger’ . What makes it more appealing to the audience is that the way it blends in with the stormy background where the rain is crashing down on him. This is being shown as a close up shot with lots of the facial expressions revealed such as the skin colour and tone of the person on the cover.
• The cover lines are on both sides of the magazine and are short worded.
• The website that the magazine is associated with is bold and capitalised which indicates to the audience clearly what their website address is to purchase subscriptions.