Background Research

3 Different types of magazines - Backgrounds

1. Total Film
- faded background / snowy scenery
- dull colours, with use of a slight close up shot of a sunrise
- main background is white, with the shot of the sunrise on top of the white
- a gold band to contrast with the other gold headings , and relating to the advertising film, Golden compass

2. Closer - Simple fushia background
- highlighting things in yellow
- all words have a background box on them, to highlight them and make them eye catching.

3. Xbox 360 - white, lime green and grey
- dull snowery scenery
- advertising new call of dutry 4 game, so the magazine is contrasting the dullness in the aid of war
- 1 dominant figure on the page
then a figure to the left, in the rear background


Mastheads

1. total film - Bold white lettering
Total situated into the F
- is overlapped into it

2. Closer - white with a 3d effect
noticeable - but not eye catching
Main cover line overlapping it
- contrast goes well with pink background

3. XBox 360 - capitals in green
360 in grey
on a white background so shows up clearly also an xbox icon - advertising

All three mastheads that i looked at were centre/top, so there was no variety in sense.

Research On Existing Products

Research for Magazines

- atleast 3 different types of magazines, not just music mags.

- Who, What, When, Why, Where, How

- Back Up plan - for the location, lighting, equipment

- Colour Schemes - colours to attract, postive, negative bright, eye catching

- shot lists

- Layouts - Where the pics fit, size and boldness - maybe a storyboard

- Existing Text - Text analysis

- Headings - where, why, how and when





On A Usual Magazine Cover :

- MastHead Logo

- Date Line

- Main Image

- Model Credit

- Cover lines

- Main cover line

- Left third

- Bar code

- Selling line



i need to think about these things for my magazine cover, to make it look proffessional and up to date.

i could include a freebie with my magazine, to advertise my magazine, and make the magazine worthwhile reading to my generation e.g teenagers.

Should include :
A website
A date & Price - date line
and maybe the month according too


Questionnaire/ Interview
- Age
- Gender
- Types of music
- When the magazine is usually read
- Why
- What makes them read it - free stuff - information - views/ opinions - fun