My poster ideas

This is a simple mock up I have made in the past when thinking about poster ideas. I liked this photo because of the way she is looking down towards the floor. It makes Susanna look vulnerable and dependent on others. I also liked the way that we have stuck to using the red, black and white colours here. This links the poster with the magazine and the film trailer itself. I understand that it is Steph’s job to make the poster, however I am going to suggest that we use this photo instead because of all the positives of it. Another positive of this photo would be that fact that it is clearly in focus.

I will make sure that a credit block is present on the poster. This allows the piece to look much more like a poster, however it also allows the audience to see the actors and actresses in this film. When they see these names, along with the editors name, they will want to see the film even more because they know that this film will not disappoint – all because of the fame the people mentioned will have.

Poster Progress

 This is an improved version of the previous photo. I am unsure whether this is a good plan because the poster looks too plain and is in need of other poster representations.

 By editing this photo onto the poster, we are allowing Susanna to look even more voulnrable.

 

This is the poster Steph has now created. I think it is good to have this shadow as it connotes the fact Susanna is quite alone and unable to defend herself or hide due to the people constantly being around her in the shadows. I also like the colours red and black and white because they are the same as my magazine colours. These colours are in fact EXACT because of the way we matched them on photoshop.

This is the photo we have started with, Steph will edit, crop and cut out Susanna from this picture and place it within the poster, however she is still deciding on how to do this. I believed this picture, compared to her direct contact with the camera, allows the poster to portray the vulnerability of Susanna and how the male shadow is in control.

Magazine

I asked a male student who is aged 17 about my magazine. I asked him 6 different questions in order to get feedback to make improvements.

 

 

1.      What do you think of the font?

 

I like the font because it is clear and makes the magazine look professional. I think it also links with the film well as it looks like the genre (as you would expect).

 

2.      What age group do you think this is aimed at?

 

I think this is aimed at 15+. I found this hard to tell, however because I think this magazine shows a film noir film, I think it should be over 15. This is because most noir films are certificated over 15.

 

 

3.      What genre of film do you think this is?

 

I think it is clear that this magazine is a mainstream magazine, showing a film noir film. I believe this is film noir because of the way the picture is in black and white, and the background includes trees and a woodland theme. This connotes the scary theme within film noir because of the way the girl is positions among these bushes. It also may show how someone is watching or looking in on the female (another aspect we would see in film noir).

 

4.      What do you think of the photo?

 

I really like this photo. This is because of the clear direct address. I noticed that the photo was position higher on your first mock up magazine, which did not look right. I agree that it was right to change this and to bring the photo lower down. This is because it allows the characters eyes to be looking directly into the eyes of the audience. You have clearly followed the rule of thirds here by keeping the girls eyes central in the middle third. This is good because it is the first place the audience look when glancing at the magazine.

 

5.      What do you think of the structure and layout?

 

I love the way that the writing is position around the characters face, it makes it look neat, tidy and shows the fact that you have considered this carefully without making the magazine look untidy. You have made sure that the masthead is shown to the audience clearly and you’ve made sure that it is not covered by the photo, this is s good thing because it allows the audience to know exactly what the make of magazine it is.

 

6.      What do you think of the text choice (lexical choice)?

 

I think by using words such as ‘Exclusive’ and ‘star’ we are able to see the excitement in this magazine. It makes the audience think that they must read this magazine because they are not going to find any of this information anywhere else. It makes the magazine seem independent and full of the most interesting information.

Update on tasks

I am currently working on the editing of the film. I am using the Apple Mac to do this. I have had to spend some time to work out how to use this because I have never used this software before, and I am working alone on this. I understand that I have the storyboards to look at when making this, however we have changed our ideas a lot, meaning that the storyboard has changed in many vast ways over the planning process.

All of the filming has been completed, now we just need to add the soundtrack and organise the trailer.

Magazine

 

This is a picture of the magazine I have created. I am aware that things need to be changed to this, depending on what the target audience think of it. I decided to use the black and white colour on the photos to connote the fact that this film is a film noir film. I have also used red and white writing on this black and white back ground so that the colours are linked together. I got this inspiration from other magazine fronts covers as the colours (red, black and white) seem to work together very well.

Below, is a photo of the front cover of 'Empire' magazine. This is a good example of a magazine which has used the colours red, black and white. This allows the audience to feel more engaged with the page because of the way the colours work well together, allowing things to stand out without making it look less professional.

 

 

Different to this magazine, our title is in front of the picture. This is because our magazine may not be as well-known as the leading film magazine 'Empire'. Apart from this, I think these too magazine are quite similar, simply because of the way I was inspired by the layout and choices made to create this.

I think I should show my magazine front cover to someone of my target audience. This will allow me to get feedback from different people, meaning that I will know where my strong and weak points are. I will then be able to change the weak points in order to make my magazine more professional and engaging towards the audience.

 

Poster Mock Up

This is the poster mock up that Steph has created. She has decided to put the picture in black and white because of the way it links with film noir, and connotes the theme of the unknown. We also decided to have the red colour of the text to connote the fact that someone in the film is or can be quite dangerous.



Update and changed synopsis

We have spent a great amount of time filming our movie trailer. We are currently making posters and magazine front covers. Whilst Steph is doing this, I am spending my time editing the shots we have taken to create the film trailer.



We decided to change our synopsis according to the changes we have made to the plans of our trailer.

Synopsis

Susanna is a young, attractive female who is being tortured by a re-occurring dream she is having of herself being chased by an unknown figure. She meets a mysterious, handsome man who pays very keen interest into her dream. She is flattered by his charm but little does Susanna know that people aren't always what they seem.