Research on Magazine front covers

From my research on magazine front covers such as 'Film' I have found codes and conventions that are followed throughout magazines which I will include in my magazine front cover. The layout of the magazine involves the title to be at the top of the page and centered. The title is also always in the same font and colour so the audience can recognise the franchise, and are also in brightly lit and bold colours. From studying the film magazine named 'Film' I have found that it always includes the main character from a new blockbuster film, therefore I will put the main character of my trailer centered on the front cover to follow codes and conventions. Text on the magazine front cover is also always in dark colours such as black, red and blue. Therefore I have decided to focus on black and red for my colour panel to promote my film trailer through the magazine. Secondary features, such as the content inside the magazine, is also always found around the main image, using the same colour panel. Through my research I found that 'Film' magazine also includes pugs, which I will try to include in my film magazine through using photoshop.

Ideas for Magazine Layout

Magazine Layout

Initial Ideas for Film Poster

Poster 2

Initial Ideas for Poster

Poster 1

Storyboard

Time Management: NOVEMBER 2010

This calender shows the timetable of where, when and what we will be filming. It also includes the equipment, costume, props and actors will be need for each separate occasion.

Casting

For our piece we have decided to use a young, blonde actress. We feel that this best compliments our piece as it sticks to the conventions of using a young girl to reflect the vulnerability and helplessness of the victim. The girl we have decided to use achieved a B at GCSE drama and continues to study it into A2.

For the unknown character we will use a large male dressed completely in black which hides their identity and adds to the suspense.