Advance production powerpoint

FILM PROJECT EVALUATION

By George Morgan

CHOOSING TO DO A FILM

• I decided to do a five minute film because I wanted a challenge, even

though a trailer would be difficult a film generally has more shots and a

longer narrative than a two minute trailer.

In this project I want to allow my

audience to be on the edge of

their seat but to also leave them

wanting to find out more, a cliff

hanger or an anti-climax.

Intensity!!!

GENRE: ACTION THRILLER

changing the narrative has

also made the film more

emotionally concentrate and

character driven

I decided to change the narrative from being

about an American politician to a sub-genre,

Action thriller…

. My old narrative was also about

an American politician, meaning it

had to be based in America, and

lastly I wasn‟t able to gather

enough actors who could speak

with a believable American accent

in my film.

Conventions of a thriller and

action are appealing

Such as:

• extraordinary situations

that summon an

emotional thrill

• Conventionally characters

come from humdrum

life, and are swept into a

unforeseen circumstance

• Constant battle if physical

or mental between

protagonist and

antagonist, however

protagonist always wins

• Plot twist are a convention of

thrillers.

• The protagonist is hit with a difficult

situation, and us as audience are

forced to think whether they will

overcome the situation

• Modern conventions include the

death of a character close to

protagonist seen as good. This

then gives protagonist a purpose to

drive narration on.

I saw this in modern remake of

film „Hansel and Gretel: Witch

hunters‟. A relationship was

created between character and

protagonist, so following death;

sympathy and emotional theme

included

Looking back at this choice its very likely I unconsciously included part

of the narrative from „Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters‟ which is a

conventional action thriller. In my narrative they then decided to go after

the killer and when they meet all together, the story takes a turn for the

worst (plot twist) and the truth is revealed causing death among the

least likely of people.

leaving a brother and

sister to fend for them

self

Bruce and Tina‟s parents are brutally

killedThey then set out, finding the

murderer.

8 years later

RESEARCH ON GENRE: DRAMA

• I did some research on the genre drama because some elements of the genre link into my film, even though its not a drama:

• Dramas are serious

• Plot-driven presentations

• Portray emotional and relational view to realistic characters, settings, life situations.

• Involving intense character development and interaction.

• A example of a conventional drama would be ‘The Book Thief’ or ‘Nebraska ’

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR FILM DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE FORMS AND

CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CAMERA SHOTS)

• The use of a low angle shot on the antagonist allows him to appear more over powering and a threat to the

protagonist. this is a conventional shot in thrillers to establish character relationship

Sympathy is created for Protagonist by Having a mid-shot of protagonist being hurt.

I deliberately shot at this distance to put audience viewers uncomfortably close

Low angle mid-shot of batman in frame with antagonist.uncomfortably

close position to action

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR FILM DEVELOP OR CHALLENGE

FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CHARACTERS)Researching my intended genre I paid attention to how the antagonist is created and how they are conveyed through the shot, meaning what does the director or camera man want us to feel

Notorious antagonist are very uncivilised and absurd in there own nature

Intrigue is created by ‘fear of the unknown’ . I used a cap to hide his identity, and a unclear shot of him.

Use of mask or face painting allows character to be anonymous

Gun being pointed at him, but he remains calm

Aimed to raise tension due to being so close, as if where sneaking up on him

Low angle

shot, making

object look

threatening


FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CHARACTERS)

Creating intrigue, I was influenced by this over the shoulder shot behind the character; not revealing his face

Close distance to anonymous character creates tension. May be seen as a unsafe distance for audience.

I also deliberately wanted the mise-en-scene to be dark, foreshadowing horror and terror to be associated with character.

I chose this way to introduce the antagonist because I saw it as the most effective way to conceal a identity.


CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CHARACTERS)

I also researched prolific protagonist and sidekick’s and observed a similar trait from all of them.

Establishing by a close up shot of protagonist struggling shows nobleness and braveness which conventional defines a hero/protagonist in an action film

I aimed to achieve like in the conventional shots above a sense of sympathy for the protagonist

high angle shot showing protagonist to be vulnerable and isolated with dead sister who had double-crossed him

Sympathy created



What character traits do you like to see

about the protagonist and antagonist?

The protagonist should include: anger

problems caused by dark and traumatic past.

Hint of badness and for it to be a realistic

person.

The antagonist should include: mysterious

but also a realistic character. Having a hidden

weakness. Shouldn‟t be able to work him

out. Self-centred and unusual in appearance.

The Survey in evaluation stage

helped me create characters,

which directly effected the story

line outcomes



Who do you expect to kill/ beat the antagonist

(3rd party, protagonist ect)? one person said it

should be the protagonist, another said the police.

