Film Magazine Plans



PLAN 1

My first plan I wanted to challenge the stereotypes of the typical layout of a magazine. Instead of having a masthead I wanted to have a logo and have text inside and that's when I came up with my name Studio 1. However this is not a proper masthead, but if I did have this as my final front cover I would definitely adapt this and change the colour scheme, also put more text on the front cover. However I think this is a good layout and the bar codes are in a nice order, the arrows challenge the typical conventions. The picture doesn't really fit in well with the colours of the magazine very well.I love the middle part of the 'EXCLUSIVE' and the 'INSANITY' part as it is a bold statement and looks appealing as it really does stand out. I like the bottom part as it gives it an edge, and is a convention on a film magazine. Overall I think this plan is very good, and has certain aspects that look like a real magazine.




PLAN 2

This is my second plan I wanted to try a different colour, I think that this blue colour scheme is very bold and contrasts the warm colours behind in the picture. I wanted to use more of the conventions in this plan. I used a picture in the right hand corner in the shape of a piece film to challenge the conventions. Also the puffs on the sides could have more text but also the black font isn't very bold as you can just about make out what it says. I tried to incorporate more pictures to represent a poster inside. The bar code is nicely positioned. The masthead is effective however it looks more like a music magazine than a film magazine. I like the bar at the bottom and the plus sign as I think it is really effective, and is a typical convention on a film magazine. The 'FREE' doesn't look very effective and doesn't look very professional.  Overall I don't think this is my best plan out of all of them but in terms of the idea of its masthead idea it's good.








Plan 3, On this front cover I really wanted to experiment with the colours and contrast also to create somethign bold and simple but purely for affect. I really like this magazine cover as it challenges the typical magazine conventions. I think it is a bold statement and is very appealing to the eye, the red really enhances the eyes and the colours are very symbollic meaning danger and possible death, typical colours used for thrillers. The picture overlaps the masthead, which is common for a front cover. Although the picture is effective it doesn't have a conventional layout therefore it is not successful, if I were to do this for my final I would change the layout and make it more conventional. However I do really like the colours in this, however the fonts are quite basic and bottom part of the magazine doesn't look like a magazine.

PLAN 4

This plan has a good masthead, with a different film magazine masthead to make it more bold and looks better than some of the others. The date and price is in the right hand corner in a good order. The puffs are well informed of whats inside and helps capture teh excitement. However they are all in one colour, if I used two different colours it could of made it more exciting. I think that the bottom part of magazine the bar has worked really well but the font could be brighter or a different colour font. The barcode is in a good position and it generally has a good layout I will use this aspect in my final but use a variety of different fonts and colours making it more appealing to the eye. The pictures are good however they detract the attention away from the main picture which is not what I want as the main focus should be on that main picture of the film.

FINAL FILM MAGAZINE

Above is my final magazine, I think this is definately ALOT better than my other one, I took aspects of my other one into this design of what I liked and changed other parts to improve it. The colours fit in really well, and are similar to the colours of the picture behind and also enhance the colours in the picture, especially the yellows which bring out the face. Also the browns in the text boxes bring out the the colours even more, which makes this a successful magazine as the colours compliment each each and continue the thriller theme as it sets an errie tone and makes the colours more bold throughout the magazine cover including the puff's.There is also a range of colours throughout the front cover, including the sandy ground texture behind the woman. The barcode is in the bottom right hand corner and is equally sized and positioned. I have also made a logo at the bottom right hand corner to show advertising and an aspect of my other magazine. Also in the bottom left hand corner is a '+' to show what else is going on and represent a 'plus' sign. I really love my final front cover for my film magazine as the puff's are well structured and laid out, also the alternate text in yellow boldens the white font aswell. I have added more italics in the text to make them stand out more and to vary the text more. The colour of the picture in the background has worked really well and looks really good photoshopped especially with the claw in the background as it makes you question what it is or if it is just her going insane. The masthead with the black strip behind it represents division in the way in which she is cut off the world as she is not accepted socially. This issue itself has alot of content and has alot of 'Exclusive' and interviews as i tried to use the typical vocabulary a magazine would use to entice people to reading and buying the magazine. The price is located above the barcode as a normal film magzine would be. I think this is definately my favourite out of all the magazine covers I've done, I'm very proud of it as it really does look like a film magazine and is a good advertisement for my trailer and the poster.

Adaptations to Final Film Magazine

Final Film Magazine Cover

Looking at all the film magazine covers together in terms of the boldest cover I think is the third one is the one that catches the eye the best as the bold colours and the effect on the face look the best out of the four however it doesn't have many of the film magazine conventions. The two on the top aren't very interesting look at but have a conventional layout. So out of the four magazines Personally I think that it is obvious that the fourth magazine design is the best I'm going to make a few improvements first.




