Film magazines are part of the marketing process for movies and help attract target audiences. They provide release dates, production details, and insights into films to give readers knowledge of the industry. Magazine covers attract audiences by teasing information about films through images and text, helping to build interest in movies to a wider audience than just those who see the film. There are conventions for magazine covers including a prominent central image, masthead, straplines, consistent color palettes, and feature articles that provide information while drawing in readers.

1. Assignment 9: Magazine Cover
Research Part B
Tayla Humphris

2. Glamour

3. GQ

4. Time

5. Total Film

6. Empire

7. Filmmaker (Independent)

8. Purpose of Film Magazines?
Film magazines are part of the marketing process that help
attract their target audience. Film magazines includes release
dates and facts all in the process of making the film (pre and post
production) its insights the audiences and gives them the
knowledge of the film industry.

9. Why are film magazines available?
Film magazines are available on the shelves, online, magazine
apps or can be downloaded as a PDF.

10. What is the typical size for magazines?
Standard size: 8 3/8” x 10 7/8”
This is a physical copy however on tablets, mobiles and PDF’s the
sizing will vary.

11. How are magazine covers attractive to
the audience?
You could say that magazine covers are part of the films enigma
and is seen as a tease for the audiences to open the magazine
and find out more information such as ‘The Making Of’ and
Behind The Scenes.
This differs than that of the film because there is a wider
audience that can access a magazine which is helpful because it
is attracting a wider audience to go and watch the film.

12. What are the conventions of
Magazine covers?

13. Main Image
Generally a long shot or a mid shot of the person
featured (which helps sell the magazine)
A plain background tends to be used so
that audiences are not distracted and
highlights and makes the main image
stand out
Direct gaze which entices and attracts the audience

14. Mast Head
A different font and colour palette to the rest
used on the magazine. This distinguishes the
magazines name.
In the two examples I have used the mast
head is placed over the main image which
is not always used in other magazines. This
is done so the audience are able to see the
magazines name
To make the magazine seem organised
the colour palette will be consistent
and match so that audiences are
turned away from it looking
unorganised.

15. Straplines
Straplines give the audience an insight
of what to expect inside the magazine
in only a few summed up words. It
encourages readers to read the article
in the magazine and eventually
reading the whole magazine as they
flick through the pages.

16. Colour Palette
Mast head is generally a
different colour so it stands out
from the rest
Straplines are of a different colour
so it is easier to distinguish
Background is one colour so it does not
look busy and doesn’t take the attention
away from the main image
All magazines tend to use a consistency of colour (2-3 colours) this is so that readers are not
distracted and the magazine looks organised

17. Feature Article
One of the next bigger text after the
mast head and features the person’s
name used as the main image. This
suggests the main article is of them

18. Similarities and differences between
magazines?
There is a lot of conventions that magazines share such as the
main image, mast head and straplines. However the background
of a magazine depends for example an action film cover will
present a busy background whereas a fashion magazine will
most likely have a plain background and this may effect the gaze
of the person portrayed on the magazine

19. What do some magazine covers
prioritise?
• Magazine title
• Main Image
• Feature Article