As part of our project we have to create a film magazine front cover featuring our film. For research I have looked at 'Total film' and 'Empire', as these are two of the most popular film magazine today.
'Total film' is a conventional magazine, which consistantly uses colour schemes to echoe the season of magazine realease and the film. The colours red and yellow represent summer and the blank background allows Jessica Alba and all the font on the page to stand out. Our magazine will have a similiar layout to this as this is most conventional and allows us plenty of room to advertise our film.
Similiarly to 'Total film', 'Empire' uses a similias colour scheme, with the colours white and yellow used for text in order to make it stand out. The dark background enties with the film theme. Plenty of exclamatory sentences are used in order to emphasise the magazines purpose of advertising.
What do you notice about font type and size as well? Add these to your list of magazine conventions. Also, who is the typical target audience for film magazines and how will you meet your target audience's needs in your magazine?
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