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.