Codes and Conventions of Magazine's
The title is always placed at the same place which is at the top in the center of the magazine.
At the front of the magazine they will always have the title of the film that is being advertised. It is larger than any other titles on the front cover. The large film title shows the importance of the film and also the talking point.
The barcode is placed at the bottom right of the magazine which is very common in plenty of magazines.
All the small fonts on the front cover show what else is included within the magazine.
This magazine has made everything into the theme of the main film 'Inception'.
The title is in the same place again. So you can see that this is the main part of there house style. The person at the front of the cover is set infornt of the title.
The house style is the same but they change the colour and style of the title to match the theme of the film on the front cover.
There is the website of the magazine as well which is within the house style. The webiste is a way for the audience to get the most out of the magazine and be updated regularly.
Once again they have previews of other films but this ime there are images from scenes within these films. It is showing you a lot more than just a text.
The Joker is at the front of the title. even though the character is the, the title is dtill set at the same place just like all the other Empire magazines.
The magazine has been given a theme to the main film on the front cover. This seems to be a continuous thing from all the magazines. It is a way to show the importance of the film and also it gives it a different style which attracts multiple audience.
When they are thinking about the theme for the magazine they are also looking at the background, font and the colour as well.
The barcode has been placed on the bottom left which is different from the codes and conventions that the magazine has. They have done this because as you can see there is text over where the barcode would of been.
The front cover for this is a bit different compared to the other magazines. The camera shot is different as this one is a medium close up of Hell Boy. His face gets the attention of the audience becuase of the character he is.
Hell is related to fire so they have made the title of the magazine look like it ahs been set on fire. This links in with the character.
The title is on the bottom left of the magazine as there are text and objects in the way from where it is supposed to be originally.
The smaller text shows what else is included in the magazine and that they are not as important as the main film 'Hell Boy'.
This next magazine i have chosen is very similar to my first chosen magazine. There are very similar codes and conventions. The title has been set in the same place as the 'Empire' magazine. Also with the title they have kept the same theme going with the main movie.
There are not many different codes and conventions as they also have the same layout. They both have the title of the film in the middle of the page then everything else that has been included around it.
The barcode is on the bottom right of the magazine and from the research that i have done i have acknowledged that this area is the main area for the barcode to be set at.
This is similar once again as the character is set in the middle with the title of that film right in the center but at the bottom of the character.
There are quotes used such as "World Exclusive" to show how big the film is and words like these grab the audiences attention.
The barcode has been set at the bottom right of the magazine which is a code and convention of many magazines. They are following the crowd so they wont be seen as different to others.
Also at the top of the magazine title, there are pictures of scenes that were in other films and this has been done to grab the eye of the audience. It helps the audience understand what type of film it is by the picture.
This is quite different from both the codes and conventions of 'Total Film' and 'Empire'. This is a close up of the characters face and this shot is not always used. But this has given the audience to see the full expression of the face.
The title is at the front of the character and it is in white as this colour is bold and stands out the most. Especially when the background is grey. This is yet again something that catches the attention and makes the audience want to pick up the magazine and buy it.
This is pretty different from many magazines. Normally there is one character in the front of the magazine who is the main character of the film. But for this one there are two which it looks like there is more than one main character.
They have placed the title in the background again so you can see the full look of the film. For you to know what the magazine is about, they have placed robotic heads in the image to give you a view of what it is about.
The colour red can represent evil and blood which gives the audience an idea what this genre of the film is and what would be taking place in the film.
On the left and the right side of the image, there is small font of what else would be included in the magazine.
