THE TASK IS TO CREATE A POWERPOINT ANALYSISING SIX UK FILM MAGAZINES.

UK FILM MAGAZINES

film magazine

Empire is a British film magazine, it is monthly published by Bauer Consumer Media. The editor is Mark Dinning. The magazine costs £3.99 to purchase.The target audience ranges from teenage through to all years asthe films they include are appropriate to all age ranges. It is a mass market magazine it doesn’t matter about what gender orage read it. The magazine is populist, it includes posters and reviews of newfilms it also includes interviews.Empire aims to cover a wide range of popular films therefore appealing to a wide range of audiences. The main focus seems to be covering the main new releases.

film magazine

Future publishing own and publish the magazineIt costs £3.70It is published 13 times a year which is every four weeks.Total film is also a mass media magazine, the magazine is appropriate forall age ranges and both genders so its not aimed at a specific audience.Second best film magazineThe title total film suggests it covers all films, modern guide to movies.

film magazine

Sight & Sound are owned and published by the British Film Institute Its targeted at an educated audience, its an academic magazine and thelanguage is quite complexed inside.The cover lines tend to be about directors, festivals and academic studiesof films.But it does also cover all new releases but it’s mainly about the craft offilm.The name sight & sound instantly makes someone think of a filmbecause this is what it entails. The tagline demonstrates its worldwide status, making people want to read it because it is well known so you know its going to be good.The colour scheme is very eye-catching

film magazine

Hybrid magazine, mainly music rather than film. Mainly films that appeal to their music audience.Target audience 25-45 year old men.The title Uncut suggests that you’re going to get all the details.The director is Allan JonesIt is published monthlyThe company is IPC

film magazine

Little white lies is an independent film magazine produced by the church of London. The design of each magazine is entirely based around the feature film, so all front covers are totally unique, the only consistent item on the front cover is the headerThe magazines look is visually attractive.It is a niche audienceThe editor is Matt Bochenski

film magazine

Sci-fi genre specific. Editor is David BradleyThe former editors are Matt Bielby and Dave Golder.The company is future publishingSFX magazine comes out once every four weeks.

Summary Slide

I have learnt that the front covers are mainly the actors

in character. The main films featured are mainly new

releases. Learning this when I create my magazine front

covermy image will be in character.The key cover line will have to anchor the

image.