Monday, 12 October 2009

Research of Magazine Covers

Unlike Film Posters, Magazine covers have to feature several seperate films or articles, and compete with them for the audiences attention. A good Magazine cover has to immedietly grab the attention of the audience, so they immedietly view the article, and most importantly, buy the magazine.
Here are a collection of magazine covers I have found:


Film - Spiderman 3 (2007)
Genre - Action and Thriller
Made by - Columbia Pictures
Evaluation - The picture used is exceptionally simple, but speaks volumes about the film and its content. The almost feautreless background adds much more depth to the photo. The focus points on the photo gives it significant impact, with both his fierce features, primarily the eyes, drawing you into the picture, with his outstretched hand grabbing the viewers attention, and making the audience want to read on. Another aspect is that the text seems to be placed behind him, giving it a varying depth of field, and so creates the illusion of a 3-D cover.









Film - Clash of the Titans (2010)
Genre - Action, Drama and Fantasy
Made by - Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros.
Evaluation - Like in other magazine covers, the photo is focused on exceptionally powerful poses, with little action in the background, instead using it to focus on the foreground, and so the character.  The layered text, also makes the character seem to be moving towards you, and although the pose is slightly intimidating, it will also inspire the audience to read on.










Film - The Hobbit (2011)
Genre - Adventure, Fantasy and Journey
Made by - Warner Bros.
Evaluation - This cover presents a much lighter genre of film, primarily given across by the birght background, and the happy face of the character. This cover also uses a foreground illusion, making the photo seem to come off the page, making it much more attractive. The background contains very little action, with more small features, introducing the area shown within the film simply, but also effectively with the cloudy, overcast background, and the character in front.

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