4. Magazine covers for films tend to feature
one main film for that issue. This is the cover
story for the magazine. In this case the film is
‘Scream’. I chose to compare this issue to my
magazine cover as it features a film of the
same genre as the one I have chose (horror).
A main image is used to fill the front cover.
The colour scheme used features the three
colours conventional to the genre. These are
used effectively to make the white bold san
serif typography stand out against the
background. This makes the masthead which
titles the magazine stand out and catch the
eye. The layout of the cover follows the
principle of route of the eye as you skim
across the image to discover text placed in
the bottom right corner. This is conventional
to have this area of text as commonly it is
the last piece you read before turning over
making it memorable. The props used on the
cover fit with the genre conventions as the
mask suggest anonymity hiding the killers
identity. Also the expression of the mask
connotes fear and disharmony.
5. Posters designed to advertise films are used to
entice the view to go and watch the film. This use of
print media tends to provoke thought and emotion.
This poster for sinister instantly provokes thought
and fear as the wall is covered in blood which is also
a conventional part of mise-en-scene for the horror
genre. Amongst this blood appears to be a face with
piercing eyes giving the view the ability to use there
imagination as to what has happened making them
want to go and watch the film. The title is placed
centrally in a serif font which appears to have been
distorted. This links to the idea of possession which
then subconsciously links the typography to the plot
of the film. The image features a female, however
we do not see her face which promotes the idea of
anonymity which is conventional to the horror
genre. This girl appears to be young which also
allows the audience to sympathies as humans we
tend to feel more emotions to the young and the
old. At the bottom of the poster there is a billing
block in smaller font which gives details of producers
and actors involved with the film giving them credit
and informing the viewer of the poster. This may also
act as a persuasive device to get the viewer to go
and watch the film as if well known actors are used
the film may been seen as more credible and give it
more reason to be watched.
6. A main image will fill the centre of the poster. The image
will be directly linked to my film as this type of media is
designed to promote the product. The image will be eye
catching and stereotypical to the horror genre trying to
provoke thought and the scare factor!
A small amount of text will be used at the bottom of the
poster to give more details about the film. But this will be
brief fitting in poster conventions as they are supposed to
be short and snappy to understand at a quick glance
enticing the viewer into wanting to watch the film.
The title of the film ( ‘Mummy’ ) will be placed centrally on
the poster so that is quick to understand what the magazine
is for. This will also feature a slogan or tag line which will
A billing block will be used at the very bottom of the poster
to keep conventional. The billing block will feature the
names of producers and actors with relevance to my film.
7. One main image will fill the front of the magazine cover to
keep it conventional to the type of advertising media it is.
This image will be linked to the horror genre and have
relevance to my film in order to promote in. However detail
of the storyline will not be given away in order for the
image to provoke imagination for the viewer to want and go
see the film.
A box out or small area of text will be featured in the
bottom right corner of the magazine at the end of where
the route of the eye is. This is because this text is usually the
most memorable if it is the last read. This will give details of
my film and a incite into the idea.
A bold mast head will be seen at the top of the magazine
to show what the magazine is for. This will be followed by a
sub heading for the cover story which will focus on my film.
Other small areas of text will be placed around the image
talking about other content of the magazine. However the
majority of the focus will be on my film in order to promote
my product. This is convectional as commonly magazines
focus on one new release.
