4. - I decided to base my magazine front cover on the
successful film magazine, Empire. I began with both
choices of magazine using bold mastheads centred at
the top of the page in a big, chunky font.
- Both magazines stick to a colour scheme with their
writing and their pictures, Empire uses dark colours
on the photo and their writing, whereas Showreel
(mine) uses lighter colours, but both follow the three
colour rule. I decided to use a lighter one in order to
follow the natural daylight in my photo.
- Both magazines use subtitles surrounding the
articles in their magazine, also with similar
positioning down the sides of the photo.
- I liked the shot type of a medium close up being
used in Empire's photo, as I liked the way you could
see the detailing on the model's face, I have chosen
to use the same shot type as it also shows the detail
on mine, even though the model is looking in a
different direction to the camera.
- With Showreel, I have followed the typical codes
and conventions of a magazine by using a barcode,
date and issue number, a slogan, a masthead and
coverlines.
6. - On my magazine I have decided to add more
coverlines than Empire has, this is because I thought
having a white background would make my magazine
look bare. Also, I have gone for a simplistic method
on my poster and want there to be a noticeable
difference between the two.
- My colour scheme is lighter, as the one Empire has
used is for Harry Potter which is a dramatic film and
therefore seeks to create tension. On my front cover
my model is not in character, on the photo he looks
lighthearted whereas his character is represented
quite darkly in the trailer.
- Although I have used the same shot type as Empire,
my model is not looking at the camera.
- I find my magazine to be more simplistic than
Empire, even though there is more text. I think this is
because of the colour scheme empire have used and
the way that there character is wearing fake blood,
making it look like there is more going on. It is also
less cluttered around the masthead, as items such as
release dates, issue numbers and barcodes are
placed at the bottom.
8. - Although both magazines follow a similar
colour structure, I feel that mine sticks to the
same colours more. I like this as it makes the
magazine look clearer, and I find it to be similar
to my foundation portfolio.
- The photo on my magazine looks less
dramatic and intense, due to the high key
lighting and model's facial expression.
- The background my photo is against is a
white brick wall as opposed to a studio. This is
in keeping with the conventions of a social
realism film, as it supports the idea of an urban
film being filmed in a real life environment.
