Magazine Analysis and Planning

By Callum Sands

Magazine Analysis One of the first things that you notice about this magazine cover is that the image takes up the whole of the page, so attention of the viewer is solely on the image.

The colours used on the cover are mainly red, black and white. These colours symbolise blood, gore and the content that are featured in horror films. Also white and black can be linked to the colours of the killer’s mask.

There is a banner at the top of the magazine cover which includes puffs that give information on what is featured within the magazine but they are articles that are not relevant to the cover image.

The font used is very bold and stands out from the background.

The puff at the bottom of the page is linked to the main cover image. Certain words stand out in this puff such as ‘RETURNS!’ which is in a light blue font where as the majority is in white, so it helps establish the franchise making a comeback into popular culture.

Magazine Analysis The font design used in the title is quite specific and unique to the particular magazine. The title of the magazine is called Fangoria so the font has a fang effect to emphasis the title of the magazine. Also the font effect relates to the image used on the cover of the magazine, you can clearly see the young girl shown in the image has fangs so in theory the title, the effect and the image are all linked together.

Like with the previous magazine cover one of the first things that you notice about this magazine cover is that the image takes up the whole of the page, so attention is on the image.

Many horror film magazine’s have their own and often share very similar identifiable features such as the colours they use their covers. Like with the previous magazine cover this cover uses red, black and white throughout their text. Again this is used to symbolise and emphasis the blood, gore and death that will be present in the film featured on the cover.

All the puffs and banners are all related to other horror films.

Magazine Analysis

Looking at these two magazine covers have given me a taste of what I should include on my magazine cover. I should have a huge main cover image that will draw in my target audience, I should use colours that are significant and relate to horror and also include banner’s and puffs with stories that have a link to horror in some shape of form.

Magazine Planning I have a very specific idea of how I want my magazine cover to look. I have had the title Terror Weekly in my head since the beginning of the project. I really wanted the cover to look quite dark and menacing so I have decided to use a photograph that recreated a scene from a horror film. This will provide a direct link to my project as well as giving the audience an inside look into my project without giving away any of the plot elements.

Magazine Planning The colours that will be featured on the cover will be red and black, which will help establish the cover as a cover for a horror magazine like that of ‘Fangoria’.

Also the masthead design will look like its scratched into the magazine, which will also add to idea of this being a horror magazine cover, ‘Fangoria’ also did this with their masthead design.

The puffs will also be related to things going on in the world of horror.