Film Magazine Questionnaire

As part of my primary research, I have created a questionnaire to ask people about there opinion on film magazines. I will ask people of my target audeince, this will help me focus on the important parts of my magazine. I have also asked a few questions about posters because I am also going to create a poster to advertise my magazine. Below is an exmaple of the questionnaire I will ask 10 people, for my target audience. I will ask people between the age of 15-27 because I feel that these are the audience which I am targeting my film towards.

1.      What is your age?

Under 15          16- 23            24- 31           32 and over

2.      What is your occupation?

3.      What is your gender?

Male          Female

4.      Do you buy Film Magazines?

Yes             No                If No, state your reason why…

If Yes, can you state which film magazine you buy…

5.      What is the main reason for buying a film magazine? Can tick more than one

Entertainment             Gossip              Free goodies  

Find out about new releases

6.      How much would you pay for a film magazine?

50p- £1.00            £1.01- £2.00            £2.01- £3.00             £4.00 and over

7.      What is your favourite part of a magazine? Can tick more than one

Interviews                   Free items                   Advertisements                    Exclusives     Competitions                    Images of characters              Latest news on film releases      

8.      What features of a magazine cover is important to you?

Exclusive         Focal Image                Sell Lines                Colour Scheme          Other…

9.      How are you attracted to watching the latest films?

Posters            Trailers                 Billboards               Magazine reviews

10.  If you saw an attractive poster advertising a film, would it appeal to you to watch it?

Yes                   No

If No please state why....

Movie Magazine Research

 

Movie Magazine research

As part of my project, the brief includes producing a magazine front cover advertising the film my partner and I have produced.

From my research I have found two popular magazines which specify in new film releases. The two magazines are Total film magazine and Empire.

Empire Magazine

Empire is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. From the first issue in July 1989, the magazine was edited by Barry McIlheney and published by Emap. Bauer purchased Emap Consumer Media in early 2008. It is the biggest selling film magazine in Britain, consistently outselling its nearest market rival Total Film and is also published in Australia, Turkey and Russia. Empire organises the annual Empire Awards which were sponsored by Sony Ericsson until 2009 and are now sponsored by Jameson. The awards are voted for by readers of the magazine.

Total Film

Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year which is every four weeks, by Future Publishing. The magazine launched itself in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features. It is one of the largest circulation English-speaking film magazines in the world. Guest editors have included Peter Jackson, Kevin Smith, and Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.

As part of our course we have to produce a magazine cover featuring the movie we are creating. I thought it was relevant to do my own primary research on what people who like to see on the front of a movie magazine, therefore I did a small survey asking people who were my target audience.