FINAL FILM MAGAZINE

This is my final film magazine front cover, I'm really happy with this as it follows the typical conventions and challenges them too. Also I have been able to develop my skills from my music magazine last year, by recognising what a typical magazine layout is using puffs and mastheads. It has made me develop my skills by being able to do a different style of magazine which I have found quite difficult to do as film magazine have quite a 'random' layout where as music magazines are quite structured. My magazine is an adaptation of my fourth plan, I think it is a good representation of what a film magazine should look like it is appealing it also challenges the stereotypical conventions. The masthead is in the shape of a one as the magazine is called 'Studio 1' to resemble the masthead as I tried just a normal masthead and it looked quite basic, however I think this looked unusual but intrugueing. I have a range of different fonts; 'chiller','calibri' and 'britanic bold' and some are italic or in bold to make them stand out more. The blue and white colour scheme is continuous throughout my magazine as the blue is very bold as the colours are quite dark and soft colours but the contrast of the bright blue makes it stand out and more appealing I think. However my film magazine could be alot better, and it isn't very complexed in fact its quite basic, I'm going to re-do this as I think it could be alot better especially as the masthead isn't really a masthead, it looks more like a logo. Therefore I am doing to re do it. 

Evaluation

Evaluation

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

My media product develops the conventions by having a non-diegetic sting throughout the trailer, which is synchronous to the trailer makes it easier to be recognised of the genre of the film and how just by the watching and listening to the trailer you instantly know the genre and that it has an eerrie vibe in it and that something is going to happen. I have challenged the conventions of the trailer as I think my trailer doesn't have short cut edited clips it has quite a few long clips I think the longest extract it about twenty two seconds however there are a range of camera angles and shots with different compositions. I really wanted to have a range of edits aswell in my trailer, most were just cut, however there was crossfade, cross blur and, fade black, fade white and cross zoom. My final trailer I think turned out really well, however I did go back to look at my questionnaire feedback to see what my target audience said which was very helpful. I also think I have challenged the conventions also as the protagonist connects with the audience, by interacting. She does this by looking directly at the camera, by doing this she is showing the audience her emotions and feelings directly and the audience is instantly shown her emotions that are veing expressed. I did this to not only challenge the conventions but so that her character is clear and portrayed correctly and there are no hidden connotations just like the print screen below on the left.  I also used narrative and audience theories to create structure to my trailer and to have a narrative but also to entice my audience to keep intrigued in my story line and my trailer overall.

 Above in the print screens of my trailer I also had contrast of light and dark throughout the trailer, constantly back and forth to resemble the graduality of her insanity and the darkness is resembling the insanity and being metaphorically in a bad place. Towards the end there are less camera shots/scenes filmed in the light to show that she is unaware and that the darkness is overtaking her ( in other words her insanity). I used this symbolism of the light to make my trailer more effective and make there have a metaphorical meaning of insanity. Also the whiteness of the wall implies that her life is plain/boring which could also lead to part of her insanity. I have used the setting to give the trailer more meaning which is commonly used in trailers, as one of my analysis's does this; Abraham Lincoln vampire hutnter uses its background to build tension and create a eerie ambience, this has enabled me to use this in my trailer.

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?
I think that my ancillary tasks really do compliment my trailer well in the way that they are a good representation of my trailer and the picture I used was taken around the time I was filming so the poster and the magazine are showing a preview of what the film is about and is what I wanted to achieve. My ancillary tasks look better than I thought they would and I am very proud of them as the represent the film genre really well of thriller and border Horror I think as there is an errie tone. Also my ancillary tasks look professional and are to a good standard. They also challenge the conventions and represent the typical conventions too. My film magazine challenges the typical conventions by having a picture from the actual trailer from the front cover, as sometimes they have a plain picture of just the main actress/actor, however some have a representation of the film. My film magazine has a colour scheme that represents the genre of the film with the dark colours;browns, oranges, yellows and black to create an eerie feel. My poster is quite bold and my photograph I photoshopped looks really effective and creates the mystery of something following her and a shadow, also bringing back the idea of dark and light again as a theme in my trailer symbolising  her insanity. My theories helped me to have more knowledge about structuring my trailer and also how the other trailers I analysed maintain the same theories as this.

What have you learned from your audience feedback?
I think that my audience feedback has really helped me to make quick decisions by their feedback helping me. As the feedback they gave me was really useful of suggestions for my trailer and what they wanted to in it and some of the typical conventions. This gave me a rough brief of something I needed to follow which would make my overall trailer what my audience wanted. If I did this all again I would have used more audience feedback, however in my head I knew the style of what I wanted but their answers from the questionnaire helped me have a clearer idea and what my audience wanted. Especially in my final design of my film magazine as peoples feedback helped bring to my attention that my magazine didnt follow the typical conventions and in particular the masthead did not stand out. I then changed my layout and looking back without their feedback I would not have been able to develop my magazine cover and make it look as good as what it does now.

How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
I used different types of technological convergence such as; Apple Mac, precision editor, sound enhancer, photoshop, microsoft word, internet for some research, IMovie, Publisher
I used all these technologies to help improve the standard of my work and make them more technonlogical. My poster I used publisher and used photoshop to edit my poster picture and make a hand into it  and have darker eyes. I think that this created an errie tone and looks like the thriller genre, it really has made it look so good especially as it looks professional and really effective. It helped my magazine front cover as I was able to reuse my poster picture by using different fonts and with exciting colours that would contrast the picture and stand out. With my trailer I was able to use a variety of different technology to make it professional and quick paced also precist, it took a long time to edit and get it right but I think it is really successful and intrigueing. By looking into narrative theories it allowed me to have structure and include successful content in my trailer by following the narratives by using the traits of the theories.

