Film Magazine Research with Mo

On the front cover of film magazines there are usually famous actors who are currently starring in a blockbuster film, the name of the magazine is in the background so that they can focus on the images in the foreground, news about upcoming films and actors, the theme of he magazine will match the film being promoted, smaller images of other upcoming films which have a famous actor, even if they aren't playing the main character. A link to the their website in small writing, advice to the reader. They will feature an "exclusive", this could be news about a film or actor. 

The picture will be a close up/medium shot of the character(s), if it is a drama then the characters will look very serious or sad, whereas a comedy will show the actor laughing or in a funny situation. 

The average price is between £3-£5.

The competitions are accustomed to the magazine genre, for example a gossip magazine which is aimed towards women will have a competition to go away to the Bahamas or a high-quality kitchen appliance. In film magazines they will have give you a chance to see a film behind the scenes, and offer all expenses payed, or an expensive TV, Blu ray player, etc.

The articles can vary from reviews, to awards, advice on films, news about actors, but not gossip, more like acting techniques and what their experiences were like whilst working on a movie set, news about independent films who don't have the budget for promotion and interviews with actors, film-makers, etc.

The colour of the cover will be related to the current theme, or film that is being advertised. The colour of the magazine title generally doesn't change unless it really doesn't go with the background, they will be very bold to create emphasis.

One magazine had 150 pages in total. 

The contents page will be very clustered because there are many pages, however the most important articles will be in a large, bold font because the reader will want to read them first, other articles will not be in bold and in a smaller font. There will be several images all over the page but it will still be in a organized fashion.

On a double page spread there will be a large image on the right page, whereas the first page will have smaller image with a caption. The title, which could be a film title or an interview with someone, will be one the first page in a larger font than the rest of the article. In the middle of the article there will be a large quote in bold, which may shock the reader in case they didn't want to read the article but after seeing this quote they might.