A2 Production

Film Magazine Product Research

When researching magazines think about…

The inside layout as well as the front cover The mode of address the magazine uses The content and tone of the stories inside The way layout might relate to audience

Inside a magazine: Page layout (Double page spread)

Puff

Photo and Caption

Columns

Sidebar

Heading

Sub heading

Gutter

Page Turner

Other important concepts to remember when studying magazines

Anchorage – How are the meanings of the photos in the magazines affected by the captions that go with them?

Cropping – Have any of the pictures been cut in order to change their meaning?

You need to ….

Find and analyse three double page spread reviews from film magazines.

Annotate them and write about them. How are they making you want to go and see

the film? What are they doing with language, layout,

photography, anchorage, colour etc.