FINAL DESIGN OF MAGAZINE COVER

Title/MastheadTitles are always a convention of magazine covers in order to show the brand’s identity. By using a certain font, the audience and readers are likely to recognise the brand and relate similar fonts to the magazine. The name that I chose, in the planning stage with research, links to films well so it is clear what kind of magazine it is from just reading the title.

StraplineNot all magazines include a strapline but the larger and popular ones do to show that they’re well known. I wanted to include a slogan in order to tell the readers more about what’s inside the magazine and also to promote the magazine. This is why I mentioned ‘world cinema’ in the strapline as it suggests that the magazine is a large publication.Issue Date and Number

This is a convention of magazine covers. I have positioned it underneath the title so that it is less noticeable because the reader will be more focused on the title and the image rather than this information. I have also said the film will feature on the cover the month before the film is released in order to get people interested in the film.

Features/Cover linesMagazine covers also include cover lines about other stories featured in the magazine that they feel will encourage people to buy the magazine. I have included two other stories on the front cover surrounding the image. One looks at the music used in films and the other at new films due to be released. These stories don’t just focus on specific films and show that the magazine looks at a range of different topics associated to film, ensuring that there is something for everyone.

Main ImageThe image that I am going to use is a long shot rather than a medium shot that is more common of magazine covers. The long shot will also show more of the actor’s costume and the location behind her. Images used on magazine covers also don’t tend to have a background that is from the film. However, the background conveys more about the film to the reader and also will stand out more against other magazines that just use a block colour background. Barcode and Price

All magazine covers have barcodes and prices so that the audience can actually buy the magazine by scanning the barcode. The readers will also want to know the price before buying the magazine in case it is expensive. Prices tend to be quite small on covers as the producer doesn’t want the audience to know what the price is or focus too much on it.

ConvergenceI have included the website address for the magazine so that people can find out more about the magazine and read other stories that are online. Links to social media are also likely to be on the website which allow people to follow the magazine regular.

HeadlineI chose to use the name of the film as the headline as most magazines tend to do this. It also clearly tells the audience what the name of the film is. I also positioned the headline like this as the eye tends to go straight to the middle of an image then goes up, ignoring what’s at the bottom. By positioning the text like this people will continue to read down to the text beneath the headline. Having the headline centred also makes it stand out more. Anchorage TextI have included two pieces of text about the article. The first, underneath the headline, tells the audience more about the film. It also mentions an award that the film has won which readers of the magazine will be familiar because of their interest in film. By including this I am further promoting the film. Mentioning that the film is British is also a USP and shows that the film is highly recognised as the magazine looks at world cinema as shown by the strapline. The following anchorage text, under the first, tells the audience more about what the magazine article features more specifically.