The editing process of the Film magazine

So that we could create a film magazine front cover, we needed to get a picture that the whole of the group would be happy with, so that we could use it as our main image and the image that linked all of our final productions together. Therefore we shot different shots and decided on the one of the five victims from the film trailer.

After we decided what image we was going to use, we uploaded it onto Adobe Photoshop and began to edit it. We first of all turned the image black and white and darkened the contrast, this way it had a spookier effect and it had a link with the film poster. We placed the image where we wanted it and stretched it slightly, making sure to click on the paper clip so that the image did not distort. We then added a slightly darker rectangle to the top of the A4 page, using the rectangle tool. We did this so that the masthead would stand out.

We then added a smaller black rectangle to the top of the page, so that we could add in a skyline. We then selected the text tool and placed it on top of the black rectangle. We then changed the colour of the font to white and bold, and this is where we have out tagline, 'Britain's number one film magazine'.

We then went on to http://www.dafont.com/ which is where we chose the font for our masthead. We typed out the masthead onto one layer and filled it in black. We then copied that layer, however, we filled the text in red and placed it over the top of the balck one, but slightly out of place. This gave the masthead a 3D effect.

After this we decided to add in the issue number, website and date just underneath the masthead, using the text tool and then positining it in the right places, changing the colour of the font to match the colour scheme of the front cover. After analysing other film magazines we could see that a lot of them contained a pug, therefore we created one for our magazine front cover. We did this by selecting the circle tool, drawing out a circle we then dupilicated the layer and filled one of the circles in red and the other in white. We then slightly stretched the white one so it was a little bit bigger, which made the pug bolder and more eye catching. Using the text tool again, we added in 'Win tickets to a movie premiere'.

After adding in the previous features, we used the text tool to create other film titles and catchy taglines, so that our magazine fitted in with conventions. We alternated the colours between red, white and black so that they all stood out and matched the colour scheme.

We got the barcode from the internet and copy and pasted it onto the magazine, creating a new layer.