2. Empire Film Magazines
The publisher for this film magazine is
Bauer Consumer Media, which publishes
the magazine on a monthly basis.
The price is £3.99
The target audience for this magazine is
both genders, who are interested in
mainstream films but also art films. This
is the content for the magazine and it also
has unique features as well such as
‘Classic Scene’ ‘At home’ covering DVD
news and releases. Young adults, 16+.
Not genre specific, popular releases
covered.
The layout of the magazine has all the
cover lines on the left, and the main key
cover line on the right, which the
audience will read last, so they remember
or make them want to read inside. The
masthead is the largest font on the cover,
and the tag line for the magazine is below
in the same font and colour. Price and
edition are located in between the ‘M’
from the masthead, which is breaking a
convention as they are usually with the
barcode. The different cover lines are in
different colours and there are only two
3. Total Film Movie Magazine
Total Film is published by Future
Publishing and it is published 13 times
a year.
The price is £3.99
Target audience is a broad range, both
genders from about 15/16+. As some
of the film contents have age limits.
Features range from spotlight
interviews, to the making off and onset for new release. Each issue
contains a six page in depth chat with
an actor or director of a big upcoming
magazine. It offers cinema, DVD and
Blu-ray news, and reviews.
The front cover breaks conventions
with the strap-line at the top. Bold
masthead with the price and issue
date in between the ‘M’-similar to
Empire. The coverlines are
surrounding the image and the key
cover line is in large, bold text at the
bottom centre of the page. Looks like
4. Sight & Sound Film Magazine
It is published by British Film Institute
(BFI) monthly. BFI are a charity. Charity.
Governed by a Royal charter.
The price for Sight & Sound is £3.95
Targets audiences interested in a niche
market, for people interested in a
specific genre interest. Film theory, and
academic side of film. An older age
range. Aimed at educated readers
interested in critical analysis of a film.
Aimed internationally, although it is
published by a British company, still
trying to appeal a broad audience.
Still reviews current releases but doesn’t
feature it on the cover and it has it’s own
film festivals. It covers international,
independent and art house films.
Focuses on less conventionally films,
with reviews on these with a critical eye.
Cover lines are slightly more descriptive
to promote the analysis as it is a key part
of the magazine.
Colour scheme carried our with the logo
and the Masthead, black, red and yellow.
Tag line in red to contrast the yellow
5. Little White Lies Film Magazine
An independent movie magazine
published by The Church of London
every two months (6 editions a year)
Price for this is £3.25-£6.99
Aimed at people interested in
specific genres, rather than
mainstream films. Aimed at film fans
with an adventurous streak.
Commonly illustrated throughout the
magazine. Older age range, for both
genders as it is a less conventional
film magazine and doesn’t focus
completely on new releases.
The front cover for the magazine
stands out with the vibrant pink
colour, along with blue to stand out
for the key cover line titles.
Design orientated. Niche audience.
Aimed at people with an interest in
graphic, artistic design and features
in a film.
Little white lies masthead could be
6. Sfx Movie Magazine
Sfx is published monthly by
Future Publishing.
Price is £4.50
The target audience is
people interested in science
fiction and fantasy films as
these are the topics that the
British magazine covers.
Not gender or age specific,
based on the genre of film
someone is interested.
Futuristic style font,
unconventional, perhaps
because it is a fantasy film
magazine, up to date
contemporary.
7. Summary
Generally for the film magazines in the previous slides, the
key image of the front cover is a close up image of the main
character from the feature film within the magazine.
The key cover line that anchors this image is emboldened
below in the centre of the page to attract the audiences
attention.
The colour scheme of the magazine attempts to intertwine
with the film that is the main feature, by picking a colour that
is incorporated with the genre and style of the film.
Film magazines look to be dying out as they are easily
accessed online, and usually for free enabling the audience
to read the magazine straight from their internet browser on
their computer, ruling out the need of physically buying a film
magazine. They are also dying out because there are many
different ways that people can find out about a new film, for
example trailers found on YouTube or other internet sites
and also film posters and through merchandise and other
