The first thing you notice from this magazine is the way that Jack Nicholson's character - Jack Torrence has carved a hole in the door and is forcing his head through with a menacing and terrifying look on his face, being a horror it is more than obvious that the menacing look symbolises his intention to kill, this image of Jack Nicholson completely contrasts the almost glamorous style Empire cover, which although made and published in 2008 is made to bring across 1980's Hollywood, with the red in the image being a lot deeper than it normal would. Also the font that runs along the top "The 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time" also supports this idea that the cover is made to look and imitate 1980's Hollywood.
I find the magazine cover quite odd, because the picture, filled with emotion and the intention of violence, completely contrasts the calm, almost celebratory cover of Empire. I think that although it is odd this contrast is what provides the interest for potential audience, if you saw this cover on the shelf of a shop it would definitely stand out over other covers due to its unique style.
We could definitely use some of these techniques in both our film poster and our magazine cover for our film trailer, for example the neat way in which the films magazine cover has been laid out, it is clean, simple but very effective. Another thing to consider would be the contrast between the image and the layout, font and colours of the magazine, this is definitely something I would like to recreate with our magazine cover as it will give an effective meaning to the magazine cover while also getting the message across effectively to the audience.
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