Magazine Cover - Hannibal - Research and Planning

One way to draw in people's attention is through the use of a very dark colour scheme. This is done with the March 2001 Empire edition. It has an image covering half of the page, and then a black background with simplistic text on the other. Because you cannot see all the image, it gives a suspenseful feel to the image, which makes it very effective.

The colour scheme is fitting with the character's eye, which, once again, interlinks all of it without any text or colours overpowering the image. The large scale image and text help the reader see that these two are linked and automatically think about how they fit together and in what context.

The cover is effective because it is not advertising mainstream movies like superhero ones and focuses on unconventional psychos instead of love stories, for example.

Text size is also a relevant factor because it shows the main focus of the magazine. Other features and actors in the magazine are listed to the bottom right in smaller font size, which makes it less important and is not the first thing a reader is drawn into, which doesn't take away the effectiveness of the central image.

Words like 'exclusive' are also good ways to draw attention to the cover because it makes the reader feel like they are going to know the information first. However, the cover must be careful not to be too revealing so it ruins the film for moviegoers