Main image is of Benedict Cumberbatch as the villain in Star Trek into Darkness. His character is in handcuffs looking serious to show him as a villain.

Smokey white effect used to make the character mysterious.

A lot of unused space in this cover.

No subsidiary images but coverlines/ subsidiary text.

Flash used to advertise the Hobbit 2 and three but no images used.

Main Coverline advertising Star Trek as the main point of this magazine

6 Subsidiary images right at the top, quite uncommon, usually around the bottom half

Main character surrounded by 3 key characters.

Main image over masthead

PLUS = showing there’s more

Buzzwords

Completely blank white background, keeps attention on main image

Can tell film isn’t an action film due to background, clothing and expressions of the characters and is in fact a comedy.