Another answer was it should be a random person

I took this answer into

consideration which I did in my

survey during post

production, however I agreed to

allowing a 3rd party (The Police)

to kill the antagonist and arrest

the protagonist.

I did this because knowing thrillers conventionally have a plot

twist I wanted to also change the audiences perceived thoughts

of the protagonist suddenly finding a way to beat the antagonist

even though this is conventional.

So I challenged forms and conventions by allowing a 3rd party to

save the protagonist and showing him being arrested


CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CHARACTERS)

Two shots are conventional used to establish two or more characters having some type of relationship

Brother and sister

high angle shot with two shot, I aimed for audience to empathize with characters being scared, isolated which is conveyed through the high angle of where the camera is.

Sidekick relationship

Both shots characters have guns, aimed to achieve them looking heroic, in vogue and crowd pleasing

Mimicked this shot because

it clearly denoted unity and

character development of

two characters relationship

in a scary time.

I aimed to create the same

feeling in my film by using it

to create tension and

reliance on each other when

there father ran off to save

their mother.


FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS?

(CAMERA SHOTS)It is conventional for action/thriller movie to exaggerated the moment the antagonist and protagonist are face to face.

Includes view of the mise-es-scene

Close up

Extreme Close ups

Long shot

I aimed to add to the tense

atmosphere which this

shot was used.

This shot

enables

communication

of characters

emotions

through full view

of facial

expression

Creates clear

significance or

meaning of something

Eyes communicate

emotions

Aimed to create bitter

resentment between

characters

Establish amount of space

between characters


CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (CAMERA SHOTS)

Camera shots can create tension.

over the shoulder shot with both the

protagonist and antagonist, to convey a tense

atmosphere

I had to frame carefully to achieve

correct over the shoulder shot

I aimed to have

a variety of over

the shoulder

shots that were

different in

distance, close

and far

Far

distance

Far distance

close distance

close distance



(CAMERA SHOTS)

Watching many thrillers

with the sub genre of

either crime or action

really helped in the plot.

I learned that camera shots can

fool the audience and lead them in

the right or wrong direction

I had a low angle close

up of Tina's face whilst

saying “Bruce, we agreed

not to talk about it”

This was to create

suspicion of Tina

knowing

something the

audience don‟t.

Low angle

shot, creates

suspicion


FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (MISE-EN-SCENE)

I arranged the mise-en-

scene to achieve continuity

such as family photos around

and low key lighting.

Mise-en-scene shows girl to be in

isolated alley way

Long shot shows her to

be isolated in a

hidden/detached area

Lamp in the

mise-en-

scene

connotes a

homely safe

feel

This creates tension

and allows the

connotations of an

event possibly

happening

Aimed to use a mise-en-

scene which looked

detached to create

sinister atmosphere

HOW DID YOU USE NEW MEDIA TECHNOLOGIES IN THE

CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND

EVALUATION STAGES? (MISE-EN-SCENE)

I had to alter the mise-en-scene for

this scene which was originally in a

bedroom

I had to alter the plans

because the room was

out of use and it didn‟t

fit the .

Mentally which is evident through the dialogue.

“Are you sure you're ready for this” (script extract)

• I decided to pick the gym because it showed

two ways of Bruce and Tina preparing to find

the murder

physical

which is the

reason fore

them

exercising

In this scene

tension was

created

because they

spoke about

plot (getting

the

antagonist)


FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (MISE-EN-SCENE)

I aimed to achieve a safe, calm family atmosphere.

Low key lighting creates a warmth,

Pictures, lamps in mise-en-scene allow copies real film allowing it to be more authentic

Allowed my characters to look parent-like (comfortable) mimicking the same in a real film

Low angle shot, creating a sense of safety because they look grand in frame



EVALUATION STAGES? (CAMERA SHOTS)

I achieved this

shot by sitting on

the table telling

the actor to walk

and point gun at

camera

I found this shot very effective

so I adapted it into my own

With this shot I aimed to achieve a

sense of urgency and wanting to

make the audience feel almost

involved by having gun being pointed

in their direction




I was able mimic this intended

shot with a low angle, close up

shot; which was done by using

a trolley at the end of the table.

• I aimed to achieve the feeling of being very close to the action from the

audience by using a close up shot

Character is in uncomfortable

position and camera distance

connotes him being helpless

I wasn‟t concerned about Bruces

head being cut off by the angle

of the camera because the man

being held down is the main

focus

And to allow this sense of isolation and helplessness form

the man I kept the camera on him for a while until a tracked

away, making the audience empathise with him


CONSTRUCTION AND RESEARCH, PLANNING AND EVALUATION

STAGES? (CAMERA SHOTS)

I aimed to achieve tension with the

opening of the door

To achieve this I had to

accurately line the shot

before recording it so it

was framed correctly, and

I also used the filming

technique „Rule of thirds‟




A lot of my shots were

done because I wanted to

give the audience a „point

of view experience‟ I achieved this shot by

placing the camera

roughly at his

wrist, just like the one

above

Making audience feel as if there

holding the gun



EVALUATION STAGES?

