7. Purpose of film magazine?
The main purpose of a magazine film review is to provide information and opinions about films about to be
released. Without question, film reviews in magazines provide a details of the film or the process of the
creation.
Opinions on the actors in the film are given, there is commentary on the director's style and narrative structure
and there is often an overall opinion given on the making of the film.
The magazine articles are one of the ways in which film is marketing. Through the information and pictures in
magazine people can be interested in the movie and watch it. They can found out very important information
there, such as when film is released, who is in the cast, who produces the film, what is the plot of the movie etc.
Articles can also leave enigma, so this will even more encourage readers to watch it
8. Where are film magazines available?
Film magazines are available online. People can read it through magazine app, or buy a physical copy of it or
even they can download this as PDF.
- Also the best known place where film magazines and other magazines are available is bookstore
- Some of the film magazines are available in cinemas
9. What is typical size for magazine?
- 8 3/8” x 10 7/8” is the most economical and common magazine page size.
- However, nowadays we can read magazines in digital devices, for example as PDF
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10. How are magazine covers attractive to the
audience? Does the attraction differ than
that of the film?
Film magazine covers attract audience because:
- they give depth information about film – for example through the interview with cast or the news behind
the scene
- They give comments of actors, director, producer about the movie
- They give facts about film etc.
- They shows pictures, for example from behind the scene, how producers create special effect
- They use main character to sell the magazine
Other magazine covers:
- When magazine is for male, they attract them for example by female super models on with seductive body
language
- If the magazine is for women it can gives more information about cosmetic, beauty or feelings
- If the magazine is for pregnant women it is attractive for example through the articles about new born
babies
The attraction is differ than that of the film as this targets to wider audience, so everyone who want’s to can
read about this. Also image of character can encourage fans to read articles about their idol.
12. Mast Head
- The mast head mostly have
different font style to the rest of the
text, titles and taglines, so this
makes it outstanding form
- Usually mast head are bold and big
to be eye-catching
- Mostly specific magazine company
use one type of font for they mast
head, through this magazine
become differ from others
- Usually it establish what magazine
will be about, for example ‘total
film’ this is easy to recognise that
this magazine id about movies.
- Some of the mast head are on the
image, which makes them the most
important
- However some of the mast head are
BEHIND the image, which shows
that the main focus is directed to
this image
13. Main image
- Main image usually shows the
person/character/actor etc. about who
is main article about.
This can encourage readers to buy
magazine of they are fans of them.
This help to sell magazine
- Image usually is mid, long or close-up
shot. It depends from the theme of
magazine. For example when magazine
is about beauty, the main image
mostly is close-up because they want
to show make-up of model (MES), or
when this is fashion magazine they will
use long or mid shot to show clothes
of the model (MES) – correct image to
theme attract largest number of
readers
- Mostly models have direct gaze, look
out of magazine, and this attracts
readers. However there are some
kinds of magazines where models do
not have direct gaze, this also can be
attractive as it looks mysterious.
15. Cover lines
- Cover lines on the
magazine cover indicates
and adverts the articles,
which are inside the
magazine
- This is easy to establish,
as it attract readers and
makes them aware what
kind of articles are inside
the magazine
16. Slogan & Date
- Same of the magazines
cover have slogan, which
helps people to
understand and know
what is article about, for
example that this is
fashion magazine. Also
can give some extra
information about
magazine company, for
example that magazine is
one of the best selling
magazines in the country
- Usually magazine covers
have the date of release,
this helps readers to be
aware which magazine
came out earlier.
17. Colour palette
- The colour palette usually
connotes the theme of the
magazine, for example Empire
using red colours shows that is
action movie or when there is
magazine for pregnant women
there will be lots of bright colours
- Some mast head of the magazine
are in differ colour to the rest of
the text, but this is rare.
- Colour of the text is usually
written in two or more differ
colours, it is not common that
everything is written in the same
colour. Colourful text is attractive
and eye-catching
18. Bar code
Most of the magazine
covers have bar code, as
this is needed to scan
when people are buying
magazines, for example in
bookstore
19. Similarities & difference between
magazines
- Majority of magazines use a main character as their main image
- The things such as bar code, date and price are mostly in the same place on every magazine, however
some magazines do not have their bar code on cover page
- The colour palette is usually the same as magazines use more than one colour but use a different
combination for differ genres
- Some film magazines covers use image with direct gaze, whereas some don’t. This is difference, as it’s
depends from the genre of the movie
- Some of the magazine cover has outstanding mast head, for example big and in differ colour to the rest of
the text, however some mast head are not really big and there are in the same colour as the rest of the
text, which makes it not very eye-catching
- Some of the magazines cover have a lots of taglines, cover lines – for example gossip magazine, whereas
some do not have a lot.
20. What do some magazines covers
priorities?
The three things that magazine covers priorities are:
- The name of the magazine company, as this is important that audience are aware what they are reading and
buying.
Mostly is bold and outstanding which makes them identifiable
- Image – the main strategy of selling magazine and attract readers.
- The feature article – usually this links to the image and people are aware what this is about, for example about
fashion or film
