Evaluation - How effective is the combination of your main and ancillary tasks?
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Here is a prezi demonstration of my evaluation.
Thursday, 13 March 2014
Evaluation
Evaluation - In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
When choosing to do a film trailer, We wanted to do a genre which we felt we were most confident and interested in. From watching Horrors and especially more lately Psychological horrors we felt this would be the perfect opportunity to incorporate our knowledge and put it into a media text(Film trailer). When noting our ideas for a film trailer we had to research conventions and different memes into this genre. From watching so many we recognise a pattern of conventions featured in many films. These could include isolated areas where the event takes place e.g. In the modern horror normally a big 'family' or couples house with 'no neighbours' around them so when the killer enters this leaves them in danger. Other things like themes containing religion. Religious books, ornaments, letters etc this is becoming increasingly popular in the 21st century as with the rise of some religions e.g. Islam, however religion has mainly declined and most horror films reference Christianity. To my opinion because of this decline, Producers may feel they want to bring back the idea of religion and incorporate this into horror movies giving religion a twist. (Rise of Cult films becoming popular).
When considering whether we would use conventions we immediately thought of course we would. Every genre has a set of conventions which makes it recognisable to an audience therefore they can establish what genre It is. This rule applies to a mass audience as many people like the idea of conventions being in place without being to emphasised, this is when audience start to get bored and class it as 'another horror movie'. Obviously conventions were there to guide producers into being successful therefore we knew we would use typical conventions in my text. We feel because we wanted to appeal to a mass audience then it would be appropriate to use conventions and not go against them or else my audience could think what a bizzare idea, which would probably appeal to a niche audience however we are appealing to a mass audience target age of 15-24 year olds. Most 15-24 year olds do not want anything that challenges conventions because they don't understand and like the idea. When they want to watch a movie, they have a motive e.g. to get scared, or to go to the cinema with a group of friends which makes it an even greater experience.
By deconstructing film trailers and analysing them in depth, even films which use many typical conventions can still be very diverse in their work, e.g. something we wanted to do. James Wann is a very successful director, directing one of the most talked about horror films of 2013 The Conjuring. This film follows many typical conventions,( isolated house) supernatural theme, family calls people to help them yet it is not successful they are warned etc. In my opnion I feel as if this film was very cleverly constructed. The film was so thrilling it build up suspense in such a chilling way, gradually making it worse. Wan really thought of the mise on scene, choice of actors and story line/composition very well while following typical conventions. He added his own imprint or tropes into his films.
We learned that in Psychological horror movies, the killer is always in mystery. The producers need to be savvy with what the audience want and building suspense through camera work, mise on scene, editing etc. Location is a key in horrors as the audience want to know where they are, how the killer got in, why etc. Good camera shots including the Establishing shot and close up are used in horrors to show the suspense on the characters.
For my film trailer we have obeyed with many conventions and not challenged them as much as we are not confident enough to break into that market without doing some thorough research and maybe with more time and resources, I'm definitely not against the idea at all though, it sounds very creative to challenge conventions completely and I am inspired by people who think outside of the box. Conventional aspects I included were the 'handheld' footage which makes the concept of the film seem more 'real' which scares the audience because they feel that if it is real then it is out there and something may actually happen to them, this would be their worst nightmare. I used very isolated locations e.g. behind the stage and in an empty park to make it again seem all so familiar to the audience. Moreover, I wanted to use ambient sounds in my trailer which included a heartbeat, breathing sounds and a baby crying this was very typically conventional and I feel that people could identify that it was a horror genre from conventions like this. In addition we used non diegetic sounds such as 'Bang' which is typical at creeping up on the audience as it has been proven that loud noises in such shock raise heartbeat and make the viewers more scared.
Again as I mentioned earlier, sound is very important in enhancing the surrealness of a movie, especially a horror movie. If you have ever watched a movie without any sound it is not the same at all in some cases it makes the movie completely not scary! One way I have maybe challenged conventions is by using a different soundtrack to what most horrors use. Many horrors use an orchestral type soundtrack or piano. I have gone against typical conventions and I used two soundtracks which some may question not to use for a horror. These two soundtracks are Gary Jules Mad world which is in some ways quite depressing and a song which makes you think about life a lot. However because my film is a psychological horror then this song is suitable as it engages the audience a lot, which will then make them want to watch the film. Also I used Pop goes the weasel which is like a carosuel song so its quite happy which contrasts with the horror genre and made the clown look really eerie and frightening.
When applying my film trailer to theories I think it can be applied to many including the uses and gratifications theory. We think this theory applies to many horror films as the audience take out what they want from the media text. The theory is concerned with mass communication and what people do with the media. We believe in our horror trailer people have a motive to get scared and they get what they want from the film. Especially as we think this will appeal to a mass audience because a lot of people have been following the Northampton clown story, this will attract them even further.
In a way we have also challenged conventions by going against character stereotypes e.g. The cute girl. Our story was more concerned with serious life events e.g. the theme around kidnapping and suggested Paedophilia. Our film trailer makes the audience more aware of this is a more subtle way.
Vladimir Propp proposed a theory on narrative functions. According to Propp characters have a narrative function. They provide structure for the text. I agree with Propp to some extent. The typical characters he found was the hero, the villain , the donor , the dispatcher, the false hero, the princess. Now in consideration of our film trailer many of these characters do not exist e.g. The princess, we don't have a prize at the end our main theme is concerned with real life events rather than just a story line.
In terms of development, In my ancillary tasks, we kept developing them to ensure my media product was up to tip top condition. we kept developing the font on my magazine cover as we knew in my head what we wanted however, it was hard finding the font, therefore development was key here. Fonts in horror tend to be bold and striking mainly in rich colours such as red and black. Some can be slimline and gothic illustrating the concept of horror.
When choosing to do a film trailer, We wanted to do a genre which we felt we were most confident and interested in. From watching Horrors and especially more lately Psychological horrors we felt this would be the perfect opportunity to incorporate our knowledge and put it into a media text(Film trailer). When noting our ideas for a film trailer we had to research conventions and different memes into this genre. From watching so many we recognise a pattern of conventions featured in many films. These could include isolated areas where the event takes place e.g. In the modern horror normally a big 'family' or couples house with 'no neighbours' around them so when the killer enters this leaves them in danger. Other things like themes containing religion. Religious books, ornaments, letters etc this is becoming increasingly popular in the 21st century as with the rise of some religions e.g. Islam, however religion has mainly declined and most horror films reference Christianity. To my opinion because of this decline, Producers may feel they want to bring back the idea of religion and incorporate this into horror movies giving religion a twist. (Rise of Cult films becoming popular).
