The document provides details on conventions for magazine front covers. It discusses how images are typically used to depict main characters and establish the narrative. Captions in various fonts and sizes are employed to highlight different sections. Placement of mastheads, bar codes, and other elements follow standard layouts. House styles reflect the magazine brand or genre through visual elements like fonts, colors, and proportions.
2. It is conventional for the Buzz word used to interest the Further articles have
image on the front cover to customer to purchase this also been mentioned
use a mid shot of the a magazine Ultimate on the front page small
main character as shown font used so that focus
here with the antagonist. on featured film on
This therefore helps to give front cover.
an idea of the narrative of
the film.
Direct mode of address has Left had third on front
been used in this image as page includes tag/
the character is looking cover lines to film.
directly at the audience. Capitalization also used
This technique is used to to make it stand out.
help involve the audience
As well as the title of the
film the page also consists
of a variety of different
fronts for different sections
of the page therefore
making them stand out
more
3. For this magazine it is
The date and price for the conventional for the
magazine is conventional name to be hidden
across all genres and under the image of a
magazines main character within
the film. And is
therefore the house
Direct mode of address style for this magazine.
and a mid shot is also
used with the main A bar code is used in
character from this film order for customers to
helps establish narrative purchase the magazine
along with engage the
audience.
Along with capitalisation
the size of the font is also Banner used on front
used to show importance page to add an
with larger text being additional list of
most important for content within the
example the magazine magazine.
name and the film title.
4. Tag line used that relates
to the film it is The mast head to any
promoting and that is film poster is positioned
featured with in the at the top of the page
magazine. and includes the name
of the magazine
Mast head used here company along with a
reflects the genre of the tag line that will entice
film. It is often that the the customer to
masthead reflects the purchase the magazine.
house style of the
company or genre they Rule of three often used
are displaying e.g. Font, within magazine front
colour and proportion. covers. The title of the
magazines and the
House styles can be used masthead is often in the
to reflect either the background with the
magazine company of character in the mid
the film its self. This may ground with finally
include the colour and surrounding articles or
font type or even logo items at the bottom of
for example the total the page in the
written in the Film font. foreground