Magazine Research

For the magazine I researched the different Film Magazines that were known for advertising different films, and I found 'Total Film' It is quite a known magazine so it inspired me in my trying to create my magazine cover. 

  

To back my research I used Total Films as a guide, I  tried to use their magazine to help me in the making of my own, there were some particular things that appealed to me when seeing their magazines, one was the way they had the 'total' in the middle of the 'film' that is something I would like to put in the front cover of my magazine. Also they had one or some of the characters that were featuring in the film in the cover of their magazine, I think using that would also be something good to add in my magazine. They also make the picture relate to the film in other ways such as the girl dressed as a cheerleader has something to do with the film. The have colour themes that help the magazine attract people, through the colours it is easy to read what kind of film it will be, this film is going to be something more happy and joyful. I particularly like the magazine layout because it makes the magazine presentable and doesn't ruin the magazine theme.

This particular magazine is what I preferred because of how the model is not in the centre of the front cover, but is on the side, but that does not take the focus from them, it makes the magazine more subtle and less extravagant and will still attract people to it. The colour theme on the magazine gives away what the film is about, the green shows that it is in a natural place, and I like the way the magazine is so much easier to read. Overall, I wanted to incorporate this type of design and layout into my magazine.

Shows a glamours side of the model. Applying this to my magazine means I am making the use of binary opposites. There is enough space so there is free movement of text and this needs to be taken under consideration in the photography stage. However I do not see a clear colour scheme like the other two examples it is more subtle. The trend is all three of these magazines is the are extra photographs on the cover. I could use this to advertise Affliction also women dominate the cover.