Film Magazine Front Cover First Draft

This is my first draft film magazine front cover. I used one of the images I previously took and manipulated of Kate. I then placed this image into Adobe Photoshop so I could then add the conventions to the front cover. To create the masthead for the magazine front cover I typed in 'Film ers' into Photoshop, leaving a gap knowing that I would be adding a heart shape from the Internet in the center so the masthead would say 'Film lovers'. Using the layer style tool in Photoshop I added a inner shadow, outer glow and a texture effect to the text and the love heart. Looking at various magazine front covers on the Internet and previous covers I have analysed on my blog I added a date and price for the magazine in the top right hand side of the magazine front cover. Also added a small quote beneath the masthead saying 'The worlds largest movie magazine!'. Having this quote entices viewers to purchase the magazine. Analysing the previous magazine front covers I also added a plug on the right hand side of the front cover. This plug promotes one of the pages in the magazine which is makes the cover seem more realistic. Also in Adobe Photoshop I added a plug at the bottom of the front cover. This plug includes new film releases which are included in the magazine. Using the brush tool I blended the red box into the black background, which adds to the horror and thriller theme to the magazine front cover. Taking a barcode image from the Internet and placing it in the bottom right hand corner of the magazine front cover, this contributes to making the film magazine front cover seem more realistic.
For my next film magazine front cover I could improve it by including more plugs and text which makes the cover more interesting and compact.