A magazine front cover is very detailed and contains a lot of information, about the main film it is promoting, other articles within it about other films, competitions, the name of the magazine, a tagline and institutional information. A lot of the cover will be a picture of the actors/actresses from the main film it is promoting/reviewing and also the title of the magazine cover and the main film.
In my magazine cover, the title will be at the top as this is conventional for magazine covers since this is the first thing they want the audience to read. i am currently unsure what to call my magazine cover but one idea is to name it something to do with films along with implying it is extra content. This way it keeps in short which is conventional for film magazine names. A few examples are 'Empire' and 'Total Film'. This keeps them memorable and doesn't take up a lot of room on the front cover of the magazine.
A tagline is also used as this helps the audience to remember the magazine and is a good example of synergy. The main picture on the front cover if often actors that are the main characters in the film the magazine is promoting. This then attracts fans of these actors/actresses and they are more willing to read what has been said about the film. There are also extra stories about other films but these just inform the audience that the magazine contains these inside. A competition is often used to promote the magazine and they will link with other companies. People are more likely to buy the magazine if they know they can win something worthwhile.
On my magazine front cover i will try to incorporate as much of these conventions as possible to try to make mine look as professional as possible and to make the audience want to see our film. Below are some ideas that i have looked at have and liked the design. The colours for my magazine will be predominantly dark colours such as red and blacks as this connotes the thriller genre and the unknown and tense feeling thriller films bring.
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