Little White Lies magazine analysis

Little White Lies magazine analysis

In further depth, this magazine is laid out very differently to conventional magazines, for example the curved edges on the images connote a very retro feel and the use of interesting graphics are iconic to the magazine in question. The exaggerated first letter draws the reader into the smaller text through starting the sentence and wanting to read more. Using an image from the film also gives you a sneak peak into what you are going to see when you go to the cinema, and also shows the locations that you might expect to see. The choice of this particular image is interesting, as it is very blue tinted with a dull inner city lighting. This connotes the bleakness and deep nature to which the film will be concerning, in this case it is sex addiction.
With my film poster I intend to use images of one my characters in a hospital bed, with very washed out and blue/grey tones to get across to the audience the dark nature of my film. The use of columns in this particular article really fits with the generic conventions of magazines and newspapers, making the text very easy to read, whilst the use of four columns also makes the page very symmetrical and has a good flow to it.

You could say that this particular film and the way that it is presented in the magazine fits in well with Katz and Blumer's Uses and Gratifications Theory (1974) and Dennis McQuail's more detailed breakdown which suggests that audiences are more likely to consume a text for these specific reasons:

• Gaining insight into circumstances of others
• Self-education
• Satisfying curiosity and general interest

This relates to my article as the audience would be more likely to consume a text such as information on a film about sex addiction because they would like to gain insight into the addicts life, learn about the character's problem and/or satisfy their curiosity and interest into an intimate and powerful film. This similar theory relates to my own film, due to it's dark nature concerning a topic that not many people seem to talk about.