EDITING (TRANSITION)

I used the transition

tool „dip to black‟ at

the start so it starts

smoothly, rather

than abruptly

Opening in this style

allows the pace of editing

to be slow or quick,

depending on the time of

the transition



EVALUATION STAGES?

Included a underscore,

made the music very slow

and peaceful

(sound)

Music was to

create a safe

atmosphere, no

sign of a threat

Tension created due to

increase of volume of

the doorbell and

footsteps

Also able to

arrange sound

levels, both

diegetic and

non-diagetic


FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS? (SOUND)

In the last scene I also used music because by now I knew the I

could achieve a dramatic end by using music as an underscore

to play till the end

When josh walked in the scene and said „You're under arrest‟ I

started the music, so emphasis could be added to that line

I kept this music playing to the

end, I wanted to the end the film

on a tragic note; and I achieved

this by using emotional music from

youtube and leaving a cliff hanger

of what the police would do with

the protagonist by cutting of as

they walk away from the door

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR FILM DEVELOP OR

CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL FILMS?

(CAMERA SHOTS/EDITING)

Three shot rule- conventionally used in scene with dialogue, used

to establish characters and there their positions on screen

Over the shoulder shot Over the shoulder shot

Long shot

I aimed to edit

conventionally (in this

exact order)




I used a dip to black

transition and a clock to

show time passing

Clock symbolic for time

Next frame

Transition sets scene

for introduction of

antagonist

Introduction of

antagonist is in low

key lighting,

represents death

danger

The red line means „Time stretch‟. I used this tool

to slow time down to 75% making it more evident

that time has gone by.

This tool can also be used for exaggeration and

portraying to the audience that something is very

important.




When antagonist rings

door bell I create tension

with heartbeat sound

Heartbeat runs

through for a while to

raise tension for

climaxI used a conventional

way to create

tension, by having a

brief silence after the

climax.

Gun shot

(climactic

noise)




I copied this establishing introductory scene from state of play, which is a

thriller.

I did this to establish the

back story of the narrative,

which was for showing the

audience the death of

Bruce and Tina‟s parents

I also used the gun

shot sound as the

transition into the title

An introductory scene can

also be used as a pass in

time. I used to this to go

forward in the narrative by 8

yearsState of play used this film

technique to advance in

narrative time by a few days




I aimed to condense time with

editing technique, montage.

Montage : The technique of combining in a single composition pictorial elements from various

sources.

I achieved this by telling a story

through two seconds clips, showing

Bruce and Tina on a journey after

the protagonist




I used music through the

montage because I aimed

to make it very dramatic,

due to me showing Bruce

beating up a man.

used sound

bridgeThe first was used to introduce the

music and the montage of the

fighting. The music played when the

scene was ending. I aimed to show

some action to give the audience a

conventional „adrenaline rush‟

The music was then used as a effective

underscore because of genre being rock and

the music having powerful climatic stages of

singing , which I used for punches.

Pace of editing at this

stage had to be

fast, because the

montage represents

their journey of finding

antagonist

Enter into search engine for song

used



(CAMERA SHOTS)

I aimed to shoot tense scene at a very

close distance, over the shoulder shot

shows characters perspective

I also wanted the audiences perspective to

be the same as the character, so it was

possible to create tension and fear with

other characters who are out of the frame

Tense scene,

distance is close;

done for

exaggeration

over the shoulder shot

shows characters

perspective

IN WHAT WAYS DOES YOUR FILM DEVELOP OR

CHALLENGE FORMS AND CONVENTIONS OF REAL

FILMS?

I included my teachers suggestion of having an underscore playing under the most

intense scene in the film.

The music played through the whole scene, I wanted

to make this intense and very dramatic; and I believe I

achieved this with music

These constant separate beats which

get closer show music getting more

dramatic, making it fit for the scene

Sound/editing




I created tension and a conventional twist in the narrative to what

the audience perceived what was going to happen

I deliberately cut Bruce and

Tina walking to door by

showing antagonist facing

away camera, and looking

as if he was in the room

I aimed to create intrigue and

tension with this quick shot

to firstly question who he is

and is he in the room their

going in to.

