Research into Magazine Cover Text - Jess

Examples of teaser text on film magazines.

·         ‘the force is strong with this one’ – Scott Pilgrim

·         ‘all the elements are coming together’ – Sherlock Holmes

·         ‘The Matrix meets 007 on steroids’ – Inception

·         ‘The boldest and coolest film of 2009’ – Star Trek

·         ‘The end begins’ – Harry Potter

·         ‘No-one’s safe’ – Twilight’s New Moon

·         ‘DEATH! DISTRUCTION! DYSTOPIA!’ – The Hunger Games

·         ‘Confessions of a troubled superhero’ – Iron Man 2

Key Language on Film Magazine covers

The above examples show that magazine teaser text sounds a lot like the tag line on a film poster, so we need to bear this in mind when creating our own.

Language on magazine covers is to there to advertise what is in the magazine to fans of the film being promoted and uses the most dramatic and eye-catching language possible.

Words such as ‘exclusive’ and’ secret’ or ‘behind the scenes’ are often used. This is because it makes the viewer feel as though they are getting to see things that the public are not usually supposed to see or hear or that they are going to hear before anyone else, therefore are made to feel privileged by buying that particular magazine.