PRODUCTION OF FILM POSTER & MAGAZINE

FILM REVIEW

PRODUCTION OF FILM POSTER

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

I took a variety of shots that I would be able to use for my film

poster. I took images of my three main characters; Sam, Elijah and

Sean. I wanted an image where Sam and Elijah were either side of

Sean holding up lanterns and looking afraid whilst Sean stands

between then looking extremely happy and the stereotypical

‘stoner’ image. This would connote both comedy and horror as well

as a ‘stoner’/teen film. The image is also taken in the woods, a

stereotypical horror setting, so again connotes horror as well as

revealing where much of the film is shot.

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

I took a mix of long and mid shots in three

different locations so that I had a variety of

images to work with.

The next few slides show a few of the shots I

took.

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

This is the image I choose.

I choose this one as I feel the full

shot in more engaging and reveals

more of the location than the mid

shots.

The actors all have the exact

expression I wanted them to with

Sean looking very happy and

possibly high, Sam looking

enigmatically to the left and Elijah

looking worried/scared.

EDITING THE IMAGE

Firstly I edited the

image to make it much

darker and more

foreboding which

connotes the genre of

horror which contrasts

more strongly to Sean’s

happy face which

reveals the mix of

genre.

The dark foreboding

image fits the

conventions of horror

film posters.

EDITING THE IMAGE

Got rid of the sky by cloning the ivy leavesDarkened

the whole imageMade the bottom of the image black so that I could put on text over the top

Original Image Edited

Image

CREATING THE TITLE• I then used an online font site called

Dafont to choose a stereotypical horror font to write my film title with.

• Opposite is the font I choose which I then took a screen shot of and edited in Photoshop.

• To edit it I changed it to be bright red as this connotes horror whilst also being somewhat cheesy as it is so overused in horror so also connotes comedy horror too.

• I then put it along the top of my poster and made it very large so that it is eye catching.

CREATING THE TITLE For the second part of

the film title.

‘Trevortivity’ I really

wanted the Trevor part to

stand out to

experimented with a

number of fonts each of

which I wanted to

connote the normality of

the name Trevor and how

inoffensive it is.

CREATING THE TITLE

• I tried the title with just the original horror font as well as with a mix of fonts and colours on ‘Trevor’.

• I preferred the mix of fonts and colours as I thought this best connoted the genre of film.

EDITING THE TEXT

• I then created the text along the bottom of the page. This section is so important as it is the last thing the reader see’s so it is imperative I put the most important information here such as the release date and the films web address as my target audience consume all most all media online so if I want to reach them I have to through online sites.

Tickertape web address along the bottom of the page.

EDITING THE TEXT• I made the most important information

which are the words “cinemas” and “summer” the same red as the title as this draws the eye to them and ensures that the reader gains the most important information from the poster.

• I made the rest of the words a deeper red, similar to the colour of Sean’s jumper, so they don’t compete with the title and important words.

• I also used the pun tripping to connote the possible drug use within the film and the reference to Sam’s fall. It connotes the genre as comedy horror again.

EDITING THE TEXT

• Originally the poster said “Tripping onto Youtube this Summer” as this is realistically where my film will be consumed by my audience but in order to create a realistic film poster I changed it to cinemas as short films don’t have film posters for Youtube.

Was Youtube, now Cinemas.

EDITING THE TEXT• I then put the names of the

actors on as this acts as a lure in most film posters where the actors are well known and I wanted to use this convention.

• I played around with the positioning of the main actors names with them originally in a straight line before I moved them.

Original positioning Final positioning

EDITING THE TEXT• I then put the other

actors names below the main three’s.

• I made the font slightly smaller and grey instead of white as I didn’t want the viewers attention drawn away from the main image and the salient pieces of information.

EDITING THE TEXT• I then put the production details on the poster in a much smaller font and

in the same grey as the other actors names.

• I included the director, writer, producer, production company, actors and music.

• This conforms to the conventions of real film posters which include these details but make them smaller than other information as they are less important for the viewer to see.

