Magazine research

We felt that in order to increase the success of our own magazine cover, it would be necessary to research and analyze existing ones on the market today. We felt that Fangoria magazine was particularly influential as it is so successful. We considered its different aspects and thought about how we could modify these and apply them to our own. What we were immediately struck with was the familiar red font that is used repeatedly throughout the horror genre. The name Fangoria also reflects its genre, as fangs is something you would typically find within several horror films. We felt that this concept was interesting and took it into consideration. The layout is the same on every magazine, with the title across the top, bar down the left side and the main image taking the majority of the space. The simplicity of this proved to be quite effective, and we may take this into consideration when constructing our own magazine front cover. We also looked at Empire magazine, one of the most popular movie magazines around today. Like Fangoria, the font is eye catching and bold. It is also written across the top of the magazine. The central image also takes up most of the space and acts as the background. It also dictates the theme of the magazine, and the colour scheme matches the image. For example when the colour green is used for the central image, the font and text on the page will also be green or something contrasting to green like white to attract and sustain the readers attention. In conclusion the main image being shown at a large scale is what attracts the reader most. They thrive on shocking or gruesome images that they may see in the trailer. This is something we will take into consideration when constructing our own magazine, and also could apply to our film poster.