Film Magazine Research 1

 

 

This Magazine cover sticks to the usual conventions; it sticks to only 3 colours keeping it simple. 2 of the three colours have been used for the sell lines to help stand out; the yellow is the title of the sell lines to make them even more noticeable. The mast head is the only thing on the cover in red this makes it clear that this is the title of the magazine, it is also big and bold and at the top which is the usual convention for a magazine masthead.

      The image on the front of the magazine is also conventional, it covers the whole of the front page making it blend with the background and making it stand out the woman’s eyes are the focal point of the image as they are big bold and very striking ,the image is a close up shot- Direct Gaze from the main character. The way her eyes are looking out to the audience help to catch the attention of the readers. The Genre of this magazine is very clear we can tell that the magazine is a Sci-fi magazine from the background , the image and the feature film title at the bottom, you would associate the name ‘Tron Legacy’ With a Sci-fi film. The woman’s clothing also strongly suggests that this magazine is Sci-fi.

     The Barcode and date on this magazine breaks the conventions of a usual magazine as the barcode is usually at the bottom and the date is usually in the top left corner, however on this magazine the barcode is on the right side of the magazine and the date has been placed in the middle of the ‘M’ in the masthead, this is unusual although this layout works.

   The small images in the bottom right corner suggest that this magazine is a well-known trusted magazine as the writing bellow say ‘Collector’s editions’, this magazine is one of three different covers..