Poster

I've decided the best photo for my poster in particular is one that illustrates the horror in the film. Therefore I have chosen an action shot:

I experimented with my chosen image using Adobe Photoshop.

I then went on http://www.dafont.com/ and looked at different fonts I could use for my poster

Final poster:

Film Magazines

I found some film magazines and have explained what I like about each of them.

Empire Magazine

I really like this front cover as the image is very striking. The use of editing within this image has created an action packed front cover, introducing us to all of the stars in the film. Most people are attracted to a film when a star that they like plays in it. I also like the use of the film strip at the bottom of the cover which features what will be in the magazine. This is a very clever way to keep in with the theme of movies and to make the cover more exciting. I may take this idea and use it in my own magazine.

SFX magazine

I think that this particular cover of SFX is good. The title of the film is bold and glowing, which is instantly charming for the reader. I like the colour use, yellow and blue really stand out with eachother and it fits in with the genre of the movie (sci-fi). I will use this idea in my own magazine cover, choosing colours to fit the genre so that the audience can immediately work out which genre of film the magazine mainly features.

Film Posters

The second part of my coursework is to create a film poster. I have researched and found a few posters that gave me ideas for my own poster.

Triangle

I like the positions of the characters in this poster, it creates a mysterious tone for the audience and the use of colouring creates an peculiar atmosphere which clearly sets the genre up for the audience. This is a good quality to have in a poster as the audience immediately know what they're in for. The black, bold font over the light background image makes the text very clear and eye-catching for the audience and the quote promotes the film. I may use the character positioning idea from this poster and use it in my own.

My Bloody Valentine

The colour use in this poster makes it very clear to the audience that this film is of the horror genre. Red and black are known as the fear provoking colours. The image is very well edited and is also very reticent as the image doesnt give away too much of the narrative. I am going to take the colour use from this poster and perhaps use it in a slightly different way for my poster.

Wrong Turn

      I really like the image layers in this poster and how they have merged together 3 images to make one. The image of the creature is showing him in an angry state suggesting that in the narrative of the film, he is the one to cause the problem and disturbance (in a stereotypical horror narrative). The image of the girl looking scared also suggests that she is the main victim or survivor of the movie. If you analyse this film poster carefully, you can find out a lot about the film before even watching it. Depending on the reader, this could be a positive thing or a negative thing. Some people like to go into a film knowing absolutely nothing where as some others prefer to know a bit of background information so that they aren't completely in the dark about the film and know what they're in for. This poster definitely would attract the people who like to know a bit more about the film before watching. I think i'd want this aspect for my poster too.

Planning

This is a basic plan for our trailer. The trailer will only feature two main characters as to keep the story from being revealed completely. Most of the filming will be done at night time in an alleyway and in a house. Some shots will be dark to create a mysterious effect and to create a tense atmosphere for the audience. This is what I can visualise these shots looking like:

I want to have some quick action shots of some close up facial expressions too, these will express the terror that the victim is going through. I can visualise them like this:

Time Management

I created a time diary so I can keep on track with my media coursework. Here is the plan for what month each task will be completed by:

Trailer plans/ideas

Ideas for shots:

A long shot of the girl walking towards the camera, through the dark alleyway with the lamp post for extra eery light.

A quick shot of the killer standing in the lamp post "spot light" with his hood up.

Low shot of the victims feet walking and then another low shot of the killers feet to show the audience clearly that she is being followed. This shot will add to the mystery of the killer as you can't see anything but his feet.

Close up of knife trailing across the wall of the victims house. I will use this shot to break up the trailer. I will cut bits of this shot and put it in different parts of the trailer.

Music:

I researched the type of music that is usually used in horror trailers and found that most of the soundtracks have the same instruments; they use violins mostly for a slow, tense, build up and then drums and loud bangs towards the end where the credits come up. The voice over is usually always a male with a low pitch of voice which implies to me that the majority of the audience find a male voice scarier than a female as females are associated with being victim. I found two tracks which I think I could use in my trailer by merging them together.



Track 1:

The first track I will use in my trailer is one from a console game called "Project Zero". The game is more paranormal based than my film but I will ensure that the visual links with the sound. I plan to use this track at the beginning of the trailer to create a tense, build up effect.

Track 2:

The second track I will use in my trailer is one from another console game called "Left 4 Dead". This track will be used after the first track to create an eerie atmosphere yet lets the audience know that the narrative is being revealed. This track is great for what i'm using it for as it has drums and violins in play which according to my research is the two main instruments used for horror trailers.