Aimed to create a anti-climax (plot

twist) by showing that he wasn‟t in

room, and antagonist being step

ahead protagonist at times. I saw

this character rivalry in „The Dark

Knight Rises‟ between Batman and

Bane

I allowed tension to

run by making it as if

the antagonist was

still in chair and he

had been caught.

I did this by sitting on

table at front of

chair, and telling the

actor to break the

imaginary wall

between character

and audience by

pointing gun at

camera,




In editing I aimed to

achieve this

modern/Hollywood style

film with punching

sound effects

With these sound effects it made it more cliché than

gritty; which you would associate „London gangster

films‟ to have and which strive on making it authentic

I was able to use Youtube and

search for „exaggerated

punching sounds‟ which

proved significant to the

development of this film



(CAMERA SHOTS)

I aimed to achieve an exaggerated fight, seen in many action movies in

Hollywood, such as „X-men, The Dark Knight and The Avengers‟

I needed an influence from a film

showing exaggerated fight scenes

and a power struggle between the

antagonist and protagonist.

I changed the angle for this

shot but not the distance

because I wanted a clear view

of the action from a close

distance

I achieved this shot by placing the camera on the 2nd level

of the trolley and tracked to the left after the protagonist

had been kicked and rolled on the floor in pain

In what ways does your film develop or challenge forms and

conventions of real films? (camera shots/editing/sound)

This section was Tina‟s death (Bruce‟s sister) I had to make sure I made it very

emotive but realistic, so the audience could feel sympathy

How would you describe a conventional death in a thriller

movie?

Build-up of tension, unsuspected. Brutal deaths such as being

shot, blown up, knife attack, beaten to death. Making it violent but

creative.

Mid-shot zoomed to a extreme close

up, however all in different takes

allowing us to see characters emotions

making the moment more depressing

for the audience

The sound also helped exaggerate the scene by getting

sound clips from youtube of a heart beat and music that

naturally increase in volume into a screeching

sound, allowing tension to build then hearing a gun shot

after the silence to this frame below, allowing the

audience to use their imagination, which allows it to be

even more brutal.

I took into

consideration my

audiences opinion

on how a thriller

should be



STAGES?

Blocking

I was able to complete this important stage of

planning with a still camera.

I made it a habit doing it this way so I knew about

any problems before filming so it could be

attended to.

deciding where actors will move and stand so

that lighting and camera placement can be set.



STAGES?

This is done so you

know what your

shooting in advance

and what to shot

again so you have the

best quality

Blocking/

reshooting

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF

YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASK?

This poster is one of my favourites due to the way it includes a

lot about the narrative but yet we still don‟t know what the main

situation because it‟s so interpretable. We firstly see the mise-en-

scene that everything is connoting destruction , it‟s as if this

poster is denoting a dystopia due to an important and famous

building being destroyed.

The most eye catching thing on the

page is the White House because we

firstly see that it‟s burning and a

window smashing denoting

destruction; but also it‟s the largest

image on the poster.

My interpretation of the film context

is that there is something taking

place within the building because

of it being the main focus, possibly

having a political message ;and

seeing a character walking towards

it with a gun connotes he is the

protagonist who will deal with the

situation.

We are able to say that

this film is an action-

thriller by the props such

as the gun, helicopters,

fire, the colours used and

the American flag. The

clouded sky above is

significant in the poster

because it firstly connotes

a dark side to the story

and also blocks the light

out influencing the low key

lighting used on the

poster.

This poster is one of the three that I analysed in depth,

and ultimately allowed me to gain a lot knowledge on

conventional action-thriller posters and what they usually

consist off.



The poster evokes the a sense of

hope after the action due to the

helicopters in the corners but was

brought in to contradiction due to

the American flag which seems

faded possibly meaning a loss of

passion or even people

We see a low angle-long shot of

the character walking toward the

house, and the fact that he is in

mid motion of walking and we see

fire and smoke coming out the

white house, which gives it that

authentic action type look. The

tag line also intrigues us saying

„The White House under siege. „A

Nation under attack.‟

The consistent colours used

on this poster are red and

white which both connect to

the American flag and the

typography such as the tag

line, title and name of actors.

They raise the expectation of this film not just by the tag line but

by the use of the star system which shows world renowned

actors, therefore widening the audience and including their own

fans. They also use the well-known director‟s status but in this

case a film he directed to give the film credibility and again widen

the audience saying if you liked the film „Training day‟ you‟ll like

this one.

This is a cliff hanger because this tag line

connotes characteristics of a Docu-drama

because a real building is in jeopardy,

however the colour red is used for „A Nation

under attack.‟ Which emphasis the nation or

possibly the White house has been attacked.



EVALUATION STAGES?