Final Film Trailer

My film trailer 'Insanity' I think is better than what I expected it to be as I edited it really well, I kept looking back at my questionnaire to make sure I was making a trailer that appealed to my target audience. I think that my trailer has good variety of camera shots, edits and compositions I experimented with different angles and movements. I think the best thing about my trailer is the non diegetic synchronous music behind the trailer the whole time and the only parts you can hear is the dialogue from when the girl and the consultant are speaking, at the end I enhanced the sound onto a special setting that made her voice echo, I think this added to the erriness of the trailer. There are are quick paced edits towards the end to resemble the build up of the trailer.

There is continuity throughout the trailer as the consultant scene is cut in to reveal more of the story as it goes on, I really like the way this is shown as the more you watch it the more it grips you and interests you. Also to show her insanity of how she is happy at the start and gradually goes down hill. The speed of some of the shots have been fastened up to create an impact and that when she remembers it that it happened so quickly and how quickly she is becoming insane. I edited the shots of when she is about to jump to look like a dream as it seems she is unaware of her surroundings and is purely focused on that. I used mostly dark areas and dark clothes to symbolise the unhappiness and the thriller genre that makes it more intense that something is building up. The start of the trailer starts with the ending to create a mystery to make the audience question what is going to happen. I used alot of edits so the trailer flowed better and to show a flashback scene. Alot of my shots I slowed down to create more of an impact; the shot of her and her boyfriend is when she is happy, I slowed the shot down to represent the length of happiness they shared together. I also ranged in the compositions; the high angle shots showed the lowness and insuperiorority of her situation and how it is out of her control. Also to show that the person following her is always watching her. When the actress look directly into the camera it shows how she is reaching out and the struggle of the insanity. The scene of the phone  

My Final Poster

My Final Poster

When thinking about my final poster I wanted to make it original, and photoshop it into  soemthing better with more creativity. I wanted my poster to be quite dark but with an eerry feel to it a kind of mystery to it to make people think and to be intregued. To do this used photoshop using the 'smudge tool' and to make her look more gaunt as if she hasn't slept and the feel of being mentally unstable. I took pictures when I was filming to make it more continuous and for my project to have continuity throughout it and also to set the scene in the location.

 


Here I zoomed in on the picture and used the smudge tool using mostlythe black to spread more around the eyes. I also mixed the beigey colour into the black so it looked more natural and looked more like make-up instead of photoshop as only a thin layer of black was used around the eyes. I really wanted to make her face look airbrushed and to have a glow to it, however because of the lighting was a yellow colour it made this easier to make her skin radiant.

Below are three pictures I photoshopped and the three I'm considering for my final poster.

THE PROCESS...

Above is my final poster, I think it has worked really well as the image I photoshopped looks really effective as it created the mystery of what the film is about. I also think that it is intrigueing the way that the title of the film is 'Insanity' it makes you think what is making her go insane. I think it is good for the audience to interpret it the way the want as it is them who will want to watch the film. The dark colours set the tone of the eerie thriller genre, also I love that on he phone she is holding there is a picture of her face it's quite strange but it makes you question things and is in a way a rhetorical question; why is her face on the phone? who took it?. I think my poster also follows the typical conventions of a film poster. As the four lines at the bottom are normally at the bottom of the film poster, also the logo I made of the 'Pink Flamingo Studios' is a typical convention. Also the 'From the director of unknown' text shows contuinuity. Also the film critic comments on the side, to show

Film Poster Plans

Film Poster Plans

PLAN 1

Above is my first plan for my film poster of 'Insanity'. I think that this poster is really interesting and is appealing as the font is BOLD and is appropriate to the thriller theme making this poster a BOLD statement. The eyes are very blue as I edited the picture by adjusting the contrast and brightness which is something so simple yet is so effective. The line below 'Is it you or something else' gives an eerry tone to the poster and film in general. The colour of the blond hair shows the normality still inside the girl. The printed t-shirt shows that she is not plain and suggests there's something different about her. You can see a rough shape to her face and her features I could improve on this poster by having more of an outline around her features and have more text about the film, however I like the way it is quite plain as the picture gives a narrative itself. I love the way that the picture fades into the background and the them of white to represent her purity and the unstable side of mental things that relate to white and plain objects. I really love this poster and is it well photo-shopped and planned out I think. However there are some improvements I could make to it.

Could this be my final one ( positives and negatives)

+ BOLD statement

+ Has a clear message

+ Appropriate colours and styles

+ Well photo-shopped and contrasted.

- Does it not have enough text on it?

-There could be more information about the film on the poster.

