There is a direct mode of address from the
photoshoot which acts as a code of involving the
This film magazine front cover is
largely conventional, with its
inclusion of a bold, central main
image, a masthead in the top third
of the page and an adaptation to
colour scheme that allows elements
to be eye catching.
The composition of the page is
well thought out, with more
secondary articles and elements
mentioned in smaller font and in
less attention drawing positions.
Despite this, the use of simply
the name of actors or the titles
of films helps to draw interest
from target audiences by just
referencing content that they
may be interested in. The lack of
further information here, leads
the reader to want to find out
more.
There are many conventional and necessary
inclusions of this front cover which will also
be needed for my own, including barcodes,
website addresses, puffs and issue dates.
The colour scheme here is evidently an in-house
theme that brings out the strong red of the main
audience, making the character in shown to
image, emphasising the connotations of passion,
appear bolder and more striking.
war, danger and power that are reflected by it.
This also helps to challenge the usual secondary
nature of women in film (and references to the
First Girl Theory), with the female main character
being depicted in a more patriarchal role and
importance.
This is backed up by the well contrasted cover line
that reads Women In Film anchoring the
context of the main image with the text.
The representation of women in this front
cover is unconventional when compared to
most depictions of action films, applying Steve
Neales repetition and differences theory to the
representation of the action genre. The red
armour and display of weapons in this cover act
as a repetition and potential intertextual
reference to other action films with similar
themes. Whereas the use of a woman in the
lead role stands as the difference making the
photoshoot even more effective as the
character is given extra significance to the film.
An adaptation towards the text of Women In Film
seems to show dirt and a griminess that connotes the
narrative of the action film that is being advertised
acting as a Proairetic code for what happens in the
film.