Production Stage

Magazine: 

For the production of the film magazine that I created, I used the application software Photoshop CS5.5.  From the stages of production about we can see that I firstly used a slight colour correction and airbrushed the characters to give them more appealing quality. Secondly I added the title and black underline, and edited the text to allow the characters head to cover the magazine name which is conventional of all magazines. Next I added the film name to the centre of the magazine to allow the audience to spot the title very quickly, an also added what is called a ‘smart object’ to the text to allow for a glossy look. Also the text below of the film title was added and a different font was used to give the magazine a more professional look. Also I added the barcode on the bottom of the page. Next I added a ‘WORLD EXCLUSIVE’ piece of text about the film title, with a red outlined box to help attract the audience even more and show them that my magazine has an exclusive insight into the film. I then added the conventional text around the outside of the page giving previews on what is inside the magazine, I used different fonts again to make the magazine appear more professional. I also added the magazine’s website and date of release, and also the price, this being conventional of all film magazines. Finally I moved away from the conventions slightly and added a ‘MEET THE CAST’ section on the bottom left of the front cover with some pictures of the characters to allow the audience to establish an early connection with the characters. 

Poster:

For the production of the film poster that I created, I used the application software Photoshop CS5.5.  From the stages of production in the image above we can see that I firstly used a slight colour correction and also airbrushed the characters to make them more appealing to the audience, this is similar to the approach I took with my film magazine. Secondly I instated the title, I used the colour red for the ‘D’ to allow it to stand out and also attract the audience. I then added a motion blur to the text giving it a distorted affect helping to show the audience that the film will be corrupt and mysterious. I then added the name of the main actor of the film, this being conventional of most film posters and helping the audience to establish a connection with the characters at an early stage. Finally I added the film credits on the bottom of the page using the official ‘Univers 39’ font that all film posters use, also inserting the release date of the film to allow the audience to quickly realise when the film will be out as I have increased the size of the text and changed the colour to red. Finally I added the films website on the very bottom of the poster so that the audience are able to visit the website and find about more on the film. 

Film Poster first draft

Below features my Film poster first draft, I have received positive and negative audience feedback on this and will take this into account and redraft the poster after I have looked through my feedback I have received.

Positive feedback:

-Layout of poster is extremely effective.

-House styles are kept contestant throughout.

-Only relevant information in on the poster.

-Title is effective and looks very professional and will attract audience.

-Credits on bottom of page are extremely affective and give the poster a professional look and feel.

-Characters facial expression adds to intensity of poster and help establish connection with audience.

Negative feedback:

-males in poster could be brighter so audience could see them better. 

Film Magazine first draft

Below features my Film magazine first draft, I have received positive and negative audience feedback on this and will take this into account and redraft the magazine after I have looked through my feedback I have received.

Positive feedback:

-Text on the magazine is good and looks professional.

-Title size is good and will attract audience.

-Characters are posing in the correct way.

-House styles used are consistent.

-Range of different font gives magazine a professional look.

-Title of film in middle is good, helps audience establish connection.

Negative feedback:

-Title should not have a blurred affect.

-Characters need to be slightly bigger. 

Film Magazine mock up

Below features my film magazine mock up. This magazine that I have produced will help me in developing my main film magazine. If we look at the title we can see that is very large, helping the audience to see the magazine and be drawn towards it, and hopefully buying the magazine. Next we can see that the image that I have chosen will hopefully reflect what my main magazine will be like, as it helps to emphasise what the film is all about. Also if we look at the text used in the magazine, it shoes such things as ‘MEET THE CAST’ at the bottom of the page hopefully making the audience purchase the magazine. I have featured many things that are conventional to film magazines on the market at the moment and this mock-up will help me in developing my main film magazine. 

Film Poster mock up

This post features my initial ideas for my film poster. The film poster that I have produced below features all of the key effects and conventions of a film poster. There is the main title that is very large and effectively catches the audiences eye as well as allowing for all of the other features of the poster to show. Above the title is the name of the main actor, this allows the audience to establish an early connection with the character and film hopefully encouraging them to eventually see the film. The image I have chosen for the mock up slightly resembles what I hope to see in my final draft of my film poster. And finally if we move down to the bottom of the page we can see the film credits that help to show who the production company of the film are and who is staring in the film etc. this mock up film poster helps to follow the basic conventions of a film poster and will help me when creating my main poster.

Actors contract

I have developed an actors contract, this is in order to ensure that the actors that feature in the trailer are legally allowed to do so, the contract is as follows below:

Shooting schedule for film trailer

I have developed a Shooting schedule for our film trailer, this will help us to meet the deadlines and complete the shooting quickly and efficiently, the schedule is as follows:

Date and Time	Task	Completed (Yes/No)
1/02/2012	Head to first location for shooting of the opening scenes. Scene 1: establishing shot of happy couple on bench. Scene 2: happy couple waling in a park. Scene 3: happy couple leaning in for a kiss.
1/02/2012	Third location, a kitchen. Scene 6: Husband seeing wife’s phone ringing. Scene 7: POV shot to show the boss ringing the wife.
4/02/2012	Second location shooting, work office. Scene 4: Couple at husbands work party. Scene 5: wife passes boss and smiles.
4/02/2012	Forth location, husband in office with boss having a meeting. Scene 8: Husband going into boss’ office and looking suspicious. Scene 9: Interview commencing and husband looking angry with the boss.
6/02/2012	Fifth location, Dark room. Scene 10: Camera pans over to show a body on the floor.