Ideas for sell-lines on my magazine cover

 

The mode of address is informal and comes across as friendly particularly the sell-line in the bottom right corner of the magazine. This reads 'BLOODY HELL

Harry comes out fighting'- which will appeal to the predominantly male target audiences humour. The tone in the rest of the cover is strong and influential towards the audience, informing them that they need to buy the magazine and learn the '45 new movies you need to know about right now'. The rest of the sell-lines are names/titles of movies that simply appear on the most important left hand third of the magazine. This allows the target audience to scan the magazine cover quickly and their attention will hopefully be captured by a movie they love- and therefore lead them to buy the magazine.

 

 

 

This magazine covers main sell-line reads ''Oscar Night Preview. Will 'Lord of the rings' rule?''. The golden colouring of the text 'Oscar night preview' reflects the presigious awards ceremony that celebrates the best movies and the trophey/statue that the actors and directors recieve as acknowledgment. This idea is anchored by the image of the famous 'Oscar' trophey/statue which is a gold colour. The 'Oscars' being such a large event is reflected in the cover of the magazine- as this is the only sell-line apart from the sell-line refering to 'Lord of the Rings'. The cover is simple and not over cluttered but includes images at the top of the magazine which appeal more to the male audience. I am to have a good balance of sell-lines and images in my magazine cover.

 

This magazine has employed an unsual convention by placing the sell-lines on the right hand side of the magazine. This edition is likely to make it stand out among the other covers, which should mean that the edition will sell well. The main movie featured in this cover is 'Captain America', the largest text on the cover apart from the masthead is the sell-line: 'Captain America' which allows the audience to immediately recognise the movie featuring on the cover. The image also helps anchor the name of the movie as it shows the main actor armed and ready for action. The sell line above 'Captain America' reads 'exclusive first look!' which entices the audience to want to find out more as they believe that no one else will have this knowledge and they will be the first to find out.

My aim for my magazine cover to is include images and sell-lines as it will attract a range of audiences rather than predominantly male or female. My main sell-line will probably be similar to the Entertainment editions as they tend to focus on one main movie and anchor the name by including the name of the movie in the sell-line. I will have less sell-lines than in the music magazine project, as it looked to messy and disorganised. I hope to have sell-lines that focus on different aspects such as behind the scenes, interviews with actors etc.