PLAN 2

I wanted to incorporate the tunnel where I'm going to be filming in the poster as it will relate to what the film is about and where it is set. I like this concept as the actress looks like she's trapped. The font is appropriate to the genre of the film as sometimes 'insanity' does effect the mind and may feel like you are enclosed the feeling of being alone or trapped which is what I think I captured in this poster was the expression on her face of the confusion. However, this image is photo-shopped really badly and I could improve on the quality of it; as the photo shopping could look better. Also the photography I took on an-iPhone I could have taken on a normal camera as it would have been better quality and a better picture. I do think that the font for the title 'INSANITY' looks good as it is BOLD and brings relevance to the poster as the font shows the thriller genre. Also the line below it; 'Is it YOU or SOMETHING Else?' I used a rhetorical question to question the audience and to have a gripping line to entice the audience into watching and being interested in the film and to also show a glimpse of what the film is about. Also I made 'YOU' and 'SOMETHING' bigger to make it stand out more and have a different concept.

Could this be my final one? (positives and negatives)

+ The font is enticing and interesting.

+The picture presents something new and different.

+The font is appropriate.

-It's too plain.

-Doesn't give enough information about the trailer.

-There isn't really a clear message.

-Photo-shopping needs to be better.

PLAN 3

In this poster I wanted to experiment with a different layout, adapting the image, more text, to follow some of the typical conventions. I think so far this is probably the best laid out as it has the narrow font, the star rating with critics comments above them. The picture behind the character is an ironic metaphor to show that there is light as the end of the tunnel. Also the tunnel represents darkness and mystery of the film and applicable to the genre of the theme. The star rating is to show other peoples opinions of the film. In my final I'm going to ask a small group of people to fill out a questionnaire and have a rating from them abnout what they think the trailer should be rated. The font used for the name of the film 'INSANITY' is well suited for poster as even the font seems a unusual thats the 'S' is back to front and the line going through it could symbolise the condition she is in as it is looks like a monitoring chart which relates to health issues, making a statement that something serious could happen. The picture of my actress was photo-shopped; I edited her eyes to make them blue to make her look quite strange and make them more BOLD, Also I made underneath her eyes look quite dark to make her look tired and give her a kind of strangeness about her. She is wearing a animal printed top to show that she different and could represent that she is becoming something that is not a human and animalistic in a sense.

Could this be my final one? (positives and negatives)

+Shows the location of where it is going to be set.

+Good layout following some of the typical conventions.

+Critics comments and ratings makes it look more professional.

+The picture of the actress looks good and has alot of symbols.

+The font is well suited to the genre of the film.

- There are two release dates one says 'In cinemas now' and below it says '16.09.12' so I need to decide which one I'm going to use.

- It doesn't look very professional I would like to make it to a better standard.

-The critics comments could be bigger.

PLAN 4

Personally I think this is my best as I used my best font and the picture does show in the face 'Insanity'. There are alot of symbols in the picture itself, the setting compliments the picture as it is dark. Where the light shines out from behind her shows that she stands out there is something different about her and that she is not just a normal girl. The trees behind her set the location and suggest lonelines and that she is in a dark place. I really like the star ratings and the critics comments as it makes it look really professional. However it could have been photoshopped better also the picture doesn't blend in very well to the background and stands out in the poster as it doesnt really blend in very well with the poster in general. her top suggests that she is different and that there is an unusual side to her an animalistic side maybe. He hands placed on her head resemble that she is trapped in herself.

Could this be my final one? (positives and negatives)

 

+A bold statement.

+ The way ther hands are positioned it looks like something is coming out of her head and fits in well with the theme of the poster and trailer.

+Follows the conventional layout for a film postet.

+ The Ratings and comments make it look more professional and the colour of the white make it more bold.

+ The background make the poster intrigueing.

+ Her hair fits in well with the colour coming out of her head.

+The fonts are appropriate and all fit in well with the thriller genre of the poster.

-It could be photoshopped better on the left arm.

- Should've removed the bracelets and create more of an impact.

-I Could of made her fade into the background a bit more.

 

Overall I think this poster is probably the best and I really like the layout, I think I am going to take pictures when filming so she is in the the location where the trailer is set. And it will fit better altogether but I will use this layout.

Experimenting Camera Test Shots

I wanted to do some test shots to perform different angles and compositions which I could use in my trailer, also as I'm not very experienced in filming I thought it would be best to see what is good and bad before filming. Above is my first short clip I wanted to experiment on a flower something simple to try and do a focus pull as it would be a good edit and I think this looks effective as the white could represent the innocence of the girl and the gender as girls are percived as dainty and fragile. I would use synchronous non-diegetic music to go along with this to complete it.

This is my second camera shot which I filmed on myself as a close up on my eye as some upbeat storylines capture this shot to make it more intense and to show the panic, fear and emotion in the actor/actress's eye. Also how they can be percieved it also sets the mood for the trailer. I think this camera shot would look better on someone else and if there were more noises of panting of breath, and the ey to move about less and then just look directly at the camera to make this more of an intense part of the trailer and maybe even the person to cry to make the scene more emotive and believable.

