Magazine Questionnaire

Do you expect the magazine masthead to be the largest font on the page?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect there to be recognisable actors and characters on the front page?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect the cover lines to mention what else will be in the magazine?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect there to be social media links on the cover?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect the date, issue number and price to be on the cover? 

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect the title to be in a bold and colourful font?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect the cover lines to tell you a lot of information about the contents?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect there to be a slogan?

Yes          Maybe          No

Do you expect other images to be on the cover?

Yes          Maybe          No

Magazine Title

After conducting a focus group with 24 participants, all over the age of 15 which is the lower bounds of my target audience, I have decided to name my magazine 'Brit Films' as the participants though that "this magazine sounds like it would be the most appropriate for the audience that you want" as well as it being a "catchy and memorable name". The participants also answered that if they saw all of these film titles, Global Movie and Brit Films would be the ones that they were most likely to pick up and look at. After explaining what my film will be and what I plan the magazine to be like, they though that either Brit Films, Conqueror or Global Movie to be the title of it. After asking them multiple questions and showing rough drafts as to what the magazine will look like, 10 out of the 24 people chose Brit Films to be the title. Although I planned on either Brit Films or Global Movie to be the title, I realised that my target audience should be the deciding factor for what I should name my film.

Potential Names for my Magazine

1) Best Shot - I think that using this name for a magazine would be good for a more behind the scenes aimed magazine such as Sight and Sound. As I want to have a magazine similar in theme to Total Film and Empire, I think that using Best Shot as a magazine title would not be appropriate for what I am aiming for.

2) Conqueror - This name I think is similar to Empire's name as it is a 'world domination' type name. This is good as I want my magazine to be a big global hit but I feel that it is too similar sounding to Empire and I do not want my magazine to just sound like the knock-off version of Empire magazine.

3) Global Movie - I like this name as it sounds like a mainstream magazine which has enough content that will entertain audiences wanting to know and learn about the face value of the films. It does not sound like it will go into much detail about all of the people that work behind the films but there will be interviews and articles about mostly mainstream actors.

4) Brit Films - This magazine will focus solely on the British film industry which will be good as my film will be a British production. I do however feel that this magazine will not be immensely popular as the British film industry is not the largest. It will also have to include more behind the scenes information about films and it will need to accommodate for a larger market age wise.

5) Movie Night - I think that this magazine sounds like a mainstream title. I would imagine it to mostly focus on just the films themselves and only really talk about them on their entertainment value. I feel like that this magazine will not be considered as a too serious production but will be good at simple reviews without going into too much detail over them.

 

Questionnaire Regarding Audience Expectations for Posters

Do you expect the main characters to be on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect the actor's names to be on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be ratings and reviews on the poster?

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be a reference to other films on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect the film title to be the largest font on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be billing on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be social media links on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be references to awards on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be a tagline on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect the directors name to be on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect there to be a release date on the poster?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

Do you expect the poster to clearly define what genre the film will be?

 

Yes          Maybe          No

 

 

 

 

 

Film Magazine Cover Analysis

As my film is going to be an independent production, I will be creating an independent magazine for it. The content and design will be similar to magazines such as Sight & Sound, FilmMaker and MovieMaker. So that I will be able to confidently create my own magazine front cover, I am going to analyse three front covers from these three publications. I will be analysing them in terms of layout and content so that I have an idea as to what content I should include and how my magazine should look.

• The masthead is in plain black lettering on a yellow background which is not too eye catching.
• There is a dominant central image director Michael Haneke.
• There is a web address for Sight & Sound.
• There is the date, issue number, price and bar code.
• There are multiple cover lines advertising what else is in the magazine.

• The masthead is in bright and bold lettering to stand out.
• There is a dominant central image is of director Robert Rodriguez.
• There is the date, issue number, price and bar code.
• There is a dominant cover line related to the central image.
• There are multiple cover lines on one side of the page.
• There is a slogan about MovieMaker, "The art & business of making movies".

• The masthead is the largest and most eye catching part of the cover. 
• There is a recognisable central image of famous director Quentin Tarantino.
• There is a web address, bar code, date, price and issue number.
• The dominant cover line is the same colour as the masthead and relate to the image of Tarantino.
• There are plenty of other cover lines on both sides of the cover.
• There is a slogan of FilmMaker, "The magazine of independent film".

My Film Certificate

After researching certificates and what content and material is allowed for specific ages, I have chosen that my film should be a 15 certificate. I have chosen this classification for a number of reasons. Firstly, with the amount of violence, gore, themes and language that I intend on using for my film is adhering to the guidelines set out by the BBFC. 

I had to take into consideration that if I made my film a 12A or an 18, there would be many things that I would miss out on. If I were to give it a 12A certificate, there would not be as much violence, bad language and I may have to change and adjust my theme so that it would be suitable. As it is a 15 I will not have these limitations to deal with on my film. 

If I go to the other end of the spectrum and make it an 18, even though I will be allowed to be much more graphic in aspects of language, gore, violence and themes, I will cut out a large demographic of people who go to the cinema. Therefore, the less people that view my film means that I will make less of a profit and could potentially even lose out on some money.