When considering whether we would use conventions we immediately thought of course we would. Every genre has a set of conventions which makes it recognisable to an audience therefore they can establish what genre It is. This rule applies to a mass audience as many people like the idea of conventions being in place without being to emphasised, this is when audience start to get bored and class it as 'another horror movie'. Obviously conventions were there to guide producers into being successful therefore we knew we would use typical conventions in my text. We feel because we wanted to appeal to a mass audience then it would be appropriate to use conventions and not go against them or else my audience could think what a bizzare idea, which would probably appeal to a niche audience however we are appealing to a mass audience target age of 15-24 year olds. Most 15-24 year olds do not want anything that challenges conventions because they don't understand and like the idea. When they want to watch a movie, they have a motive e.g. to get scared, or to go to the cinema with a group of friends which makes it an even greater experience.
By deconstructing film trailers and analysing them in depth, even films which use many typical conventions can still be very diverse in their work, e.g. something we wanted to do. James Wann is a very successful director, directing one of the most talked about horror films of 2013 The Conjuring. This film follows many typical conventions,( isolated house) supernatural theme, family calls people to help them yet it is not successful they are warned etc. In my opnion I feel as if this film was very cleverly constructed. The film was so thrilling it build up suspense in such a chilling way, gradually making it worse. Wan really thought of the mise on scene, choice of actors and story line/composition very well while following typical conventions. He added his own imprint or tropes into his films.
We learned that in Psychological horror movies, the killer is always in mystery. The producers need to be savvy with what the audience want and building suspense through camera work, mise on scene, editing etc. Location is a key in horrors as the audience want to know where they are, how the killer got in, why etc. Good camera shots including the Establishing shot and close up are used in horrors to show the suspense on the characters.
For my film trailer we have obeyed with many conventions and not challenged them as much as we are not confident enough to break into that market without doing some thorough research and maybe with more time and resources, I'm definitely not against the idea at all though, it sounds very creative to challenge conventions completely and I am inspired by people who think outside of the box. Conventional aspects I included were the 'handheld' footage which makes the concept of the film seem more 'real' which scares the audience because they feel that if it is real then it is out there and something may actually happen to them, this would be their worst nightmare. I used very isolated locations e.g. behind the stage and in an empty park to make it again seem all so familiar to the audience. Moreover, I wanted to use ambient sounds in my trailer which included a heartbeat, breathing sounds and a baby crying this was very typically conventional and I feel that people could identify that it was a horror genre from conventions like this. In addition we used non diegetic sounds such as 'Bang' which is typical at creeping up on the audience as it has been proven that loud noises in such shock raise heartbeat and make the viewers more scared.
Again as I mentioned earlier, sound is very important in enhancing the surrealness of a movie, especially a horror movie. If you have ever watched a movie without any sound it is not the same at all in some cases it makes the movie completely not scary! One way I have maybe challenged conventions is by using a different soundtrack to what most horrors use. Many horrors use an orchestral type soundtrack or piano. I have gone against typical conventions and I used two soundtracks which some may question not to use for a horror. These two soundtracks are Gary Jules Mad world which is in some ways quite depressing and a song which makes you think about life a lot. However because my film is a psychological horror then this song is suitable as it engages the audience a lot, which will then make them want to watch the film. Also I used Pop goes the weasel which is like a carosuel song so its quite happy which contrasts with the horror genre and made the clown look really eerie and frightening.
When applying my film trailer to theories I think it can be applied to many including the uses and gratifications theory. We think this theory applies to many horror films as the audience take out what they want from the media text. The theory is concerned with mass communication and what people do with the media. We believe in our horror trailer people have a motive to get scared and they get what they want from the film. Especially as we think this will appeal to a mass audience because a lot of people have been following the Northampton clown story, this will attract them even further.
In a way we have also challenged conventions by going against character stereotypes e.g. The cute girl. Our story was more concerned with serious life events e.g. the theme around kidnapping and suggested Paedophilia. Our film trailer makes the audience more aware of this is a more subtle way.
Vladimir Propp proposed a theory on narrative functions. According to Propp characters have a narrative function. They provide structure for the text. I agree with Propp to some extent. The typical characters he found was the hero, the villain , the donor , the dispatcher, the false hero, the princess. Now in consideration of our film trailer many of these characters do not exist e.g. The princess, we don't have a prize at the end our main theme is concerned with real life events rather than just a story line.
In terms of development, In my ancillary tasks, we kept developing them to ensure my media product was up to tip top condition. we kept developing the font on my magazine cover as we knew in my head what we wanted however, it was hard finding the font, therefore development was key here. Fonts in horror tend to be bold and striking mainly in rich colours such as red and black. Some can be slimline and gothic illustrating the concept of horror.
Evaluation
Evaluation - What have you learned from your audience feedback?
Here is a video clip of Zahra Sullivan an A2 media student giving some feedback.
Here is a soundclip Amber Binder a College student who loves horror films.
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Evaluation
Evaluation - How did you use Media Technologies in the research, planning, construction and Evaluation
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In my evaluation, I wanted to make sure it was as multimedia as possible. This then opens the doors to diversity and looks more interesting then just block writing. I loved using Prezi and Youtube because I feel as if these were two different media technologies which caught my evaluation well.
http://prezi.com/f4uy6hha1x91/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
In my evaluation, I wanted to make sure it was as multimedia as possible. This then opens the doors to diversity and looks more interesting then just block writing. I loved using Prezi and Youtube because I feel as if these were two different media technologies which caught my evaluation well.
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
REECE - Health and Saftey
REECE
There could potentially be many health and safety hazards when filming. These may include things such as slips and trips, dangerous equipment and safety of the actors. We had to observe whether the filming locations would be appropriate for us to film around. If not they could cause an extreme amount of harm which is unintended. We originally wanted to film at Wicksteed Park on Barton Road. When walking up to Wicksteed park which was near our school we had to take things into consideration such as heavy traffic. Additionally, when we got to Wicksteed Park there were a lot of maintenance issues as the location we wanted to film in was being dug up, and also it posed a big issue in itself in the fact that we wanted to film in the old railway station which would be very dangerous as it was made of wood which was flimsy and falling down( hence why we wanted the creepy location). If I did in an extreme event happen to fall on the actor then this would cause serious harm. Therefore it being under maintenance was good as they were regenerating it.
