Research and Planning: Audience Feedback for Film Magazine Cover and Poster

MAGAZINE COVER

I've got a balance of good and bad comments. I have used all the conventions for a magazine cover so overall the comments were great for my magazine.
Becky stated I don't need the blood writing wall as my background image as film magazines are about other latest films but my magazine is a special edition for our movie so I put it up.
Abbie claimed the background photograph shouldn't be there too but only because it doesn't stand out, I think if I don't use much of the gradient tool on it then it'll stand out more.
Haiesha stated that Laura should be bigger so it fills in the space but the thing is my magazine wasn't finished so I hadn't inserted photos of me and Becky to the sides of Laura yet. She also thinks the background picture is could possibly not be used at all if not covered a bit more with Laura's picture as she thinks that picture gives a clear enough idea of what the genre is.
Megan thinks my photographs fit in well with the genre but thought my film title font looked comedy horror so I'm going to change that to a gothic font.
Sufia like Haiesha claimed the sides of my magazine are slightly empty but I will fill them in with photos of me and Becky.

POSTER

My film poster got more negative comments than positive ones.
Abbie pointed out my picture showed the audience the horror genre of the film. She said there is too much black and white so I'm going to add a red swirl over the whole of the poster to connotate the psychotic plot.
Becky agreed with Abbie to my chosen picture being right for the genre of which my poster is aimed at. She stated the blood, bruises and cuts should be in colour of Laura's face. I want it that way, I don't know how to do that yet. She thinks the fonts used are good and make it look like a realistic film poster.
Sufia commented that overall my film poster looks great. She also thinks my chosen font reflects on the genre of horror and so does the photograph of Laura. She suggested I should make the name LAURA BOYLE bigger but I reckon for just an actress name it's big enough.