Magazine Analysis 2 (Entertainment)

As I have stated in my previous analysis, it is very rare to find a romantic comedy featured in a film magazine, this led me to analyse this Entertainment magazine because it was one of the only magazines which looked slightly romantic and was the closest thing that I could find to a romantic comedy genre in a film magazine. The title 'Entertainment' gives a clue that the magazine's genre is based on film. The cover lines mention a famous actress, 'Gwyneth Paltrol' and key words regarding to film such as, Smash Movie, Directors Diaries and Oscar predictions, all of which represent that the magazines genre is, film. I believe that this magazines target audience is aimed at any one who has an interest in films like the other magazine that I analysed however I feel that this magazine is also aimed specifically at teenagers as twilight is described as a young-adult fiction and fantasy, I also think that it is female based due to the strong romance element with is stereotypically more of a female interest in regards to genre however the colour scheme looks masculine in my opinion due to the red and black colours used so it could also be aimed at a male audience. The dark tone adds a mysterious affect which contrasts the red and white text effectively, which I think gravitates the audiences focus towards the large text which is information about the featured film.The mise en scene of this cover hints that genre of the film that is being featured includes romance because of the way the characters are close to each other, with the females head almost resting on the male characters in the image, this gives a sense of intimacy which again goes back to it being based on a female audience. Both of the characters serious facial expressions show that they are focused and relentless almost as if they are ready to fight which alludes to the genre that it is intense as well as romantic. Furthermore the way the characters are strongly staring in front with the same expressions portrays that they are both as dominant as each other and they both look heroic, which isn't common in romances as stereotypically it is the male character who is the hero. Personally I think that overall this magazine is powerful and captivating and would make audiences interested in buying it.