As of yet I have not made a start on the front cover to the magazine but I will be starting later on in the week, once I have finalised what I am going to include, images, titles. The positioning I have got some idea for. In order to get some more ideas as to what to include I have decided to purchase an Empire film magazine to get inspiration from.
Empire magazine above is the one that I purchased. It is a collectors magazine which this company normally does.
Masthead- bold, red and one of the first items that is noticeable on the cover. It stands out and the consumers are drawn to this as they are a well known company and are therefore more likely to purchase it.
Image- the main image shows three people standing two behind and one in front, emphasising his importance. The image itself is quite dull and so would attract a more masculine audience.
Guest editor- someone that would attract the audience as it is something that only this magazine is likely to have.
Barcode- placed down the left hand side half way up, which is not a typical place for it to be placed as this is directly in the line of sight of the audience and would pay attention to this.
Anchorage- lower third with the images relating to the hobbit, makes it clearer for the consumer to understand what they are on about and to also persuade them to buy the magazine.
Buzz word- win- something that attracts the audience as most cases it would be something that they never have done, would like to have.
Farwell to Middle Earth- relates to the main subject of the cover. Very common for magazines to do this as it gives extra information as to what it is about and that it is the last film in the trilogy for the hobbit book. Therefore making sense.
25 years- well known- and must have something going for it to continue for this long so would encourage people to want to read it.
Masthead- bold, red and one of the first items that is noticeable on the cover. It stands out and the consumers are drawn to this as they are a well known company and are therefore more likely to purchase it.
Image- the main image shows three people standing two behind and one in front, emphasising his importance. The image itself is quite dull and so would attract a more masculine audience.
Guest editor- someone that would attract the audience as it is something that only this magazine is likely to have.
Barcode- placed down the left hand side half way up, which is not a typical place for it to be placed as this is directly in the line of sight of the audience and would pay attention to this.
Anchorage- lower third with the images relating to the hobbit, makes it clearer for the consumer to understand what they are on about and to also persuade them to buy the magazine.
Buzz word- win- something that attracts the audience as most cases it would be something that they never have done, would like to have.
Farwell to Middle Earth- relates to the main subject of the cover. Very common for magazines to do this as it gives extra information as to what it is about and that it is the last film in the trilogy for the hobbit book. Therefore making sense.
25 years- well known- and must have something going for it to continue for this long so would encourage people to want to read it.