Film Magazine planning & development
(^^ OLD WORK IN PROGRESS VERSION OF THE MAGAZINE ^^)
I created my film magazine before filming and taking pictures for the film trailer of the fictional film “Through The Eyes Of A Killer”, using a temporary picture of female rapper Diamond so I could work on the magazine with a layout similar-ish to the shot I wanted for the magazine when pictures/film would be taken. So although I knew I would still have to change it around slightly after putting in the real/original image, it allowed me a basic layout to work on. So I got a barcode, the picture of Diamond and started work on it. First I decided the film magazine title which I decided would be Film Now, and then I thought about how to create a good text for it and instead of using word art from Microsoft Word, or text from Microsoft Publisher I decided to go on a font site and type in my magazine. I used dafont.com and didn’t need to change the automatic colour background of white (when copied and pasted) as I wanted this to go with and stand out against my black background/dark image. After doing this I decided fonts and created/typed film titles, features, etc…plus magazine date, issue number, magazine website and the price (which I decided as it is issue 1, a new magazine, it should be on special offer to attract new customers so I made it £2). As for my features I used real actors/actresses (except for my group fictional film “Through The Eyes Of A Killer”), ending up mentioning Halle Berry, Nicholas Cage & Queen Latifah on my final version. I originally also had Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller + Jim Carrey written with “The Laugh” feature but I ended up not featuring their names as through looking at the annotations/covers of real film magazines, the features were short, so I shorted down and slightly changed the features, an example is I changed “Exclusive film review: City Kill: starring Nicholas Cage & Queen Latifah” to “City Kill: Nicholas Cage vs. Queen Latifah”. And as well as changing/shortening features, I also made the main feature (my fictional group film “TTEOAK” as the magazine is promoting the film along with my poster & film trailer) much bigger and more prominent compared to the other features.
(^^ Finished version of the magazine ^^)
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Since the above, I have made some changes to the magazine. Taking bold off the “The Best Films Of 2009 So Far” so it is clearer to see, especially from a distance. I have also changed the “Film Now” logo background from white to black , blending in perfectly with the rest of the magazine. Also I have made it bigger so that it stands out more. Here is the updated version of the magazine (screenshot):
