Empire Magazine Contents Page Textual Analysis The contents page of the Empire magazine has the masthead located in small to the left and the title for contents page is located in large text below this and is partially being overlapped by the main image. This combined with the actresses posture and her overlapping the title can suggest that the feature articles of the issue are about the character and the film they’re in. Also the actress in hand cuffs can suggest a thief who has already achieved high wealth, which can suggest they have stolen many times. With the date of the issue’s release located to the left below the contents page title. The page numbers are large and to the left of the feature’s title’s and details. The features titles are in bold red text while the details are in a smaller white text below. The character on the main image is seated and has her arms in front of her with a pair of handcuffs. The character on the contents page is a female who is wearing make up and wearing black high-class clothing. The character is looking away from the centre of the page in the direction of the light and has a blank but slightly angry appearance. The character’s clothing is all black and matches the dark appearance of the furniture, which is out of the frame. The only prop is a pair of handcuffs while the location is in a high-class apartment. The character is half in the centre of the frame as the image had been composed so the character and the contents page feature’s list are on separate sides of the page. The use of taking this image as a still from a film can imply the use of enigma codes and will make the audience question where it’s from and why the particular still from the film is used. The shot used is a medium long shot with natural lighting glaring onto the right side of the character. The camera angle is slightly looking down upon the female while the character is in focus with the background being slightly out of focus. The lighting is smooth, natural and is slightly expressive of the characters clothing. There is no typography relating to the character that is intended to be a part of the main image. On the contents page there are no regular features that are advertised which can show that the content of the Empire magazine is constantly changing and focuses on the new film news and articles rather than regular news. However this doesn’t mean that there won’t be article for the same film a few issue’s in a row as the Empire magazine is monthly and this can show that the film industry is always changing and that the Empire magazine focuses on this. The list of features is all the same in feature title size colour etc. Then the details are the same size as well. However the order in which these features appear can show which ones are more important as they are more likely to appear first. The target audience for this issue is late teens to older adults. (18-35) This can be seen from the typography and more mature and adult language used through out, and the use of the darker colours and bleak tones that show a dark story which wouldn’t be seen in a film for a younger audience. The use of the capitalised sans serif “CONTENTS” that uses to colours bears down on the main image as it gives a presence of authority and can represent the stereotypical cop that in the film put the cuffs on the female character. This almost acts as a metaphor and the use of

the title spanning across the page can suggest more than one cop. The main image is a movie still from an upcoming film and it reflects the genre and well-known features that the producers and director use in their films. It’s reflected at it has a reference to their very successful first two films in the ‘Dark Knight Trilogy’.