Film Magazine Research

This is a cover for entertainment weekly promoting Sweeney Todd: the demon barber, a remake of the classic musical. Although this film isn't necessarily classed as a horror it does have a strong element in the film as I personally find the storyline quite scary. as you can see the background colour is grey It is quite dull but relates to the colourless time in which the movie was set the other colours on the cover blend well with each other the grey background. The masthead is in a bold blue font at the top of the page making it stand out and catch the reader’s eye. I particularly like the image on the cover, it is sinister and scary - the make up shows the character with an extremely pale face making him look drained and ghost like also there is red under the eyes which makes him look more human, but tired looking, The expression on his face is menacing and angry, making the character seem like a villain - his dark hair is messy but full of volume making him seem slightly eccentric. His costume is very old looking reflecting the time where the film is set. He wears black showing darkness and sorrow, which is the general nature of the film. This front cover does break some of the conventions as although the picture of “Johnny Depp” is in costume his real name still appears below the picture, this is unusual as it would normally be the name that he was allocated for the film, I think this was done as it is a popular actor it may encourage people to buy the magazine or see the film in which the well known actor is starring in. As you can see from the front cover there is not a lot of information on it, The main focus is on Jhonny Depp but overall as far as promoting the film goes I think that this magazine cover promotes the film quite well as even the background and colour scheme relates to the film, Also many other things could link to the film for example the colour red could represent blood.