2. Early magazines
• Cinematography and Bioscope - One of the
earlier Film Magazines was the
„Cinematography and Bioscope Magazine‟,
although this wasn't a magazine as such as a
trade paper. This paper informed and discussed
issues and developments within the film
industry from around the 1900‟s. This paper
also included reviews of certain films to be
released such as “Dick Turpan's Last Ride To
York‟ and “Desperate Swindlers”
3. Early Magazines
• Kinematography - The Kinematograph and
Lantern Weekly‟ started in 1907 and focused on
business developments in the world of cinema,
whilst providing short reviews of current
features.
4. Early Magazines
• Variety - Variety originally printed trade papers
in 1905 but when the magazine business got
popular they decided to make magazines, now
the publication exists in many forms including a
website. Variety used unique words in their
articles which have been copied by many
journalists in their reviews of films.
5. • Picturegoer - Picturegoer was one of the
earliest consumer magazine about film, running
from 1913 to 1960. This magazine posted articles
about „How to get a job in Hollywood‟ and other
things which the public would find interesting
and exciting.
6. Early Magazines
• Hotdog - Hotdog was a short lived publication
running from 2000 to 2006. It offered similar
content to Total film, which put a quirkier edge
on mainstream movies. They also introduced a
concept called movie maths: “Se7en + Marilyn
Manson x The Wizard of Oz = Charlie And The
Chocolate Factory.”
7. Relevant Magazines
• Empire - Empire is the leading film magazine
in the UK today, although it has only been
around from 1989 to the present day it has had
huge success, giving the audience insight into
film stars lives, various film facts and reviews of
upcoming and recently released films.
8. Demographic
• The earlier trade papers were aimed mostly at richer
people, mainly adults who were in the film industry,
this is why the content is mainly factual rather that
articles interviewing actors. The film magazines
created were aimed at a range of ages from
teenagers to adults, they were produced as a cheaper
commercial product which anyone could buy. In the
film magazines the were more interesting articles
and more film reviews. Modern day film magazines
are still aimed at a similar age range, but have a
higher quality of print as they are now digitally
made, this makes the magazines more expensive.
