AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER
This magazine is published monthly by the American society of cinematographers, it focuses mainly on the individuals who deal the the art and production of the film for example the lighting. When we look in this magazine we see that there are no interviews with the stars of the film, instead there would be an interview with the person who deals with the lighting. Directors and Filmmakers are involved inside the magazine as well. The magazine also discusses how-to, discussion of tools and technologies and historical features.
HOTDOG
This magazine is published in the UK, the first magazine was released in 2000 by Highbury entertainment and they're final issue was in 2006. It focuses towards a cynical view of the film industry. It doesn't focus on blockbusters and it doesn't go with the norms of film magazines. It focuses less on hollywood blockbusters and more on independent films. Towards the last few years it focuses more on mainstream film press. It was closed only 6 years after the first publishing because the competition was to high.
NEON
This is another British film magazine, it is published monthly by Emap consumer media, its first publishing was in december 1996 and its final publishing was february 1999. It included films latest news, previews, actor profiles, interviews and contemporary music profiles. The magazine itself was written in a humorous way. The magazine closed when the original editor left, the magazine no longer made a profit, they tried to make a more commercial direction, but it still did not work.
PREMIER
This is an American and New-York based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media US. It's first publishing was in 1987 and its last was 2010, it was first published in France in 1976 and it is still being published there. The magazine was sold in America, Britain, France, Australia and Canada. Each year the magazine includes a list of hollywoods most powerful people, it also covers the oscars and it also looks at women in the film industry. We also get information on big hollywood movies and stars.
LITTLE WHITE LIES
It is an internationally distributed magazine. It is published in a London based company called TCOLondon. It contains information on the lead review, articles that are written about the film that is presented on the cover, it also has a reviews section that has interviews with directors and stars of upcoming movies. The magazine came as a result of the film magazine Adrenalin being closed down due to the publisher going bankrupt.
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
The magazine itself has dated back since 1889 and the name of the magazine kept changing until it stayed at Screen international in the year 1975. The magazine is on films outside the US mainstream films and is more about international films. They provide in-depth analysis, opinion and commentary on issues, people and products shaping the worldwide film industry.
FANGORIA
It was originally named Fantasica in 1978, it was meant to be a companion to the science fiction magazine called Starlog aimed at teenagers, Fantasica was meant to cover fantasy films also for the same audience. The name Fantasica was unusable due to it sounding similar to another magazine. They then changed the name to Fangoria and made it a Horror magazine.
STARBURST
Starburst is a British Scientific Film magazine, it is published monthly. Before the publishers decided on the name Starburst, it was going to be called Starfall or Skinn, but it was decided that these were too negative. The magazine included features such as a review section written by editors and publishers, interviews, it also had a section reviewing genre material.
SFX
This magazine is published every 4 weeks by Future place, its was found in 1995, and is a British magazine. It covers topics such as science fiction, horror and fantasy, it not only covers film but also TV, radio, video games, comic and literature. It published regular special edition copies. It features a column written by various film artists and writers.
SHIVERS
Shivers magazine, is a film magazine thats main focus is the horror genre. The first issue appeared in 1992, the magazines final issue was in 2008. Its regular features included a news section, a book review section, it also included 'The Pitt Of Horror'.
UNCUT
It is based in London and is published monthly. Its targeted audience is 25-45 year old men. Its main focus is movies and music. Its main features are on old albums, interviews with film directors, music and film news and reviews on all major new releases whether this is films, music or DVD releases. This magazine is more suitable for independent films not so much big Hollywood blockbusters, you can tell this from the main images as the person on the front range from independent musicians or film directors. In 2006 the magazine was refurbished and no longer featured books and it reduced the content about films.
FILM COMMENT
This is an Arts and Culture magazine, published by the film society in Lincoln Centre, It features reviews and analysis of mainstream film making from around the world. Founded in 1962. We can see from the front cover that compared to other magazine such as Empire it is more of a traditional sophisticated magazine, aimed more towards a more mature audience.
