RESEARCH AND PLANNING - what we should include in our magazine front cover

From looking at some film magazine front covers I have come to the following conclusions:

• We should have one main image, probably of one character as it is simple but effective - an audience will still be able to recognise the film


• The image should be large


• The body language of the character in the image should give away some of the films genre - or if it is a picture of the actor it should be still some how related to the film or the film industry


• The title of the magazine should be large and stand out from the rest of the text


• A bar code should be present


• Although some magazines didn't have it I think it is important that our magazine advertises what else will be featured in it and also have some text relating to the image
• We may also include a smaller image relating to what else is featured in the magazine

I will look at some more film magazine front covers so that I can gain more information about what our magazine cover should include.

Rach.