The document provides research on existing movie magazine products. It analyzes several magazines, noting features like their mastheads, main images, color schemes, and cover lines. Common features across magazines include bold mastheads, prominent main images, and barcode inclusion. The research will inform the creation of the author's own magazine, aiming to include bright colors, sub-images, and appeal to audiences aged 15 to middle ages of both genders through film and character focused content.
2. Existing Product
Masthead – The title is
big and bold for talk
about the movies and
colour is white which is
probably both male and
female can watch it.
Sub-heading – They
was showing there had
another movies coming.
Two different colours
blue on the top was talk
about how many movies
was coming and tell you
what it look like. White
on the bottom just
remind you when they
make it.
Main Image –
The actor Robert
Downey Jr. was
acting character
Sherlock Holmes
for show his movie
is coming and see
what a character
look like, like peek.
Layout – The
colourful layout is
more blue and white.
The Sherlock Holmes
which is more cold
because the
background was
fogged makes the
audience feeling cold.
Buzz Words – Both
are more gossip to
makes the audience are
believe with that
magazine. Also they
gives bit details about
the character and
movies.
3. Existing Product
Masthead – the title was
big and bold and colour is
red which is more male
magazine because title
shape like bit rough and
dark colour.
Main Image – The
man look more serious
and full black and white
colour. The person was
normal not like
Hollywood and he is
independent magazine.
He wore big glasses and
in 90s suits clothes.
Bar Code – Are more
important giving
information on price. The
text always on the corner
because the corner show
which is important.
Feature Headline –
That word can makes
the audience think
that crack, smack,
guns and shopping are
wasted? Or the man
more serious which is
means he was wasted
of his life.
Colour Scheme –
That magazine are full
of black and white,
some colours only red
and purple. Black and
white look so bored
and serious but there
including some colours
makes the audience
want to have a look it.
4. Existing Product Puff – “Movies’s Biggest
Year Ever!” that show the
year had lots of best
movies. That gave you
feel enthused want to
watch it and buy it.
Cover lines – There
had more information
about other new movies
coming. They telling you
about the characters
(main image) name and
crew. The colours is
more brighter and two
different colour each
text. Also on the top
black and Italic.
Masthead – The title is
big and bold. Some
people who was know
that title because the
same as title on all the
other magazines
Freebie – The magazine
can be including free gift
like poster or cd or etc.
That
Plug – That is something
that are to trying to grab
viewers attention.
6. Research Analysis
• What common features do the researched products
have?
• Those all the same as masthead.
• Those all the same as main image.
• Those all the same as bar codes.
• Those all the same as sub-heading.
• Those all the same as headline.
• What aspects of the research will you include within your
on work?
• I will including more brighter and bold colourful. More images like
sub-images.
8. Audience Profile
Category Demographic Content to appeal to this audience
Age Range
15 to middle ages • My magazine was suitable that age because
my magazine talking about film, movies and
characters.
• Also my magazine have lots of pictures and
words.
Gender
Male and female • My magazine is doesn’t matter which
gender because my magazine had mix
movies.
Psychographic
Socially conscious
Type A and B
• Type B people try to escape from world
problem and those plenty movies will help
you to escape.
Social Status
C 1/2 • Some magazine are not cheap.
• Some magazine are full quality can makes
the audience more attractive to them. Also
film magazine double spread sheet
languages can more different to view.
Editor's Notes
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it
Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production
Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc.
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it
Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production
Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc.
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
Choose a recent product similar to your own and annotate it
Type of image- studio/location, angle, effects, post-production
Use of lighting/composition/mise en scene/costume/props/location/colours/fonts etc.
Audience appeal- how does it make its audience want to buy/watch/play it?
What do all the pages have in common (the same)
What parts of these magazines will you use in yours? (image style, stories, fonts, colours?)