Influential posters

I used these posters as a guide line, so I can also allow mine to look very authentic following conventions from

the posters. I also purposely choose all thriller movie posters because depending on the genre the layout and

props included is different; such as a gun being held by the protagonist is conventional on a thriller/ action movie

poster. I also recognised that all the characters facial expressions show a level of intensity, but the more effective

ones have a very high level of intensity, and also intrigues us about what happened to the character.

I also made sure they were

modern films made not long

ago so when I used certain

layouts or camera shots it

would be recognisable

I learned a lot in this process and

deliberately searching for

action/drama/thriller movies, I saw

that each had a gun in common within

the photos and the protagonist facial

expression was the one which stood

out the most and in my exam poster il

be using this convention



EVALUATION STAGES?

new media technology

decided to do all posters on adobe photo-

shop so I can become even more

experienced using the programme, I also

wanted to become more aware of the

tools I can use; which was one of the

reason I compare my posters to real ones

and still used the programme.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF YOUR MAIN

PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASK?

Draft film poster 1

My influence for

this draft mainly

came from the

wrester poster

I saw that the characters facial

expressions show a level of

intensity, this created intrigue for

me about what happened to the

character.

So I decided to adapt this

collage-like picture for mine

Like the wrestler poster I

shot all characters

separate and at a low

angle shot

No character looks directly at the

camera however they have

serious expressions on their face,

this could connote a high level of

emotion from these characters



I copied the layout of being in a collage

and whilst taking photographs, telling them

to show a certain emotion but by not

looking at the camera, so confusion on

narrative is created.

I aimed to use a catchy tag

line which draws more

viewers in

„Survive.Find.Kill‟. I also

made sure it had high

impact words like survive

or kill which would also

intrigue the audience what

the narrative ill be about,

such as „Be careful who

you trust.‟



I increased the prestige of this

film by including the star

system and also the award

they had won, communicating

its going to be a very good film.

I used this technique from the

„Prisoners‟ poster.

I had to make it as

authentic as a real

existing film poster by

having the release

date

I made the tone of poster seem dark

and dangerous by firstly the

reoccurring colour of red, symbolising

danger and death

Also one of the characters face is

blocked by a cap. This choice of not

showing an actors face broke

conventions, but created intrigue of

what he looks like and connotations of

him being the antagonist

I made sure the typography

which listed the title of the film

and the actors name were big

and clear, because possible

viewers look for this significant

information, because this

information sells your film.



STAGES?To create this draft I used the following tools:

The programme gave you the

option to write and already had

many default fonts which i used

I was able to use the eraser

tool to erase the background

or any unneeded features

from the photo.

Able to arrange images or text

to suitable place

I was able to choose a

whole selection of colours

which was suitable

I aimed to create a visible title which I

used a bold but conventional typography

with connotation horror due the

sharpness of the letters

i aimed to have this phrase as

visible as possible so it could

pull in viewers

I aimed to show similarities to

an conventional film poster by

not having the photos original

mise-en-scene

I aimed to create a

conventional layout which

my audience recognised

and liked.



Draft film poster 2In my second draft poster I went for a more creative layout.

Deciding to take on such a creative but unconventional layout

pushed my current skills on photoshop to improve, because it

had to be very good for it to work.

I adapted this layout

into my own by

using rectangles of

different sizes and

placing some

behind or at front

the subject.

I copied the style of

photography by having the

protagonist pointing a gun

and the antagonist (in cap)

not point the gun

I also included

an age

certificate to

create a

authentic

poster which

mirrored

existing

ones, so mine

was

recognised by

my intended

audience (15+)



I also adapted the

quote which boosted

the film because

seeing other people

saying the movie Is

good gives the film

some reliability

making me more

likely to watch it

I saw that „Welcome to

the punch‟ colour coded

names one colour and

surnames another. I

copied this idea because

as well as wanting to be

creative, I aimed to

make it visible and alive

I also copied how their title was arranged in columns making

it neater and saving space, allowing other features to be

included

One of the main reasons I

mimicked characteristics of this

poster is because the layout

creates a 3D perspective,

connoting it to be coming from

the poster.

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE COMBINATION OF YOUR

MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASK?

I copied the layout of

the names known as

the Star system

because it aloud me to

put the whole cast.

This layout is

conventionally seen in

movies with a All star

cast

I wanted my poster to be a recognisable action-

thriller so I used gave them a gun each, which is a

conventional mise-en-scene for this poster



STAGES?

I was able to use

many shapes

including hearts,

squares, triangles. I

was then able to

adjust the width,

length and position

with this tool:

I was able to

change the

background to

grey with this

tool

I was able to neatly

cut of at the point I

wanted by using the

crop tool.

