Deconstruction of Film Magazine Total Film-Kurt

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The masthead “Total Film” appears at the top of the page, therefore holding eye contact with the reader. It is obviously a popular and successful magazine as the two people on the front cover conceal parts of the letters with their heads. Film is in white bold letters, but with the colour scheme around it, this magazine seems to maintaining a Hollywood effect, by the colours representing lights perhaps, because of the flash of electric yellow, and flaring white for the masthead as a title, as well as yellow stars above the masthead to give the impression of them shining.

Loads revolver has a double meaning, as well as just loading the gun it talks about his upcoming films, the other title references famous gangster films clashing together in order to convey the message of what the film is going to be about, with insight from the film titles, to expect crime, and violence, setting out the tone for the genre of the film.

The starring section, again makes the front cover read like that of a movie screen with it’s use of making the films what are going to be in this magazine talked about, look like the onset of credits at the start of a film. And by saying starring, it obviously has a meaning that this magazine is going to have high profile films inside its pages, due to its use of wording, “starring” making the films famous and interesting as if there is attraction to read about the films because they are like the main Hollywood actors/actresses, so ignite a sense of excitement for the reader. “Harry Potter 4” doesn’t exactly explain what the proper title of the film is, so this magazine relies on the reader’s knowledge of film in order to be able to do this, so stresses that this must be for film fans in general who know their movie trivia well.

Obviously the magazine likes to interest readers with controversial headings such as “sex with an octopus”? Is outrageous, weird, but most importantly out of the ordinary, as if sticking to rules of the norm doesn’t apply to them, as the magazine is willing to break boundaries. The title can also be seen as humorous as it’s something people don’t comprehend when they read it. The other heading containing the word “Cult” in it, reads as something along the lines of a taboo fascination, whilst the magazine makes it look appealing by writing “Hot” and “Tip” to influence the reader that it is in fact something to learn from and an essential command.

Ultimate is persuasive to the reader, by already deciding for the reader that this magazine is for them, with a blunt subjective no qualms about it title.