Construction of film magazine cover

FirTo begin with, I had to cut down the image size by moving the faces closer together. To do so I cut the image into two parts, overlapping one layer with the other.

I used the magic wand tool on the left toolbar to quickly select parts of the image I wanted to delete. Leaving the background from the first layer

showing.

To ensure a safe editing process I decided to merge the two layers back together in order to avoid any

disruption throughout.

Next, I adjusted the brightness and contrast levels to give the image a more professional look by enhancing

the visual qualities.

In order to use Empires conventional institution font I took a screen shot of the original masthead and used

the magic wand to delete the background.

I then used the paint bucket to

fill areas in order to change

the colour of the text.

The text I chose for my magazine masthead is in the iconic red font. I decided to challenge this by using a deep purple. As I’m producing an exclusive horror preview it would be

acceptable. I was unable to find the exact font template for the masthead as this is because

Empire are keen to keep their brand unique. because Empire are keen to keep their brand unique and stop people online from producing

"real" replicas.

I then added a skyline to inform readers what this magazine was about. The use of different font styles would appeal to customers by making the magazine

look more interesting to read.

I also added the conventional slogan of Empire’s magazine and the website, issue and price still following the codes and conventions of Empire

magazine. The smaller font size is to inform audiences however without drawing them from the main focal

point of the magazine cover.

To make the magazine more appealing I added a sell line: competitions always attracts punters. As we all like

to win and makes us feel special (an emotional trap).

Lastly I added the film titles of upcoming 2014 horror films as part of the ‘horror preview’ this would give readers an insight to some

of the films that are included.

Above is one of the titles I used as part of the magazine cover. Using the same process as the

masthead I used the magic wand to select and delete

areas I didn’t want then used the paint bucket to format the

colour of the text to my preference.

When choosing the 5 film titles to include on the magazine front cover I used the well known film website ‘IMDb’ to aid me.

IMDb enables you to view past films and new upcoming films over the next few months into the year by genre. This is where I chose 5

horror film titles to include as part of the ‘horror preview’.