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.