Fonts and Themes

The fonts above are a brainstorm of a few fonts that I think personally will be appropriate to use and suggest the theme of insanity I would like there to be a constant theme in the way in which the font matches the eery tone and theme of the film trailer. Each of these fonts are both similar as to me they portray the thriller tone to the trailer.
My favourite fonts are font numbers; 2, 3, 5, 8, 9. These to me are the fonts that stand out the best as they demonstrate thriller in the font by the portrayal of something going to happen. I also need to think about what colours I want to use to show thriller; so really I need to use dark colours greys,browns, blacks maybe even a silver or white.                                                            

Critical Theories

Critical Theories

Psychoanalysis

In my trailer it is important that the portrayal of the character is perceived in a strange way in which the camera shots, composition and angles are at different angles and capture the emotion of what the character is feeling so that the audience become emotionally attached. Also to show if the character is an id, ego or superego so that we realise how selfish or selfless they are towards the other characters. Also if I do use the word insanity for my trailer it needs to present the character as the meaning of insanity;

Feminist

As I am a woman It's highly likely that I will make the woman have more sympathy than the man in the trailer. As it may spice up the storyline, however I do want the trailer to be a uni-sex trailer as it will have a larger target audience. However I will need to take into consideration which character I want to use to be perceived as the protagonist and the antagonist.

Deconstruction

Looking at my trailer from a deconstruction point of view, you cannot compare something to something else if you don't know what to compare it to. E.g the ying yang; if you only saw the evil side in people how can you see the good. Everyone has both good and bad in them just some have one section bigger than the other. The ying yang demonstrates how we can portray our characters as in every film they may be seen as the protagonist when all along they could reverse the role into being an antagonist. This theory, I need to think about as I would like to have a villan and a 'goodie' this must be represented in my trailer and I must decide which character/s must be shown as which roles and if I will challenge the conventions.

NARRATIVE  AND AUDIENCE THEORIES

Todorov's Theory helped me to plan the structure to my trailer by having an equilibrium-disquilibrium- new equilibrium, I think that my trailer will be a good example of this as I will have build in tension creating the structure of the equilibriu but also using sections to cut from one part to another to show the contrast of the situation but also to heighten the tension of the parts that have more tension to keep the audience interested and want to see more.

Desinsitisation  Theory  will allow me to not make my trailer have graphic content in my trailer, As my trailer is going to be a thriller I wanted to prevent any elaborate content which made the direction of the trailer turn more towards the horror genre. Therefore I applied this theory to not shock my audience and prevent any graphic content or revealing too much of the 'good' parts of the film so my audience would be enticed to watch my film.

Initial Ideas

Initial ideas

I have two different main ideas for the film trailer I want to do,  I brainstormed ideas around a film name which would suit a thriller film. I have also talked in detail things I want to include symbols and extra meanings in my trailer and I am going to think it through well so the trailer has a clear meaning.

Idea 1

Here is my brain storm...

'Insanity' is what I would call it as I looked it up in the dictionary it means; 'The condition of being insane; a derangement of the mind.' This makes it clear what I need to make clear that this is shown in the trailer that they are not 'all there'.  The plot of the film trailer is basically about a woman whom is going insane, her and her boyfriend and walking nearby a park when her boyfriend ties up his shoelace and the woman is gone. no-one or nothing is in sight. situations are shown of it happening to other people. Til the girl comes back and is something else. I thought of phrases I could use throughout other trailer to give an eerie tone;'I didn't know if it was me, my vision or my fear.' ,'I turned around and no-one was there', 'My footsteps haunted me.','unknown or unreal.' Throughout the trailer I may use voice overs to say these sayings either using a deep voice or a Young childlike voice as people see this as scary. I want to make this film more of a thriller also and make things ambiguous.
Idea 2

Here is a picture i scanned in of my brainstorm...

'Unknown' is my second idea, the plot is: A girl/boy who is being followed by someone but it turn out to be her best friend as they are obsessed with her, or it could be cyber bullying and the durastic measures people go to effect people. This is only a rough idea but I think it fits the film genre well as it is surprising, however I'm only going to reveal certain scenes in the trailer as I want to leave the audience wanting more. I would really like this to be interesting, to use phrases like; 'when trust becomes nothing.', 'not even footsteps make sense.' phrases like these will add an eerie tone to the trailer and give an impression on the audience.

Conclusion

However compared to my other idea I think idea 1 is better as it will grip the audience more and I can visualise this idea more. This idea 1 will be ideal as it know what i want my trailer to look like, i want it to be professional with well thought out edits and camera shots with a clear understanding. My trailer will also link well to my poster and magazine cover as you can see on my picture of my brainstorm.

My Film Trailer Questionnaire

My Film Trailer Questionnaire

I constructed a questionnaire to ask for feedback about trailers in general to generate ideas for myself and so I can follow some of the typical conventions of a trailer and ask for what people want so I can figure out my target audience,genre, length of the trailer, edits and camera shots and the importance of them in a trailer. Ask them about my ideas for a trailer and what they think. I handed out ten questionnaires here is the layout of my questionnaire below.

Film Trailer Questionnaire                                  Please circle your answer.