As we headed back to school, we looked at possible locations to film. One very good location was behind our school stage, which until this point I did not know there was an upstairs with a small corridor full of empty cupboards and a creepy door at the end. To get up to the corridor there was a very steep set of stairs which could potentially cause an accident. Hannah and I had to make sure Mr. Swain and ourselves got up and down the ladder safely as it was very dark getting up the stairs and it was in an isolated area. We used a Torch on our iPhones to get up the stairs carefully going up one by one with one person observing at all times. When passing the equipment e.g. Camera and Tripod, Hannah and I carefully disabled the tripod to its smallest position and handed it to each other while getting up the stairs. If it was extended in full position it could cause a big stressor. The light upstairs was very dim( which was at an advantage for us making it more eerie) however we needed to make sure that all the crew were away from the stairs as the lighting was low. Moreover as the small corridor was cluttered with things such as a chair empty cupboards etc we needed to make sure Mr. Swain was at safety and when filming he would not trip over anything. We filmed a scene where the light switch was turned on and off done by myself. As all light was directed towards the actor I needed to make sure I was stable and wouldn't accidently fall down the stairs.
We decided to get a clear reaction from an audience therefore we dropped in on a P.E. Lesson unexpectedly! The reaction was great as they all screamed which I thought of as a possible idea to put at the start of the film trailer, however we must take into account that some people may have phobias of clowns, so we hope we didn't scare them too much( Even though it was our intention! )
For the second location of filming, The actors were took to a local park including Hannah's Nephew who is only very young. At such a young age we needed to keep his safety a priority and take it very seriously as he was somebody else's child. Hannah's mum and Sister came to watch Hannah's Nephew Liam so she could focus on getting the filming perfect. She made sure she was not obstructing the public in any way and made sure Liam wasn't under any distress and knew what to do. Overall he was a superstar.
I decided to film at my local park to film the first shots for the film trailer. This was featuring a blue helium balloon being released into the air. I needed to get the Helium so I got it from card factory. When I first trialed the filming it was a windy day and lots of people were around, I used my dad to stand behind a tree and let the balloon go however I needed him not to be insight. We had an issue where he accidently let it go and I wasn't filming! So I had to go back to card factory and get the blue balloon again. On second attempt we were successful and got more than one filled up therefore meaning if it went wrong again we still had spare. I needed to makesure the blue balloon wasn't going to get in the way or infer with anything so I decided to do it at the end of the park. I made sure I was out of the way of the public.
Here is a clip of Mr swain in the location we filmed in which could be perceived as Hazardous.
There could potentially be many health and safety hazards when filming. These may include things such as slips and trips, dangerous equipment and safety of the actors. We had to observe whether the filming locations would be appropriate for us to film around. If not they could cause an extreme amount of harm which is unintended. We originally wanted to film at Wicksteed Park on Barton Road. When walking up to Wicksteed park which was near our school we had to take things into consideration such as heavy traffic. Additionally, when we got to Wicksteed Park there were a lot of maintenance issues as the location we wanted to film in was being dug up, and also it posed a big issue in itself in the fact that we wanted to film in the old railway station which would be very dangerous as it was made of wood which was flimsy and falling down( hence why we wanted the creepy location). If I did in an extreme event happen to fall on the actor then this would cause serious harm. Therefore it being under maintenance was good as they were regenerating it.
As we headed back to school, we looked at possible locations to film. One very good location was behind our school stage, which until this point I did not know there was an upstairs with a small corridor full of empty cupboards and a creepy door at the end. To get up to the corridor there was a very steep set of stairs which could potentially cause an accident. Hannah and I had to make sure Mr. Swain and ourselves got up and down the ladder safely as it was very dark getting up the stairs and it was in an isolated area. We used a Torch on our iPhones to get up the stairs carefully going up one by one with one person observing at all times. When passing the equipment e.g. Camera and Tripod, Hannah and I carefully disabled the tripod to its smallest position and handed it to each other while getting up the stairs. If it was extended in full position it could cause a big stressor. The light upstairs was very dim( which was at an advantage for us making it more eerie) however we needed to make sure that all the crew were away from the stairs as the lighting was low. Moreover as the small corridor was cluttered with things such as a chair empty cupboards etc we needed to make sure Mr. Swain was at safety and when filming he would not trip over anything. We filmed a scene where the light switch was turned on and off done by myself. As all light was directed towards the actor I needed to make sure I was stable and wouldn't accidently fall down the stairs.
We decided to get a clear reaction from an audience therefore we dropped in on a P.E. Lesson unexpectedly! The reaction was great as they all screamed which I thought of as a possible idea to put at the start of the film trailer, however we must take into account that some people may have phobias of clowns, so we hope we didn't scare them too much( Even though it was our intention! )
For the second location of filming, The actors were took to a local park including Hannah's Nephew who is only very young. At such a young age we needed to keep his safety a priority and take it very seriously as he was somebody else's child. Hannah's mum and Sister came to watch Hannah's Nephew Liam so she could focus on getting the filming perfect. She made sure she was not obstructing the public in any way and made sure Liam wasn't under any distress and knew what to do. Overall he was a superstar.
I decided to film at my local park to film the first shots for the film trailer. This was featuring a blue helium balloon being released into the air. I needed to get the Helium so I got it from card factory. When I first trialed the filming it was a windy day and lots of people were around, I used my dad to stand behind a tree and let the balloon go however I needed him not to be insight. We had an issue where he accidently let it go and I wasn't filming! So I had to go back to card factory and get the blue balloon again. On second attempt we were successful and got more than one filled up therefore meaning if it went wrong again we still had spare. I needed to makesure the blue balloon wasn't going to get in the way or infer with anything so I decided to do it at the end of the park. I made sure I was out of the way of the public.
Here is a clip of Mr swain in the location we filmed in which could be perceived as Hazardous.
Progression of Film Trailer
Progress
This is some of my progress using Final cut pro. At first i used iMovie then went onto using final cut pro as i could use it for better editing techniques. Here are some photos showing the development.
