This is a front cover of the magazine 'Total Film' featuring Johhny Depp as the Mad Hatter for Tim Burtons new film "Alice in Wonderland".

• The main focus of the front cover is the image of the Mad Hatter. The image stands out from the background of a dark blue but also ties into the wonderland theme of the film.
• The costume used to dress the character of the Mad Hatter again ties into the surrealist theme that runs throughout the film as it is clearly shown that Burton is postmodernising the original story.
  The different colours and patterns used on his clothing show the 'Mad' Hatters personality, this being bizarre and somewhat strange. Other features have been emphasised of the character such as his bright orange hair and the huge top hat, to show how over the top the rest of the film is going to be. The character is also put infront of the masthead "Total Film" to make him stand out on the cover and make him the focal point of the front cover.
  However the part of the Mad Hatter played by Johhny Depp contributes to his list of such characters like the Mad Hatter, such as Edward Scissorhands and Willy Wonka from Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory. Each of these films show a more postmodern version of the original story or a more postmodern take on reality.
• The white writing which is shown on the cover stands out from the background so it is not only easy to see, but is a more subtle colour against the bright ones that have been used on the chararcter.
  The font size of "massive preview 2010" has been enlarged against the other straplines to really stand out and make the audience want to buy the magazine in order to find out what the massive preview is. The audience are made to feel that they are getting an insight into what others arn't going to know until the actual release.