Magazine Analysis

My brief is to produce a promotional package for a new movie. This includes my movie being the feature film on the cover of a film magazine.

By looking at these three magazine covers, it is clear that there are a number of conventions

used.

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Fig 1 Fig 3Fig 2Conventions Used: • Masthead• Buzz Words• Movie Title• Date• Price• Dominant image• Colour• Genre• Pull quotes

Conventions Used: • Masthead• Buzz Words• Website• Pull quotes• Actors• Colour• Genre• Date• Price• Main Image

Conventions Used: • Masthead• Buzz Words• Movie title• Main image• Issue• Date• Price• Reference to other films• Genre• Colour• Actors names