Here I am using Apples Program Final Cut Pro. It was very useful for editing my film trailer and composing the shots together. I found that it had a range of editing technqiues, texts and sound features which was very helpful in creating my film trailer. I wasn't very familiar with the macs so using this program gave me great experience on how to upload and edit my film trailer. One great feature Hannah and I used to make it seem more like a psychological horror was the 'REC' feature at the bottom. I feel currently in the modern horror world, audience want a movie that is filmed handheld so it makes it seem more like reality rather than a scripted American slasher film which follows typical conventions. Producers know audience want so much more than this, and therefore we decided to incorporate this into our film trailer.
Here you can see Final cut pro in action. At the bottom you can see a linear bar with split sections of shots in it. The line is where it runs these shots in the order its displayed. You can see final cut pro goes into a lot of depth as it shows each shot in a lot of detail. It was easy to move around and play with simply by dragging the section.
Here I am using a different program by Apple which is iMovie. Hannah and I originally used this and uploaded ALL of our filming onto iMovie. With iMovie I felt it was easier to place the shots in order as you drag it to the top, however on Final cut pro it had much better editing techniques and a lot more variety than iMovie. Still iMovie was our blank slate for uploading all of our footage which then we selected the filming we wanted and placed it into final cut pro.
This is some of my progress using Final cut pro. At first i used iMovie then went onto using final cut pro as i could use it for better editing techniques. Here are some photos showing the development.
Filming Stills
Filming Stills
Here are some filming stills of locations we used. We wanted to orginally go to Wicksteed Park, however when we got there it was under maintainence therfore we couldnt film in the old train track shelter. Alternativley we used behind the stage and it was really eerie and looked really spooky.
Monday, 3 March 2014
Ancillary Final Pieces
Ancillary Tasks - Final Pieces
Here are my two ancillary tasks. I feel the magazine cover really works as I decided to research existing magazines and found some of the conventions which I could use on my magazine cover. Furthermore here is my Poster which the Date from The magazine is meant to be 'July 2014' not 'March 2014'. It is a simple error Hannah and I will sort out immediately.
Voiceover
Voiceover Possibilities
We wanted to use a Voiceover in our film trailer so we were looking at possibilities online. We came across this particular ones we liked.
We wanted to use a Voiceover in our film trailer so we were looking at possibilities online. We came across this particular ones we liked.
Filming
Filming Problems
For our film trailer originally we were going to film at Wicksteed Park in the old railway station to make the clown really scary and hidden in an eerie location. On a Friday afternoon we went down to Wicksteed park and tried to go to the railway station however it was blocked because of construction. We had too think of some more locations on where to film so we went back to school and thought of some good alternatives. We went behind the stage and found there was a ladder at the top leading to a small enclosed dark corridor with only a lightbulb and a door at the end with some cupboards tucked at the side. It was really spooky and chilling so we decided to film up there and it was a success, the footage looked really good and I especially liked where the clown walked through the door and closed it with his back to the camera, it looked really horrifying of where he was going or what he was going to do. There was a steep ladder so we had to be especially careful when climbing down it or else we could of slipped. We also went into a P.E lesson and got lots of Year 8s to scream so we could add this on to our film trailer, however it didn't seem as effective.
I thought this picture looked really creepy with the old benches, we were going to film near this area, near the lake.
For our film trailer originally we were going to film at Wicksteed Park in the old railway station to make the clown really scary and hidden in an eerie location. On a Friday afternoon we went down to Wicksteed park and tried to go to the railway station however it was blocked because of construction. We had too think of some more locations on where to film so we went back to school and thought of some good alternatives. We went behind the stage and found there was a ladder at the top leading to a small enclosed dark corridor with only a lightbulb and a door at the end with some cupboards tucked at the side. It was really spooky and chilling so we decided to film up there and it was a success, the footage looked really good and I especially liked where the clown walked through the door and closed it with his back to the camera, it looked really horrifying of where he was going or what he was going to do. There was a steep ladder so we had to be especially careful when climbing down it or else we could of slipped. We also went into a P.E lesson and got lots of Year 8s to scream so we could add this on to our film trailer, however it didn't seem as effective.
I thought this picture looked really creepy with the old benches, we were going to film near this area, near the lake.
Storyboard
Storyboard
I created another storyboard to illustrate my ideas and thoughts so I could organize my thoughts into where I would put the filming into places.
I divided it into 4 sections so I could put the main shots in of our film trailer.
As you cannot see the writing very clearly I will put the dialogue below
Shot 1: Based on true events of autumn 2012 - here we will have a still frame of a descripton of what events occurred.
Shot 2: Blue balloon disappears into background with a zoom shot starts representation
Shot 3: Recording of little boy *Footage of little boy having fun on the swing Gary Jules - Mad world starts playing
Shot 4: Little boy running with blue balloon through park balloon being a keep prop in mise-en-scene
Camera shots in slow motion
Shot 5: Little boy runs through park away from his mother however to be kidnapped
Shot 6: Empty swing swinging backwards and forth (dark setting)
Shot 7: Telephone scene: 999 Whats your emergency? Hes taken him my baby hes gone! Please madam calm down can you explained what happened, Hes taken him! phone cuts off
Shot 8: Clown appears in light setting(juxtaposition) Pop goes the weasel starts playing
Shot 9: Clown walks toward camera
Shot 10: Clown from behind tree waves (Close up) Light background contrast with eerie clown (juxtaposition)
Shot 11: Still image of clown and closed door sounds
Shot 12: SPOTTED ( Breathing)
I created another storyboard to illustrate my ideas and thoughts so I could organize my thoughts into where I would put the filming into places.
I divided it into 4 sections so I could put the main shots in of our film trailer.
As you cannot see the writing very clearly I will put the dialogue below
Shot 1: Based on true events of autumn 2012 - here we will have a still frame of a descripton of what events occurred.
Shot 2: Blue balloon disappears into background with a zoom shot starts representation
Shot 3: Recording of little boy *Footage of little boy having fun on the swing Gary Jules - Mad world starts playing
Shot 4: Little boy running with blue balloon through park balloon being a keep prop in mise-en-scene
Camera shots in slow motion
Shot 5: Little boy runs through park away from his mother however to be kidnapped
Shot 6: Empty swing swinging backwards and forth (dark setting)
Shot 7: Telephone scene: 999 Whats your emergency? Hes taken him my baby hes gone! Please madam calm down can you explained what happened, Hes taken him! phone cuts off
Shot 8: Clown appears in light setting(juxtaposition) Pop goes the weasel starts playing
Shot 9: Clown walks toward camera
Shot 10: Clown from behind tree waves (Close up) Light background contrast with eerie clown (juxtaposition)
Shot 11: Still image of clown and closed door sounds
Shot 12: SPOTTED ( Breathing)
Friday, 28 February 2014
Distribution
Who would distribute our Film Trailer
A film distributor is s a company or individual responsible for the marketing of a film. The distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing: for example, directly to the public either theatrically or for home viewing. A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theatres or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market.
