NEA Task 14 (Planning) : Magazine Title and Strapline

 

I have decided to use the magazine title of "Clapper Board Magazine" as it is directly involved with cinema and creates an easy link between movies and the magazine. The Strapline "Get in sync" acts as a pun as a clapper board is used to sync up the video and audio when filming movies, it also entices readers to catch up in the movie world as they will be "syncing" in with the latest cinema information, trailers, and reviews.

NEA Task 13 : Research Into Existing Film Magazine Websites

 

NEA Task 12 : Research Into Film Magazine Contents Pages

Sight and Sound Contents Page (June 2022)

• The contents page is a single page
• layout in boxes and columns, reflecting a movie plan with timeline and different subsections with terminology associated with cinema.
• The first section shows the contents of the magazine, followed by reviews and contributions
• Inside the magazine is sections for the current state of the cinema world with critics decision's on cinema, the process of making a movie, Celtic cinema, director talks, movie analysis', historical things related to cinema that happened in previous June years, as well as reviews of all new media content no matter format.
• The Typography shows a capitalised, bold, sans serif font for the headings, subheadings and numbers, however a sans serif font is used for the text. The black type stands out from the plain white background. The size of the text changes depending on the importance of the information being displayed.
• The only images used in the contents page are head shots of the contributors.
• The page numbers are displayed first in each section but does not detail the exact page a story will be on, the contents page also does not have a page number.

Sight and Sound Contents Page (March 2023)

• The contents page is a single page
• layout in boxes and columns, reflecting a movie plan with timeline and different subsections with terminology associated with cinema.
• The first section shows the contents of the magazine, followed by reviews and contributions
• Inside the magazine is sections for the triumph of "Aftersun", Tributes and insights into cinema and literature, discussions with influential people on common movie tropes, movie stars thoughts on the world and issues they have with it, discussions of the ending of movies like "sitting target", historical things related to cinema that happened in previous March years, as well as reviews of all new media content no matter format.
• The Typography shows a capitalised, bold, sans serif font for the headings, subheadings and numbers, however a sans serif font is used for the text. The black type stands out from the plain white background. The size of the text changes depending on the importance of the information being displayed.
• The only images used in the contents page are head shots of the contributors.
• The page numbers are displayed first in each section but does not detail the exact page a story will be on, the contents page also does not have a page number.

Little White Lies Contents Page (July/August 2022)

• The contents page for little white lies takes up one of a two page art piece which links in to the front cover in some form
• The layout of the magazine has the issue number at the top of the page, followed by the heading "featured contents", underneath each individual section of the issue laid out in order as they appear in the magazine with the page number above each section.
• Featured sections in this issue are "lead review: Pink flamingos", "The Gospel According to St John", " The Little Blockbuster That Could" and others.
• The content within the magazine often revolves around the main focus of the issue in this case Pink Flamingos with several main sections discussing individual aspects of the movie, however there are also some separate topics focusing on the cinema world in general.
• The font used often contrasts the background of the contents page. Headings and subheadings are in a bold, sans serif font. Whilst page numbers and information about the sections are in a serif font with smaller size.
• There are no images used in this, other than the art work that spans the two pages.
• The contents page itself does not hold a page number, however the page numbers are displayed above the sub-headings for the sections

Little White Lies Contents Page (Nov/Dec 2022)

• The contents page for little white lies takes up one of a two page art piece which links in to the front cover in some form
• The layout of the magazine has the issue number at the top of the page, followed by the heading "featured contents", underneath each individual section of the issue laid out in order as they appear in the magazine with the page number above each section.
• Featured sections in this issue are "lead review: Glass Onion: a Knives Out Story", "Blanc Check", "To Kill For Love is Such a Thrill" and others.
• The content within the magazine often revolves around the main focus of the issue in this case with Glass Onion with several main sections discussing individual aspects of the movie, however there are also some separate topics focusing on the cinema world in general.
• The font used often contrasts the background of the contents page. Headings and subheadings are in a bold, sans serif font. Whilst page numbers and information about the sections are in a serif font with smaller size.
• There are no images used in this, other than the art work that spans the two pages.
• The contents page itself does not hold a page number, however the page numbers are displayed above the sub-headings for the sections

Film Stories November 2022

• The contents page for Film Stories is a two page spread.
• The layout shows 3 columns on the credits pages, with the credits; followed by a larger middle column with the main articles in the magazine; and the third column showing all other articles in the magazine.
• The contents page shows sections of the magazine like the credits featuring the writers and "important people" and "less important people"; main articles which have photos accompanying them, like " Daniel Radcliffe is Weird" and "Anything But Amateurs"; and the main contents section features articles such as "fashion in film" and "news and interviews".
• The content within the magazine features the latest movie news as well as articles talking about previous movies and the art of movie making.
• The typography shows headings in the same font as the magazine title, a capitalised, bold, sans-serif to maintain continuity throughout the magazine. Headings and the background of page numbers are in a box which matches the colour scheme on the front cover of the issue. The main text in the contents page is in a black, smaller sans serif font.
• Images are used to highlight the main stories within the issue, and intrigue readers into researching these topics by reading the magazine.
• Page numbers are used for the contents page, as well as larger individual boxes for each article within the magazine.

Film Stories March 2023

• The contents page for Film Stories is a two page spread.
• The layout shows 3 columns on the credits pages, with the credits; followed by a larger middle column with the main articles in the magazine; and the third column showing all other articles in the magazine.
• The contents page shows sections of the magazine like the credits featuring the writers and "important people" and "less important people"; main articles which have photos accompanying them, like "changing tunes" and "Trumbull's space odyssey"; and the main contents section features articles such as "fashion in film" and "news reports".
• The content within the magazine features the latest movie news as well as articles talking about previous movies and the art of movie making.
• The typography shows headings in the same font as the magazine title, a capitalised, bold, sans-serif to maintain continuity throughout the magazine. Headings and the background of page numbers are in a box which matches the colour scheme on the front cover of the issue. The main text in the contents page is in a black, smaller sans serif font.
• Images are used to highlight the main stories within the issue, and intrigue readers into researching these topics by reading the magazine.
• Page numbers are used for the contents page, as well as larger individual boxes for each article within the magazine.

NEA Task 11 : Research Textual Analysis of Film Stories Front covers

 

NEA Task 10 : Research Textual Analysis of Little White Lies Front covers

 

NEA Task 9 : Research Textual Analysis of Sight and Sound Front covers

 

NEA Task 8 : Research Into Existing Film Magazines For A Media Literate Audience

 The three magazines mentioned in Sams' profile were Film Stories, Sight and Sound, and Little White Lies. 

Film Stories

• Published by themselves as they are independent.
• A new issue is released every month
• A subscription to Film Stories costs £22.99
• covers often feature famous people within the cinema world like directors or actors, and look like this.
  
  
  
• Film stories also has a website that can be visited here https://filmstories.co.uk

Sight and Sound

• Sight and Sound are published by the British Film Institute (BFI)
• A new issue of Sight and Sound is released every month
• The price of an annual subscription to Sight and Sound is £50
• Sight and Sound typically features important people in the world of cinema on their front cover

• The website for Sight and Sound magazine can be reached here under the domain of the BFI's website, https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound

Little White Lies

• Published by TCOLondon
• The magazine is bi-monthly, a new issue every two weeks
• A single issue of Little White Lies cost £12, and an annual subscription costs £38
• The front cover often features an individual or character currently popular in the film world with details such as illustrations around the image.
  
  
  

• The magazine also has its own website seen here  https://lwlies.com/