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.