EDITING THE TEXT• I then created a logo for

the imaginary production company I created called Birdhouse as real film posters have the logos of the production companies used to make them and in order to make my poster look more like a real film poster I too used this convention.

My logo

Real Logo

FINSIHED POSTER

PRODUCTION OF MAGAZINE FILM

REVIEW

CHOOSING AN IMAGE• I took a number of images of Sam and Elijah hiding behind the small tree

which is from a scene in the film.

• I choose this location as it’s an enigmatic image as the actors look afraid and are looking out of shot at something and these enigma codes will hopefully engage the magazine reader.

• It’s also an atmospheric shoot due to the contrast of shadows and light of an image taken at night which connotes horror.

• It also contains the two protagonists just as real magazine reviews do as this acts as a lure.

• Hopefully I have taken an engaging image that will grab the readers attention and get them to pause on that double page spread of the magazine and read the article.

CHOOSING AN IMAGE• I narrowed it down to these two images.

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

CHOOSING AN IMAGE

• I choose this image as I really like Sam and Elijah’s enigmatic look out of shot and their expressions.

• I also like the shadows of the branches across their faces and feel it is a striking image that would grab a readers attention.

• This is especially important as I will have this image taking up one half of the double page spread which is a convention of many reviews; having a very large image.

CREATING THE LAYOUT OF THE DPS

• For my film review I choose to create an article in the independent music magazine I created last year for my coursework called ‘Revolution’.

• I did this as it meant I would be able to use the brand identity I created last year which is very important when creating an article as it is a convention of magazines.

• An independent music magazine would also review independent films, especially niche films such as comedy horrors.

• I therefore used the layout of previous pages to plan my review.

CREATING THE LAYOUT

• These are the pages I created last year and which I used to create the layout of my review page.

CREATING THE LAYOUT

• I also looked at a number of real magazine reviews to plan my layout and from that I choose to include key details in a separate box and a verdict section.

• I used a similar font to my other pages for the title of the section and continued to use disjointed font for the rest of the headings to continue using the brand identity.

CREATING THE LAYOUT

Large heading of the magazine section across both pages which connects the pages. It uses the house colours of the magazine and a disjointed font similar to others used in the magazine.

Magazine logo at the top of the page enforces brand identity.

Short film of the month title in the same but subverted colours which again reinforces brand identity.

I also put a black box along the bottom of the page and put the logo on the left hand side of each page and the page number on the right hand side.

I have used my chosen image to take up half of the double page spread as this is a convention of many film reviews.

CREATING THE LAYOUT

I then put the film title on using similar fonts to my poster for the brand identity of the film itself. I used different fonts for “Trevor” and “tivity” to again highlight the genre. The bright red not only conforms to the brand identity of the film but also contrasts strongly to the other colours used in the magazine which makes the title stand out more.

I then put the tagline along the bottom of the title which describes briefly what the film contains. The colloquial language connotes the fact it’s a magazine for a younger target audience just as my film is.

I then created a ‘Verdict’ section which sums up the magazine’s opinion of he film and gives it a rating. I made my rating system use the magazine’s logo to again increase brand identity.

I also put a much smaller image of Sean’s face, taken from the film poster. Having smaller images of the film is another convention of magazine reviews that I wanted to use. It also connotes the comedy whereas the large image connotes the horror aspect of the film more.

I created a section that contains the most important information such as release date and cast. This section stands out due to the different coloured background and variety of text. This is yet another convention of film reviews I have chosen to use.

WRITING THE ARTICLE

I created an paragraph that introduces the magazine’s opinion of the film. I made the font bold so that it would stand out more and draw the readers eye to the beginning of the article.

I made the name on the magazine a different colour and font to again create brand identity.

I used quite an adult mode of address using phrases and words such as “stoned teenagers” that I would not have used for a younger audience but this magazine is aimed at 15 year olds and upwards so I wanted to use a mode of address that would appeal to them.I included references to other films that mine is like to encourage readers to watch mine.I also included negative aspects of the film to make the overall judgement of the film seem reliable.

I included descriptions of parts of the film and spoilers just as real reviews do.

FINISHED REVIEW