Research and Planning: Plan for the week.

Plan for the Week 

• Complete my film poster and magazine drafts 
• Re-post my other film magazine analysis
• Production Documents 
• Make-up/Test Shots 
• Actors/Actresses Auditions/Headshots 
• Social Network Research posted

Research and Planning: Film Magazine Analysis Two.

Film Magazine Analysis.

 

-This cover is promoting a psychological thriller and one of the main clues to this is the play on words all over the cover, we have the positioning statement above the masthead "THE MIND-BLOWING ISSUE" and "INSIDE THE ULTIMATE HEAD TRIP" "MOST MIND-BLOWING MOVIES EVER" and "MEET THE MASTER OF MIND FLICKS" so all of the coverlines (main and small) are based around the idea of 'mind flicks' which is a psychological thriller. 

 -This cover sticks to the three colour rule although it does bend it slightly, white, red and silver seem to be the main colours which are used for the positioning statement and coverlines, however the background of the cover seems to have a blue tinge all over it and there are various different hues of blues through that so it does seem like it's another colours but that is the image on the cover so does it really count? 

-The blue tinge over the background creates this eerie atmosphere and makes it seem quite cold along with the use of silver and the masthead looks very mechanical which maybe relates to the film, all of these features together create a cold atmosphere which emphasises the idea of it playing on the mind because it's very mechanical like the inside of the mind. 

-We have a medium long shot of the character, which looks like it has come from an action shot in the film and there is no eye contact with the audience. This could convey to the audience that it's not actually a personal interview with a star from the film, it is just a magazine issue dedicated to the film. 

-We can tell it's a magazine from the features: 

Masthead 

Coverlines 

Barcode

Price 

Positioning Statement

Banner 

Issue Date

Research and Planning: Film Magazine Analysis One.

Film Magazine Analysis. 

-This is a film magazine promoting a comic book film with elements of thriller and we can tell this through the iconic character from the comic book Batman and the dark imagery.
-Most magazines stick to the convention of three colours on the cover, however this magazine has five different colours and I think this is probably because we have the magazine colours i.e. the Red Masthead and then dark black background with the white text so it can stand out against the image and background. But the other colours used i.e. the purple spray paint smudging and lettering and the green writing and images, are the iconic colours linking to the Joker, as you can see in his costume in the image he is wearing the green and purple but they are very dark dull shades whereas the magazine have taken the same colours but just made the colours more vibrant to stand out.
-Although they have used quite vibrant colours, they are still keeping the eerie character's atmosphere by using a distinctive font which has that scratched effect and looks quite odd, which links with the characters persona.
-We have a long shot of the character sat in a very awkward position which makes the audience feel uncomfortable to look at, and he is leaning into the frame very slightly and that brings his closer to the audience and he has eye contact directly with the camera although because of the heavy black eyes we just have the flash of white from his eyes, so it only gives the audience a small insight into the character.
-We can tell it is a a film magazine because it has all the conventions of a film magazine:

• Masthead 
• Coverlines (Main and Smaller)
• Banner
• Issue Date 
• Price 

-The Banner at the top makes it seem a lot more interesting to the audience because it uses 'World Exclusive' and also we can see at the very top we have the distinctive Batman Logo making it instantly recognisable to existing fans.
The target audience of this magazine will be aged around 16-22, but also it will appeal to existing fans of the comic book, and it will be recognised by them from iconic logos and characters. 
 

Research and Planning: Film Poster Analysis

Film Poster Analysis.

We have a medium close up of a character in the background, but the main focus of the image is the binoculars in the foreground and more emphasis has been placed on these by the same image being repeated in each lens and they are the only part of the poster that is in colour which draws the audience to that. The colours used in the lens images (reds, oranges) suggest an element of danger and the over the shoulder shot with a dark silhouette in the background again keep the element of danger. With the slogan used 'Every killer lives next door to someone' links to the over the shoulder shot used in the lens because it suggests that she is suspicious and paranoid but she maybe has a right to be because we can see a dark figure in the background. A very small part to the image but it links in with the slogan strongly is the house silhouettes placed along the bottom of the characters neck which you don't really notice until you look at it long enough, but when you do notice it, it gives clues away to the audience about maybe there is a killer next door or the idea of odd goings on around their street. The title is in a very simple font and isn't that big, but because of the harsh contrast between the white writing and the black background, it really stands out. There is no capital letter at the beginning of the title, which could be for design reasons (they preferred it that way) but it could also be used to attarct a younger audience i.e. teenagers from 16-20 because it seems to be a typical teenage film, especially because they have used younger characters as the main focus on the poster as well. This poster also has the regular steel tongs font telling you all about the production and all the relevant information placed at the bottom.

This poster is very different to the last one I looked at because in this one, it's the title that is the main focus and the image is quite small in comparison at the bottom. The title has a very distinctive font whcih can help to create a distinctive image for the film and the colour red used in the title and the smudging does create that sinister air because it instantly conveys an impression of blood and gore. And again the image of the house at the bottom is very gloomy and looks to be edited so that the black in the image is a lot more dominant, which sticks with the sinister atmosphere and obviously the image of the house and the title make the audience question is the house itself or is it the people inside. And like the other poster is has all the essential information in the steel tongs font at the bottom, the only thing I don't like is that the films slogan seems to blend in with that.

Research and Planning: Social Network Feedback.

Social Network Feedback. 

Facebook.

I decided to ask my target audience on Facebook which name they preferred and would be more interested in. And the most popular name seems to be Eye Spy.

Research and Planning: Film Name Ideas.

Film Name Ideas.

 

Using the ideas we already came up with, I created a Solvr to analyse each one and point out any problems with the names or come up with new ideas. For some reason some are showing up with a red exclamation mark even though they are not a problem but you can see they are inputted as an idea.

Research and Planning: Animatic Storyboard.

Animatic Storyboard.

We have now finished creating our animatic storyboard, we have got most of the shot types in that we plan to use, except one part there will be a scene where it flips between four different perspectives quickly but we couldn't draw that out. The start of the trailer will be mainly dialogue but seeing as though we don't have the characters cast yet and we aren't exactly sure on dialogue we thought it would be best to leave it blank for now, but the heartbeat has worked out really well and we like the idea of the crying on it but we would prefer for it to be a softer cry so we need to find someone who can do that for us. The editing will be more dramatic when we have actual running clips because it will all be fast motion.