Film Distributors for Big Budget films
Warner Bros
Warner Bros are one of the most recognisable distributors universally. They founded in 1923(April 4)
They are one of the most respected, diversified and successful motion picture and television studios in the world.
Facts on Warner Bros
Today, the vast Warner Bros. library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs comprised of tens of thousands of individual episodes/
Warner Bros. began with the four Warner brothers--Albert, Sam, Harry and Jack. In books chronicling the American film industry, the brothers are all legendary, especially the flamboyant showman Jack L. Warner. Pioneers in their own right, the Warners brought sound to movies, introduced the first “four-legged star,” revitalized the movie musical, created the gangster-picture era, and produced a number of socially significant films that evoked national awareness about growing problems of their times.
At the box office in the 1990s, Warner Bros. Pictures continued to break records and earn critical raves around the world. The decade got off to a great start as “Driving Miss Daisy” won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay for 1989. Best Picture Oscar nominations followed for “GoodFellas” (1990) and “JFK” (1991). Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” (1992) garnered four Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing), followed by an Oscar nomination for “The Fugitive” (1993). The Studio made history in 1999 when, for the first time, its domestic box office surpassed the $1 billion mark and for the third time in the 1990s, it passed $1 billion internationally. “The Matrix,” alone, took in some $460 million at the worldwide box office, breaking Warner Bros. Pictures’ worldwide revenue record and creating an extraordinary new brand for the Studio.
A film distributor is s a company or individual responsible for the marketing of a film. The distributor may set the release date of a film and the method by which a film is to be exhibited or made available for viewing: for example, directly to the public either theatrically or for home viewing. A distributor may do this directly, if the distributor owns the theatres or film distribution networks, or through theatrical exhibitors and other sub-distributors. A limited distributor may deal only with particular products, such as DVDs or Blu-ray, or may act in a particular country or market.
Film Distributors for Big Budget films
Warner Bros
Warner Bros are one of the most recognisable distributors universally. They founded in 1923(April 4)
They are one of the most respected, diversified and successful motion picture and television studios in the world.
Facts on Warner Bros
Today, the vast Warner Bros. library, one of the most prestigious and valuable in the world, consists of more than 61,000 hours of programming, including nearly 6,500 feature films and 3,000 television programs comprised of tens of thousands of individual episodes/
Warner Bros. began with the four Warner brothers--Albert, Sam, Harry and Jack. In books chronicling the American film industry, the brothers are all legendary, especially the flamboyant showman Jack L. Warner. Pioneers in their own right, the Warners brought sound to movies, introduced the first “four-legged star,” revitalized the movie musical, created the gangster-picture era, and produced a number of socially significant films that evoked national awareness about growing problems of their times.
At the box office in the 1990s, Warner Bros. Pictures continued to break records and earn critical raves around the world. The decade got off to a great start as “Driving Miss Daisy” won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Screenplay for 1989. Best Picture Oscar nominations followed for “GoodFellas” (1990) and “JFK” (1991). Clint Eastwood’s “Unforgiven” (1992) garnered four Oscars (Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing), followed by an Oscar nomination for “The Fugitive” (1993). The Studio made history in 1999 when, for the first time, its domestic box office surpassed the $1 billion mark and for the third time in the 1990s, it passed $1 billion internationally. “The Matrix,” alone, took in some $460 million at the worldwide box office, breaking Warner Bros. Pictures’ worldwide revenue record and creating an extraordinary new brand for the Studio.
The year 2000 brought the Studio continued success with such films as “The Perfect Storm,” “Space Cowboys” and Castle Rock’s “Miss Congeniality.”
In 2001, Warner Bros. Pictures shattered every one of its own box office records and several industry records thanks to the beginning of the Harry Potter phenomenon (“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”), “Ocean’s 11,” “A.I. Artificial Intelligence,” “Cats & Dogs” and, internationally, “Miss Congeniality.” Domestic box office reached $1.23 billion, and international box office soared to $1.34 billion. “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” took in a worldwide box office of $973.6 million, and became the Studio’s highest-grossing film and the industry’s third-highest grossing film of all time in worldwide box office.
The second Harry Potter film (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,” which became the fourth-highest grossing film internationally of all time), “Scooby-Doo,” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood,” “Insomnia,” “A Walk to Remember” and “Two Weeks Notice” made 2002 another record-breaking year for Warner Bros. Pictures, with box office receipts surpassing the $1 billion mark for the third time domestically and the fifth time internationally. Warner Bros. Pictures’ $1.6 billion in international receipts led all studios and was both a new record for Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as the second-highest gross ever from a major studio.
Warner Bros.’ various businesses continued to be category leaders in 2003. Warner Bros. Pictures had its second-best domestic box office year in history ($1.16 billion) and its best-ever year at the international box office ($1.63 billion), becoming the Studio’s most successful worldwide box office year ever. Warner Home Video was number one in overall market share, and Warner Bros. Television was the industry’s number-one supplier of television programming. Consumer Products celebrated its 20th anniversary having racked up $50 billion in worldwide retail sales in two decades, and International Cinemas opened Paradise Warner Cinema City in Shanghai, marking the first time the Chinese government allowed a major U.S. theatrical company to extensively brand an in-country theatre.
It was very recognisable from all of the Harry Potter films.
Why it would fit with our trailer and genre
I feel that because we are appealing to a mass audience that Warner Bros would be perfect for distributing our film(trailer). It is recognisable and is known for its superior films. It would attract audience as many people know who warner bros are. People associate Warner bros with good films so I think it would definitely attract the audience and make it feel like a movie.
Maybe we should go Independent?
Independent may require a smaller budget however paranormal activity used an independent distributor and now the low budget film is one of the most profitable films ever. Apart of me likes the idea of having an independent distributor because it makes it seem less of a 'film' to me it makes it more real in a sense and more scary because I feel like I know its not all Hollywood and glamourized to be a stereotypical big budget not real movie. However we are appealing to a mass audience so maybe it wouldn't be as advertised well.