I aimed to be creative

and to almost create

this puzzle-like

background

I aimed to get a nice

balance of colour in

the background, so I

deliberately choose

grey and white

because I knew the

colour go together

I aimed to be creative

but neat with my

photography

To create this draft I used the following tools:



Draft poster 3

My last draft I planned to copy a layout much

more simplistic and conventional.

Like this poster, I had the three

main characters apparent;

however the protagonist at the

front. My aim in this is to rapidly

tell people what they are going to

get.

I also used the same star system

layout, and placed the names on

top of the characters which again

gives it connotations of being 3D.

I also included a short phrase (tag line)

„Vengeance is the Key‟ to drag audience

in, and letting it be easy to remember. In this

line I aimed to give an overview of the

narrative, however allowing it to create

controversial atmosphere around it, causing

people to be intrigued and watching it

I purposely included a famous

existing magazine producer to

making it as reliable and allowing it

to appeal to film literate people who

know status of „Empire‟



I took into

consideration of

my photography

and whether it

was effective to

have the subject

looking at the

camera, creating

a emotional

engagement or to

have the subject

looking away.

I wanted to copy this layout, however I didn‟t

have the pictures suitable to arrange like it. I then

had to improvise and look through pictures until I

found this:

I was concerned firstly due to this picture being taken in mid-action,

however I used this to my advantage because him being the

antagonist gave him a spooky look of walking towards the camera, and

it could also be interpreted that the antagonist is always one step

behind or two close to the protagonist and sidekick



I went more for a

visual way in

boosting the status

of my poster, which

was done by rating

it by stars.

I made sure I followed

the layout by having the

title in a big bold font at

the moment.

I purposely used the words „in theatres‟ because I

aimed to attract a film literate audience

I also added various awards added to

by their name. this was done because I

aimed to widen my demographic to film

literates so they knew the significance

of the award making them more likely to

find out more about my film

i aimed this practically at the

section of my demographic who

prefer a visual perspective,

conventional known as young

people



I went forward with the layout of „draft poster 1‟ because I felt I was more safe achieving a good grade with a simplistic

layout, which only needed to be improved to an even higher quality and minor changes applied.

Draft poster 3 Final exam poster

As observed, there are

some blatant and some

slight enhancements, if I

was to go forward with

draft poster 2; in a sense

it had to be perfect and if

not, it wouldn‟t of work.

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YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASK?When changing my draft into a real existing product, I firstly had to criticize my own work and ask

for my class mates opinions on it.

This two quotes wasn‟t

neat and needed to be

symmetrical. The outlines on the photos

were very rough and on the

lighter part of the section

the original mise-en-scene

colours were very visible

The colours of the names and the

awards they won made it much

more harder to spot because they

weren't bright enough

The typography of the title is very basic and

doesn‟t draw you in as a potential audience

member

The whole style of the poster

isn't as neat and formulaic to

how It should be.

Limited amount of information the potential

audience member knows, to get there attention

there would have to be more

Its very unconventional for a

photo to be accidentally cut

off, it is evident the

character in the cap foot

was out of the frame when

the photo was taken;

making it look very

unprofessional



I used the

magnifying

tool to zoom

in, and then

either erased

or I used the

lasso tool:

I found this

tool more

effective

than eraser

because it

was much

quicker and

accurate by

eliminating

the mise-

en-scene

I aimed to make the

quotes more clearer,

so it was visible and

it added depth to the

poster

I wanted to be as

authentic as

possible by

evidently

detaching the

actors name to

the award they

won

I also aimed to

let the audience

know what they

were going to

get, and I did this

by placing as

much information

on the poster in a

ambiguous

manner

I was able to make my poster neat,

especially with the top section, by lining

each other on the same line, by using the

Grid. I aimed to make it as similar to an

existing product which would be aligned

My picture was

unfortunately cut

of by the foot, this

is unconventional

in existing film

posters, so I had

to cover it up with

a quote with

rectangles

minimized at each

corner

I copied this

inspiration from my

influential posters,

the „Shooter‟

poster, the title had

a similar layout to

it also.




I enhanced the colour

of the title by firstly

colouring it red, then

adding an effect. I

aimed for the title

being one of the most

eye catching features

on the poster

I was able to upload

pictures such as an

age certificate or a

social network logo.

My aim was to open

my demographic to a

much

younger/modern

group of people,

whereby making

information easily

accessible for them.

I was able to be

creative by using the

gradient tool ( )

on my background. I

believe it makes the

poster look very

sinister, which reflects

the narrative

I also aimed for the

audience not having to

guess the characters

occupation to the

narrative, but by the style

of the shot and distance of

the characters.

man in the cap has his

head down and is walking

with a gun towards the

camera connotes danger

(antagonist)

The boy and girl are close to each

other and the boy is almost protecting

her, connoting protagonist and

sidekick




The format of this magazine is very neatly done with a one page picture, two columns of text and a small picture overlapping in the middle. The main colours used such as gold and white are symbolic to wealth and religion, due to the mentioning of ‘Gods’.

