Creation of Film Magazine

9) Final Version

8)'The Issue'

We wanted to create a special cult issue in order to create a theme for our magazine, we found an appropriate text- We found a pagan logo and added it in to create bullet points. Using a distorted white colour it was able to stand out amongst the black background

7)

The addition of further text and blending of the main image helped us to see where we need to add puffs and text. We created a red and more unique  to make it stand out further as it is what you see first on the shelf. 

6)Structure

Structure and shape is vital to a magazine cover, we created a rough structure in Adobe Indesign in order to imagine how it would look in photo shop. We later created this similar structure into our main photoshop image.

5) Adding text and structure

We created that magazine cover tagline of 'Enter the Concrete Garden', we used the same font as the one on the poster and in the trailer to have a continous theme running through out our different texts. We applied a number of different effects to the text such a diffusing the colour and embossing the text. This made the text jump out at you more and gave it a third dimension. We used a range of different fonts for our puffs to give our magazine more diversity and individuality. 

4) Adding puffs

We took three different photos on a SLR in raw to show different topics and items that would appear in our film. We briefly editing the brightness and contrast in order to make it suit the magazine cover. We also took an image of our actress out of the film scenerio to show her simply in an actress form. We made sure to have a range of items to show diversity in our magazine.

3) Creating background and foreground image

We used the magnetic lasso tool to take out the image of Lily to place her on her own in Photoshop, we used the shadow tool to allow her to blend into the background so it would look faultless. After this we change the filter to red/warm to give a boost of colour and excitement to our character, also we changed the contrast and brightness to this image after the filter.

2) The title 

We chose 'Reel Talk' as our magazine name, as it as play on the american saying 'real talk' meaning truthful speaking and 'reel' as in the reel from a film. We went through a long process in choosing a font  going through various sites for font download. We actually went down quite a graphic route and chose 'Cinerama' Font, this is contactually relates to a font used in old 70's cinema's a we recreated this for the face of our magazine. Combining the R and T made us create a small ident for our magazine.

1)

This is the original poster photograph, we did a huge range of photos until we found the perfect one. This was taken with a created background in mind, we new ahead of this that we would use the magnetic lasoo tool. This image shows the main character running towards the camera as is in action. There is slight blur on the hand to show this movement. 

First FIlm Poster Ideas

 1) Portrait image of Emma being suffocated my a male hand with the cult logo on.
Simple title at the top of the poster showing the film title
Tag line on Emma's chest area to do with a Biblical reference
Actors names appear left and right of her
Awards again in this same postition
Background will be unlit

 2) Main landscape image is the mask hung up on a hook in a room
Simplistic and effect- provides the audience with mystery
Roman font symbolising Biblical font
Actors names in the top left corner to establish that they are important
A tag line next to the mask above the film title so people will know more about the film
Film awards top rights corner to show what awards it has won

3) The view point of the mask being put on- the inside of the mask as if you were going to put it on
Centrally posistion title and image
Actors names symmetrically placed and the cult logo separating their names
This postitioning is also similar for the film award idents and film reviews than are below the mask ribbons.

Kill List Poster- Influence

Yesterday I watched the new Biritsh Horror Thriller the 'Kill List', it has common themes that relate to the film we are making 'Concrete Garden'. So I researched the posters that they used to advertise the film; I came across this one which is found particularly effective.

The poster encorperates the logo of the cult featured in the film, as we are using a similar logo this is something that could help shape our poster idea. The main characters face is merging with the logo and background image- it works really well and the colour scheme is incredibly effective. The poster also again uses something from the film to make the poster what it is- the 1-5 list of reviews linked with the 'Kill list'. The reviews are simple and effectively place and billing block also very simple; I really like this poster and hope to create something using similar techniques.

Film Magazine Construction

Magazine Cover Idea 1

These were some rough drawings produced about the magazine cover, we thought about using the mask in our magazine cover as a main image however due to the poster ideas we decided not to use the mask twice as the main image and do something different instead. Through these ideas we came up with the technique of using biblical text as a texturised background. 

Magazine Cover Idea 2

This was another idea using the mask, we wanted to link the connection with the mask and the main girl character from the film with the magazine cover as in the film the mask is supposed to represent a psychological idea rather than a real entity and therefore in this image we are showing that the mask is in fact part of the girl herself. 

Magazine Cover Idea 3

We included the biblical element of our film heavily in this cover as we were thinking of using an image of a bible with the name of the film written inside of it. We wanted to also draft a landscape magazine also as this would be a unique easy of producing a magazine and therefore may also stand out from the rest. 

Magazine Cover Idea 4/5

(4) for this cover we used the main inferences that would be gained from the title of the film with the use of an urban/rural clash of settings as well as references to the Garden of Eden and also the main character with her back turned walking away from the reader to show her vulnerability and her lonesomeness surrounded by large overbearing buildings

(5) For this magazine cover alike No.3 we experimented with a landscape style with the use of the recognisable mask as the main image, however this was a poor idea as the layout is poor such as the position of the mag title, which would not be seen if the mag was stacked on the shelf side by side, it would also be likely that none of the mask would be shown also

Magazine Cover Idea 6

This idea is very similar to our final magazine cover product, the use of the film reel at the bottom and also the running of the main protagonist were both used in the final product. The magazine name we decided would be 'Reel Talk' as it relates to film and also film reviewing. We decided this was the best layout for our film magazine cover as it fitted with conventions of many similar film magazines such as Empire and therefore would be identified nearly immediately as being one. We also concluded that using the girl as the main image would be better than the mask as we were planning on using the mask in our poster already and we wanted to create a more rounded product with more recognisable characters rather than just one. 

Film Magazine Analysis

Empire Magazine March 2001- Hannibal

Sight and Sound- Kidman Issue

Magazine Audience

For our magazine we need a Audience in order for it to sell, pin pointing this audience is key. Empire magazine is the sort of status we would want to achieve with our magazine, but with some aspects of a more 'Sight and Sound' audience. Film magazines are counted as mens entertainment although a good number of women read them, its a male dominated genre of magazine.

The audience of Empire is described as 76% male Affluent movie fans and cinema hounds.
We would also like to create a magazine where this audience is directly involved.
This information was taken from Bauermedia.com where you can clearly see the distribution of audiences in magazines.

The class of an audience is vital to ensure you make your magazine into a business, so capturing the right range of class is key.

Taken from Bauer we can see how Empire pinpoints class in order to gain a market.

Film magazine tackles the ABC1- We also would aim towards this range of class and profession.

Empires brand description is: providing indispensable insight into cinema. both blockbusting and classic.

This is also what our magazine would like to to but with the added possibilty of a more cultured look at film and more UK specific.

Our Mag: providing an in-depth monthly look at film and culture around the world from blockbusting to bizarre.