Magazine Research & PlanningYou need to ensure you cover:

1. Film magazine research 2. Film magazine cover analysis3. Drafting/Layout design

Film Magazine Research

• Which film magazines are there?

• Publication profile - what types of film and content do they feature?

Film Magazine Research

• Who are their readers? Try to find some readership info - publishers usually make this information available for advertisers so do some searching in the business section of the magazine publisher's website.

• As a result of the above, you need to decide which one is most likely to feature your film on the cover.

• Explain this on your journal and then focus on that magazine for the next bit...

Film Magazine Cover Analysis

• What design and layout conventions are there across different covers of the same magazine?

Film Magazine Cover Analysis

• Annotate at least one film magazine cover to show how it is laid out and the elements it contains.

• Add annotations to show an analysis of how media language is used, and in particular, how it targets a particular audience.

• Explain how the above informs your own planning.

Drafting/Layout design

• Consider how your own magazine should be laid out, taking into consideration the conventions of the magazines you researched.

• Do a rough draft (or several) on paper or digitally to show the different elements you would include.

Useful links

• Empire magazine info - http://www.bauermedia.co.uk/Brands/Empire/

• Sight and sound profile - http://journalism.winchester.ac.uk/?page=253

• Front cover design - http://www.magforum.com/cover_secrets.htm