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• This particular issue of the "EMPIRE" features the thriller movie "The Shining", the magazine layout is very simple and not particularly complicated, however in a way this works because it means the the front cover isnt to clustered and it is easy to read.
• The title of the page continues with the conventions of this particular film magazine as the font and colour are the typical ones used throughout each issue of this magazine. At the top of the magazine there is a teaser line saying "The 500 greatest movies of all time" the type of font gives the illusion of a 3D effect making it stand out from the rest of the page and therefore contrast with the other texts.
• The main image is taken from the film itself and is centred in the middle of the magazine cover, this ultimately means that is very eye catching as it takes up the majority of the page. The picture is of the main character from "The Shining", the male character has an extremely angry emotion on his face and he is looking towards the side, as if looking at someone he is after.
• The main colours on this magazine front cover consist mainly off red and black acting as a connotation of danger, death and evil. This ultimately adds towards the genre of the film being featured on the front cover which in this case is a thriller film.
• Above the title of the movie there is a short quote from the movie itself saying "Im not gonna hurt ya. Im just gonna bash your brains in". Having this quote on the front cover acts as a small teaser line to the buyer and makes them feel compelled to find out what this neccessarily means.
• This magazine cover also includes several conventions of a magazine such as a barcode, issue number and a price tag which are all placed together in the bottom left hand corner, which is a common place for these things on a magazine.