Magazine Cover

Designed by Kate Barnes

The magazine front cover was based on the real media product of 'Empire Magazine' (see evaluation question 1). The main image is a close up of the villain antagonist 'Elsie' which directly addresses the audience through the use of eye contact. The image has been edited using the online website www.picmonkey.com which allowed me to change the temperature, exposure, saturation and edit the eye colour of the image to appear darker and therefore conforming to the forms and conventions of the horror genre.

The masthead was overlaid on the image using Photoshop and InDesign, where the other headlines, plug/puff, banner, barcode and general layout of the magazine were formed together. 

The storylines/headlines are relevant and would therefore appeal to the target audience of a film fanatic who would be reading this magazine.

I incorporated iconic rating stars to show the audience that their has been a review of this film despite it's new release. This element requires shared knowledge from the audience and therefore entices and encourages them to read the magazine and take an interest in our other ancillary text and main product.