Sight and Sound is a monthly film magazine published by the British Film Institute (BFI).
The British Film Institute is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, distribution, and education.
This famous magazine celebrates the art of cinema and TV worldwide. It also runs the once-a-decade poll of the greatest films of all time.
Unlike other film magazines, it features expert film analysis and essays. It also includes in-depth reviews, interviews, and articles on cinema history.
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The magazine costs £6.50 and is available from some newsagents as well as via the BFI website.
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The magazine's ABC certificate below shows that the average circulation of the magazine in 2022 was 15,493 per issue.
Sight and Sound Front Cover Analysis
You will find images of 2 front covers for Sight and Sound; these are for the June 2022 and March 2023 editions.
For each cover, make notes in relation to the following questions. (You do not need to post anything to your blog at this point.)
June 2022
- Who is the feature of the main coverline and what can you find out about this person and the film that is linked to them in the coverline?
- Which other people are named on the front cover and who are they?
- Apart from names of people/specific films, what other topics related to film are featured on the front cover?
- What comments are you able to make about the masthead?
- What comments can you make about the use of images?
- What comments can you make about typography on the front cover?
- What comments can you make about the composition and layout on the front cover?
- Who is the feature of the main coverline and what can you find out about this person and the film that is linked to them in the coverline?
- Which other people are named on the front cover and who are they?
- Apart from names of people/specific films, what other topics related to film are featured on the front cover?
- What comments are you able to make about the masthead?
- What comments can you make about the use of images?
- What comments can you make about typography on the front cover?
- What comments can you make about the composition and layout on the front cover?
