I've decided that I would only feature one of my antagonists on this cover, as there would be different editions, much like my poster. This front cover features Tick inside the clock face, whilst the other edition would feature Tock.
So. How did I make it?- I used CS2 Photoshop
Firstly: I had taken lots of pictures of a grandfather clock (ironically...it was my Grandfather's), different parts of it, such as one just of the clock at the featured time (11.11), many of the full clock and one of the door.
Secondly: I had to mash up all the pictures to make one whole clock!
Thirdly: I took a few pictures of hands to make them look like they were gripping around something i.e. a door. As I wanted to make it look like there were people inside the clock trying to get out/escape.
Fourthly: I added the Tick mask into the face of the clock, I thought this was the best place to include the mask as it doesn't seem out of place here- which was one of the reasons I decided not to have Tick and Tock on the same cover, because with both of them, it seemed a bit tacky and not very professional.
Fifthly: I added a gradient to make the background (this matches my poster and logo- a bit of a theme really), a bar code and I added parts of my friend's- Emily - media project film poster. As I decided that if my magazine was to be real it would feature her film in it.
Then using Picnik.com (a free photo-editing website)- I added text onto my poster.
Explaining the Text
The Title- I decided to have my title in bold and red to make it eye-catching. It is called captured, as it is a film magazine, it is like capturing a film.
Glitch- I used the same text as I used for my poster, so they would match, again at a jointy angle for each letter, bright green to carry on the sci-fi theme.
Hollywood VS Britain- This is a major debate in the film industry, and since it is a film magazine, I thought it would be a nice touch to have for my magazine front cover.
Exclusive interview with Director Naomi Lewis- I thought 'Why not?', it's a magazine featuring my film, naturally they'd want to know about the director.
New film smashes onto the screen- This is a pun, as the film is called She'll break you- so I thought smashing onto the screen would be representing something breaking. And in this case, the film is a new release.
Free Glitch Poster INSIDE- It goes with the feature article, and the free poster inside is just that extra bit of advertising, people who will put up the poster are more likely going to see it.
Time is Ticking- the tagline for my film 'Glitch'
November Edition 2011- because the film is out in November 11th, the magazine would have been released a bit earlier, so people would be able to get an insight of the film, wanting them to see it more.
Win- V.I.P cinema tickets- There was a bit of extra space that was needed to be filled, and often in magazines including Film, have competitions, I thought that people would be enticed into buying the magazine more if there was a competition especially for V.I.P tickets as they are rare to come by.
That's all *I Think* there is to explaining my magazine front cover! Enjoy!
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