FINAL PRODUCT - FILM MAGAZINE AND FILM POSTER

 FINAL PRODUCTS FILM MAGAZINE AND FILM POSTER

 Final Product 

Here is my Final magazine ,compared to my drafts a lot has changed for example all my drafts have the same main image which is of the killer (the main character) ,I choose to select the image of the final girl (victim) as my main image for my front cover magazine because it subverts the convention of horror film magazine , with horror film magazines you usually see the main character (killer) who is the main image in order to grab the attention of the audience . I thought to myself that it would be very unique of me to change the character who will be representing my film ,the character on my front cover  is the final girl her misenescene I  believe is very eye catching as she is wearing make up which connotes her femininity and enhances her face  and also refers back to why the killer in horror films attempt to kill females (sexually frustrated) , she is dressed up in a professional and casual way which represents her character in my film, she is a professional business worker who works for herself. The character on my front cover has a very terrified look , looking at various horror film magazine the main character on the front cover has facial expressions which link back to their personality or identity in the film , the fact that the character here is giving eye contact allows the audience to feel drawn into her feelings ( terrified , scared and vulnerable) and also helps them get and feel involved with the genre of the film it allows them to make assumptions about what may happen in the film for example Who is this character ? Who is she looking terrified for ?. Misenscene I  would say plays a big part in this front cover magazine because one of the locations where I will be filming  my trailer will be in a basement/cellar this is why I have chosen to use a black background to represent that location as dark and scary , the chains around my characters neck connote that she is in trouble and also gives out the genre of the film which is horror and also to bring about a different type of scenery for example the final girl is in a room by her and the chain is her weapon which she will attack the killer with . Creating this magazine was very exciting and considered a lot of thinking and Photoshop skills  I had to make sure that I was subverting and conforming to the conventions of horror film magazines for example my colour scheme black white and red they are colours which represent the horror genre Red connoting danger and blood. I chose these three colours for my magazine because I knew that they would give my image an effect and also be eye catching to my audience, the three colours I  chose are bod and bright they contrast well against each other and against any colour I believe I used my colour scheme very and layout well I had to be careful with the amount of sell lines I  used because it will take away the attention from my main image and also my fonts I had to make them different because if they were all  my magazine would boring and plain. For my masthead "PIXEL" I chose the colour RED because it is a very bright eye-catching colour which contrasts well against any colour and since my magazine is a horror magazine the colour red is a very useful colour to use because it has many meanings to it , red connotes blood danger, authority ,love and explosives.

Draft- Here is my draft product, at first I thought that it would be a good final product but after receiving feedback from my teacher I changed it slightly.For example the brick background didn't make sense because it is a stalker/slasher thriller. I included the brick background because I  thought that it could give the audience the idea of "Trapped victims".

DRAFT

Final Product-Poster

My film poster includes different types of textures it is mercerized and is blended with the colour black which makes the image very dark , I tried to create a chiaroscuro effect to emphasises on the killers character , the blacker he looks on the poster the more scarier and bolder he is portrayed. The character is giving eye contact to the audience which shows to the audience that they are allowed to assume what this characters role is and what his personality maybe. The characters misenescene is merely full of the colours black and grey which connote boldness and dullness this connotes that the character is a dangerous one and that he stands out . The red masthead connotes blood and danger this character may have a relation to blood he may have a weapon that kills people . My colour scheme represents many aspects of my trailer for example personality of the characters and their motifs.

DRAFT POSTER

Screen Shots for my Drafts

                      Screen shot Drafts

Magazine Draft A

Step by step mag draft one from sapphire29












Poster Draft A

Pixrl daft step by step sasiane from sapphire29

Annotated Images

                         Annotated Images 

Poster draft

           POSTER DRAFTS

POSTER A-

This is my first poster draft which has been created on PIXRL.COM . what i like best about my poster is my masthead and i think it links back to the character because part of the characters identity   been revealed. For example the dashed lines on the font of my masthead connotes the missing pieces of the characters identity ( The Pitch- his mother has left him and she is the main reason why he has become a a killer ). The colour Red represents danger and this character is dangerous , as an audience you can grasp this idea through the misenescene. The character is wearing a mask which connotes that he does not want to be identified he could be someone the police are searching for.
 The word Enigma has been used as a film name because it revolves around one subject (the character) it portrays and defines his character :' A PERSON OR THING THAT IS MYSTERIOUS AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND ' ). From the audience research feedback me and my group received we were told that that the reason the killer kills is not a proper one , this gave us a chance as a group to look for a title name and we came up with the name ENIGMA which links back to the feed back we got ,since people do not understand the killers motif to kill  we should leave him mysterious. 

