Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Initial ideas for a new film magazine

Current Film magazines:



Total Film:
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  • Total film is a British Film magazine, edited by Jane Crowther and first published in January 1997. 
  • It offers cinema, DVD and Blue Ray news, reviews and features. 
  • Each month Total film interview directors and actors to make on-set pieces for new and future releases. 
  • Total films also contains trailers of upcoming films that are going to be released in the future and mention popular films of the year. 
  • The layout of The film magazine is that at the front of the magazine they only advertise one film with either the star or main characters of the film. 
  • Total Film has a heading on each magazine with the exact same font every time.
  • Total film is also colour coordinated at the front of the magazine. 






Empire:
  • Empire is a British Film magazine, edited by Barry Mchllheney.
  • It is published monthly by Emap.Bauer, however was first issued in July 1989.
  • Empire is the most highest selling British film magazine in the UK and has been published in the following countries: 
  1. United States
  2. Australia 
  3. Turkey
  4. Russia
  5. Italy
  6. Portugal 
  • Not only does Empire advertise movies but advertises other things such as phones, L'oreal and Bacaradi.
  • A regular feature of Empire Masterpiece is the they have a two-page essay on the specific film selected.
Film Comment:
  • Film comment is an Amercican Film magazine based in New York City and first found in 1962, film comment then began publishing on a bi-monthly basis. It was edited by Nicolas Rapold.
  • They focus on reviews and analysis of mainstreams, and also film making from around the world. 
  • The covers of film comment are very vague and does not have a lot of details to it.
24 Images:

  • 24 images is a French language film magazine published in Canada, and edited by BenoÎt Patar, in 1979. However 24 images changed editors in 1987 to Marie-Claude Loiselle and Claud Racine. 
  • They have reviews and blogs about the films.
Bianco e Nero:
  • Bianco e Nero is an Italian film magazine edited by Luigi Chiarini and published in 1937.
  • Because of the war the film magazine was ceased published between 1944 and 1946 and when war finished, resumed in 1947.