In todays lesson, we discussed the codes and conventions of a magazine front cover, and wrote them down onto paper, we then tranfered them onto the computer adding more of our own ideas to the work.
Masthead...
-direct address is used..person in image looking straight at the camera.
Other images are storys within the magazine.
Colour Scheme...
Masthead...
- Title
- Postioning statement -Sets out the magazine ethos: Kerrang- 'Life is Loud'
- Title is kept clear and seperate from the image unless the magazine is established only way it could happen is an image underneath the title.
- Title-Own unique font and its not used anywere else on the magazine.
- Barcode/issue number/date/price/website-Genrally bottom right.
- Buzzwords- 'Plus' and 'exclusive' makes the reader think they are getting extra for money or no-one else has this.
- Images-One main image, sometimes subsiduary images which are smaller.
-direct address is used..person in image looking straight at the camera.
Other images are storys within the magazine.
Colour Scheme...
- Simple colour that don't glash
- 3/4 colours
- colours reinforce brand
- Font of main cover line is bigger
- Same style font
- Text is close to an image
- Normally 5 coverlines-relate to genre chosen
- Only a few fonts used-its limited
- Plain background to make main image stand out
- Picture of band -Long shot -Medium long shot
- Single artist -Medium closeup
- Looking at the camera -Direct address
- Body Language must fit genre.
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