COVER AND CONTENTS FIRST DRAFT
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For these images I used a wide shot and close up. I travelled down to London to take theses photos because I believe that London has great backdrops for images. London has an array of diverse culture and unique areas which I used, such as China town and the famous London Museum. I used a close up because the style of magazine which I am making uses images to express the emotion of the article.
Comparing Entertainment Weekly and Variety The Entertainment weekly magazine uses bright colours which reflect the theme of the magazine. For example, this magazine cover is for the new ‘Aladdin’ of the movie, and all three of the characters give off a positive emotive ambiance as they are all happy and are welcoming, appealing to the young target audience of the movie. Variety have a repetition of using dark, serious and emotive covers for their magazines. The Variety magazine that I have chosen to compare is the March No4 issue which includes an image of Chris Evans. Comparing the two magazine covers together, it is clear to see that Variety use a more serious approach to the covers and target an older and more sophisticated audience. The background of the Entertainment Weekly magazine uses blue and purple colours, this links to the characters and the colour theme of there movie they are promoting; however, Variety have used a dark ba...
Focus group questions - What attracts you to the magazine before you purchase it? The image/ Main article - Do you buy the magazine for the title or the image? The main image -Does the image of the front influence the purchase, if yes please explain why Yes, the image does influence purchases because it may be of an idol of mine or something that attracts me to the magazine. - How often do you purchase magazines? Not too often - What is the most common magazine genre for you to purchase? Sport/fashion - What is the most amount of money you would spend on purchasing a magazine? £1 - £3.50 These were my questions and the most common answers, as you can see the majority of people buy magazines based on context and cover star meaning that the information and images on front of the magazine are of extreme importance...
