Conventions of a magazine cover: by
researching through a number of different total Film magazine covers I was able
to pick out all of the similarities within each cover. I create a rough layout
of what the conventions on the cover are and where they are roughly placed on
the cover of the magazine. Because the film we are advertising for is a
completely new release, the title of the film will be included within our
magazine cover. We will make this quite bold to make sure that it attracts
customers and make them interested in the film by only looking at the cover of
a magazine through the use of the title and the photo we choose to place on the
cover.
Common conventions that I have noticed on
nearly every cover of Total Films magazines include:
•Countdown
of film. This could be the top 100 action films or the top 25 superhero films.
Each cover contains a different countdown that ties in with the theme of the
cover.
•Future film releases. This is shown in a number of different ways on the cover of magazines. Total film either list the new releases and place them on the cover or collect images and place them in a strip going across the magazine at any position. Commonly near the bottom of the cover or directly along the top above the title.
•On set with a new film: This can be with one or more films. Sometime it is a singular film and it is shown under a WORLD EXCLUSIVE tag. If there is more than one film shown within the on set with section it is not seen as a world exclusive. Instead it just shows a list of the films they have on set with,
•Speaking with an actor/actress about their new film. Example from a total film cover: Simon Pegg speaks out about Mission Impossible 4.
•Total Film Magazine always have a small red circle of stars located around their title on there more recent magazine covers. Within this circle of stars it reads ‘The Worlds Best Movie Reviews’. To make our magazine cover look realistic we will include this to tie in with the conventions of Total Film Magazines Cover.
•Location of barcode: Each existing cover for Total Film magazine has the barcode positioned in a different way. It is sometimes seen placed in a corner at the bottom of the cover but it is sometime placed sideways along the side of the cover under the title. I feel that the location of the barcode is included within the layout of the cover once all of the main conventions are included.
•Future film releases. This is shown in a number of different ways on the cover of magazines. Total film either list the new releases and place them on the cover or collect images and place them in a strip going across the magazine at any position. Commonly near the bottom of the cover or directly along the top above the title.
•On set with a new film: This can be with one or more films. Sometime it is a singular film and it is shown under a WORLD EXCLUSIVE tag. If there is more than one film shown within the on set with section it is not seen as a world exclusive. Instead it just shows a list of the films they have on set with,
•Speaking with an actor/actress about their new film. Example from a total film cover: Simon Pegg speaks out about Mission Impossible 4.
•Total Film Magazine always have a small red circle of stars located around their title on there more recent magazine covers. Within this circle of stars it reads ‘The Worlds Best Movie Reviews’. To make our magazine cover look realistic we will include this to tie in with the conventions of Total Film Magazines Cover.
•Location of barcode: Each existing cover for Total Film magazine has the barcode positioned in a different way. It is sometimes seen placed in a corner at the bottom of the cover but it is sometime placed sideways along the side of the cover under the title. I feel that the location of the barcode is included within the layout of the cover once all of the main conventions are included.
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