Sight and Sound Magazine Cover

The next cover I am going to analyse is from Sight and Sound. Despite being an independent film magazine I still expect it to have most of the same conventions as the cover from Empire. The major difference between this cover and the Empire magazine cover is that the dominant central image is of a European director who is not as instantly recognizeable as Hollywood star Johnny Depp. This suggests the magazine is aimed at a completely different audience.The colour scheme is also slightly less garish, reflecting the more serious, worthy nature of the films covered.