Film Magazine Research

 Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. Empire is the biggest selling UK Film Magazine company and is also published in the United States, Australia, Turkey, Russia, Italy and Portugal. It reviews both mainstream films and art films.
 “each monthly movie issue delves into the world of commercial and arthouse cinema to bring you film reviews, features and set reports. If you want the essential inside track on
what's going on in Hollywood, a Empire magazine subscription is the one to buy” – Empire magazine.

Often Empire uses a similar type of layout for all of their covers, for example Empire always place their masthead (title) at the very top middle of the page most commonly in bold red writing to stand out.
Empire are not afraid to overlay their main image over their masthead – this suggests Empire is a well-established organisation as they do not need to advertise their brand name, this may be because their covers are recognisable enough as it is.

Another convention of Empire – and many other film magazines is to place the anchorage text/ Cover lines around the main image – this is to further entice the consumer by offering more stories and reports on something they may enjoy more than the main story. 

 

Another popular film magazine is Premiere.
 Premiere was an American and New York City-based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S between 1987 and 2010. The original version of the magazine, Première, was established in France in 1976 and is still being published there. Premiere was released ten times a year, with issues dated February, March, April, May, June, July/August, September, October, November and December/January. It sold all over the United States, Canada, Australia, Britain and France, among others. Each issue of Premiere included regular features, such as: The Backstory - An introduction by current Editor-in-Chief, Peter Herbst. Letter Box - Letters from readers, which also often include comments from industry insiders. Take One - A series of short features that include: Action - Behind the Scenes & Ahead of the Curve Ask Glenn - Questions posed to film critic Glenn Kenny Scene Stealer - A brief look at three performances from a random actor-of-the-month's career YES, It's True - News You're Not Supposed to Know - Tidbits on Hollywood wheeling and dealing First Look - Dispatches from the Moviemaking Front - Brief visits to films still in production The Slate - Who's Doing What, And With Whom - A quick roundup of greenlit projects David Strick's Hollywood - A candid black-and-white shot from a film set or location Previews - The Movies That Matter This Month - Synopsis and bottom line prediction Reviews - Film analysis and opinion from Glenn Kenny