Magazine Front Cover Process

We decided to select this image as a magazine front cover as there is a large amount of space around the main focus of the image, this is also a dark and plain background which allows us to add clear cover lines that will be easily read by our target audience. There is use of eye contact which shows that the model is directly addressing the reader and therefore drawing them in. The image is also a close up as this shows detail and draws the audience in as the main image is clear and large.

The image also presents the audience with an image of one of the main protagonists 'Elsie', this is recognisable for the audience as this image is used in our trailer and theatrical poster as an iconic image and use of synergy. 

We edited the images on Photoshop and adjusted the exposure levels and reduced the saturation by laying a grey filter over the top to give the image of the protagonist as little colour as possible. This connotes death which is a convention for our Horror genre.

We came up with the idea of calling the magazine 'Cine' as it is a term that is recognised and widely used in the film industry. We also took inspiration and found the title of the magazine relevant to our actual film trailer as we will be using a cine camera (super-8) to give an aged effect.
We wanted to use the colour red as it is the first colour seen by the human eye, and therefore attracts the attention of the target audience. We used this font as it gives a vintage look which is relevant to the title of the magazine, we also laid a copy of the title text over a lighter colour to give the pale shadows.

We are unsure of the colours and placement of the magazine title at the moment, as the shade of red seems almost too contrasting with the black background of the main image. The moon in the image is also in an awkward position so we have decided to remove or possibly move the moon to make the image seem more realistic and fit better.

We edited the image on picmonkey.com and applied a focus zoom effect to give a ghostly and more transparent look to the image, we also darkened the eyes and increased the level of shadows to draw more attention to the eyes from our audience.

After careful reconsideration, we changed our magazine cover to represent an actual media product, 'Empire Magazine'. The logo was transferred and overlaid across the image as a masthead on InDesign and Photoshop. 

This images show the process and effects we used to create a realistic layout of a film magazine that represents a realistic media product.