Unit 51 page layout
- 1. Unit 51 Page Layout & Design: For thisunitI will be visualisingandevaluatingmagazinesof all genres.Frommusictomovie magazinesthe structure andlayoutare all the same so thiskeywayof makingmagazinesappeal to itsaudience issomethingI needtoconsiderwhenevaluating. The first magazine I will be evaluating is the Empire magazine who are movie enthusiasts and tell you everything you need to know about new releases and upcoming movies. This particular magazine is based on superheroes, which is blatant from the character Superman put large and formal in the middle of the page, they have also used other related upcoming hero films which relate to the film discussed (Man Of Steel).The targeted audience for this particular movie magazine would be obviously people who are big fans of super hero films, not only using one film on the cover they have also mentioned a number of other new released films so if people aren’t so interested in Superman they show that other films will be talked about inside. Text colours and fonts are a big deal when making a magazine because they want it to appeal and be eye catching, unique and to stand out before any other movie magazine. For this mag they have used big chunky styled text which jumps of the page and the contrast of red on black makes it much more outstanding than bland boring colours. Also the makers have used a gun metal/ black colour as the background almost like a steel colour which is relevant to the current shown movie. Putting Superman in the technical term axis of orientation is the part of the page which stands out the most, so this would meet its target audience by showing Man Of Steel being the main talk about in this current magazine. Superman put in the axis of orientation so that it will stand out and make it more eye catchingto appeal to its target audience. Magazine Title Othercontent mentionedinthe weakfallowarea. Main title headline putbig and chunkyfont to make the cover more appealingto itsaudience.
- 2. The double page of the magazine hasdefinedtargetaudienceusingthe pictures,fontsanduse of text.Whenvisualisingthisdouble page spreadof anEmpire magazine itstargetaudience based uponimageryandstyle of textit’smore aimedat teenage andabove. Mainlybecause kidsand youngerteenswon’treallyfindthisstyle appealingandquite tame unlessthere seriouslyinterested inthe filmshownonthe page. The people thismagazine andspecificpage wouldappealtomostlyis movie enthusiastsandpeoplewholike toreadmagazinesbasedonmovies The use of textand colourforthis twopage spreadworkswell because the white background contraststhe goldwritingmakingitstandoutand lookmore appealing,thesecoloursandfontsare alsorelevanttothe Movie itspromotingas it’san oldfictional filmbasedaroundthe medieval times gold,silverandwhite shadesof colour relate backtothisfilmandcan show its targetaudience. What theyhave wrote forthisfilmisquite interesting,theytell the readerthe directorandmakers of previousfilmswhichtheyhave made,thisisgoodbecause the readerwill become more interestedif it’smade bybighitfilmmakers.If the audienceenjoysfilmsmentionedsuchasThe Incredible HulkandAvatarthistwopage spreadcontainsthe leftpage beingacomplete picture of a character out of the filmandthe otherside beingthe informationandanalysisof the filmexplained. Anchorage isusedinthe lefthandside picture withthe filmcharacterput bigin the middle of the page whichkindof makesyou intimidatedhow he’slookingstraightatyoualmostcomingoff the page.Filmmakersandmagazine creatorsdo thisuse of methodinmagazinestomake youmore enduredandinterestedinthe film,becausethispicture doesn’ttellyoumuchaboutthe movie it makesyouwant to knowmore aboutit withthe unusual costumesandsceneryitdoesn’texplain much aboutthe filmbesidesthe alliterationandpunctualitythe magazinearticle hassaidaboutit.
- 3. For my secondmagazine Iwill be reviewingandtalkingaboutthe worldwide bighitThrasher magazine.Thrasheriscurrentlythe biggestandbestsellingskateboardmagtodate withover15 yearsof progressandsellingmillionsof copiesperyear,the mag isskateboardbasedandmostof the contentstoredinthismagazine will be aboutskateboarding. Reviewingthe coverof the magazine itisknownas a big accomplishmentinthe skateboardindustrytogetthe coverbecause all the professional skaterswant it.The coverislike a bigcontestamongthousandsof skaterso when addingquotesandinformationthe Thrashercreatorsdotheirbestnoto ruinany of the shoton the cover.Lookingat the coverabove the title isblatantand eye catchingbeingablock white shade big and longat the top of the page,alsoabove the title there isprofessionalskatersnameswhichmight appeal tofans whoare quite unsure withThrashermagbutwiththeirfavourite skatersbeing featureditwill convince themabitmore tobuyit. The magazine creatorshave addedcolourto the backgroundof the covershot,thisisjust to make the coverlooklessblandandmore eye catchingas it’sthe cover andwill needtolookasgood as it can be The two page article forthrashermag is usuallyinterviewswiththe bestcurrentandupcoming skaters. Or a bigshot of a pro pullingatrickwhichwouldamaze the reader,thiscontentappealsto the readerbecause readingisn’tnecessarilyfunbutfindinginformationaboutyourchildidol could be inspirational andmotivational.Ilike toreadaboutthisstuff to getan image of what there life is like asa skater andwhat theywentthroughtoget to where theyare,it’sjustgreat hearingabout someone you’ve grew uplookingupto,andhearing abouttheirlife.Around50% of skateboard magazinesare shotsof pro skaterswhichappealstomostpeople because the shotscouldbe somethingmind-blowingandeveryone whoreadsThrasherexpecttosee at leastone shotof someone doingsomethingamazing.Talkingaboutthe layoutforthisarticle one page issimply corner tocorner shot of a pro SeanMalto pullingamanoeuvre onhisboard,thisisjustclear to the readerand iseye catchingwhenturningthe page.The otherpage is full of writing,mainly an interview of someone important,theyalsohave quotesandsayingsputinbigboldandcoloured letterswhichlooksgoodandsuitsthe colourscheme.There’salsoasubheadingatthe topright handcorner of the page whichsays‘Cut-&-Sew what?’ whichdoesn’treallymake sensesoreading the informationbelowwillgive youthe ideaof the whole reasonbehindthisweirdheading.