Media Evaluation - Part 2.

Ancillary Tasks.

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Media Evaluation - Part 1.

Codes and Conventions.

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Audience Feedback.

Final Draft of Movie Poster.

I think that we have successfully created an effective movie poster and that the film is represented clearly as well as the conventions of a movie poster being included and thought about. The title stands out, the font being bold and working well with the genre. The gothic like font and the red on the ends of the letter signifying blood work effectively to show that the genre of our movie is horror and it reflects the idea of death and gore (common conventions of the horror genre). The dark image in the background works well the bright white font, making it clear and easy to read. This is the same with the bright red font used for the production logo and the release date, the red also representing the horror genre as red is associated again with blood and death. Font including the film title, release date and slogan are centered to reflect the importance of each and to make them stand out from the rest of writing such as the credits which are difficult to read as they are not intended to divert attention away from the film but to instead given credit to those that help during the production of our trailer. Finally, the background image in my opinion is extremely effective and works really well with the whole of the poster. It's the key element of the poster and it helps to tie everything else together, the other elements work around it and help to complement it. The image itself depicts the antagonist (Tom) outside the protagonists house, it's dark and Tom's face is blacked out. This creates the idea of mystery and fear because we don't know who this person is. Also, it is very dark outside and the darkness is always associated with fear and danger in horror films, so this follows one of the main conventions of our chosen genre well.

First and Final Draft of Movie Magazine Cover.

This is final draft of our groups movie magazine. This is an effective magazine cover in my opinion. I think this because i feel it contains all of the necessary conventional elements of a movie magazine and therefore it is realistic looking. These include feature such as the bar code, price and the offer for 'free giant movie posters' which you will find in most other movie magazines that you can purchase. As well as this, we have the back ground image depicting the main character of our production. This is standard in most magazines as this shows where the focus is. The image is large and the effect added draws attention to the character in the picture. The black and white background with the bright red of the costume makes the picture jump out even more. For this reason, it catches your eye.

This is the first draft of our movie magazine.

In comparison to the final one we created, I think it's good but the final one is definitely much better and a lot more effective. I think that the primary reason for this is that the background image in this one doesn't stand out and is too dark for the magazine. The new one that we created works much better because it's bright, bold and will grab the attention of audiences.

The Trailer - Final Cut.

Trailer Progress Update.

Since my last weekly update a few weeks ago, we have finally completed all filming for our trailer and as a group we are now in the final editing stages.

We recently re-filmed some footage we had previously shot because we felt the lighting didn't give off the feeling of horror we were going for. To solve this issue, we re-shot some scenes we had recorded at Tom's house and waited till it was dark so that they could be re-done. We also re-filmed footage we had shot in Sheldon Country park and did this one a day when it was frosty and snowing instead as well exploring the location further and finding some better looking places to film. We are now happy with all the footage we have recorded for our trailer and we can finally continue and complete the editing.

In terms of music, we have found a piece for the beginning of our trailer and now need one for the latter part when the tension builds up and the trailer becomes fast paced and full of action. We have been looking on copy right free music sights such as Jamendo and Sound Bible and have a few options. All we need to do now is make a decision as a group on what track we want to use.

We are hoping to have the first cut of trailer done and uploaded by the end of the upcoming week and I will post an update and complete my 'The Making Of..' post when we have!