2. Publisher –Bauer
Price - £3.99
Published – Monthly (12 times a year)
Target audience – As Empire Magazine has now been running for 25
years it may have a varied target audience form 15+ to 50. Also
depending on the type/genre of film appearing in the magazine my
influence the buyers for that issue. However all the films feature in
the magazine are blockbuster films , main stream which have a wide
audience.
Typical content – there are various interviews with
actors/actress/directors etc through the magazine, heavy focus on
the feature film, there are various sections within the magazine
looking at what's in cinemas, reviews of films out now and other
article’s relating to the feature film.
Analysis of Magazine - Empire magazine are following typical
conventions as the main character/ actor (Robert Downey Jr.) is the
main image, which is the largest image on the front cover and takes
up most of the thirds on the front cover. Also the hierarchy of fronts
has been followed as the title is the largest font followed by the
feature film ‘Sherlock Holmes’.
Empire
3. Publisher – Future Company
Price - £3.99
Published – Monthly ( 13 times a year, every four weeks)
Target audience – the films featured in Total Film Magazine are very
similar to Empire as they are mostly main stream films that have wide
audiences. Also the actors help to add to the target audience as a use
of ‘Star appeal’.
Typical content – there is a large focus on the feature film in that
edition and emphasis on star appeal, however there are various
reviews and other larger 2 page-spread or more reviews on other
recent/upcoming films. Also there is a article that links closely with
the feature film in that issue.
Analysis of magazine
– The Magazine clearly follows magazine conventions such as hierarchy
of fonts as the magazine name is the largest font.
- Then the name of the actor ‘Tom Cruise’ is the second largest font,
showing that the magazine are wanting to emphasis the star appeal
to promote the magazine and film.
4. Publisher – British Film Institute
Price - £ 3.95
Published – Monthly (12 times a year)
Target audience – As Sight&Sound magazine has been running since 1932
it is likely to have a very large audience, however the films that are feature
are as main stream as those that are featured in Empire and Total Film.
Typical content – the magazines typical content is interviews, behind the
scenes and reviews of feature film and other films in the magazine
Analysis of Magazine - The main image on the magazine is the only
image and is the largest element on the magazine cover, this emphasis the
‘star appeal’ to help promote both the magazine and the film.
The layout of the magazine has followed typical conventions as the name
of the magazine is the largest font and in the top right corner, however
the name does not take up a whole 2 thirds like other typical magazine
covers. The title of the film is in the bottom
5. Publisher : The Church of London
Price: £6-£30
Published – 6 times a year
Target audience – Little White Lies can be seen as a collectors item, the
covers are unusual , pop art style. However, depending on the type/genre
of film featuring in the magazine that week such as ‘Black Swan’, the
target audience could change.
Typical content – Various chapters within the magazine, commonly
discussing the feature film in first chapter, in this edition of magazine in
chapter 3 the magazine refers back to feature film to discuss theme
inspired by the film. There is also recent film reviews and a variety of
adverts to show new and upcoming films, in chapter 5 of this issue it also
discusses film culture
Analyse front cover – the front cover is artistic as the image is draw rather
than a photograph, this is typical of a little white lies magazine as all of
there front cover for magazines are drawings/paintings or other forms of
art to create a picture relating to the feature film. The hierarchy of font
has been followed, as the title of the film is the largest font followed by
the title of the magazine, however they are the only pieces of writing on
the magazine, this is going against typical conventions.
Little White Lies
6. Publisher – Future PLC
Price – £4.95
Published – Every four weeks
Target audience – The magazine cover the topics of Sci-Fi and fantasy , therefore the
magazine has a niche market as not everyone likes fantasy and Sci-fi films. However many of
films that are on the front cover are the magazine would be classed as “blockbuster” films.
Also there have been various TV programmes such as Doctor Who which as a large
international audience.
Typical content – the typical content of SFX magazine, as the name states Science-fiction.
Most of the films that are featured ion the magazine have futuristic or Sci-Fi, as in this issue
there are films such as ‘Man of steel’ , Star trek and The hunger games. The magazine has
also had features of hit Sci-fi TV series such as Doctor who and Primeval.
Analysis of magazine
- The magazine colour scheme for this issues is very futuristic, linking with the film ‘Man of
steel’. The silver, chrome like writing help to reinforce the science-fiction genre and the title
of the film. The colour scheme also follows typical convention of a magazine as it has three
colours one of which is always white or black. For this issue the magazine producers have
chosen to use white, silver/grey, orange and black, the colour scheme odes not over power
the front cover but directs the reader to certain cover lines such as the underlining in orange
of ‘Man of Steel’.
- The hierarchy of font has been followed as the title of the magazine is the largest font,
followed by the feature film of the issue and then by other upcoming or recently released
films, reviews or interviews.
- There are various pictures on the magazine however the feature film image is the largest on
the front cover as this promotes the film and magazine, as it is the first thing your eyes are
draw to. The use of the main protagonist helps to promote the magazine as well through the
use of ‘star appeal’
