Wednesday, 2 September 2015

Conventions of a film magazine cover

Codes and Conventions
Film magazine cover


  • Newly released film on front cover
  • Lots of layers built up (backdrop, magazine name on top of that, character or feature from the film on the top layer - most prominent, grabs viewers attention)
  • Variation in text colour and textures make the magazine cover more effective for giving off meaning and makes it more interesting to look at
  • Tagline about main film featured in the film (extra info)
  • Masthead - features on all magazine covers, usually at the top of the page and indicates which magazine it is e.g. Empire or Vogue, this should be the largest text on the page and it can reflect the audience it caters for
  • Image - this image should reflect the audience and also the style of the magazine. The main image is usually a mid-shot and should reflect on what the film featured is about. This usually involves the main actor from the film featured.
  • ‘Buzz words’ - these involve ‘free’ and ‘exclusive’ which capture the readers attention and want to buy the magazine
  • Anchorage text – the text that often overlaps the image to tell what the story inside will involve, this could be a quote taken from the interview inside.
  • Banner – gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found inside (i.e. other films featured in the magazine and stand out articles)
  • Barcode, date, issue number – something every magazine has and is needed


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