Billboard

This is the first draft of the billboard which will advertise View magazine. I have used photo shop to create this billboard. The image is in black and white to create synergy with the magazine, this continues the house style. I have also used the same color scheme as the front cover of the magazine which also creates synergy.

As i have not created a billboard in AS, i have had no experience creating one and was not familiar with the features of a billboard. Therefore creating a billboard for my film magazine has allowed me to become familiar with the features of a billboard. I have learnt that only the main information should be on a billboard to make it easy for viewers to read. The image and background should also take up most of the space which is why I have used the image I have as the background of the image stretched over the rest of the billboard. I have used large, bold letters for the title of the billboard as this is the magazines name and the billboard is advertising the magazine. Viewers will instantly be able to tell the billboard is advertising the magazine as the name of it is in large bold letters. I have included the genre of the magazine in text underneath the masthead as the image does not give the genre away, letting the viewers know what genre the magazine is will allow the correct target audience to read the magazine. I have also chosen to write the name of the region the magazine is based around so readers know the magazine is regional to Newcastle.