Film Magazine Analysis

The mise-en-scene of the 'total film' magazine is effective to promate the film 'Inception'. The protagonist of the film is feautred on the front cover, wearing a suit and carrying a cane. The costume used is a black and white suit, the combination of black and white may symbolise good and evil. The suit makes the actor seem  intelligent and more intriguing. The lighting of the camera work is significant as the left side of the face has high key lighting and the right low key lighting creating a dark shadow on the face. This use of lighting is symbolic as it helps create the persona of a confusing character, maybe having too sides as both the protagonist and antagonist, making the magazine much more appealing to the audience. 

The typography on the front cover of total film is in a straight font type. The masthead of 'total film' is in a mechanical style theme, fitting in with the film the magazine is feauturing 'inception'. The most eyecatching typography on the page is the coverline above the masthead in bright red lettering, this could connote a sence of danger. The typography 'the mind blowing issue' also links in with the metallic machinery style lettering, making the words connect with the imagery creating an effective house style. 

Mode of address is quite masculine as the colour scheme is mostly red and white, assositated with masculinity. The masthead also shows a sence of masculinity as it features a machinary style layout which will appeal mainly to men. The magazine also clearly promotes the science fiction, futuristic genre, headlining films being 'inception' 'tron' 'The A team' and 'clash of the titans' these films are generally targeted at males, linking to the mode of address of the magazine. 

The layout of the 'total film' magazine front cover is organised, unlike many other magazine covers the coverline text is not organised around the picture but instead takes up a large portion of the image space, this makes the coverlines stand out more than the image itself.

The Colour scheme of the front cover is red and white. The red in the colour scheme could connote danger or caution, the white maybe symbolising a sence of serenity. The colour scheme is also heavily metallic connoting machinery and further promoting the film inception.

 The Camerawork on the front cover of 'total film' is a long shot of the actor in 'inception'. The long shot is framed from a low angle shot type making the actor seem dominant. The long shot also reveals the mise-en-scene of the actor wearing a black and white suit, making him seem smart, intelligant and therfore dominant.