The title is an unusual one

which firstly is juxtaposed,

and spreads out through the

two pages making a lot of the

focus be on it; but the

typography used connotes

supernaturalism because the

font is sharp edged at letters

and very round on others

The low angle- long shot of the

man on the left reveals a lot about

the film such as the time era being

in the distant past, a war is

happening due to destruction and

smoke around him and his shield is

visible suggesting he is the

protagonist

I also noticed he isn‟t holding a sword just a shield

and a bag which is unconventional and brings

intrigue to what is inside the bag. The picture on

the left also gives contextual knowledge because

of the mise-en-scene but action being one of this

films genre another shot on the other page is used

which looks intense because we see them hiding;

the caption also gives us information on the picture

too.



The standfirst is in a unconventional place because it‟s usually

underneath the heading but this is in-between which allows it to

be much more visible, because it boost the expectation of the

film because it makes the reader aware of what ability they‟ll be

getting „with the direction of The Incredible hulk and the star of

avatar‟.

At the top right of the double page spread it

has „Clash of the titans‟ which firstly show the

film name and devotes this section to it as well

as having „Titan‟ in gold to symbolise the

definition of the Greek „Gods‟ being powerful

and royal.

The standfirts also tells us vaguely

about the film intriguing the audience

to find out the answer „Perseus is

going to take…‟

The overall tone is very dull due to the

colours used but this can purposely be

used to evoke at this moment of time

war makes it dull and depressing

They also use a gold drop cap to indicate start of

text and use a lede to instantly get the point

across; also the amount of negative space shown

is significantly a lot which Is used so the editor

stops it from being a feature but more visual.



This double page spread is less

visual meaning it‟s a feature, which

are a longer and more depth

article. This being a feature allows

the editor to go into depth with the

film such as its rating in starts at

the top, and a graph showing level

of intensity

This in depth review doesn‟t

only help with the

advertisement but gives the

reader a more accurately

review of the movie due to

surveys done. The article is

laid out using negative space

which allows it to be in

columns and looking very

structured

The most eye catching things are the picture of spider man in a

high angle shot but half way through an action bit because we

can see his on top of a train, but also connotes the film will be

action packed. The other eye catching thing are the use of red

and blue which are the main colours used on the article; and is

used to represent spider man through the traditional colours he

wears.

The visible drop cap allows the

reader to know were the article

starts but it also being black

makes it stand out more against

the white background. The article

is overall very congested and

untidy because all the text is

pushed onto the left page, this can

suggest that they intended

demographics are of a young age



, there is also a little caption on the picture telling you

information; and above that again is another form of advertising

and raising the prestige of the film „Film of the month‟. Spider

man is also in an animalistic position of a spider which is

symbolic to the characters traits.

The pull quote is also squashed

in-between the columns of text

which I believe is done because

the editor doesn‟t want to take

up space with the text but wants

to have the picture of Spiderman

in a fighting scene be the main

focus.

Spider man is also looking directly at

the camera which allows it to appeal

to an individual and grasp their

attention



This double page film review on the film ‘Prisoners’ is very visual and formulaic in the way it arranges the text in flush left. The medium shot of the two men behind the text is showing there facial expressions clearly, and seeing the man on the right looking angry could connote a high level of intensity and the film is emotionally fuelled

The raising of his hand (man on left) also evokes noise because he is mid-way through an action and also intrigues the reader what’s happening in that scene because both emotions are juxtaposed. The demographics of this article would be knowledgeable film viewers because they are showing two well-known actors (Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal) which will attract their fans meaning a larger demographic.

The tone is very serious and dull not just by the facial expressions but by the dark colours such as black, grey, white and brown. They use a large drop cap in white to indicate the beginning of the article, the ‘away’ part of the headline is faded making it more effective and spooky. The colour of the writing being white creates a spooky atmosphere, which fits in with the narrative and genre of the film being a crime thriller.

The editor uses different typography to

show something being prominent such

as the title of the film, questions asked to

the actors and the name of the editor.

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There is a standfirst underneath the heading which is giving

some information on the film and the interview The mode of

address of this article has a conversational tone due to the

colloquial language used by the actors throughout which can

possibly be targeting young people because they can relate due

to the colloquial speaking.

The editor also neatly arranges

the page number, date and name

of magazine to also create a neat

style of the magazines and allow

it to be is easy to find pages. The

top of the pages also show „In

conversation‟ and „Prisoners‟

which make this section

dedicated to this film.

