Empire Dredd double page spread

The target audience for this double page spread would be the same for the film that it is reviewing; Empire has a wide audience range of 16-35 year olds who are film enthusiasts. The target audience would be interested in a range of different films as Empire Reviews and advertises films from a range of genres.

The layout of the double page spread puts focus on the picture from the film and catches the readers attention with the characters unusual costrume. The large bold text of the title of the film on the left hand side of the double page spread is clear and in capital letters to grab the someone who may just be flicking through the magazine in a shop. The text goes down in three columns and splits into smaller sections to highlight the key information of the film. Blue is used throughout the the spread to higlight information; blue connotes the idea of space and possibly a space theme through out the film as it also contrasts with the black and dark red of the characters costume. The costume of the character covers his eyes which connotes a mystery to the character but also hides the identity of the actor beneath which may be appealing to the audience as it may give away hints to the story line of the film. The Look Closer box on the picture shows four different points about the film that may be interesting for the audience and gives the audience a slight edge on the general public who may not know that information about the film and may be the hook and tease for the film.

Empire is an established movie magazine that targets a large audience, the magazine contains inforamtion on new films coming out, interviews with famous actors/directors, latest movie news, reviews of films, latest DVD release and much more, an issue of Empire magazine is released every month, sometimes there are special editions of Empire for example this year there have been a blockbuster special and 'The Hobbit' special. The editor of Empire magazine is called Mark Dinning. Empire is probelry one of the most popular film magazine that are available to buy in the UK.

Leah Brine