FILM MAGAZINE RESEARCH

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF FILM MAGAZINES

• Empire SfX

• Total film

EMPIRE

• Empire magazine is a British film magazine which is published each month. The first issue was published in July 1989.

• The target audience for empire magazine is for both male and female readers. However the target audience is predominantly middle class males, aged between 16-30. in addition the readers are generally film enthusiasts as the magazine costs four pounds .

EMPIRE PUBLICATION PROFILE

• On each issue of Empire magazine you will find:

• On Location - on set reports from the hottest movies in production.

• Reviews - all of the month's cinema and home releases reviewed with incomparable knowledge and insight.

• Masterpiece - critical analysis of a cinematic classics.

• My Movie Mastermind - in which famous face from film are tested on their own movies.

• Kim Newman's Video Dungeon - the renowned horror and sci-fi critic runs the rule over the month's bloodier releases.

• Classic scene -an excerpt of a classic scene in screenplay form.

TOTAL FILM

• Total Film is a UK-based film magazine published 13 times a year published monthly and a summer issue is added every year since issue 91, 2004 which is published between July and August issue by Future Publishing. The price of the magazine is £4.00 and it also focuses on British talent .

• The target audience for total film is predominantly males who are between 18-35 who are dedicated film enthusiast who enjoy sharing they opinions about films .However the magazine is less masculine than empire so it is also targeted at females.

PUBLICATION PROFILE

• The magazine contains:

• all the major releases of the upcoming week,

• First look pictures and on-set reports.

• A-lister interviews.

• Unbiased reviews of every new film released.

• A celebratory section of trivia and film legacy insight to entertain

SFX• SFX is the world's leading sci-fi, horror and fantasy magazine. he

magazine covers topics in the genres of popular science fiction, fantasy and horror, within the media of films, television, videogames, comics and literature. There are 13 issues of this magazine each year .The cost of the magazine is £5.00.

• The target audience for SFX is more genre specific than the other magazines as it's male orientated but not entirely . It appeals to a expansive age range but to a niche audience, it's targeted at sci-fi/fantasy fans.

PUBLICATION PROFILE • The magazine contains :

• Gossip on forthcoming TV imports and cancellations in the sci-fi /fantasy world .

• The editors reveal if they are going to disclose a plot secret.

• Interviews from actors ,directors and authors.

• Provide positive and negative feedback on the movies which ensures there is not a biased view.

• Behind the scene stories.

COMPARISON OF EMPIRE MAGAZINES

On each of the magazine covers the layout is very similar because the masthead is always located at the top and is always big and bold. In addition the main character is always seen in front of the masthead .The title of the film is always located at the bottom of the magazine . The date and the price is placed on the M of the masthead in all the covers.

MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS

The masthead is located at the top of the magazine and is

very bold

The price of the magazine isn’t so

obvious as it is expensive .

Barcode

Title of the film

The main character is always presented in front of the

masthead and gives an insight into the film, for instance the

main character is holding a gun which could symbolise that there

is going to be action

Dateline