As a group we used our collective magazine cover research to help us come up with our
initial magazine cover. This initial magazine cover is shown below. We choose to start by
selecting a light purple background colour which was the same colour we used for the title of
our film in the trailer. We liked the idea of following this purple scheme as it would be
easily recognisable to potential readers. We then placed our symbol for our film trailer centrally
on the page, this choice was potentially going against the conventions of a film magazine
cover as the central focal image is usually a photograph of the main actors or actresses.
This symbol was however also recognisable as we used it at the end of our trailer alongside the
titles. For the masthead of our magazine cover we came up with a unique name of
‘Top Feature’ we particularly liked this as it was similar to ‘Total Film’ which is a successful
British film magazine however different and quirky. We placed the masthead at the top of the
magazine cover and chose to put it in plain white text with a opaque text box. We initially liked
the simplicity of the title but soon decided that for it to stand out on a magazine rack, we may
need to choose a font, design or colour which is more eye catching. Although this
magazine cover did not include all the conventions we did practice the use of creating a puff,
which is used to boost or advertise a certain feature in the magazine.
However we did not like the shape of the puff we used as we thought it didn't fit
with the theme. Overall we think our initial magazine cover lacked creativity, some key
conventions such as tag lines or a skyline and did not have a clear theme or link to our film
itself.Therefore we chose to use this film magazine cover we had created as a practice
one, enabling us to be more creative in the task of creating a new one.
initial magazine cover. This initial magazine cover is shown below. We choose to start by
selecting a light purple background colour which was the same colour we used for the title of
our film in the trailer. We liked the idea of following this purple scheme as it would be
easily recognisable to potential readers. We then placed our symbol for our film trailer centrally
on the page, this choice was potentially going against the conventions of a film magazine
cover as the central focal image is usually a photograph of the main actors or actresses.
This symbol was however also recognisable as we used it at the end of our trailer alongside the
titles. For the masthead of our magazine cover we came up with a unique name of
‘Top Feature’ we particularly liked this as it was similar to ‘Total Film’ which is a successful
British film magazine however different and quirky. We placed the masthead at the top of the
magazine cover and chose to put it in plain white text with a opaque text box. We initially liked
the simplicity of the title but soon decided that for it to stand out on a magazine rack, we may
need to choose a font, design or colour which is more eye catching. Although this
magazine cover did not include all the conventions we did practice the use of creating a puff,
which is used to boost or advertise a certain feature in the magazine.
However we did not like the shape of the puff we used as we thought it didn't fit
with the theme. Overall we think our initial magazine cover lacked creativity, some key
conventions such as tag lines or a skyline and did not have a clear theme or link to our film
itself.Therefore we chose to use this film magazine cover we had created as a practice
one, enabling us to be more creative in the task of creating a new one.
After more thought and practice using Adobe Photoshop to edit our magazine cover we
created a completely different and unique magazine cover which we believe would stand out
massively against competitors. We kept the same name for our masthead however adapted
the design and put the word feature within the word top. We decided this looked more effective
as it took up less space but also gave the magazine cover a unique style.
We replaced the icon for our film with a main focal image of our main actress. The image is
extremely powerful as it massively represents the two sides to our main protagonists life
through the use of her makeup. The perfect side shows her makeup o be flawless and to
create an alter ego that everything about her life is okay. The imperfect side shows her
makeup to be smudged and smeared through the use of lipstick and mascara. This side
represents everything that is wrong with her life or the struggles she faces on a day to
day basis. We chose to distort the image at an angle as we believed it worked well with
the storyline of her distorted life. Unlike our original magazine cover, we used a number of
taglines and skylines. All of which were used to offer exciting additional features within the
magazine. The font we chose linked throughout and didn't overpower the main focal
image, however it was subtle enough to stand out on the page as secondary information
for the reader to appreciate. We changed the style of our puff to once again coincide with the
theme of our magazine colour. It was a similar light purple colour as the background image
and other text amongst the page. Interestingly we chose to change the font and placement of
the title of our film.
However we kept the opaque text box, which added to the simplistic feeling
the magazine cover was portraying. We chose to place the icon beside the title as this is
the same in our closing titles of the trailer therefore following the trend and becoming
recognisable for potential readers.
We also added a film strip down the right hand side of the
magazine cover, this was effective as we think it gives a snapshot of certain scenes from
the film trailer. These snapshots are enticing to the reader as they may appeal to our
target audience of teenagers approaching adulthood, as they reveal certain issues such as
alcohol. It also highlights to potential viewers that this is a film magazine and not s social
or gossip magazine.
created a completely different and unique magazine cover which we believe would stand out
massively against competitors. We kept the same name for our masthead however adapted
the design and put the word feature within the word top. We decided this looked more effective
as it took up less space but also gave the magazine cover a unique style.
We replaced the icon for our film with a main focal image of our main actress. The image is
extremely powerful as it massively represents the two sides to our main protagonists life
through the use of her makeup. The perfect side shows her makeup o be flawless and to
create an alter ego that everything about her life is okay. The imperfect side shows her
makeup to be smudged and smeared through the use of lipstick and mascara. This side
represents everything that is wrong with her life or the struggles she faces on a day to
day basis. We chose to distort the image at an angle as we believed it worked well with
the storyline of her distorted life. Unlike our original magazine cover, we used a number of
taglines and skylines. All of which were used to offer exciting additional features within the
magazine. The font we chose linked throughout and didn't overpower the main focal
image, however it was subtle enough to stand out on the page as secondary information
for the reader to appreciate. We changed the style of our puff to once again coincide with the
theme of our magazine colour. It was a similar light purple colour as the background image
and other text amongst the page. Interestingly we chose to change the font and placement of
the title of our film.
However we kept the opaque text box, which added to the simplistic feeling
the magazine cover was portraying. We chose to place the icon beside the title as this is
the same in our closing titles of the trailer therefore following the trend and becoming
recognisable for potential readers.
We also added a film strip down the right hand side of the
magazine cover, this was effective as we think it gives a snapshot of certain scenes from
the film trailer. These snapshots are enticing to the reader as they may appeal to our
target audience of teenagers approaching adulthood, as they reveal certain issues such as
alcohol. It also highlights to potential viewers that this is a film magazine and not s social
or gossip magazine.
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