Conventions of Film Magazine Covers

• Masthead - the title of the magazine at the top of the page
• Tagline - small text at the bottom of the masthead featured in every issue
• Large Title - can be the name of the film or the actor they are focusing on
• Film Character/ Actor - a photograph (or in some cases artwork) of one of the film's main cast or crew members
• Colour Scheme that links to the film (green lantern's cover is green, Sherlock Holmes' cover is grey and blue)
• Coverlines - small text on the sides of the page which signifies what other articles are going to be there
• Buzzwords - Words that will entice an audience to buy('Massive', 'Epic', 'Exclusive!')
• Banner - a small coloured banner (sometimes with images) to show which other films are being wrote about
• Barcode 
• Date
• Issue Number