Comparing Flat Plan Of Magazine Cover To The Final Magazine Cover

The flat plan of the magazine cover is similar to that of the final magazine cover. It doesn't have as much changes to it as the film poster and the flat plan of it did. The title of the film and the tagline associated with the film are both at the bottom which is how the flat plan illustrated that it would look. The barcode has remained on the left hand side of the magazine. I've done some research into the layout of magazine covers and I looked at different magazine covers, the barcode usually goes where it's best suited on the magazine cover and for the magazine cover it is best suited on the left hand corner as text fills up all the other spaces. The plug and teaser are on the left hand side which is where it was on the flat plan. The plug gives more information on the cover lines and in this case it does, it's saying there will be a special interview which links with the bit beneath which says 'Dawn Gallant & her fears. It's clear that the interview will be with Dawn Gallant which will divulge in her fears. Fears are closely associated with the horror genre, the audience are meant to feel a sense of fear when watching horror movies, this is also how characters in horror films will feel as well as they may fear the villain.

Conventionally on magazine covers the name of the main actor is featured which is what has appeared on my magazine cover. Dawn is the name of the person of the main image and is the main actor. The sub-title and texts have remained in the same place on the right hand side of the cover which is shown on the flat plan. The flat plan has been accurate to how the final magazine cover has come out. The magazine slogan has stayed underneath the title in small font, the font size is appropriate as its not the main focus of the magazine. The main image was drawn to show where the blood would be placed on her face, body and clothes. The changes that have been made are only small changes. The blood splatter in the flat plan has shifted from putting it on the end of the Empire and moving it to on top of the 'M' and also making the blood splatter bigger. The only other change that has been made is that the cost and issue date have been moved from above the 'M' to underneath 'E' of the masthead. This change came to allow the blood splatter to go on top of the 'M' and make the issue date and cost a little less hidden. It helped cover the blank space that was there.