PREMIER
This is an American and New-York based film magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media US. It's first publishing was in 1987 and its last was 2010, it was first published in France in 1976 and it is still being published there. The magazine was sold in America, Britain, France, Australia and Canada. Each year the magazine includes a list of hollywoods most powerful people, it also covers the oscars and it also looks at women in the film industry. We also get information on big hollywood movies and stars.
LITTLE WHITE LIES
It is an internationally distributed magazine. It is published in a London based company called TCOLondon. It contains information on the lead review, articles that are written about the film that is presented on the cover, it also has a reviews section that has interviews with directors and stars of upcoming movies. The magazine came as a result of the film magazine Adrenalin being closed down due to the publisher going bankrupt.
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
The magazine itself has dated back since 1889 and the name of the magazine kept changing until it stayed at Screen international in the year 1975. The magazine is on films outside the US mainstream films and is more about international films. They provide in-depth analysis, opinion and commentary on issues, people and products shaping the worldwide film industry.
FANGORIA
It was originally named Fantasica in 1978, it was meant to be a companion to the science fiction magazine called Starlog aimed at teenagers, Fantasica was meant to cover fantasy films also for the same audience. The name Fantasica was unusable due to it sounding similar to another magazine. They then changed the name to Fangoria and made it a Horror magazine.
STARBURST
Starburst is a British Scientific Film magazine, it is published monthly. Before the publishers decided on the name Starburst, it was going to be called Starfall or Skinn, but it was decided that these were too negative. The magazine included features such as a review section written by editors and publishers, interviews, it also had a section reviewing genre material.
SFX
This magazine is published every 4 weeks by Future place, its was found in 1995, and is a British magazine. It covers topics such as science fiction, horror and fantasy, it not only covers film but also TV, radio, video games, comic and literature. It published regular special edition copies. It features a column written by various film artists and writers.
SHIVERS
Shivers magazine, is a film magazine thats main focus is the horror genre. The first issue appeared in 1992, the magazines final issue was in 2008. Its regular features included a news section, a book review section, it also included 'The Pitt Of Horror'.
UNCUT
It is based in London and is published monthly. Its targeted audience is 25-45 year old men. Its main focus is movies and music. Its main features are on old albums, interviews with film directors, music and film news and reviews on all major new releases whether this is films, music or DVD releases. This magazine is more suitable for independent films not so much big Hollywood blockbusters, you can tell this from the main images as the person on the front range from independent musicians or film directors. In 2006 the magazine was refurbished and no longer featured books and it reduced the content about films.
FILM COMMENT
This is an Arts and Culture magazine, published by the film society in Lincoln Centre, It features reviews and analysis of mainstream film making from around the world. Founded in 1962. We can see from the front cover that compared to other magazine such as Empire it is more of a traditional sophisticated magazine, aimed more towards a more mature audience.
EMPIRE
This magazine has been running since 1989, it is a British film magazine. It is the biggest selling film magazine in the UK, it is also published in many different countries around the world. The magazine covers mainstream films as well as independent movies. It regular features are reviews, interviews, film news it also contains a transcript from a notable film scene, a top 10 list, questions and answers from celebrities, a challenging quote that if is correctly answered from the audience will win them a prize and 'celebrity mastermind' this is where celebrities are questioned about there newest films.
TOTAL FILM
Total Film magazine is another british magazine, it is published every month. The magazine is available in many different counties, but the main focus is the US and UK. Whilst it mainly focuses on big blockbuster hollywood movies, it also looks at more innovative film screenings. It features interviews with directors and actors, making of onset pieces for new movie releases, every release has a 6 page in depth chat with a director or actor, a main cinema review section.
Cinefex
This magazine is published bimonthly, it mainly covers visual effects in movies, it features detailed and lengthily articles about the creativeness and technical processes behind current films. It also features behind the scenes photographs illustrating the progressions of visual effects. This sort of magazine is targeted to more of an older audience, the sort of people that may be reading this magazine are more educated about films and may want to learn about the making of the film rather than interviews with celebrities.
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