Part B

1.Give evidence of a range of magazine covers you have researched (20 magazines), put them into categories based on the name of magazine (not all fashion)

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2. Give evidence of a range of film magazine covers you have researched (10-20 magazines), put them into categories based

on the name of magazine

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3. What is the purpose of film magazines? Why do they exist? Can you link this to film marketing?

• One the purposes are that magazines provide a tactile response, it is in your hands and you are reading it, that being on the internet just cannot provide.

• Some magazines contain information that the internet can’t or doesn’t include.

• Magazines provide extra money because its another way of reaching to the audience. EG catching someones attension with a beautiful model that they may not realise on the internet.

4. Where are film magazines available? Give examples (even if not your chosen posters

• Film magazines are avaliable:• Online- Downloading it, - Suscribing - App to download so it will be avaliable for audience to view magazines on

mobiles, Ipads etc

• Supermarkets/Book stores

Total films have a app to download on Iphones You can read reviews, watch trailer etc.

5. What is the typical size for magazines? (can be more than one)

• Magazines all have different sizes depending on what is it released on. EG. Mobile phones, ipads, other tablets etc.

• The standard size of a magazine is -- 8 3/8” x 10 7/8” is an economical and common magazine

page size.

6. How are magazine covers appealing/attractive to the audience? Does the appeal/attraction differ than that of the film? (is it aimed at same target audience

as other advertising such as trailer/film?)

• The main focus of a magazine is the image/main person because its the first thing that catches the audience attention. As its in the centre and mostly in a direct address position towards whoever is reading it.

• The second thing that is appealling is the main title because its at the top of the magazine and its the boldest font out of the whole texts around it.

7. What are the conventions of magazine covers? (different slides for different conventions)

• The main image is always posioned in the centre of the front cover and they are positioned in a direct address.

• If the body is not placed that way then the face will always face the audience.

Convention #2

• Masthead – Have different positions but those positions are always based at the top, they can either be on the left side or on the right side.

• Mastheads are the main text of the magazine so that it would catch attention with the bold letters and make them easier to read as people go past.

Convention #3

• Most texts such as slogans, competitions etc are on the side of the cover to give space for main image in the centre.

• If the texts were covering the main image in the centre then this would make it translucent and not catch as much audience.

8. Similarities and differences between magazines?

• Some similarities that are in magazines are huge headlines, main image and the bold masthead however the differences come from within the similarities because each magazine have a different style as to the organisation of the text and their fonts used.

9. Priorities: What do some magazine covers prioritise (make most eye catching/bold/important)? What are the 3 most

prioritized features (3 most bold things)?

• Some magazines prioritise their logo because its part of advertising. Moreover a logo is required so audience will know the name of magazine.

• Secondly, another priority would be the main persons name on the cover so curious people will know who it is.

• Thirdly, Another priority is the presentation of text, as they have to have matching fonts and colours. Also be neatly in order to not go over the main image.