Analysing Magazine Front Covers

Below are three analysed magazine front covers, which will help me further my understanding as to the typical techniques which are used by the editor, thus allow me to create a product which either subverts the stereotypical approach to magazine production, or follow it.

'Total Film' - a mainstream film magazine

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'Little White Lies' - an independent film magazine

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'Vertigo' - an independent arts magazine (which pays special attention to movies)

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