Printscreens from film poster process

These are some screenshots to show the process of making our film poster using photoshop. We began with creating text to go at the bottom of the poster, as this is a typical feature of a film poster. Next, we used our chosen image as the main image for our poster, it is large and positioned in the middle of the page, slightly to the right as the image shows the character looking down at something. By positioning the image to the left it gives the effect that there is something that the character is looking down at, this leaves the audience thinking about what it could be, thus making the film more appealing as there is a sense of the unknown as the poster does not reveal what it is he is looking down at and why. Furthermore, the poster includes the main actor's name at the top of the page, also, there is the names of the productions companies along the bottom of the poster as well as the BBFC rating of 15. Also, we have incorporated social media into the distribution of our film by putting facebook and twitter icons on the poster with links to the websites. We have used these, as our target audience are young adults aged between 15 and 24 and people of this age are mostly associated with the use of social networks and therefore using social networks in the promotion of our film is likely to draw attention from the target audience for the film.

Behind the scenes in our photoshoot

Some photos of the behind the scenes of our photoshoot for our poster and magazine front cover.

 

Actors images

 

Here are some photos of me and josh, the main actors in our film trailer. (Not in costume) 

Character profile images

These are our two images for our characters. Here you can see the evident contrast in character becasue of the difference in costume, facial expression and stance.

 

Photoshoot for film poster

These are some photos we took for the film poster for 'Redemption'. We decided to have a photo of me, as I am one of the main characters. We went with me standing in certain ways such as those below. We tried a variety of stances but have decided to go with one of me clenching my fists, we chose this as we believe it is a very powerful and thought-provoking image. Furthermore, we decided to have my character have his hood up, the connotations of this are 'thug' or criminal who has their hood up to hide their identity. Also, in the film trailer we have a shot of me putting my hood which symbolises the anger I have after I have found my brotehr dead, and the revenge I intend on getting.

Photoshoot for magazine front cover

These are some of the photos we took of me and josh for the magazine front cover. We are the main characters so we thought it would be appropriate to have the main image of us two. We decided to stand back to back to show the contrast in character, this can be seen through the use of costume and facial expression.

Redemption Film Pitch

Questions?

Four compulsory questions to explore throughout this process...

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?

What have you learned from audience feedback?

How did you use new media technologies in the construction, planning and evaluation stages?

Update - Film magazine front cover and film poster

We are beginning to work on our film poster and magazine front cover for our film...'Redemption'.

For our film magazine front cover we have looked at examples of existing film magzine front covers such as 'Empire' and 'Total Film'. We have looked at the conventions of film magazine front covers to use in our own, such as a large magazine masthead at the top of the page and a strapline at the very top of the front cover. Also, the price, a barcode and a main image.

For our 'Redemption' film poster we have looked at examples for inspriation for our own. Examples include 'Taken 2' and 'The Grey'. The conventions of a film poster we have looked at and intend to use include; a main image from the film, a tag line for the film, the title of the film and the name of the actors.

Teaser Trailer Example

What is a TEASER TRAILER?

A teaser trailer is a short version of a film trailer that is designed to get the interest of the audience, getting potential viewers excited about an upcoming film. Teasers, as they are also called, are typically released months in advance, sometimes as much as 18 months before the expected release date of the film, and they are used to build anticipation and curiosity about the films they advertise. These trailers can be seen before feature films in some cinemas, and they are also released online and shown on television.
Normally, a teaser trailer lasts between thirty seconds and a minute. It may include footage from the film, often in a rough stage since the film has not been completed, or it may use entirely new material. In some cases, a teaser is simply an shortened version of a regular film trailer, including the film's tagline and key footage in a condensed version that is more television-friendly.

 

This is a teaser trailer for the film 'Skyfall' that was released this year. I decided to look at an example of a teaser trailer for inspriation for the teaser trailer me and my group are creating. Although this film does not fit in with our hybrid genre of Thriller/Drama, it does, however, include the codes and conventions of a teaser trailer that will be included in most teaser trailers despite the different genres. The trailer begins with the production companies logo's appearing on the sreen, this is to show who has helped in the production of the film. Towards the end of the trailer the name of the film appears on the screen in large text, this is used to show the title of the film and by it suddenly appearing it draws attention to it and stands out making the title more memorable for the viewer. Following this is the use of a montage to once again grasp the attention of the audience, its fast paced and exciting, however this is an element that is more specific to the action genre of 'Skyfall'. The trailer ends with a release date to the film so the audience can know when it comes and it is the last thing they see of the trailer as it is very important as for its success as it requires people to go and see it.

Film Powerpoint Presentation

Our film pitch for our film trailer we are making...'Redemption'.

Production company

We created our films production name 'THRILL' ER CLOCK productions'. Josh edited it very well. We went with this name as it fits in with our thriller genre, after other ideas such as 'Time to thrill' and 'Noose productions' which is what we used in our AS horror blog. However we decided on 'Thrill' er clock' as we believe it suits our film genre the best and sounds professional.