E.g. the film VHS
Ancillary tasks
Ancillary Task 3 - Design process of Poster
For the last ancillary task I had to design a poster. This is created as a key advertisement from Producers for the audience to make them want to go and see the film.
So far I think the poster looks great. The picture is definitely the best as it is creepy and matching with the title well, the audience will want to go and see the film because they want to know what this clown does and the storyline. I really like the font as it looks really disturbing and chilling. I visualise it looks as if its been drawn with a knife or a sharp object. The clowns body language in the shot is really effective especially the hand as it looks like it has a white glove on it matching with his hair. He is also smiling with big eyes and teeth which portrays the spookiness and creepiness of his character.
Here is a quick example of how it would look now(not finished)
For the last ancillary task I had to design a poster. This is created as a key advertisement from Producers for the audience to make them want to go and see the film.
So far I think the poster looks great. The picture is definitely the best as it is creepy and matching with the title well, the audience will want to go and see the film because they want to know what this clown does and the storyline. I really like the font as it looks really disturbing and chilling. I visualise it looks as if its been drawn with a knife or a sharp object. The clowns body language in the shot is really effective especially the hand as it looks like it has a white glove on it matching with his hair. He is also smiling with big eyes and teeth which portrays the spookiness and creepiness of his character.
Here is a quick example of how it would look now(not finished)
Ancillary tasks
Ancillary Task 2 - Creating a webpage
For another one of my ancillary tasks I had to create a webpage advertising my film trailer. As I am not extremely experienced with IT, I had a look at a few videos on YouTube to see how to make a website. It was very interesting as there was a range of answers on how to make a webpage, one suggestion using Notepad which I have on my Laptop. I followed a step by step guide on how to make a webpage using notepad.
1. I opened notepad and starting following the instructions
Here as you can see I opened up one note and followed the stages. The Html refers to the weblink. Other things include The title of the page which is called Spotted, the body and the header.
Here you can see the details I added to make the font colour red and the background black centred. I kept saving the work and refreshing my page to see how it looked.
Now I want to add some different fonts and finally add my film trailer
Ive taken my inspiration from the paranormal activity webpage
Also at the side is social networking sites you can share the website with. When you enter the website it automatically comes up with the film trailer which I think is a really great idea.
Designing Process
As you can see, by creating my website I am using notepad and html. I used a black background with a red font to colour coordinate with our poster and magazine cover. I used the slogan, Welcome your fear awaits you, enter at your own risk at the top because as soon as someone enters the website this is what they will read, I think it makes it gripping and scary. I placed an image in the middle but eventually this is where the film trailer will go and I will have images round the sides. At the bottom you can see I have developed it further by adding some hyperlinks such as 'find a cinema and gallery'. I really like the idea of paranormal activitys webpage I think its very effective and adds to the reality of the film.
In the end I decided not to do a webpage as I only wanted to do a poster and magazine cover. I wanted to see what it would look like and above is the design process of it.
For another one of my ancillary tasks I had to create a webpage advertising my film trailer. As I am not extremely experienced with IT, I had a look at a few videos on YouTube to see how to make a website. It was very interesting as there was a range of answers on how to make a webpage, one suggestion using Notepad which I have on my Laptop. I followed a step by step guide on how to make a webpage using notepad.
1. I opened notepad and starting following the instructions
Here you can see the details I added to make the font colour red and the background black centred. I kept saving the work and refreshing my page to see how it looked.
Now I want to add some different fonts and finally add my film trailer
Ive taken my inspiration from the paranormal activity webpage
They are advertising the latest film called The Marked Ones and below are a series of pictures of things associated with it
Designing Process
In the end I decided not to do a webpage as I only wanted to do a poster and magazine cover. I wanted to see what it would look like and above is the design process of it.
Wednesday, 26 February 2014
Research
Research - Analysing a students work
In my portfolio, I need to analyse the work of other students to comment on what they've done well and how they've inspired me.
I looked at a students Film Trailer from last year (Holly) and she did a Psychological horror called Bloody Mary
I thought the name of the film was a great idea since its short and catchy and resembles a horror movie since lots of people know who Bloody Mary is, or at least that she's scary.
At the start I thought she had a really good idea with the light switch and the noise to go with it, then using a shot reverse shot going back to the light from the houses. Her idea comes across as really fluent with bloody mary haunting this girl as she has repeated her name in the mirror. I think the Mise-En-Scene is really effective as the makeup and costumes, setting are definitely really good. As it is set in a home, this attracts the audience even further because it is in a familiar location (e.g. audience live in a house). I think the music was great it really was eerie and sounded professional, especially when it carried on to the end and you thought that was it, but then Bloody Mary pops up at the end making it really scary and similar to professional film trailers. Moreover the editing techniques she used were good especially the ghost walking up the stairs. The superimposition she used was all consistent which flowed really well and the font really matched with her idea.
In my portfolio, I need to analyse the work of other students to comment on what they've done well and how they've inspired me.
I looked at a students Film Trailer from last year (Holly) and she did a Psychological horror called Bloody Mary
I thought the name of the film was a great idea since its short and catchy and resembles a horror movie since lots of people know who Bloody Mary is, or at least that she's scary.
At the start I thought she had a really good idea with the light switch and the noise to go with it, then using a shot reverse shot going back to the light from the houses. Her idea comes across as really fluent with bloody mary haunting this girl as she has repeated her name in the mirror. I think the Mise-En-Scene is really effective as the makeup and costumes, setting are definitely really good. As it is set in a home, this attracts the audience even further because it is in a familiar location (e.g. audience live in a house). I think the music was great it really was eerie and sounded professional, especially when it carried on to the end and you thought that was it, but then Bloody Mary pops up at the end making it really scary and similar to professional film trailers. Moreover the editing techniques she used were good especially the ghost walking up the stairs. The superimposition she used was all consistent which flowed really well and the font really matched with her idea.
Research
Research: Tropes on how to write a Slasher Horror
When deciding which horror genre I wanted to come across I noticed this on how to write your own slasher movie. I have highlighted key parts which I feel is relevant to our genre (Psychological horror) and what we could incorporate.
When deciding which horror genre I wanted to come across I noticed this on how to write your own slasher movie. I have highlighted key parts which I feel is relevant to our genre (Psychological horror) and what we could incorporate.