The article is of a conversational

tone due to the colloquial language

used by the actors throughout which

can possibly be targeting young

people because they can relate due

to the colloquial tone.



Draft double page spread 1

This draft out of the two is the

least visual , because I made to

have this double page spread

as close to a feature.

I did take into consideration my

demographic and how to widen

it, so I a few pictures on the one

page of text to balance the ratio

of text to images.

I aimed for my draft to be as accurate to what

I was going to have when making a double

page spread, so included features such as

drop cap, quotes, the name of the magazine,

headline ect.



Draft double page spread 2

For this draft I went much more

creative for this by looking at many

double page spreads from an empire

magazine I bought, and selecting

features which I liked; which is the

reason for the page numbers

I also juxtaposed both drafts so for draft two I was

able to make it more visual and appealing to

conventionally the younger side of my demographic

I attempted to make the draft as accurate as I could

by arranging the placing of the pull quote said by the

actor and whether a section is going to be a filler or

photo.

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YOUR MAIN PRODUCT AND ANCILLARY TASK?I aimed for my double page spread to look as authentic as

possible so I went forward with the second draft, and changed

minor editing such as font and picture placement.

I decided to have a

effective picture taking up

one page to make it more

visual and allowing the

reader to have emotional

engagement because of

eye contact and the

distance of the camera to

the actor (my inspiration

for this photo was the

„Safe‟ poster)

I made sure I used a variety of colours to keep the page alive, and I also used a very clear and

large typography for the title of my film, and I conventionally placed it behind the subject.

I used this pull quote to serve also as a sell, so it

caused the readers to move onto the next page to

read. I also made sure the colours were bright enough

but didn‟t interfere with the subject causing it not to be

clear

I made by double page

spread colour consistent

by having the headline

and stand first in clear

colours, red and black



I purposely took a photo in

mid-action causing extra

pixels to appear due to hand

moving and degrading the

quality of the photo in that

area, however I did this to

connote noise and have a

variety of photography style

I added captions so the

reader understood

everything in the pictures

I made sure the

house style

wasn‟t very neat

but condensed

because aiming

for a younger

demographic,

they wouldn‟t be

too concerned

with this

I included a big pull out

quote in red to attract

potential readers if they

were to skim through

the magazine, that

would catch their

attention I editorialised the article to suit

my young demographic,

which was by using colloquial

language in the article.

I also justified my text flush left

to make it look neat because its

conventional for the text to have

an order so its easy to read

I made sure I

included a drop cap

which was clear

and stylish,

because it‟s a

conventional

feature that is used

to start of an article

I noticed specifically that Empire magazine used information

such as information on the film such as the age certificate to

cover up negative space, I included this because I had the

same problem, however some may interpret this section to be

a filler because it has little importance

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR

AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

I created another audience survey but, on my finished film; asking people to

evaluate and feedback to me.

1. If you were able to change an event in the film what would it be?

Many people answered the killing of the antagonist, that the protagonist should

of done it; to allow him to look even more heroic than vulnerable.

Protagonist

vulnerable Third party did

protagonist job

The audience preferred: Protagonist doing

it himself


AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

2. Who was your favourite character in my film and does he remind you of any other

character in a thriller?

Majority of the people answered Bruce because they saw him as a conventional

realistic character is driven by anger from the death of his parents.

Many compared Bruce to characters who drive the narrative by anger and revenge

such as Hugh Jackman in ‘Prisoners’ who plays a father and his daughter has been

abducted. Other also said Teddy Daniels in Shutter island


AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

3. As a member of the audience did you feel mislead or unsure at

a point during the narrative?

Everyone else agreed, however one person said that they felt there

could have been many more instances of camera shots provoking

a sense of being unsure who is good and who is bad, because I

only did one.

The one I did by using

a close up

This is an instance where I

could of used a reaction shot

of Tina, because she knew

every thing was going to

happen since she was young


AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

4. Did you think the music worked as an underscore for the first

and last scene?

Everybody answered yes, because I choose the correct style of music which went in

harmony with the pace and overall message I was trying to communicate through the

scene

First scene Last scene

It is evident that the volume

automatically increases due to the

sharp lines

I made sure I kept the adjustable volume

low and constant on the same volume

bar to allow it to be peaceful


AUDIENCE FEEDBACK?

5. Did you feel that the deaths of multiple characters where

gruesome enough to fit into a conventional thriller?

Everyone agreed with this saying it was brutal and inhuman for

characters such as Bruce (protagonist) and Clive (antagonist) and

even suicide which Tina committed.

Clive shooting Bruce

when he was a child

Bruce violently

interrogating a man

Tina about to shoot

herself through the

head

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