Q1) What gender are you?
male     female     other

Q2) How old are you?
15-25        26-35        36-45       46 and over

Q3) Out of these four film genres which would you prefer for a film genre? choose one.
Drama         horror        thriller        comedy

Q4) What do you like in trailers, or best appeals to you into watching the film?
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Q5) Would you like an unusual story line in this trailer, or best appeals to you into watching the film?
Yes     No    Maybe

Q6) How long do you expect a trailer to be?Choose one.
30seconds       1minute       1minute 30 seconds    2minutes     2minutes 30 seconds       3minutes

Q7) What do you think the main purpose is?Choose one.
Inform the audience what the story is about                To make the audience look forward to the film

To keep the audience interested throughout the trailer

Q8) Pick two choices from the selection below on what you think a good trailer consists of?
Quick paced edits          upbeat music and storyline      a clear trailer with some humour

A voiceover of the main character talking about the film        a range of camera shots
Q9)How much of the storyline do you think should be revealed? Choose one.
The whole story        most but leave out some         some good parts are revealed 

 none of the biggest,only the main parts

Q10) Do you liketo see critics reviews/opinions and star ratings in the trailer?
Yes       No      Maybe

The results showed...

Q1)Male- 5      Female-5     Other-

Q2)15-25-3      26-35-3     36-45-2    46 and over-2

Q3)Drama-1      Horror-0      Thriller-5    Comedy-4

Q4)the feedback I got from this question was:
- To be kept interested at all times
- To be relevant to the film
-Fast paced trailers showing action and dramas
-Key points
-I like that trailers show you some of the best bits of a film, but leave it on a cliff hanger. It makes me want to see it more.
-Something that grips me, gets me interested.
-The story,how the characters interact with one another
-Fast action abd that it gives a clear flavour to the film
-Short to the point
-The people in it and to be interested into watching the film
Q5)Yes-6    No-     Maybe-4

Q6)30seconds- 1     1minute-1      1minute 30 seconds- 4    2minutes-3     2minutes 30seconds-0

3minutes-1

Q7)inform the audience what the story is about- 2       To make the audience look forward to the film-5

to keep the audience interested throughout the trailer-3

Q8)quick paced edits- 5       upbeat music and storyline-6     a clear trailerwith some humour- 5

a voiceover of the main character talking about the film- 2        a range of camera shots-2

Q9)The whole story-          most but to leave out some-1       some good parts are revealed-8

 none of the biggest parts, only the main parts-1

Q10)Yes-6    No-2    Maybe-1

After looking at my results/feedback from my questionnaire it has made it clearer to me what my trailer is going to be about; It will be a thriller trailer its length will range from 1minute 30seconds - 2minutes 30seconds. In my trailer it need to be clear that I make the audience look forward to the film and have; quick paced edits, upbeat music and storyline and a clear trailer with some humour. I will also include a star rating or a critics review at the end. Also my target group will be aimed at 15-25 year olds as they are a similar age to me I will know what interests them and what doesn't. They also liked my idea about a unusual story line and something including cyber bullying  in general from a students point with a twist.

Film Magazine Cover Analysis

Film Magazine Cover Analysis

This film magazine cover is what I would perceive as being as having the typical conventions of a film magazine. It has a picture of the main character Sherlock Holmes, bold font for the film title, bold masthead and the puffs are neat with subheadings with larger font to show the importance and what is in the puffs.  The bar code is in the right hand corner, there are three images overlapping in the corner which show different films of the '10 coolest movie being made now'. Also it is obvious that the image has been photo shopped and has text boxes to inform the audience of what the films are called. A colour scheme of blue, white and grey are used throughout this front cover to relate to the background and the genre of the film and type of colours that represent that genre which is a thriller film. I really like this film magazine cover as it presents the typical conventions and the picture of Robert Downey Jr overlaps the masthead which is very effective.

  

This film poster is one that challenges the conventions of a magazine cover as it the puffs are uneven as the picture of his arm cannot be overlapped as it is part of the cover which makes it obvious what the genre of the film is. There is alot of overlapping of Jack Sparrow. There are alot of colours in the colour scheme;red,yellow, black, blue and white. However in some parts of the cover you cannot make out the font and this makes the cover harder to read. The font is bold and quite chunky, words such as; 'essential', 'preview' encourage readers to read the magazine and to intrigue readers into the film, which is what the magazine is supposed to do;advertise the film. 

This film magazine cover 'Film In' challenges magazines conventions by having the scenery of the background as the film, it sets the film in where its actually filmed at as it has an eerie background. The font colors all match; red, white, yellow and white some outlined in black, also some orange font. The picture overlapps the masthead, This is a good front cover for a magazine of this film as the boldest font shows that the films title; 'Twilight'. This is a good representation for a film magazine cover, it inspires me to be creative with my cover. Highlighted fonts are used;'Exclusive sneak peek!' words to engage the audience are used to make it more appealing for the audience to read. However the barcode is in the left hand side corner of the page which challenges the conventions as its normail at the right bottom hand side.

This film magazine cover 'Empire' is a bold front cover as it has bold and bright colours to represent the fire and the action in films. The layering of the pictures show that 'Men In Black 3' probably has he biggest section of the magazine as the picture is the biggest out of the three. The others pictures are in the background show that their stories will be smaller. The grey subtitles inform the audience what films the actors are in. The bottom pictures are set out like a comic strip a most of the films at the bottom are comics,animated or have a story to them. This is a clever layout as it presents comics in a different way also the bold yellow outline makes the box stand out more. This is my favourite film magazine cover as it shows the typical conventions; the barcode being placed at the bottom right hand corner. Also challenges them as it doesnt have puffs or a slogan.

