1. Composition: Front
Covers and Magazines
Sophia Leiper

2. -Facing forward
-Chin slightly down (looking up)
-One actress
-Wearing characters outfit
-Coloured background, colour
lightens around her
-No visible props
-Mid shot used, slightly above eye
level
-Font does not mirror film genre
-”Left third” convention followed.
Total Film: Angelina Jolie

3. Empire: Daniel Craig
-Facing straight on, face slightly to the side, eye contact
made
-Chin up
-One actor
-Wearing character costume
-Background is the setting
-Visible props are the costume and the gun in his hand
-Mid shot used, eye level
-Font used for the main coverline reflects the film
-Character is recognizably human
-Masthead is behind him, main coverline is on top of him
-The rule of thirds has been observed

4. Entertainment Weekly:
Johnny Depp
-Not straight on, left shoulder pulled back, but still making
eye contact
-Chin down
-Wearing the characters costume
-Just one actor in the shot
-Plain grey background
-No visible props, except for the costume
-Medium close up shot used
-Font does not reflect film
-Font on top of character
-Rule of thirds has been observed.

5. Total Film: Robert Downey Jr
-The actor is facing straight on
-His chin is up
-There is just one actor in the shot
-The actor is in his costume
-The background is a blurred image of the location of the
film
-The only visible prop is that of his costume
-A mid shot has been used
-The font of the main coverline reflects the film
-The main character is recognizably human
-The actor is front of the masthead but the main coverline
is on top of the character.
-The convention of the left third has been used

6. Total Film: Tom Cruise
-The actor is facing straight on
-His chin is up
-There is just one actor in the shot
-He is in his costume
-The background is a mix of colours to make the character
stand out
-The visible props are the horse, his costume and the sword
-A mid shot has been used
-The writing does not reflect the film
-The main character is recognizably human
-The actor’s hair is slightly covering the masthead, but
otherwise here is no writing on him
-The rule of thirds has been used here.

7. Empire: Watson, Radcliffe and
Grint
-The actors are all facing forwards, but all at a slight angle
-There are 3 actors in the shot
-Their chins are all at different angels to emphasize heir
different directions
-They are all wearing their costumes from the film
-The background is white
-The visible props are the costumes and the wands
-A low angle, long shot has been used
-The writing does not reflect the film
-The main characters are recognizably human
-They are all above the masthead, but behind the main
coverline
The concept of the left third has been used.

8. Empire: Heath Ledger
-The actor is facing forward and sitting
-His chin is down
-There is just one actor in the shot
-He is in his costume
-The background is that of a prison – on of the settings in
the film
-The only props seen is his costume
-A long shot has been used
-The writing matches the genre of the film
-The masthead is behind the main image, but he is
behind the coverlines
-The character is recognizably human
-The rule of thirds has been utilised

9. Total Film: Willis and
Gordon-Levitt
-There are two actors, one is facing forward while the
other is looking off the page
-Willis has his chin up and G-L has his chin up
-They are in their costumes
-The background is a mix of blues
-The visible props are the characters costumes and the
gun
-An eye level mid shot has been used
-The font is stylized so it matches the film genre
-The main characters are recognizably human
-The rule of thirds has been observed

10. Empire: Chris Evans
-The actor is facing forward
-His chin is down
-There is just one actor in the image
-The character is in his costume
-The background is the American flag
-The visible props is the costume and the shield
-An eye level, mid shot has been used
-The writing does not reflect the film genre
-The character is recognizably human
-He is above the masthead but below the main coverline
-The convention of the left third has not been observed.

11. Entertainment Weekly:
Worthington and Saldana
-There are two characters on the front cover, they both
are standing sideways facing forward and have eye contact
with the audience
-She has her chin down and he has his up
-They are in their costume
-The background is part of the setting
-There are no visible props apart from their costumes
-Eye level, mid shots have been used
-The writing does not reflect the genre of the film
-The characters are not recognizably human
-The rule of thirds has not been followed.

12. Poster: Taken 2
-The actor is facing off the screen
-His chin is up
-There is just one actor in the image
-He is in his costume
-The background is a wall and the floor
-The props used are his costume, the chair and the gun
-The image is an eye level long shot
-The writing matches the genre of the film
-The writing is all ontop of him
-The character is recognizably human

13. Poster: Bad Boys 2
-The actors are facing forward, as if they are
walking, but Will Smith is looking down
-Martin Lawrence’s chin is up, whereas Will
Smith’s chin is down
-There are two actors in the image
-They are in their costumes
-The background is part of the film
-The props shown are their costumes and the gun
-The image that has been used is a mid-shot, at a
low angle, so as to allow space a the title
-The font matches the genre
-The writing is slightly behind the characters
-The characters are recognizably human

14. Poster: The Town
-There are many actors in this one with who are all
facing in different directions
-Their chins are all in different directions – Ben
Affleck’s is up (he may be the main actor – at the
center of the group)
-There are two sections to the poster that are split by
the name of the film. The top half has 5
actors/actresses. The bottom half has a group.
-The background for the top half is the sky, the
bottom is part of the scene
-Apart from costumes, the bottom half of the poster
has guns in it
-The font doesn’t reflect the film genre
-Because of the split in the page, the font has been
separated from the images
-The characters are recognizably human

15. Poster: 300
-There is no single actor visible on the poster
-We cannot tell the direction of their chins
-There are many characters in the poster
-The background and the main image are a scene
from the film
-The visible props are the costume and the spears
-The font for the name of the film reflects the genre
-The font is over part of the image – the cliff is mostly
covered
-The characters are recognizably human

16. Poster: Watchmen
-There are several actors and they are all facing in
different directions
-Because of their different angles and directions, their
chins are all in different directions
-There are a group of actors that are in the shot
-They are all in their costumes
-The background is part of the setting
-The props that are used are the costumes and the guns
-The writing is mostly infront of the characters
-The font matches the film because it is stylized
-The characters are not recognizably human.

17. Poster: Men In Black 2
-There are two actors & they are both facing forward, &
making eye contact with the audience
-Both of their chins are up
-There are two actors in the image
-They are both in their costumes
-The background is plain white
-The props used are their costumes, their guns & the chairs
-The image is an eyelevel, long shot
-The writing doesn’t match the genre for the film but it is
the stylized font for it.
-The writing does not cover the image at all
-The characters are recognizably human

18. Poster: Salt
-She is standing straight on and making eye contact with the
audience
-Her chin is up
-There is one actress in the image
-The background is her hair
-She is in her costume
-The only prop used is her costume
-The image is a close up of her face
-The writing matches the genre of film
-The writing overlaps the image and is also over her face
-She is recognizably human

19. Poster: Hansel and Gretel
-There are two actors, both are acing forward, but one is standing
side on and the other is facing dead straight forward
-Both have their chins up
-There are two actors in the image
-They are both in their costumes
-The props that have been used are the costumes and their
weapons
-The background is the setting
-The image is a canted angle, long shot
-The writing matches the genre of the film
-The writing covers part of the image
-They are recognizably human

20. Poster: Pacific Rim
-There are two small people in the image and another character
-Cannot tell if the people have their chins up or down
-They are presumably in their costumes
-The background is that of the location
-The image is a long shot
-The writing matches the genre of the film
-The writing is at the bottom of the page, covering part of the
image
-The characters are not recognizably human

21. Poster: Pacific Rim
-There is one actor in the image and he is facing forward, but
standng slightly at an angle
-He has his chin down
-He is in his costume
-The background is part of the setting
-The image is a midshot
-The visible props are his costume and his sword
-The font does not reflect the genre of the film
-The writing does not cover the main part of the image
-The character is not recognizably human