Film Magazine Cover Editing - Layout, Fonts & Extras

Layout

This is what the layout of my film magazine cover will look like. The main image will be put in the blank space on the right. As you can see the masthead has the biggest text size as this will grab the reader’s attention to what this magazine is called ‘Hellish’. The featured film text is the next biggest to show the audience that this is the main topic in this magazine, by having the text this size it will grab the reader’s attention to the title and then the image that goes along with it. The subheading/ sell lines are in a smaller font as these are not as important but they do have a significant role on the magazine cover, as these will attract more readers as it shows them what the magazine has to offer. The smallest text is the information about the issue number and price, this is because it is less important than the other information on the magazine cover, the size is the smallest as I don’t want something like this taking the spotlight from the sell lines or masthead; as this will make the magazine cover look boring and not interesting, and so the company will lose profits.  I have smaller images on the magazine cover to link into the sell lines and to fill up empty space, by doing this it makes my magazine look professional and more interesting.

Fonts

Mast Head

I used ‘Acid Label’ for my mast head as I found it suitable for my magazine cover, I found it interesting and bold to look at and it also grabs the viewer’s attention. Acid Label has a creative style to it which I think links into the horror aspect of my magazine cover; thus making my magazine look more thought out and professional.

The masthead will be in the colour red with a grey outline as the colour red is bold and grabs the viewer’s attention easily, the grey outline makes the text seen a bit more 3-D; thus making the magazine again look professional. The red also conflicts but yet blends greatly with the black background and so links into my colour scheme, making the magazine look consistent.

Title of Film

I have used this font for the film title as it looks unique and professional; I also liked the way it looked on my magazine cover, it stands out from the other font on the magazine and so will attract the audience’s attention.  The style of the font also looks suitable for a horror genre product as it looks rough in texture and is eye catching.

I will have the colour of this font a shade of red to again link into my colour scheme and to give a vibe of blood and rust, plus red is bold and grabs the reader’s attention better; thus making it easier for the audience to spot the magazine cover from the others.

Sell lines / Sub-Headings

I used this font for sub-headings and sell lines as it look very professional and formal; thus making it easy to understand and read, I don’t want the sell lines taking away the spotlight of the masthead or film title as the magazine will then look too cluttered and boring, so by having a font like this, it will make my magazine look more clearer to read and well thought out.

The text is the colour white/ grey as it will stand out against the dark background and so be easier for the audience to read the information.

Extras

To fill up some empty space I thought I would add some effects of blood splatters, this will also link into the horror genre as blood is a part of this genre, this will also help the audience in seeing what genre the magazine is and gives an insight into what the magazine has to offer. I made the blood overlap some of the images/ text used; this is so the smaller images look blended into the magazine cover and so the text looked more interest and tension filled, overall I think the blood splatters gives a creepy atmosphere that will hopefully create fear within the audience.