Film magazines aim to educate readers about the filmmaking process and promote upcoming films. They publish film posters and details to inform readers about movies and release dates. Film magazines are available physically in shops and online in digital formats through apps or PDF downloads. Magazine covers attract wider audiences than films by featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes content and interviews to preview articles. Covers typically use a main image of the featured article's subject against a plain background, with the magazine title in a distinct font, and cover lines summarizing other articles.

1. Nikol Maciejewska
INITIAL COVER RESEARCH PART
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2. TOTAL FILM

3. ELLE

4. DIY

5. EMPIRE

6. Q

7. DIGITAL ARTS

8. FASHION

9. MOM

10. GEEK

11. The purpose of film magazines is to target people interested in the film
industry and films in general. They exist to educate people on how the process
of film making looks like (preproduction, production and postproduction)
and to teach them facts about films.
Film magazines are also a part of the marketing process as they are a good
place to situate film posters before the film is released to inform the reader
about the movie and also when it is coming out.
WHAT IS PURPOSE OF FILM
MAGAZINES?

12. Film magazines are available to buy in shops and also order online for a
physical copy. They can also be downloaded as a PDF file or downloadable
through an app. For example, the magazine ‘’ EMPIRE’’ has its own app
version on the magazine.
WHERE ARE FILM MAGAZINES
AVAILABLE?

13. The standard magazine size is 8 3/8’’ x 10 7/8’’.
However, some magazines have a web/app version available to download so
sizes may vary within the apps and devices used.
WHAT IS THE TYPICAL SIZE FOR
MAGAZINES?

14. Magazine covers attract the audience because they provide them with a insight
into the film and let them see exclusive details for example behind the scenes
and interviews. The attraction differs than that of the film because magazines
are able to access a variety of people so the target audience is far wider.
HOW ARE MAGAZINE COVERS ATTRACTIVE
TO THE AUDIENCE? DOES THE ATTRACTION
DIFFER THAN THAT OF FILM?

15. WHAT ARE THE CONVENTIONS
OF MAGAZINE COVERS?

16. MAIN IMAGE
The main image
tends to be a mid
shot or a long shot
of the character
on a plain
background so the
audience will not
get distracted.
The character also usually directly
gazes to attract the audience
The main image is also usually a photo which links to the featured article as
that is what helps the magazine sell.

17. MAST HEAD
The mast head tends to be in a different font
from the rest. This is done so that it stands out
from everything else.
The mast head also helps the audience
distinguish what the name of the magazine is
quickly.

18. FEATURE ARTICLE
The feature article is usually based on the main
image of the magazine as it is usually a picture
of the person related to the article.

19. COVER LINES
Magazines use cover lines to shows what the other
articles in the magazine are about without the reader
having to open it and look through. This makes it easier
for the reader as everything is on the cover so they have
a flavour of the whole magazine.

20. The mast head is usually a different colour to the rest
of the text so that it can stand out.
The colour palette on the magazine is usually consist
and is only about two or three different colours.

21. - Most magazines have very similar conventions such as the main image
being related to the feature article. However a difference is the gaze, some
magazines use direct gaze whereas other don’t, this depends on the effect
the magazine is trying to create.
- The colour palettes are the same as each magazine usually uses only two or
three different colours, the only thing that does vary is the combinations
of colours.
- Some magazines have a very minimum amount of text on the cover and
some have a lot more.
WHAT ARE THE SIMILARITIES AND
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MAGAZINES?