Film Magazines

Because I am creating a short trailer for my ancillary A2 task, I will also need to construct the front page of a Film magazine featuring my film. I have decided to start researching into the conventions of film magazines In order to gain wider of knowledge of how I should start piecing one together. 

 Total Film

 The front covers of this particular magazine tend to only contain an image of the featured film, as it is situated all across the cover.

The magazine contains the Masthead which is the name of the magazine, the main image usually overlaps over this text. The date , issue number, price and barcode are also conventions that will always be seen on the front cover.  Lures are tend to be situated either at the top , bottom or both ends of the magazine , In this case its the offer of a free “Giant Iron man poster”

Empire

The first thing i notice here is that although the Masthead of Empire is still the colour red its also been edited slightly to fit the theme of the featured film. It appears as though the title has been etched in blood upon the wall and acts as a reference toward the cut on the actors face.

The neon green Cover line is also the title of the film and matches the word “Fold Out” which is in fact a lure. Because the colour jumps out from the page it will also enable the audience to match the particular colour with something that they believe is a positive selling point, again matching the colour with a positive feeling.

Electric Sheep Magazine

Personally I don’t think this magazine cover appears to be very exciting, however house style is kept consistent which makes it seem neat and organized. The Masthead style and text matches that of the text on the featured article.

The issue number, date and price is presently clear situated at the top of the page. There is a plug in the corner telling the audience about the featured film, although unlike other film magazines I’ve researched there’s a still picture that would usually be in motion taken out of the film, whereas on others it’s a posed picture set up for advertisement.