Magazine Cover Creation

We decided to do use the main protagonists of the film for our magazine cover, as we feel that the cover needs to show the characters in the film which are the most important and will create the right message for our trailer and film. The two characters that we have used are DC Summers and DC Curtis, along with the Drug Lord. This shows DC Summers and DC Curtis arresting the Drug Lord. Once we took the picture and uploaded it onto the computer, we played around with different effects to see which would look most effective. These are 4 we looked at using:















We then chose the style we felt looked best, and started to add onto the picture. We then transferred the picture onto Microsoft Word, where we added in text boxes. We then used the title format on Microsoft Word and used Doctor Atomic because of this. We then chose our title and inserted it. This though showed us a problem as the title went over the top of DC Curtis' head. We then decided to cut out the image of Robin's head, and then post it again in the same place, but just over the top of the title writing.













We then had to decide what other information we were going to include on the trailer. After looking at existing covers and our deconstructions, we discovered that giving away prizes was a big part and this enticed the reader even more into wanting to read the magazine. We then decided on a big prize, entered the picture onto the cover and created the competition. We felt that this feature was extremely important to include as it means the audience will want to win the prize and will also read the magazine.










We then transferred the whole cover onto Microsoft Word and saved it. This then meant it would be easily transferable. Overall, this was intriguing for us to create as we could improvise with effects and text, and this meant we could come up with a successful magazine cover.