Similar products

As mentioned in a previous http://lewisglennonmediaa2.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/organisation.html, I have continued to look at similar products for my magazine front cover to help add to my ideas so far. Here I have looked at one for Robert Downey Jr's 'Sherlock' film. I was intrigued with this front cover, because Empire released one with cover lines and one without, with this one drawing in audiences because it was seen as a 'rare copy.' However while this is a cool idea to pull in an audience they could do this due to Downey Jr being such a well known actor. Therefore this idea will not be as effective on my front cover. However it is the image itself which I think can help me massively. Recently I have been trying to figure out an effective way to fit both Poezzi and Castro onto the front cover of the magazine and this image has given me a good idea for it. While Downey Jr is the main focal piece of the image, in the background you can see a shadow hinting that this could be his enemy in the film. This is then backed up by him holding the gun and giving the audience direct address as it implies he knows that his enemy is lurking in the shadows. This is an effect I could use for my magazine cover. By having Poezzi in the center of the cover and the main piece I will still be able to build my magazine around him, but then I could have Castro as a figure at the back showing the audience that the underworld is not all Poezzi's. This magazine cover has helped come up with another idea for my front cover and will be useful when I start to construct my magazine. I will begin drawing a draft of how I could use this effect on my cover in the near future.