Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Compareing Film Magazines.



The two magazines i will be studying are the Empire 2008 December issue and Sight and sound magazine 2009 January issue.

Empire - Bright vibrant masthead iconic of the magazine.
- Headline/ Lead story is based on one particular film.
- Cover lines follow the theme of this issues of Sci-Fi.
- Feature Article Photo of the Headline/ Lead Story.

Sight & Sound - Masthead iconic of this magazine.
- Headline/ Lead story is focused on many films from the past year.
- Cover lines follow the Headline/ Lead Story.
- The Feature Article Photo on this Magazine is a visual graphic with vibrant colors to entice the reader.

Review Content

Empire magazine shows of its commercial style and try's to appeal to its mass audience using visually pleasing features as well as informal reviews you apply to the more common film buff.

Sight & sound magazine has a very distinct style with formal texts to inform the reader with a more informed audience this magazine aims for film enthusiasts and looks into the details.