History And Codes And Conventions Of Entertainment Magazines

History and Codes and Conventions of Entertainment Magazines Codes and conventions of Entertainment Magazines: Front cover:  Has the main actor or actress as the cover star. This is used to appeal to the audience.  Often uses direct address. This is done... More

History and Codes and Conventions of Entertainment Magazines Codes and conventions of Entertainment Magazines: Front cover:  Has the main actor or actress as the cover star. This is used to appeal to the audience.  Often uses direct address. This is done to make the audience feel as though the cover star is looking at them.  Has a large masthead at the top of the magazine.  Has anchorage text in big, bold font, which is often situated in the centre of the front cover.  Often has dark backgrounds. This is done to make the cover star stand out.  Multiple coverlines that surround the main image. This advertisers the type of stories inside the magazine. This appeals to the audience as they may buy the magazine because they want to find out more about one of the coverlines.  Often contains a tagline underneath the masthead, which tells the audience more about the magazine.  Often contains either the date or the issue number at the top of the front cover.  The website of the magazin Less