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Questionnaire

This film magazine will have a new issue published once a month and will promote the latest films and provide information on where readers can view them. The magazine will also contain film reviews, new and interviews with the cast and crew of popular films.

1. What genres of films do you like or want to see covered in the magazine?


2. What segments would you like to see in the magazine? e.g. Interviews or Reviews


3. Would you prefer to see content covering new films or older films?


4. Would you like to see content covering animated films or exclusively live action?


5. Would you like to see interviews with the stars of movies or put actors of more minor characters in the spotlight?


6. Would you prefer to read a physical magazine or a digital one online?


7.  How much would you be willing to pay for this magazine?


8. What would you expect to see on the cover of the magazine?


9.  Would you like to see contests in the magazine?


10. Would you be interested in reading this magazine?

Initial Research For a New Film Magazine

Empire is a British film magazine that publishes a new issue every month and is published by Bauer Consumer Media, although it was originally published by Emap Consumer Media however they were brought by Bauer Media Group in 2008. The first issue of Empire was published in July 1989, 29 years ago, and was edited by Barry McIlheney. Empire magazines contain a variety of content from film news, reviews and previews to countdowns for movie related topics different topics. Issues also contain interview segments with actors, directors and other celebrities such as a segment called 'How Much Is A Pint Of Milk?' in which celebrities are asked 'silly' questions. Most issues of Empire contain a feature known as 'The Empire Masterpiece' which is a two page essay on a film that is randomly selected by Empire.

This specific issue featured in the picture is issue 255was published in September 2010 and was edited by Mark Dinning. The main colour used on the cover of the magazine is red. The magazine cover features an image of Scott Pilgrim from the movie 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World' as well as the title of said film. The cover of the magazine is stylised similar to the movie that it is promoting, as both heavily use the colour red and similar 'cartoonish' fonts, which makes the film on the cover more recognisable.The cover also shows some of the other contents inside the magazine which cover other films. Readers who like multiple of the movies featured or stated on the cover will be more likely to buy the magazine.

Total Film is another British film magazine. Total Film is also published monthly but also has a special summer issue that is published once a year, the magazines are published by Future Publishing. The first issue was published in February 1997 and the first summer special issue was published in 2004, digital versions of the issues are available on the iPad. Total Film magazines contain interviews with actors and directors, similar to Empire, as well as 'the making of' 'on-set' sections regarding new or upcoming films. a major feature in every issue of Total Film is the 'Total Film Interview' which is an six page long in-depth interview with and actor or director. Issues also have section that contains letters, emails and feedback from readers. Total Film also contains some other regular features such as 'Ever Met Tom Cruise?' which are interviews with behind the scenes crew, 'You Talkin' To Me?' where celebrities answer question posed as movie quotes and the '60 Second Screenplay' which is a cut-down version of a movie script that is meant to be humorous. Total Film has a wide variety of features and segments, similar to Empire.

The issue of Total Film depicted is depicts Deadpool on the cover. 'Deadpool' is a mix of a comedy and action movie similar to 'Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World', however the way Total Film depicts Deadpool is very different to the way Empire depicts Scott Pilgrim. The actual image used focuses more on the comedy part of the film opposed to the action as it shows Deadpool holding a water gun. The style of the magazine's cover remains the same rather then change to fit the film's style, unlike Empire. A lot of the font is in green which is a direct contrast to Deadpool himself, who is red, other font colours used are black and white which all go well with each other but make Deadpool stand out more on the cover, in turn making him more noticeable which will draw the attention of fans of the character. The cover also contains a lot more text then Empire's cover and thus provides more information about the contents of the magazine.

All About Me

All About Me

My name is Joshua Martin. I am 17 years old and my birthday is on September 12th. I live with my parents and my two younger brothers who are twins and are 14 years old. In my free time I like to play video games and my favourite game series is Persona and I am attempting to train myself to play Super Smash Bros as a competitive ESport. I also like to watch TV and YouTube and I also like to make content for my own YouTube whenever I have the time to. I previously went to Edenham High School which has now become Orchard Park High School. The subjects I am studying at college are computing, media and film.