Research
Who Is involved in a film trailer?
In a film trailer, you want to see the clips which are most advertising to the audience. In these clips you may see characters you want to learn more about. In our case you want to learn more about the mum and the innocent boy and ofcourse the clown to see what has happened.
This is a list of our actors
Mr. Swain - Clown
Liam - Little Boy
Sarah - Mum
Police officer - Voiceover
In a Film trailer lots of cast members are involved too. These can include;
Director
Producer
Actors
Make-Up & Hair
Camera Operator
Lighting Operator
Sound Operator
Film Editor
Film making
In order to make a film, you have to go through the following stages.
Here is a short clip on How to create a movie trailer, it has some great tips on using iMovie 11.
- Scriptwriting
- Producing
- Directing
- Cinematography
- Sound
- Editing
Here is a short clip on How to create a movie trailer, it has some great tips on using iMovie 11.
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Film Trailer Ideas
Film Trailer Ideas
As we have finished our filming, now the post production starts. The post production is the final stage in film making in which the raw material is edited together to form the completed film or trailer.
Ideas for Music in background
Gary Jules - MAD WORLD - We have used this backing track at the start of our film trailer. It is a cover of the original Mad World by Tears for Fears. We chose to use this as it is quite a sad and actually eerie song as it makes the viewer think a lot which fits in with the conventions of a Psychologiocal horror. It was used in a trailer for the horror film The Crazies. This is significant as our ideas clearly reflect the ideas of other directors in the fact that the song mismatches the genre and concept of the film.
POP GOES THE WEASEL
Pop goes the weasel is a carousel sounding song which we thought we fit really well with the eeriness and general spookiness for our film trailer, we also placed the music carefully where the clown appeared so people made this association.
As we have finished our filming, now the post production starts. The post production is the final stage in film making in which the raw material is edited together to form the completed film or trailer.
Ideas for Music in background
POP GOES THE WEASEL
Pop goes the weasel is a carousel sounding song which we thought we fit really well with the eeriness and general spookiness for our film trailer, we also placed the music carefully where the clown appeared so people made this association.
Questionnaire
Questionnaire
I decided to do a questionnaire which in then I could analyse the results about how and what audience want from my genre.
1. Would you prefer a Psychological horror or Classical Horror (E.g. Gore)
2. What entices you in a film trailer?
3. What is your favourite horror movie?
4. What are your biggest fears?
5. What scares you about Psychological horrors?
Most of my questions are OPEN therefore will be open to a range of different answers and not just closed answers e.g. Yes/No this or that. This will give me a lot of Qualitative data which I can then transfer into ideas for my film trailer.
Results
From Question number 1, you can see that most people prefer a Psychological horror over a classical horror.
(8 People)
Most people preffered the story line portrayed in the film trailer, and coming second was the characters. From this analysis the narrative and mise en scene have to be really successful.
3 out of 8 people said the exorcist was there favourite horror movie which was created in 1973 as a supernatural horror film. This is interesting as more people seemed to prefer the older films rather than the newer releases.
Most people were scared of demons which links with the concept of religion and possession. This is what most modern horrors base their story on. It also correlates with how many people said The exorcist was their favourite horror movie.
Interestingly the most popular answers were that it could be real or it could happen to them.
Analysing my results
This has given me a lot of good feedback about the things that engage and scare people with psychological horrors. In reference to Hannah and I's film trailer the idea of it happening to them is the most scary thought about a psychological horror, and in our film a young innocent child gets taken by a clown which Is every mothers worst nightmare.
On average the participants biggest fear was demons, and possession. Religion is a big influencer in modern horror films because people have fear of the unknown, especially horror films with cult revelations in. In our film trailer there is no reference to religion however It is interesting to see about how many people hate demons. The thing which entices people the most in a film trailer was The storyline and characters. This is interesting as I will try to focus as much as possible on these two aspects in my trailer.
I decided to do a questionnaire which in then I could analyse the results about how and what audience want from my genre.
1. Would you prefer a Psychological horror or Classical Horror (E.g. Gore)
2. What entices you in a film trailer?
3. What is your favourite horror movie?
4. What are your biggest fears?
5. What scares you about Psychological horrors?
Most of my questions are OPEN therefore will be open to a range of different answers and not just closed answers e.g. Yes/No this or that. This will give me a lot of Qualitative data which I can then transfer into ideas for my film trailer.
Results
From Question number 1, you can see that most people prefer a Psychological horror over a classical horror.
(8 People)
Most people preffered the story line portrayed in the film trailer, and coming second was the characters. From this analysis the narrative and mise en scene have to be really successful.
3 out of 8 people said the exorcist was there favourite horror movie which was created in 1973 as a supernatural horror film. This is interesting as more people seemed to prefer the older films rather than the newer releases.
Most people were scared of demons which links with the concept of religion and possession. This is what most modern horrors base their story on. It also correlates with how many people said The exorcist was their favourite horror movie.
Interestingly the most popular answers were that it could be real or it could happen to them.
Analysing my results
This has given me a lot of good feedback about the things that engage and scare people with psychological horrors. In reference to Hannah and I's film trailer the idea of it happening to them is the most scary thought about a psychological horror, and in our film a young innocent child gets taken by a clown which Is every mothers worst nightmare.
On average the participants biggest fear was demons, and possession. Religion is a big influencer in modern horror films because people have fear of the unknown, especially horror films with cult revelations in. In our film trailer there is no reference to religion however It is interesting to see about how many people hate demons. The thing which entices people the most in a film trailer was The storyline and characters. This is interesting as I will try to focus as much as possible on these two aspects in my trailer.
Genre Theorists
Genre Theorists
Genre is an important aspect in film making and it is important as a director to address your target audience and your genre. Our genre is a Psychological horror which is one of the most popular genres in the 21st century.
Tom Ryall conducted his theory suggesting that genre provides a framework of structuring rules in the shape of patterns forms and structures which act as a form of supervision over the work of production of film makers and the work of reading by the audience.
Steve Neal stated that his theory was about how genre was constituted by "specific systems" of expectations and hypothesis which spectators bring with them to the cinema and which interact with the films themselves during the course of the viewing process. Neale also stated that genre are instances of repetition and difference. Difference is essential to the economy of genre.
Lacey - Repetoire of elements
Lacey states there are 4 repetoires of elements in relation to
Setting
Character
Narrative
Iconography
Style
He believes genres change over time. They do not have fixed universal values.
