Film mag name/logo

I have decided to go with the name 'Play House'. It's relates to cinema, but seems slightly more authentic and original than some of the ones that already exist (FIlm Reel, Uncut, Movie )

Here I am playing around with typeface:

 

I really like the Gill Sans typeface, I felt it was very clear and also quite contemporary. The name 'play house' could be mistaken for quite an old fashioned/independent film magazine, so I think the typeface modernises it a bit.

 

Playing around with layout of the typeface, I really like when the type is just outlines. I also think this would be effective when placed over an image.

 

Experimenting with an image idea, using a vague film strip image. 

Testing out with other fonts, 

Courrier

and

Monaco

 

Having put the typeface with the film strip image, I think Courier and Monaco actually work better, they seem more landscape than vertical and seem to run more smoothly with the parallel squares. 

In context:

THIS IS JUST A START. 

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