Research and Planning: Film Magazine Analysis 2

 

* You can again tell that this is a film magazine and not a poster because of the typical conventions of a magazine. These consist of the masthead, main image, slug line, price, bar code, release month, inside story with its tagline

* You can tell that it's promoting a horror film because of the image and the props that have been used. The main image gives a lot away. The prop of a gun immediately gives us the impression that it's a horror film and the serious facial expressions give it away also.

* The colour scheme is the same throughout all of the editions which makes it look more professional as a whole. The colours consist of red, white and black which a bit of brown. All of these are dull colours and again, red is usually associated with blood and pain and black suggests death and darkness.

* The magazine would be targeted at, again, big film lovers. These people will probably be of a older age (28-35) and this magazine would be for either gender. 

* The masthead stands out, but has been put behind the image in this magazine because readers that would normally buy this would already know the name. In addition it is the largest font on the whole page.

(23/11/11) AFTER HAVING FEEDBACK OFF MY TEACHER  I HAVE REALIZED THAT THIS IS A COMEDY FILM. I WILL NOW DO ANOTHER MAGAZINE ANALYSIS. MY POSTER WILL BE CLEARER, SO THAT PEOPLE CAN DEFINITELY TELL THE GENRE OF THE FILM.