Narrative: Referring to the structure of the story e.g. Open, Circular as well as their conventions e.g. car chase
Characters: Narrative developed through characters and their functions e.g. Hero is the main character. Characters such as the final victim (usually a girl) defeats the villain.
Setting: some genres have a distinct location but this can be changed e.g. horrors have moved from places like graveyards(gothic) to suburban areas e.g. houses. Genres can also be associated with time period e.g. Prohibition in America.
Iconography: Films contain visual and audio images which become instantly recognisable and associated with genre. e.g. Pulp Fiction
Style: Iconography refers to objects but Style describes the way they are presented. E.g. similar to mise en scene lighting, camera angles etc.
I agree with Lacey as I do think genres change over time depending on the era, cultural values and ideology and new ideas directors explore. I believe there are still some set conventions however directors are now going against this to make the film completely opposite to what it is meant to represent in the genre e.g. Scream. It is hard because some may consider our genre as a psychological thriller rather than a psychological horror. Genres I believe do over lap especially in the modern world where so many people have different ideas to what constitutes and fits into a certain genre. For example my own thought would be about the film 'The Lovely Bones' I myself would actually consider this a Psychological thriller but it is classed as a drama.
Genre is an important aspect in film making and it is important as a director to address your target audience and your genre. Our genre is a Psychological horror which is one of the most popular genres in the 21st century.
Tom Ryall conducted his theory suggesting that genre provides a framework of structuring rules in the shape of patterns forms and structures which act as a form of supervision over the work of production of film makers and the work of reading by the audience.
Steve Neal stated that his theory was about how genre was constituted by "specific systems" of expectations and hypothesis which spectators bring with them to the cinema and which interact with the films themselves during the course of the viewing process. Neale also stated that genre are instances of repetition and difference. Difference is essential to the economy of genre.
Lacey - Repetoire of elements
Lacey states there are 4 repetoires of elements in relation to
Setting
Character
Narrative
Iconography
Style
He believes genres change over time. They do not have fixed universal values.
Narrative: Referring to the structure of the story e.g. Open, Circular as well as their conventions e.g. car chase
Characters: Narrative developed through characters and their functions e.g. Hero is the main character. Characters such as the final victim (usually a girl) defeats the villain.
Setting: some genres have a distinct location but this can be changed e.g. horrors have moved from places like graveyards(gothic) to suburban areas e.g. houses. Genres can also be associated with time period e.g. Prohibition in America.
Iconography: Films contain visual and audio images which become instantly recognisable and associated with genre. e.g. Pulp Fiction
Style: Iconography refers to objects but Style describes the way they are presented. E.g. similar to mise en scene lighting, camera angles etc.
I agree with Lacey as I do think genres change over time depending on the era, cultural values and ideology and new ideas directors explore. I believe there are still some set conventions however directors are now going against this to make the film completely opposite to what it is meant to represent in the genre e.g. Scream. It is hard because some may consider our genre as a psychological thriller rather than a psychological horror. Genres I believe do over lap especially in the modern world where so many people have different ideas to what constitutes and fits into a certain genre. For example my own thought would be about the film 'The Lovely Bones' I myself would actually consider this a Psychological thriller but it is classed as a drama.
Ancillary Task
This was one of my ancillary tasks for my portfolio of work. It was to create a magazine cover for the film which was preferably featured in a film magazine e.g. Empire. First of all I had to look at some existing film magazines to get a basic idea of what they are like, some of the conventions and features they had. I noticed that film magazines like 'Empire' used a lot of close-up angles as there main image. Obviously this was to show of the actors/actress' who were staring in the film and to reveal a bit about their persona or character in the film. They were extremely eye catching and had to be as a way of advertising the film. The 'Masthead' Empire was always in a bold capital serif font. This was to illustrate the importance of the name, when I think of empire I think of a nation of strong people, and obviously the magazine is trying to portray that the films are the best you can get. The font colour choice seems to be in a bold red which to my initial thought creates a sense of glamour and a sort of Hollywood esque feel; after all these movies that are featured are big budget films created in Hollywood so the directors and producers obviously want to portray it in a glamorous way. This also leads me to conclude that this is what directors think audience want, an escapism from real life everything is pixel perfect and people like this HD feel to a character it makes them attracted to learn more about the character and the story line, so when you see the magazine you think wow, that looks amazing. The Empire magazine looks hyper real and this is insinuating this is what the film will be like. Furthermore
the Empire Magazine varies with how much text it will put on the front cover, some covers have a lot of text whereas others are completely blank with the picture and only minimal text. The magazine tries to capture the films best portrayal for example sometimes one picture can speak many words. I feel asif these magazines are amazing works of art and are a credit to the film industry. It makes me as a fan want to go see everyfilm on the cover even if I am not a fan of the genre e.g. Sci Fi
Above is my first draft for my magazine. After seeing the Empire magazines there are a lot of things I would change to the draft. I wanted a black background to resemble the idea of it being a dark film with a happy contrasting image of a creepy clown. I did have a problem since I took a still from our trailer on the iMacs which I then converted using the VLC programme I mentioned in my technology post. I had to save it as a JPEG file, so that's why its looking slightly stretched out. As you can see on the empire magazines the full image is the background, so I may have to rethink this. Moreover I tried to capture the font as similar as possible but in a way that suited me. I like the font I have used however I want it to be bolder. I like my image for the advertisement as I think it does resemble the horror genre. I also like the choice of font for the 'Spotted' part. This shows a consistency as the film poster has the same font on it. I chose to use the plus as I got this idea from the Empire magazine which is just a symbol for what extra the magazine has in it. I guess the aim of the Empire magazines was to display the still image of the film which is shown on the cover due to the popularity of it, there isn't much space for other things e.g. not like a fashion magazine where everything is everywhere on the front cover. Iron Man 3 and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire were both two hugely popular films and this was the magazines intention of trying to advertise the film as much as possible. I chose to use stars because as I mentioned earlier, my interpretation of the name empire is about the glamour and how strong the nation is e.g. Hollywood(very influential). I may keep these in however have them in a different place. Deconstruction 2
This was my deconstruction number 2 and it was on word. It doesn't look very good however is all apart of the planning process. When I get to use Publisher I will then use the empire logo and fill in all my subheadings and other conventions of a magazine. I kept the plus feature in because it was a feature of Empire Magazines.
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