The document discusses the planning for a magazine cover for a soap opera trailer. It describes choosing a close-up image of the main character looking powerful in black and white. A bold font is considered to stand out for the masthead and cover lines. The color scheme will be black, white and purple. The layout will include the issue number, masthead, main image, cover lines, barcode and logo according to magazine conventions. Possible main cover lines are presented focusing on words related to the trailer's themes.

1. Main image: This is a small mood board of the
different images I could include as
my main image. I decided that I
definitely want to include a close up
image of the character looking
powerful. I am going to use my
retouching skills on Photoshop to
give a professional finish. I also want
my image to be of high contrast. I
am considering having my image in
black and white. I am most likely to
be photographing the female main
character from our trailer.

2. Fonts:
These are the different
fonts that I am
considering in using. I
want my font to look
professional and stand
out. I am considering
using a bold font so it
stands out. My favourite
font from this small
mood board is the one
on the second font
down. I think that this
one is most suitable as it
stands out and would
work well with the
image. As I intend to
include a few cover lines
it is important that the
text doesn’t distract
from the image too
much.

3. Colour Scheme:
My colour scheme for my magazine
cover is going to be black, white and
violet. I chose these colours as I think
they work well together. I am also
considering in using yellow. I want my
main image to be in black and white
and my masthead/cover lines to be in
purple. I may think about
incorporating other colours as it is
conventional for a TV magazine to use
bright colours however I want my
magazine to have more of a
sophisticated outcome. If I chose to
changed my colour scheme and use a
coloured image I will need to think
about contrasting colours. An example
of what my magazine could look like is
the top right image.

4. Layout:
Issue number
Masthead
Main Image
Cover lines
Main cover line
Barcode
Logo
This is the ideal layout of my
cover. It is conventional of a soap
magazine. I don’t want my
magazine to be too over crowded
so I don’t want to include more
than three cover lines down the
left side. I want the issue number
of my magazine to be at the very
top in small print as it is
conventional for it to be placed
there. I also want to include a
strip to grab the readers
attention. I will need to create a
logo for my magazine which will
be on the top left. I intend to use
a puff and pug as it is
conventional of a soap magazine.
I also want my magazine to have
a barcode on it so that it looks
realistic.

5. Text:
Main Cover line ideas:
- Shooting spree
- Bloodshed Bash
- Drug do
- Death Downer
- Sedative Shock
- Teen taking out
- Poison Posse
- Drug Downfall
When coming up with my main cover lines I looked at different words that were associated
with what my trailer was about.