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
