Widescreen (magazine)
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| description | Movie magazine |
| publishing company | Computec Media |
| First edition | December 11, 2002 |
| attitude | 3rd June 2020 |
| Frequency of publication | per month |
| Sold edition | 11,500 copies |
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| Editor-in-chief | Tim Sünderhauf |
| Web link | www.pcgames.de/filme |
The film magazine Widescreen (spelling WIDESCREEN, formerly WIDESCREEN VISION ) was a print magazine on the subjects of Blu-ray , DVD , cinema and home cinema technology. Editor of the magazine was Computec Media is based in Fürth .
history
The first widescreen edition appeared on December 11, 2002. Widescreen was the first German film magazine to include a DVD with editorial content and trailers. With the 04/04 issue, these were supplemented for the first time by a complete feature film on DVD. In November 2007 the magazine appeared for the first time under the title Widescreen Vision , after Computec Media had taken over the trademark rights and subscribers of the discontinued magazine DVD-Vision . At the same time, various changes were made to the magazine structure and the rating system. After another redesign of the magazine, it was published again under the title Widescreen since issue 04/10 on the first Wednesday at a price of € 6.90.
With the 07/20 issue, the publisher discontinued the magazine at the same time as the SFT without giving reasons .
content
Each issue was divided into the following categories:
- Cinema (news, film previews, reviews of all the films of the month, specials, interviews)
- Blu-ray & DVD (news, big home theater special, DVD tests of various sizes, divided into the segments "New Films", "Archive Productions", "Oldies & Classics", "Series", "Children / Family" and Special interest , occasional interviews)
- Tech (news, hardware tests and knowledge articles)
- Forum (various editorial sections, letters to the editor, film history, shop windows with soundtracks, books and games about the film, review, outlook)
The cinema part comprised between 10 and 15 film reviews, depending on the month, as well as further short reviews depending on the number of films that were released in the month in question. The film reports, which range from double-sided to 1/8 page, were partially supplemented by interviews with actors, directors, producers or scriptwriters. The rating was from 1 to 5 stars.
The Blu-ray & DVD part comprised over 100 new releases per month, which were mainly tested for content, technology and bonus material. The film itself, the image quality, the sound quality and the equipment were rated separately in steps of 1 to 5 stars.
The accompanying DVD included one or two feature films as well as an editorial video quiz as well as TV series pilots and current cinema trailers.
Special issues
Widescreen published special issues on special topics at irregular intervals.
- 2007
- TV series on DVD (01/07)
- Horror Films (02/07)
- Science Fiction (03/07)
- 2008
- Horror, Crime & Fantasy (01/08)
- Superheroes (03/08)
- Secret Agents (04/08)
- 2009
- Horror (01/09)
- 100 DVD insider tips (02/09)
- 150 films on Blu-Ray disc (03/09)
- 2013
- Niki Lauda / James Hunt - The true story of the Formula 1 movie Rush (01/13)
- 2014
- The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Icons (01/14)
- Superhero Movie Collection (02/14)
Circulation statistics
Number of issues sold each month
According to information from IVW, the number of copies sold was 16,315 (as of 4th quarter / 2008). The sales figures have not been reported to IVW since the 1st quarter of 2009. In 2017, the publisher stated a circulation of 19,500 in the media data, which was reduced to 11,500 copies for the last year 2020.
Number of subscriptions sold each month
Internet presence
On the Internet, the magazine's offer on widescreen-online.de was expanded to include a forum, subscriber offers and a description of the contents of the current issue. Starting in spring 2006, the online presence was supplemented by daily news and information as well as a topic of the week (e.g. interviews and visits to the film set).
At the end of December 2015, the official website merged with the PC Games magazine, which is also published by Computec Media . Since then, current cinema, DVD and Blu-ray news, film reviews, trailers and videos, the editorial team's own cinematic contributions and a weekly special on selected topics have been available on pcgames.de/filme .
Podcast
From January 2008 to August 2009 there was a weekly podcast lasting around 60 minutes. The editors discussed the week's news on film and also presented the latest theatrical and DVD releases. There were also guests and special topics. The 79th and final issue was published in August 2009 under the title It's the End of the World as we know it .
A single video podcast appeared in October 2008. In the short film episode, the end of production and the termination of an editor were discussed in a satirical way.
widescreen avant * garde
From 2008 on, eight appeared online and available as a DVD edition of the widescreen avant * garde . These consisted of a main film and a documentary about the director himself.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Computec.de: Media data 2020 , accessed on December 8, 2019
- ↑ Computec.de: Media data 2020 , accessed on December 8, 2019