Little White Lies magazine cover analysis

• The central image shows one of the main characters from The Darjeeling Limited movie by Wes Anderson. The image appear to be a photo that has been photoshopped to look artistic,  conforming to Anderson's style. (Every Little White Lies cover attempts to resemble the style of the film through their style of drawing). Not unlike other magazine covers, the actor in character is looking directly at the audience, making eye contact. However the artistic style is so unique itself that that alone will draw in niche audiences. The image itself suggests comedy due to the head bandage and plasters as well as the Monty Python style in the art but also drama due to the expression.
• The Masthead is in small Western Styles typography in a circle which adds a further uniqueness. The tagline "Truth & Movies" creates bland humour as it is ironic to the title of the company, which may have been used since many semi-indepedent movies have different forms of comedy.
• Each issue cover is called "(The title of the Movie) Issue" which suggests the cover is focusing mainly on The Darjeeling Limited alone. 
• Unlike many, this magazine cover has several titles from the other articles used so that the cover looks less empty . The phrasing used is very different and regularly uses play on words and partial alliteration such as "Magic in the music"- this further suggests that articles look at more than just narratives or actors but also different features of films. 
• There are no convergent links which again is very unique but this may be due to the fact that the magazine appears to be focusing more on one movie than several movies There is also little text and nothing in either pug which breaks the conventions of a regular magazine cover.

From analysing this magazine cover I might want to make a cover that's more from an independent magazine unlike Variety. Though most of Little White Lie's covers only show one person, I can still find a way of showing my two main characters by having one wear sunglasses and the other be reflected in them. This gives further ideas for my trailer since I want the artistic style of my cover to resemble the vibe of the film.