These magazines are all inspirational in different ways as I have different ideas for my magazine now and I can also use my skills from last years coursework to help me develop my magazine skills.

Film Poster Analysis 2

 Film Poster Analysis 2

This film poster '27 Dresses' challenges the typical conventions of a film poster as the layout is very clever. As the film is about her being a bridesmaid 27 times, the fact she is wearing a wedding dress made out of the words that inform the audience about the film. The main title of the film '27 Dresses' is quite girly with the bold,pink font making the target audience appeal more to girls then boys as the pink represents a girly colour or love. The pink flower also ties in the white and pink colour scheme this could represent that there is always a colour scheme at a wedding and this could be an indicator of what the film is about. The black font gives other relevant information about the film. This film poster challenges the conventions by using a creative style of the wedding dress to represent a symbol to do with the film and it is very effective.

This film poster 'Elf' challenges the typical film posters, by having a the 'Elf' as the 'L' in the title of the film. This is very clever as it uses the font of its title of the film to show also what the film is about also the fonts colours and the pattern are very similar to the 'Elf's costume, it is a well thought out poster and is shown as a family/children's film by the fun in the poster. The stereotypical conventions of the list of names at the bottom of the poster are shown and the slogan of the film;'The holiday,discover your inner elf' ironically it says 'inner elf' instead of inner self to represent that the film is all about the 'Elf' finding out who he is. I really like this film poster as not only does it have the typical conventions but it has challenged the stereotypes of the conventions in film posters. The main actors names are at the bottom of the poster to advertise the actors, so an audience will recognise the names and will be more likely to watch the films as they can see the actors they like.

This poster 'Gothika' is an unusual film poster as it shows only one picture and there are not any overlapping images which others may use. A theme of the colour blue is used this could represent calmness,tranquillity however it can represent sadness as people sometimes say ' you feeling blue?' to mean are you feeling down. This expression applies to this poster I feel as 'Halle Berry' does not look too please or calm. If anything the complete opposite. The sharp light blue font of 'Gothika' makes it stand out more as it is appealing to the eye and makes your eyes drawn to this font the most as it is so bold but very effective at the same time. The typical convention of having a slogan on the film poster;'Because someone is dead doesn't mean they're gone' an eeriness is in the sentence, also the information given in this sentence gives a hint of the film is about also, the writing on her arm 'Not alone' indicates that someone or something is following her. The position of her arms and body language suggests her uncomfort and how she is struggling through something. This poster has really helped me and given me alot of ideas about what I need to include on mine and to give myself ideas.

All of these film posters have helped me recognise conventions and the challenges in conventions, also what I want in mine; slogan, a picture where the film genre is recognised, names at the bottom of the poster to show the names of people involved, the date, bold title, challenging the conventions bu the picture. symbols to symbolise parts in the film.

Film Poster Analysis

 Film Poster Analysis

This film poster '127 Hours' looks like a film with adventure, but it's genre looks to be a thriller as it the image of the poster looks enticing. The font is what stands out the most as it has a bold font of '127 hours' showing that something important will happen in this duration of time. Above this title is the main actor 'James Franco' who is the man inbetween the rocks. A review is at the top of the poster in a bold font descriptive words such as ' A Triumphant True Story' to intrigue the audience into thinking it's an amazing film and for people to see. Also it has the typical conventions of a film poster as it has the thin text at the bottom listing;actors/ actresses, directors, producers etc. Also the film industries that produce the film will have their logos on their posters. Also it has a slogan 'Every second counts' the poster is themed around time including the background of the poster is a sunrise or sunset showing how the day progresses and how time goes quickly. This poster is a well thought out and spaced out film poster which to me looks like an interesting film.

This film poster 'Bride Wars' is a unique film poster as the font contrasts each other as the flowy italic font which is typically seen on a wedding invite or for special ocassions is contrasted by a font which is bold and red symbolising both passion and danger also the word 'war' is even contrasted to 'Bride' which is seen as a nice word as it is related to weddings and 'War' is something I would not relate it to. This is ironically shown as a 'War' as the brides are both using cake servers as a weapon to suggest the feud between them. A typical convention is shown which is a slogan; 'Even best friends can't share the same day' relating to how a wedding ay is supposed to be all about the woman but not even the best of friends can share the same day. This slogan also hints what the film is about, two brides having their weddding day on the same day. The convention of the small font at he bottom of the poster displaying the names of the actresses/actors , the directors, producers etc. Also ironically they are both in white suggests purity and innocence which contrasts the word 'War'.



This film poster is of 'The dark knight' an interesting interpretation of the film is on this poster as it shows 'the joker' saying his famous saying 'why so serious?' this is a clever poster for people who recognise the characters and know who 'the joker' is. However for people who have not seen the Batman films they would not recognise or understand this concept of this poster even though it is very clever film poster and the editing of picture is amazing as it has blurred out his face but managed to keep his face in shape to the mouth. I really love this film poster as it is so clever and at the bottom the films title and logo is shown. However it challenges the conventions of a film poster as the title of the film would be more likely to be seen as 'why so serious?' as it stands out more and the font is bold and has a red outline resembling danger which is probably what the film consists of. Also the film is shown as a horror film in this poster which I think it has been portrayed in the wrong way to its audience as it is not particularly clear but challenges the conventions.

