Specific Genre Magazine

After looking at Sight and Sound I have decided to do a more specific magazine in terms of target audience. I am going to make a magazine targeting audiences who like film noir and similar genres, such as crime and thriller, and make the magazine a Noir special.

Here below are existing specific genre magazines:

• The cover line at the top of the magazine instantly lets the audience know what genre of book's, film and tv the magazine sole focuses on "Crime"
• A majority of the audience will know of "Poirot" and instantly be able to recognise the name along with the central image and will associate it with the genre of crime.

• The cover line at the top instantly allows audience to see that the magazine is all about sci-fi, fantasy and horror films. 
• The central image along with the main cover line are promoting Spider-Man 2 a film that belongs to the super-hero genre, a genre that has elements of sci-fi and fantasy. 
• The smaller images are of films that again belong to the sci-fi and fantasy genre. 
• The almost 3D, metallic lettering of the title of the magazine instantly suggests to the audience that the magazine will at least partially focus on sci-fi films. 

• The colour scheme instantly indicates the noir genre.
• The font used for "Film Noir" is in lower case letters, something smaller more independent magazine often do. 
• The mise-en-scene immediately indicates that the film is set in the 1940's, which is when classic noir were made.
• The smaller cover line also indicates to the audience that inside the magazine there will be details about the greatest crime films. 
• The red of the title and underneath the main cover line adds an element of noir, as red is often associated with the femme fetale as they are often perceived as manipulative, dangerous and seductive all elements that the colour red is often used to represent.

• The name alone of the magazine "scream" indicates to the audience that it is a horror magazine.
• The font used for the title of the magazine adds to the element of horror, making it more clear to audiences what genre the magazine belongs to. 
• The smaller images are dark and together with the blood like splatters are a clear indication for audiences that the magazine focuses on horror.
• The cover line above the masthead "blood, guts, gore and more" is yet another indication that the magazine focuses on horror. 
• The main cover line "The Walking Dead" has skulls and a hand reaching as though coming out of the ground, again hinting at the horror genre. 

In conclusion all of these magazines had certain elements indicating their specific genre, such as the type of font, the cover lines, the images and the colour scheme. Therefore when I start creating my magazine I will have to think carefully about each convention and how to lay them out.