Film Magazine codes and conventions

MASTHEAD: Features on all magazine covers, usually at the top of the page and indicates which magazine it is e.g. Empire. Our's will be "Sound and Vision". This should be the largest text on the page and it can reflect the audience it caters for.

IMAGE: The image should reflect the audience and the styles of the magazine. The main image is usually a mid-shot and should reflect what the film is featuring. This usually involves the main actor from the film featured.

As you can see from this photograph that we will be using for our magazine front cover, it is a mid-shot of all the main actors in our film.

'BUZZ WORDS': These involve 'free' and 'exclusive' which capture the readers attention and want to buy the magazine; because our film will be quite independent and will be shown at locations such as Theaters, Independent Cinemas and Film Festivals. The magazine will be giving a free chance for the winner and an extra person of their choice to go to a leading film festival VIP- to meet actors and world leading directors.

(Toronto International Film Festival)

ANCHORAGE TEXT: The text that often overlaps the image to tell what the story inside will involve, this could be a quote taken from the interview inside.

BANNER: Gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found inside.

BARCODE, DATE AND ISSUE NUMBER: Something every magazine has and needs.