Thursday, 6 November 2014

Research Into Print Products

Magazine Front Covers:



  • Masthead - the title of the magazine at the top of the page
  • Tagline - small text at the bottom of the masthead featured in every issue
  • Large Title - can be the name of the film or the actor they are focusing on
  • Film Character/ Actor - a photograph (or in some cases artwork) of one of the film's main cast or crew members
  • Colour Scheme that links to the film (green lantern's cover is green, Sherlock Holmes' cover is grey and blue)
  • Buzzwords - Words that will entice an audience to buy('Massive', 'Epic', 'Exclusive!')
  • Banner - a small coloured banner (sometimes with images) to show which other films are being wrote about
  • Barcode 
  • Date
  • Issue Number

DVD Covers: 
















  • Main Actors
  • BBFC Classification
  • Production Company
  • Barcode
  • Film Title
  • Main Image
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Running Time
  • Production Credits
  • Special Features
  • Pictures from Production
  • Synopsis 
  • Reviews / Quotes
  • Film Logo
  • Cast List
  • Spine Title

Billboard Posters: 















  • Related imagery - i.e. picture of main actor/s - helps present genre of the film
  • Reviews
  • Large / dominant title 
  • Tag Line
  • Review
  • Release Date
  • Production Company
  • Main Actors Names
Film Posters:



















  • Image relating to the film
  • Name of actors
  • Film title
  • Star Billing
  • Tag Line
  • Production Company
  • Release Date
  • Review
  • Institution Logos
  • Billing Block

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