Jess's Media Blog A2

Below I have come up with five potential names for my film magazine, which I think will be appropriate. I have also written a small paragraph besides this, talking about why I chose this name, what it suggests and how it is suitable for the type of publication which my magazine will be.  My magazine publication will be similar to Empire, this mainly focuses on mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Potential names: 1) Frame The name 'Frame' encapsulates exactly what a film is; a series of frames. However, this structure links to films from all publications not just mainstream Hollywood blockbusters. Although, it also targets all audiences, who are into Horror films.  2) Rise in motion This is a good potential name for a film magazine, as it conveys how audiences are increasingly receptive to films made in all parts of the world. The audience for this magazine is the vast worldwide audience for the Hollywood movie industry. Even in non-English speaking countries, Holly...

I have decided my film will be a mainstream Hollywood blockbuster, but will be suitable for featuring on both an independent and mainstream magazine. Since having decided this, it has lead me to deciding which kind of publication would have my film on the front cover of their magazine. I am going to analyse three covers, from similar publications, in terms of layout and content, in order to see the similarities between conventions. I will be looking at Empire, Total Film and The Hollywood reporter, which are all mainstream magazines. Empire is the first magazine cover I have chosen to analyse. I have chosen Empire as it is a mainstream magazine, which is what mine will be as well.   The second magazine cover I have analysed is Total Film. This is the same publication as Empire. Therefore, I am expecting the content and layout of the magazine cover to be the same as well.  Although the publication of Total Film is the same as Empire, the content and layout of ...

This is one of the front covers from SFX magazine. SFX is a British magazine, which covers topics in the genres of popular science fictions, fantasy and horror, in different types of medias such as films, video games, comics and literature. The magazine was founded in 1995 and gets published every 4 weeks for Future PLC. The genre of the magazine can be told immediately by the 3D, silver masthead in bold. This futuristic tone has also been accompanied by a visionary dominant central image. The cover lines mention films; 'Dawn of the Apes' as well as tv shows such as 'Walking Dead', 'Super Natural' and 'Doctor Who'. All of these productions fit in with the Sci-fi genre, which SFX promotes. 

This is one of Total Film's front covers, for one of their issues. Total film is a magazine, predominately featuring big Hollywood movies. As well as this, it also offers cinema, reviews, features, DVD and Blu-ray news. The mast head is the most dominant part of the whole front cover, with a sharp font in a bold colour. This indicates the magazines focus on top rated block buster films. Total film often includes A-list celebrities as their dominant central image. In this case, Daniel Craig has been featured, as he appears in the film 'Skyfall', which is mentioned in the cover line. This reinforces how Total film is a mainstream, popular magazine publication. The tagline and cover lines are in gold and red, which stands out against the neutral coloured dark background. Consequently, this will grab readers attention. 

This is the front cover from an issue on Empire magazine. This is one of the biggest selling magazines in Britain, and focuses mainly on mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, with monthly publishes. Empires focal point is on A-List celebrities, in huge film productions. This has been made apparent from the central image of Jennifer Lawrence on the front cover. On of the cover lines mention 'X-men', which is a high-budget Hollywood blockbuster and the exclamation mark at the end of another cover line heightens the sensation of excitement, for the audience, thus encouraging people to buy it.  Empires Masthead in this is has been printed in red, bold letters, taking up the width of the magazines cover. This makes it extremely engaging and recognizable for audiences, as well as illustrating the strength of the magazine. Moreover, it highlights how the films advertised on Empire are more popular than films advertised on The American Cinematographer.  Each issue has the same ...

This is a front cover from American Cinematographer magazine. This magazine gets published monthly by The American Society of Cinematographers. The main emphasis is placed on interviews with cinematographers, but directors and other filmmakers are often featured as well. There is also focused placed on the art and craft of cinematography, covering television productions, short films, domestic and foreign feature productions, commercials and music videos. On this issue, there is a coverline which mentions 'Alice in Wonderland', with an accompanying dominant central image beside it. This indicates the type of film publications which the magazine includes. The Masthead has used curved black font, which contrasts to the font which Total Film and Empire uses. This suggests how The American Cinematographer is aimed at an older audience. 

This is the front cover from Sight and Sound. Sight and Sound is an independent film magazine, placing its focus on independent, world cinema and British instead of the mainstream Hollywood movies. The dominant central image on this cover is of Martin Luther King, with cover lines expressing how this issue opens with two films exploring the nature of protest. This reflects the magazines type of readership; the target audience being middle aged males males, 35 and over. Additionally, one is able to tell that Sight and Sound caters to a completely different demographic as Total Film does. This covers tagline attracts a wide audience, due to the engaging nature. Likewise, via having the tagline written in small, indicates how the magazine already has established readers. The masthead reflects the magazines international aspect, due to the unique colour. Moreover, it can be easily recognised by audiences, thus increasing the brands identity. The font is clear, bold and doesn't dominate...

After having conducted secondary research, in regards to creating my poster, I am also going to conduct primary research. This will enable me to find out first hands what audiences expect to find on a poster from a Horror film genre.  The questionnaire I have devised below will gather information about colour scheme, certificate, image, font, release date, and setting which will be the preferences from the audience for my type of film.  I am going to only distribute my questionnaire to Horror film fans. Before completing the questionnaire, I will ask them if they have previously seen films such as 'Sinister' or 'Saw'.  I am going to combine the research I gather from my questionnaire to the research on conventions in existing Horror posters I have previously analysed, when creating my final poster.  Questionnaire 1) What would you expect the colour scheme to be? -Muted and dark colours, e.g. Black, Brown or dark Green -Colourful and bright primary colour...