The masthead is written with a backing glow, the same as the headline for the feature article, the typography is not the same however the appearance of the text has been edited to partner the stylistic TRON design. The feature article photo overlaps the masthead, however it is still legible, this shows that the contents of the magazine are more important than its status and image, this is reflected in the plug 'the modern guide to movie's, the selling point of the magazine is purposely for the films and the viewers, not the magazine's popularity.
The feature article photo is taken from a slightly low angle to connotes power and dominance, the main subject is standing square on to the camera, his chin slightly held upwards and giving direct eye contact, his hands are also wrapped around the O disc, portraying his power over the 'game', for the viewer this makes them feel slightly inferior to the character as his mannerisms express him to be wise and confrontational, this is enhanced by the fact that he is an older male and standing in front of two younger characters. The young male is standing with his left side more towards the front and has his head downwards to his left with his eyes lifted for direct contact the the viewer, the female is turned away from the camera whilst having her head turned towards us, again with direct eye contact; the overall sense of this image is the seriousness of the 'game' and the control they have over their fears.
They subjects are all wearing black futuristic attire, each of them having some relation with the glowing discs, if the readers do not know of the film TRON then they would be intrigued as to what it is about from the connotations of the feature article photo.
The cover lines of the magazine are written in a separate text box at the bottom of the page, some are written in a bold white font, others are written in a thin white font, this is used to differentiate between the articles and their importance in the magazine, the puff 'PLUS' leads on to the cover lines and is written in a metallic block capital font.
An additional set of cover lines are listed on the right hand side, a + symbol is used at the top of the list as an indicator, the metallic effect is used again on the text boxes for the cover lines, therefore creating the magazine's house style, bold and normal black font is used for the text, giving a contrast between the colours.
The headline of the feature article is integrated with the image, with the disc acting as the O in TRON, the text is written with a back glow and detailing in the letters to enhance the shapes and precise lines, the letters are stencil-like as they are not completely separate from each other, this connotes the structure of the 'game', how there is a balance and if it became unbalanced then structure would fall apart. Again, the depth of this front cover will attract many consumers.
'thrill' and 'skill is a short and snappy mode of address for the audience as they are not having to read a large amount and can get straight to the point of the puffs used to grab the attention of readers.
The plug 'taking 3D to the next level' attracts readers as the experience of a film is loved by a majority of film fanatics, the idea that the 3D is enhanced and taken advantage of in this film is even more appealing, therefore gaining a large demographic.
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