Magazine Research

In preparation for designing my own magazine cover to accompany my film, i've looked at a number of different film magazine covers to analyse mastheads and what is used in the industry. Below are examples of 'Total Film' magazine and 'Empire' magazine, to see what styles are used for mastheads.

Both of these examples use a large bold masthead, with all capitals, and a colour that is bold and is easily identifiable. The 'Total Film' also contains a name that is very much associated with the film industry, so anyone browsing the magazines can pick out the genre. This is the sort of style that i will attempt to go for, to create a stand out magazine cover.

Also, i've chosen magazines with the same cover story, to see how they compare in promotion styles. It is very clear on both covers that 'Star Trek' is the main story, due the photo used, and also that the film title is the largest article on the front cover. The characters from the film have been placed in the centre of the page, and are the focus point of the article, especially on 'Total Film' where the face takes up nearly the whole page.