Research into similar products: Film magazine

As well as creating a film poster for the trailer that we are creating we are also tasked with the creation of a film magazine that promotes our movie. Because of this it of course important i take a look into magazines so that i get an idea into what to include in my own.

Something that instantly jumped out to me from this magazine was its use of imagery. The sole image of the magazines front cover was that of the films main character. The shot used is clearly an extreme long shot. This shot is really effective because it manages to give off a really creepy vibe that makes the reader feel uncomfortable because of the direct address that is used because it makes it seem as though that the character it looking straight at the audience.
Additionally another thing that i liked about the image in this poster was that half of the characters face is covered in darkness. This is really effective as it gives off the idea that this person is very mysterious and that the audience do not really know a-lot about him and so the movie is also surrounded in mystery creating more buzz and curiosity in the movie.
Additionally, something that stuck out to me in this poster was the main characters eye. The characters eye is coloured in red and i really like how this is done and why it is done. The red insinuates that this person is most defiantly evil and almost makes him seem to be a devil or even satin like allowing the audience to see just how evil this person may be. The colour red, also has various connotations of violence and danger and blood giving the audience a hint into what this character could be up to in the movie.
I also liked how the red in the eye links to the colour of the masthead and all the main titles around the magazine creating a feeling of connection making seem to all tie together and have the same evil feeling.

Main cover line is something that is also very effective, the font used is very simple but its size allows it to stand out more. What i like even more is that it is clearly a quote from the main character and states "whats cooking", this is clearly a reference to the fact the main character is a cannibal so it becomes more sinister which in turn makes the image of the magazine even more sinister when it shows the character looking at the audience.

I also very much like how the cover lines of the magazine all seem to connect together with the main story, for example the "are you a psycho" and the "catering for cannibals" this allows the magazine to all link together and create a more sinister and creepy magazine. It also makes the magazine seem more suitable and synergised as it would look more weird if the main cover line was about a horror/thriller and then all the cover lines covered comedy movies for example.

So looking at this magazine i really liked how overall it was designed and how they made the cover lines suit the overall theme of the magazine. I also very much liked the main image and how effective but also very simple it was.