I chose this as my style

model because it has

a good level of

impact and draws

your attention. The

image type also has a

level of intimidation

about it.

I designed my own

plan based on this

style model. I will

use this to make

my magazine

cover

I will however have

cover lines on mine

as it will not be a

subscribers cover. It

will be a special

edition though.

This is the photo I plan to

use as my background

but I will colour change it

to make it more effective.

This is how I will use

the image, I made

it this dark that it

will not be to

intrusive yet not

just a plain black

background. It will

also have synergy

with the poster

and trailer.

I did this because it is more

effective, and will give more

of a ‘dark’ impression which

will attract my target

audience of horror lovers.

I chose to use the ‘EMPIRE’ masthead as it has the

same target audience as my film and I felt the red

would work well for a horror issue.

My next step was to layer this onto

my background, which I blurred to

give a more distorted ‘creepy’

image. The red looks bold and

strong against the dark

background that will stand out to

attract an audience. I placed it at

the top so as to conform to the

conventions of a film magazine.

I have left space above the

masthead for a tagline.

I chose this photo because it shows enough of the

torso to have good proportions on the cover. It also

links to my plan and style model.

I placed the image on

the cover so that it

would slightly overlap

the masthead as this is

similar to my style

models.

I blurred the edges of

the image to give the

impression of the

image fading out

which gives a more

creepy sinister look.

I altered the colours of

the image to give it a

more cinematic look.

This means that my

image now looks more

professional. By

darkening the overall

image and sharpening

the colour it creates a

bold attention grabbing

image.

I added this cover line at the

top so that It can be see when

the magazine is in the stand. I

used the white with the bold

font to stand out and be

obvious against the

background and the

masthead.

I made the word ‘HORROR’

bigger and bolder than the

other words so that it would

stand out even more meaning

my target audience of horror

lovers would notice and be

attracted by it.

I had to remake the title as I came out to pixelated. I re made

them on Photoshop in order top be abler to apply it to both

my magazine and posters.

I have applied an outer glow

and cover colour to the title

and logo underneath to give it

a creepy look that will link into

my trailer and poster as well

creating synergy.

One problem is that it is quite

difficult to see where it is on the

neck of the image.

I made it this height on the

cover so that it would not take

away from the face of the

image.

I added other cover lines around the

central image. I felt that the blue is an

appropriate colour to use as it has

supernatural links, along with the

glows. Using different sizes of text I

have been able to draw attention to

particular arias of the cover.

The words you see most are ‘HORROR’

‘GORE’ and ‘GRUESOME’ all of which

are appropriate to my target

audiences.

I experimented with different

fonts, colours and text sizes until I was

happy.

I wanted to make the title stand out

more. To do this I copied each layer

and made the outer glow red not white

to give it this border, this links into both

the horror genre and my film and the

horror magazine.

This has a better effect as it is clearer

and more eye catching than before

and also includes the red which is in

keeping with the rest of the cover.

There is also the website address and

price as well as issue date in the ‘M’

which matches my style model and

makes a more professional cover.

As my final steps I added a barcode

as one of the conventions of a film

magazine. This is one of the touches

that give my magazine a professional

look.

I changed the colours of the cover

line at the bottom, highlighting the

‘GORE’ and ‘GRUESOME’ in red and

adding the bleeding effect that links

in with the horror genre and shows

synergy with the title and film title.

I also made this effect on the film title

as it again links with horror and again

shows synergy. This effect also adds

to the professionalism of this cover.

My style model

My planed

mock up of

my

magazine

using

qualities of

my style

model.

I think my final cover

shows aspects of all

my influences and is

a professional

looking cover.