This
magazine cover for ‘Total Film’ is disturbing and chilling, and really captures
what a horror is. The character, Jack Nicholson, is a character from one of the
most renowned horror films of all time, which is ‘The Shining’ from 1980.
The images used on this front cover of a magazine appear to be Polaroid images of the same face pulling different facial expressions which have been placed together which results in a photo-montage of an unsettling character.
The high contrast black and white is very effective, especially for the horror genre as the older horror films were filmed in black and white. Also, it contrasts boldly with the red masthead and headline which makes the images much more disturbing.
In addition to this, the colour red connotes blood and danger which fits the typical horror film codes and conventions and so makes it more recognisable as a horror film magazine cover. I really like how bold this magazine is as a whole, and it would stand out on a shelf compared to other subtle magazines. As a whole cover, it perfectly fits the horror genre and presents horror characters in a generic way. The lack of information about the horror itself on this cover makes it all the more creepy and mysterious. The image itself dominates the magazine cover and results in it being very overpowering, which symbolises the dangerous power that this character had in this horror film.
The images used on this front cover of a magazine appear to be Polaroid images of the same face pulling different facial expressions which have been placed together which results in a photo-montage of an unsettling character.
The high contrast black and white is very effective, especially for the horror genre as the older horror films were filmed in black and white. Also, it contrasts boldly with the red masthead and headline which makes the images much more disturbing.
In addition to this, the colour red connotes blood and danger which fits the typical horror film codes and conventions and so makes it more recognisable as a horror film magazine cover. I really like how bold this magazine is as a whole, and it would stand out on a shelf compared to other subtle magazines. As a whole cover, it perfectly fits the horror genre and presents horror characters in a generic way. The lack of information about the horror itself on this cover makes it all the more creepy and mysterious. The image itself dominates the magazine cover and results in it being very overpowering, which symbolises the dangerous power that this character had in this horror film.
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