POSTER B

Here is my second poster, i would say that i have experimented different font styles and tools to make the main image  stand out . I like this draft because it relates to my genre well , i have also used my colour scheme red white and black well. I have put red as my background colour because red connotes blood and danger and also because the colour red will reveal to the audience the personality of my character which is important. the credits have be written in a white font because they need to be noticed by the audience who are reading or looking at my oater. The colour white is neutral and bold so it allows people to me alerted by it ,white is also clear and can compliment any other colour well . My masthead has been experimented a multiple of times to get it darker and sharper then the red background i had to use the adjustment tools and see what kind f colours or shadows effect i could create to match the genre of my film which is horror.

Flat Plan

                     FLAT PLAN - FOR MY DRAFTS

Magazine A

POSTER A 

Magazine Draft

 Draft one - This image was influenced by the sketch that i created , it has slightly changed because the image included a prop ( baseball bat ) and the character is not wearing a mask . I have only included one sub image and not a button . i have choosen the colours grey black red and white because they are bold colours which connote power and they catch the attention of the audience. The colours used are very typical in horror /slasher films and magazine posters . For example red connotes blood/danger.

Here is my second film magazine draft I have used an unusual font for my masthead I chose the font because I thought that it went well with the genre of my film which is horror. My masthead font represents the items that the stalker/killer uses to attack his female victims for example the slashes in -between the letters connote slashes. i have chosen the colour red for my masthead because it is a colour that is normally linked with horror , Red connotes blood and danger the colour also attracts and catches the eye of any one reading the film magazine. The colour scheme  ( Red black and White ) I would say fits well with my main image, misenscene consists of black and white which is also similar to some of my sell lines . I have included a button on the left bottom side of my page so that it is one of the last information that they will be reading. However i have included a  button so that the audience feel more drawed into my magazine because there is something that they can gain for free. I have chosen to subvert from the horror genre  film magazines by making the name of the character the headline instead of the film itself. I  have done this because i want the audience to have assumptions about what kind of character will be staring in the film , by doing this i believe that some of the charcters personality is revealed for example through misenescene.

Ideas for My Film Magazine

                            Film Magazine Ideas

MASTHEAD/ TITLE

The Masthead of my magazine will be very bold and unique , it will include a font style that links well with the genre of the film which is horror. The Masthead will also be situated at the top of my Magazine page so that it is the first piece of text that the audience notice and that it attracts them directly . I have thought of different font styles for my masthead I am excited by the  different fonts I have seen after doing a font experiment mood board I would like my masthead to link strongly to the film genre so I am thinking of having a font that includes some cuts and fades  or even spikes coming out of the letters .

LAYOUT/COLOUR SCHEME / BANNER/ SUB IMAGES

The Layout of my magazine will be very bold and eye catching , I have thought of powerful colours that I know will attract the readers/audience. The colours I have thought about are Red Black and Grey/White , red because it connotes boldness and danger which is what horror /slasher films are typically based on . Also looking at various Film magazine front covers the colour Red is always used . The colour grey or white because any piece of text is able to contrast well with the colour and they are two colours that can be used as a background for plain text on the page .

I will be including a banner at the bottom of my page because that is where my sub images will be placed along side the banner and price of the magazine. I thought that adding a Banner at the bottom of the page will make my magazine look more interesting ,eye catching and not to plain . It is also a way of adding more features which are included in the magazine .

HEADLINE

My magazine Headline will be the name of the Character or the tagline  to interest the readers more and to allow them to create thoughts about what the magazine is about and what the main feature is . I am thinking of making the tagline very bold and clear to read same with my headline if I deicide that it will be the characters name I will make the first letters of the name in a bubble writing font .

SELL LINES

The sell lines on my magazine will be situated on the left and right hand side of my page so that the main image is the main focus for the audience /readers reading the magazine . The sell lines will include informative text about the features that will be on my magazine . I will be using sell lines that include names of directors/Producers and actresses.

Font Experiments

                         Font Experiments

SKETCHES - Sasiane Saku

                      SKETCHES

Pre Production -Audience Research Interview

       Audience Research Interview 

Sasiane saku - Film Promo Audience Research - Survey Monkey

 Audience Research - Survey Monkey 

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