Task 1

1. Film Magazine Front Cover Key
Terms

2. Introduction
This is an exercise that will remind me of the
main features that are on a magazine cover. In
turn, this will help me to apply these
technicalities to my own magazine and ensure
that it is successful and conventional.

3. Example – Empire Magazine
Mast Head
Main Cover line
Anchorage
Header
Thumbnail
images
Information &
barcode
Buzzword
Pug
Cover line

4. Other features missing on example
• Tagline – Often found under the masthead, it
is usually a description of the magazine itself
and not the specific content it features on that
particular issue.
• Skyline – Information that features on the very
top of the magazine (but can sometimes be at
the bottom) that gives additional info on what
is in the issue of the magazine.

5. Conclusion
This task has helped remind me of the
conventions that feature on film magazines, and
will allow me to create content that will be
recognisable and conventional. It’s especially
helpful that I looked at a film magazine, as other
magazines have varying conventions, and I may
have run a risk of creating a magazine that
would not be recognisable.