I have found this magazine cover on the internet through Google images. I thought it would be good to analyze the main conventions of an older magazine cover. You can see that the picture of ‘James Bond’ aka Sean Connery is covering a part of the ‘Film Review’ title this is okay, as it is such a well known magazine that people will still know what it is.
It also talks about other films and articles that the magazine will have and most of these are showing these because of their popularity. I like the style in which ‘Film Review’ is laid out; there is also a quote from a reviewer of the film, which is a good tactic to use to lure the reader in. This will make the reader want to know more about the film, as it has had good reviews. I could also include this convention.
Also most of the space is dedicated to Sean Connery there no other small pop ups showing images of other film inside the magazine only text is shown and that at the very sides to making sure they don’t cover his face. This is a really good technique to use because all of the attraction will be on the main character, this will draw the reader to what we want them to look at (voyeurism).
The color scheme is also picked to fit in with the character that is featured on the front cover; so for example, this one is bright and white to fit in with his suit and gun. Below the are a few more I found, notice how they use more unfamiliar conventions the older they get. The oldest magazine uses a bubble to highlight a feature and the fonts are smaller, less colourful and less appealing.
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