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Social Networking Feedback - Magazine Cover

Magazine Cover

Secondary Magazine Images

Print Product Feedback

I showed a draft of my print products two five members of my target audience and used their suggestions to to improve my work to suit their tastes.

Magazine cover:
Ross, 18: It looks good but quite plain, it needs more text on it to fill out the blank spaces and there needs to be more detail across the bottom of the page.
Ashleigh, 17: There is lots of black space on bottom left and title needs spaces in 'heads of tails' to make it stand out as separate words
Rachel, 17: The red lipstick is effective as it fits in with the colour scheme. The bold font for title is good too and i like the use of different fonts but they link together well. There is lots of blank space which you could fill in with another picture of more text. The 'plus' graphic and colour change draws attention in
Charlie, 19: It's really good, the eery scribblly font looks effective and suits the genre. All the text stands out from black background, although the bottom left is a bit empty, you should put more info in to cover it up.
Steph, 18: You should change the work 'or' into a red font so it defines the contrast between heads or tails, And rearrange the sell lines to frame the face of the actor and add banners behind the titles. What is the main article about?

Poster:
Ross, 18: It needs more colour other than white and you could maybe introduce theme of coin on poster that relates to the film or even the stalkers face behind her in the background as if she was being watched.
Ashleigh, 17: I like the way she fades into background. You could use a bit of red text within the white as this also suggests, blood, danger, death, hell. All of these things fits the genre more and have a continuity theme with the magazine.
Rachel, 17: professional credit block. Distinctive, unique font that fits the genre. The actor fades into the background which is effective. It doesn't hint at the storyline which could be good and bad. CCould also interpret a coin into the poster.
Charlie, 19: I like black and white and the way the actor blurs into background it looks creepy, as if she were lost. Although it needs more colour in the font.
Steph, 18: Do the same with the title by using a red to break up the words. Add a website too for the audience to link to.

Magazine Editing

Magazine Images Editing

I like this image because it shows off the models features but doesn't give too much away. She is lookiing over her shoulder which makes the audience think that there is something behind her. The pose instantly creates recognition between her and the audience, they empathise with her and fear for her safety,

This is my favourite image of the two as i think it looks more inviting as you can see the model's full face and her expressions. She doesn't make eye contact with the audience which disconnects the relationship between them, but they audience empathise with her and see that she in focussed.

Magazine Cover Shots

For the magazine cover i have used a close up shot which shows the models face and her expression. A closer shot of her face allows the audience to recognise her as a character and take her side of the story. The model doesn't create eye contact with the audience which disconnects the relationship between them. Her mouth is slightly open but showing no emotion, this shows that she is deep in thought and focussed. She is composed in the centre of the page and leaves a bit of room at the top of the picture for the magazine head line and spaces around the sides for sell lines.

Font Research

Using dafont.com i downloaded some fonts that i thought would be suitable for my products. The fonts i had in mind was quite 'tough and strong' as i think this fits my chosen genre well. 

The title used on the Empire magazine varies in colour and effects but always uses the same pointed font. The variations i have looked are is plain, bold colour, a 3D, illuminated effect and a backlit, glowing effect. For my magazine i will test out various effects rather than just using the plain bold colour as sometimes i think it look more effective and attractive with 3D effects that stand up from the page.

 Total Film tend not to vary their title font much, usually its just a change of colour, sometimes with the magazine image over lapping the text or an extra graphic across part of a letter. I think that having the head of a model on top of the text looks really effective and professional and i will try this on my magazine cover to see if it gives off the same effect. With the title becoming an iconic logo it can always be read even if part is covered as the audience recognise it's features such as the bold colouring or the pointed letters. 

I sampled the fonts that i thought would be most effective for my magazine title on the website. I think the Dead Kansas font looks effective with the little parts that are worn. The Dirty Headline isn't straight and powerful enough and 28 Days Later has too many effect. The Stencilla font is too difficult to read at a quick glance with all the separate parts of letters.

I thought about incorporating a coin into the title on the letter 'O' as it fits in with the storyline of the film. I am unsure of which font i think looks most effective so i will ask my target audience in order to get a reliable opinion.

Costume Ideas - Film Poster + Magazine