FILM MAGAZINE COVER

Our magazine cover follows the conventions of a typical empire magazine cover. Using photoshop i was able to use the actual logo from the magazine to maintain its authenticity. On the magazine cover i believe we used a set color palette that complimented each other and that weren't clashing. The color scheme was intended to be Britannia colors - red, white, blue, - with an exception of the lord of the rings Blu-ray advertisement as our film is British. As the girls character in the film isn't introduced - intended as a mystery - we thought an interview would entice readers to want to know more and finally see the face of Alice. The composition of the picture is great. The stereotype dog for 'it' girls is combined with her unconventional rock chick style, cigarette in hand and messy bed covers with a Staten hat. The mise en scene is so varied it creates the character profile that we tried to portray in our film. Also following a format that most magazines regardless of their target audience would have is the writing, eye-catching, bold, variable fonts and different colors which i believe was done well.
The date is bigger that on usual magazines for no particular reason again we used it from another magazine to keep it authentic. The lord of the rings advertisement stands out from the whole cover. This was added to also follow the conventions of numerous advertisements within empire magazine.
An example of an Empire magazine cover to illustrate the conventions is pictured above. The variety of text fonts and sizes, the exclusive offer below, interview with a character from a film etc.