Final magazine cover

This is the final magazine cover for our movie "Memoria". I felt that previously analysing magazine covers was extremely useful in constructing our own, as we were able to create an effective and eye catching magazine cover that related to the horror genre and reflected its conventions. We felt that the main image we used would be appropriate as it is rather gory and shocking. This is something we have found to be extremely common in our previous analysis of the horror genre as a whole. Gory and shocking images tend to appeal most to our target audience. We enlarged this image and used it as the background so that it is clear to the reader that this is the main story, also that it is new and exciting, making them want to read about it. The image also blends into the colour scheme of black and red very well, giving it a professional look. This is a technique i discovered when analysing "Empire" magazine. The masthead we used, "Asylum" was the most preferred name out of our original choices that our target audience saw. We felt that it best reflected the genre, and our own movie. It reflects the surreal entrapment that our protagonist experiences throughout the film. It also reflects the idea of restraint, and denotes the idea that the magazine is the place where all the famous horror villains are held and can be seen by the reader within its pages. We decided to choose the font "Cold night for alligators" from www.dafont.com as it was proved the most popular amongst our target audience. It appears as though the title is written in blood, something stereotypical of the horror genre. We also included a barcode, issue date, and issue number for authenticity purposes. At the top we included a promotional offer against a gold background to draw attention to it, as it contrasts to the red and black seen on the majority of the page. We felt that this would attract the reader, as they have the chance to win a luxurious prize. Also in gold, we placed a pug on the page to attract the audience. Along the side, we have included sub stories to show other upcoming films within the genre. The images and stories we used for these are relevant to upcoming films in the horror genre today, so it would be relevant to a modern audience.