I then proceeded to add some text/a strap-line above the masthead of 'HUGE WINTER PREVIEW INSIDE!' in order to immediately draw readers towards the cover, and for this I used the same font as the headline in order to demonstrate consistency within the ancillary. I then added a barcode down the right hand side of our main image, in order to follow the conventions of a typical magazine cover:
Next, I added added a 'film reel/strip' panel along the bottom of the magazine, as I had seen this effect on many other 'Empire' magazine covers and I thought it was an innovative way of incorporating my secondary images into the magazine cover. I added images from four recent or upcoming films (Split, Don't Knock Twice, Friday the 13th and Saw Legacy) that all fit into the horror genre or its surrounding sub-genres, in order to further connote the genre of our own film even more. Also, with the help of my group member Charlie, the black box surrounding the 'Delilah' title was successfully removed, and this made the entire cover look more professional overall:
The next thing I did was add the captions to the secondary images using a red text box to keep up with the conventional colour scheme and I used the font 'Aharoni' in white as it made the text look very clear and bold even though it is on the smaller side. I also enlarged the word 'PLUS' in the bottom left hand corner and changed the colour of the text box surrounding it to a brighter blue:
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