 
This film poster is a classic. It is not as recent but this poster tells me what the film is about just by the images shown; the boat (Titanic) and two lovers on a boat. The title of the film is bold and is clear that it is the films title. A slogan at the top of the poster; 'Nothing On Earth Could Come Between Them' this slogan is ironic as it is centred in the middle of the poster as Titanic does come between them. This is done on purpose to set the film as a lovely romantic film where actually the ending is traumatic, also it is a true story of how two lovers and many peoples lives are effected by the traumatic experience of being hit by an iceberg. The typical conventions of a film poster are shown in this poster the best as it has the typical list of names at the bottom of the poster. The main characters in the films names are at the above which are in white to make them stand out more. The pictures are overlapped by the ship. This poster makes me realise that the poster is mostky about the images and that they tell the story on its own to make it a good film poster, however the font does play another big part of the film poster as they inform the audience what is going on and details about when it comes out the title of the film, actors/actresses starring in the film.

Trailer Analysis 4

Trailer Analysis 4 Abduction

I chose this trailer as it was an interesting story line which had a twist to it and the genre was thriller. I really enjoyed this trailer and I'm going to watch the film as it had a big impact on me as it interested me. This made me realise that I want this impression for my audience when they watch my film so it makes the audience think what will the film be like? This is my aim for my trailer. There are also good edits in the trailer and clever camera shots.

This clever camera shot of showing his reflection of his reaction to the news that his face is on a website for missing children. As this comes as a surprise to him his reaction to what happens is seen through the Ipad/ technological convergent. This camera shot is a very clever one as it shows the picture and the reflection in the screen which overlaps his face, I like this idea as it is reflecting who he is, and who he was and what he wants to be.

All of these camera shots all represent violence and the theme of thriller is in the trailer as it keeps you interested as there is non stop action.

     Abduction Film Trailer

In these screen captures, they all show that the film consists of alot of action and vilene, clever camera shots are used, such as a low angle shot of the camera looking up to the character 'Nathan' to show his superiority and that he is in control of this situation. A cropped shot of 'Nathan's' legs are shows showing the gun, again this shows his deteremination to kill and the to inform the audience that the film consists of the film genre of thriller and showing protection, The gun also represents death. The bottom camera shot shows in the face his anger to fight back,

 This trailer made me realise that my trailer must show people's reactions to situations and have emotion and feelings in it. It cannot just be well edited it needs to be well thought out and constructed appropriately and to a certain degree verismilitude as the trailer needs to be a real and appeal to my audience and that the audience can engage and have their own opinion to it. Also I would like to have clever camera shots and new camera shots to entice the audience into watching my trailer.

Trailer Analysis 3

Trailer Analysis 3

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter Trailer

I have chosen this trailer as it is a film genre I would like to try; a horror film. The film's summary is; Benjamin Walker stars as Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln's mother is killed by a supernatural creature, which fuels his passion to crush vampires and their slave-owning helpers. The story line is an unusual one. It has a variety of clever angles, shots and movements throughout the trailer and inspires me to be ambiguous in the composition of making my trailer.

The trailer opens with this dark bewildered forest, a stereotypical horror image used and associated with fear or danger. The scenery suggests an scary place, the non diegetic music fades in and out of scenes and sounding similar to a fog horn. Ambient sound of a tapping of something is played in the background. The scenes are edited to the rhythm of the music played in the background where the louder parts in the music there are edited smoothly into the other camera shots.

This camera shot on the left shows a dark image of Abraham. At this point in the trailer there is a voiceover of the main character telling the story from his perspective. A high angle shot is then transferred into a low angle shot of his silhouette when the voiceover then says; ' and behold was death' a loud thunder sound is played this is associated with death and evil. This camera shot is a typical shot of a stereotypical horror movie. This scene is interesting as it shows the evil side to Abraham.

A clever camera shot of Abraham walking through the door is a clever edit too. I really love this camera shot as it is very clever and I would like to try and use this style of camera shot in mine and experiment with different types of new angles and composition style when using the camera. A slow motion edit is also used to dramtise the scene and build apprehension. The scene fades in and out of the edit into alot of dark edits this could relfect the them of the film that it is dark and is a horror film and has dark colours to resemble the mood.

One of the trailers  last camera shots is of a dark cloudy area, this is showing the darkness of the horro film. Also writing contrasts each other a white joined up hand written style of font is used to represent that the story has been written and now it's going to be told. The red,bold font 'vampire hunter' shows the boldness of the font and that there is blood involved; as the red represents danger or death.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Trailer

Overall this trailer has taught me alot about the editing of trailers and the sharpness and how it effects the overall effect. I really like this trailer as it represents alot of aspects I want my trailer to have and I need to look at a thriller trailer next as I think it will help me decide which genre I want to do and then I can start deciding ideas of the kind of trailer I want to make. This trailer has really helped me as I can picture my trailer in my head and what I want it to look like and is a good start.