Studio Shot
We first looked at the different shots that magazine front covers used. This is an example of a studio shot which is an image of the character shot in a studio as opposed to using exisiting pictures of the character. We thought this was quite an effective magazine front cover because although you can see who the actors/actresses are, it shows them in character. Also the use of a light background with the characters in dark clothing makes them stand out more. We found that most of the magazines we looked at decide to put the characters in front of the title of the magazine, making it look like they have more
importance. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
importance. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
Still taken from the Film Poster
We then looked at magazine front covers that used the shot from the film poster for their front covers. We thought that this was an effective way of making a front cover because people could easily recognise which film it was from seeing the poster. This example shows how they used the film poster and only changed the background covers to match the colours they used on the magazine. People can easily recognise that it is the poster for 'Sherlock Holmes'. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
Stills Taken from a scene in the Film
We also looked at magazine covers that used a still from a scene in the film to use as their front cover. In the example you can see how the image of the character is taken directly from the film. We thought this was an effective way of making the magazine cover because although people will be able to easily recognise the character they may have not neccessarily seen this picture of the character, making it look more interesting and different. It also allowed the magazine to change background a little and making it suit more to the magazine's
colours. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
colours. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
Image of the star of the film
The last style of magazine cover we looked at was how magazines would use an image of the star of the film, not
in character. We thought this was an effective magazine front cover because although they aren't in their characters they use an actor/actress that is reconisable for being in a certain movie. Also when they used the actors or actresses from that movie they use a very plain background so that the actors stand out on the front cover. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)
in character. We thought this was an effective magazine front cover because although they aren't in their characters they use an actor/actress that is reconisable for being in a certain movie. Also when they used the actors or actresses from that movie they use a very plain background so that the actors stand out on the front cover. (jordan,rhianon,lauren)