Magazine Analysis

By Becky

 

This is my magazine analysis. I have found many conventions of film magazines, and now feel ready to take my own pictures.

 

The images shown below, while different have similarities due to film conventions. All the people in the photos make eye contact with the camera, and therefore the consumer.They all wear iconic clothing from the film, however the pictures were taken in a studio setting. Bond, for instance wears a suit and Captain America wears his hero costume. some figures face the camera and some are shown side on. Both mid-shots and long shots are used and lighting can be fully lit or half lit depending on the effect intended. In Bond's case half his body is lit fully leaving shadows on the other half, which makes him seem mysterious and dangerous. In comparison in Interstellar's case the scene is fully lit, accentuating the bright background which shows another very snowy planet. Those with memorable weapons or items, such as a gun in the case of 'Skyfall' or captain america's shield are shown with these items. The backgrounds to the magazine covers was varied, 'Skyfall' had only a grey gradient - adding to the proffessional look, both 'Maleficent' and 'Interstellar' featured a landscape background and 'Captaion America Winter Soldier' used a metallic background.

 

My picture will feature these conventions:

The character will make eye contact with the camera

The character will wear the clothing featured in in the movie trailer

The picture will be either a mid-shot or a long shot

The lighting will either be fully or half lit

 

The magazines also featured conventions such as the text being bold and san-serif in most cases. This was not the case in the 'skyfall' example and one of the fonts was serif. This was to add a classy and proffesional look that links strongly to bond himself who is dressed in a suit as though dhe were to attend a important event. All the front covers featured labels promoting content inside the magazine and had 3 or 4 colours in the colour scheme including primary colours and either black or white. The colour scheme often depended on the character picture and the background picture. All the magazines had a banner and articles listed. 

 

My magazine will feature these conventions:

bold, thick san-serif font

labels promoting articles in the magazine

3 or 4 colours in the colour schemeincluding promary colours and black or white

a banner

 

By using these conventions my magazine cover should look professional and authentic.