Empire is a film magazine that reviews mainstream and arts films but predominantly focuses on mainstream, more current new releases. You can also view the articles and extra features such as trailers that they recommend and daily movie news on the website therefore it is more current and up to date information than buying a monthly magazine, even-though the website is free to view and the magazine costs around £4.00 to buy. There is also links to be able to follow and join Empire groups on facebook and twitter.
Fangoria is a film magazine that focuses purely on Horror films and it is Americas longest running horror magazine. Initially, when Fangoria was first released it was based around a 'fantasy' concept and by issue 4 the publisher confinded the magazine was losing around $20,000 per issue. A young editor was employed who re-invented the magazine to be wholly based on the horror genre with the first magazine featuring The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick) The layout is still largely unchanged to this date.
Since 1985 Fangoria has sponsered annual horror movie conventions known as 'The Weekend of Horrors' in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Chicago.
Fangoria created Fangoria Films in 1990 with the goal of financing one feature film a year. The first film was Mindwarp in 1990. However in 1992 it ceased production but in 1996 it re-emerged as a distribution company.
In 1991 Fangoria started its annual Chainsaw Awards which honours horror cinema. The films were voted for by the readers of their magazine however in 1996 the awards show was stopped although the awards carried on through the magazine.
Fangoria is also featured in films such as in Friday the 13th (1982 Steve Miner) were Debbie is reading Fangoria shortly before she dies. Also, in Death proof (2007 Quentin Tarentino) Fangoria is seen on a shelf in a shop. This is because Fangoria is a horror film so people with a horror interest will also have an interest in Fangoria although if they are unaware of Fangoria after seeing it featured in these films develop an interest in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangoria_(magazine)#Fangoria_Branches_Out
Fangoria is a film magazine that focuses purely on Horror films and it is Americas longest running horror magazine. Initially, when Fangoria was first released it was based around a 'fantasy' concept and by issue 4 the publisher confinded the magazine was losing around $20,000 per issue. A young editor was employed who re-invented the magazine to be wholly based on the horror genre with the first magazine featuring The Shining (1980 Stanley Kubrick) The layout is still largely unchanged to this date.
Since 1985 Fangoria has sponsered annual horror movie conventions known as 'The Weekend of Horrors' in Los Angeles, New Jersey and Chicago.
Fangoria created Fangoria Films in 1990 with the goal of financing one feature film a year. The first film was Mindwarp in 1990. However in 1992 it ceased production but in 1996 it re-emerged as a distribution company.
In 1991 Fangoria started its annual Chainsaw Awards which honours horror cinema. The films were voted for by the readers of their magazine however in 1996 the awards show was stopped although the awards carried on through the magazine.
Fangoria is also featured in films such as in Friday the 13th (1982 Steve Miner) were Debbie is reading Fangoria shortly before she dies. Also, in Death proof (2007 Quentin Tarentino) Fangoria is seen on a shelf in a shop. This is because Fangoria is a horror film so people with a horror interest will also have an interest in Fangoria although if they are unaware of Fangoria after seeing it featured in these films develop an interest in it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fangoria_(magazine)#Fangoria_Branches_Out
From researching into film magazines the majority of the front covers are similar. They are dominated by a photograph of the actor/actress who is in the film there advertising, this is used as it attracts the audience to look at the magazine especially if they have an interest in that character.
There is also snippets such as '15 films you must see' and 'icons of the decade'. This gives anchorage to the audience of what else they will find in the magazine.
A number of fonts and sizes are used to give variation.
The date and issue number is also given.
Masthead goes across the top of the cover and the photo often covers part of masthead.
Background colours matches the genre of the film displayed on front.Most have humour linked in to cover, or taglines.
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