2. These magazine front covers are not specifically horror genre but have some elements of horror
in them.
3. Forms and Conventions
Each magazine has its own colour scheme, this may vary
depending on what the front cover image is. Most
magazine front colours are variations of Black, White, Blue
and Red and Green, mostly because they are colours that
stand out and contrast with one another.
Empire title is Red to stand out on the background colour of the image.
They have a sell line above which has a yellow highlighted section, it is
meant to clash with the red title screen and this highlights the theme
of the issue or sell the issue.
The images main focal point is the face
and or a prop. They character is
looking directly forwards so that it
attracts the reader to the issue. They
are well lit, big images, where the text
fits around the image rather then the
text dominating the page. There is
little background on the front cover
and the colours usually link in with the
colour scheme and text.
4. The text is bold, attracts attention, due
to its size and colour, it is the largest
text on the front cover apart from the
title. This is so that the reader can
clearly see the theme and main article
of the issue. The text also usually fits in
around the image so that it does not
dominate the page.
There is smaller text that tells you
about the other things that are
going on in the issue in the from
of stickers, banners, or plain text.
The text on the front cover is
usually the same font and is clear
and simple to read
Colour is very important not only in terms of the colour
scheme and over complicating so that there are to many
colours and it becomes to busy, but also because the
reader can associate the colours with genre and
atmosphere, tone and feel of the movie that is being
advertised.
