Magazine Draft

Hello!

Below is the draft of my magazine cover following up the selection process for the magazine's cover image. For the magazine, I have decided to use one of the plotlines 'suspects' to intrigue the audience as to who the real murderer is. I gained inspiration from American TV show's posters (as seen below) where each student had a dialogue about what they said about the protagonist's murder.

Instead of plastering the words on the cover model's face, I thought of having the texts on the sides for the audience to still recognize the character.

 The follow-up post will be an audience feedback to help me on what to improve or add on.

















Nina 

28 02.18

Final Film Poster

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After adequate research and consideration from the audience feedback below is my final film poster. In the audience feedback, the main concern was the unreadable font of the film credit which I have altered in the final product (as seen below).

(draft)

(final)




Moreover, another suggested improvement was to possibly change the white font colour on the masthead as "it's a bit too harsh" so I decided to change the font colour to grey and the background font colour to red as both colours compliment the overall appearance of the title better. Also, the font on the draft does not feel menacing or thriller-like which is why I have changed the type of font I have used to a more sinister one. 

(draft)

(final)



Overall, I am satisfied with my final product and will successfully appeal to my target audience as well as follow the conventions of a thriller/crime genre. Below is the final poster

Nina 

24. 02.18

3rd Film Trailer Draft Feedback

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To further improve the film trailer, I have asked an audience to feedback on it. This time I have asked our media teacher for his own professional opinion on improvements. Below are bullet points of suggestions for his feedback.

1. Add a certification or age rating at the beginning of the trailer
2. Enhance/ increase the protagonist's voice to be heard
3. Put an endorsement in any blank spaces in the trailer to avoid dullness
4. Longer text duration (eg: for '5 cases' increase the duration by 2-4 more seconds for the audience to be able to read it) 
5. Add running sound effects/ foley to emphasise the sound of the footstep

I will be implementing all of these suggestions to the trailer and post the final film trailer afterwards. 

Nina 

12. 02.18

Film Trailer Draft 3

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This is the 3rd trailer draft that has been improved after taking in feedback from the audience. I have added a distorted audio effect in the intercom's voice as suggested by one of the audience. Moreso, I have included a suspenseful sound effect throughout the trailer to enhance the trailer's overall aura and emphasise the genre of the trailer.

Nina 
08. 02.18

Cover Image for Magazine

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Part of the ancillary task is to create a magazine cover in conjunction with the poster and film trailer. I have stated that I will be choosing Entertainment Weekly as the magazine which will feature my own film because they follow the genre of the main topic. In this case, the genre of my product is thriller/crime. To capture this genre for the magazine, I have taken pictures for my magazine cover and below I will be choosing the final cover image that is most suitable for this genre.

Firstly, I chose one of the 'suspicions' from the storyline to leave the audience question whether she is the true suspect of the crime.

The use of medium long shot and her hands gesturing as if she is handcuffed on this photo makes the character quite menacing and could possibly fit as the cover image of the magazine. The reason for not choosing this is because of the character looking too distant from the audience.










The low key and harsh lighting make the photo quite dark and the character less visible, hence, I will not be using this.

 

I have decided on this image as the soft lighting makes the character more visible compared to the previous photo.  This is the perfect camera shot as it is medium shot and enough for the audience to capture the model's menacing and suspicious gaze.

Nina 
04. 02.18

Magazine Mock-Up

Hello!

Below is an outline of the magazine cover I will be creating as part of the ancillary task. This will guide me through the editing process to know where each element falls under (eg: masthead at the top, a barcode on the bottom of the page, etc.)

Nina 
02. 02.18