Annotation of our trailer:

Annotation of our trailer:

Voice over of our trailer:

Voice over of our trailer:

Analysis of our magazine front cover:

Analysis of our magazine front cover:

Our magazine front cover worked very successfully. We edited the front cover on the editing program Photoshop. to get inspiration on how to edit the front cover i did a lot of research on what a professional film magazine front cover looked like. I found out that magazine front covers which are promoting a particular film, also include different bits about what the magazine includes, this suggesting that they are not only promoting the film which is on the front of the magazine but also promoting the rest of the magazine so as many people buy it as possible. 

The title of our magazine is "Capture" this is a unique name which we made up. This allows our magazine to be our own and is not copyright from a real magazine. The title is in a sophisticated font which allows the audience to see and read the title clearly. I also used the eraser tool and changed the colour to black which misted out the title slightly. This links to the background which is a dark and eerie colour and makes the magazine link to our genre of horror. The word "Capture" also links to our film "snatched" because they mean a similar thing and this also draws in our target audience. 

The colour used for the writing is mainly white. This connotes the protagonists innocence and links to the colour of her top. All of the writing is in capital letters, this again makes it stand out and also makes the lettering look very sophisticated. Our slogan "if you go down to the woods today, will you return?" this is in the colour red. This connotes blood and this is conformed by the models face as she is covered in blood and bruises and her white top is also covered in blood. This suggests that the model did not get out of the woods and this will scare the audience and encourage them to want to watch the film because they will be interested to know what happens to her. 

There is also a date the magazine was released and how much it costs which is good information to have on a magazine and it makes our magazine look professional. The barcode also has the same effect. The close up shot of the model is center of the magazine. Her eyes are looking straight at the audience and she looks very scared, upset and alone and it looks like she is in need of help. 

Magazine front cover:

FINISHED MAGAZINE FRONT COVER:

influences:

Comment on your influences.  In your planning where did you take some inspiration from and how did this become realised in your final productions. 


Youtube was a big help when looking at different products, such as other A level students previous work and what we need to include to get a good grade. All of the trailers were all so different and unique which made us want to excel even more and explore different ideas to make our final trailer stand out and be very creative. Youtube was also helpful when looking for different horror trailers. Trailers such as "Saw", this allowed us to get different indications on sound, mise-en-scene, camera shots and editing, meaning we could make our trailer as successful and professional as the real ones. 



Another help to make our storyline and original photography was the TV series "The Missing" this was very helpful when watching it on TV and looking at the images they used. This really helped us for our final production because we looked up how to do similar make up and similar clothing which made our final product very realistic. A film that we got inspiration from was the film "Taken" this is because our film has a very similar storyline. Although this is the case the film "taken" is not a horror film and is an action film, it is a very similar storyline and is very effective. This film allowed us to see the reactions the family gave and how the girl react when she was taken and we tries to incorporate this into our film. Our trailer links to this because there is a scene in our trailer, the protagonist looks like she has gone mad as she is sat on a log and she is rocking backwards and forwards and this is a common trait which is shown when people are beginning to go 'crazy'. This suggests she has given up and there is nothing she can do to save herself. 


Youtube was also very helpful when looking up different Youtube tutorials for the models make up. The models make up worked very successful because of the research put in before hand and the different horror films also gave us different ideas of what we could do. 

Representation:

Have you subverted or conform to stereotypes typical of your genre?

Our trailer conforms to the genre of 'Horror', this is because a lot of mystery and horror is involved. 

The typical conventions of a Horror Genre:

• ·        Young/teenage characters,
• ·        Clear binary oppositions e.g. good vs evil,
• ·        Set in rural settings, e.g. farms, countryside,
• ·        Old, cheap houses with a basement in the middle of nowhere,
• ·        Dark rooms and chase scenes between the antagonist and protagonist,
• ·        Dominant representation of gender: male-villain, female victim,
• ·        Use of hand held camera: audience identification/realism,
• ·        Predictable narrative content, follows format,
• ·        Non diegetic sounds e.g. creepy music that builds up tension and suspense,
• ·        Extensive use of close up, long shots, point of view shots,
• ·        Low key lighting, use of CGI and FX,
• ·        Possessed children or children with possessed imaginary friends,
• ·        Diegetic sounds e.g. screams.

Location:

When thinking about our location for our horror trailer, we had quite a limited choice on the types of places we think it is 'socially' acceptable to film our horror trailer without concerning other people. Our idea from the start has always been the woods and this is because it does give off a good atmosphere for a horror trailer.

For our trailer we filmed in the Norbury Woods, the reason we chose this destination is because it is a very quiet part of the wood and it has a part in the woods which is very dark and eerie. This will add a scary effect to the trailer and hopefully make our target audience become excited and become on edge. This part of the woods is a very good place for use to film because it is out of the way and we all agreed that it was a good place for us to stay out of the way of other people. This also worked in our favour because we do not want people walking around in the background when something shocking is about to happen and they are not seen doing anything. 

Make up and clothing:

The make up used for the protagonist conforms to expectations of a horror film because it adds violence into the horror trailer. This will stand out to the target audience because they like the idea of gore and violence. It also suggests that the protagonist is going to be really hurt. The clothing used also conforms to the expectations of the horror genre. This is because the protagonist is wearing white when she gets hurt and abused, this makes her seem a lot more vulnerable and innocent because of the colour of her clothing. The antagonist is wearing all black clothing and is also wearing a black mask which makes hides his/her identity which also adds mystery and will encourage the audience to want to see the film to find out who it is.

Sound:

Our sound also conforms to the expectations of a horror trailer, this is because it adds a lot of questions and it gives it a very eerie effect. The singing sounds like a child singing which does not link to any of the characters, this could suggest another character is involved which could scare the target audience and this will engage them into the film. The non diegetic sound at the beginning of the trailer also conforms to the horror genre because it adds sadness and shows how much the horrid event really effected the people around the protagonist. 

How like film posters and magazines are your ancillary texts?

How like film posters and magazines are your ancillary texts?

Both our poster and magazine are very professional, they were both edited using Photoshop which is a very realistic editing programme which allowed us to edit our images and make them look as realistic and eerie as possible. We did do a look of research into different horror posters and magazine front covers to help us achieve the best we could and this was very helpful. The Taken front cover is slightly different to our front cover because it uses red text and the film is not a horror film it is an action genred film, this meaning that a lot of action is involved, focusing on guns, explosions etc. Where as we are focusing on the horror behind the protagonist being 'snatched' and who did it. 

    our film poster, was edited on Photoshop. I think this is a very successful final because we have included both the protagonist and the antagonist within the main image. This final poster gives an indication to the audience about what the film is about, this is especially shown within the title because it is in big, white font and the word 'snatched' suggests that someone is being taken. This is also suggested because of the photograph, the audience see the protagonist dressed in white which suggests that she is innocent and in danger. The effect on the image also emphasises the whiteness of the model and makes her look as if she is a ghost which could intrigue the audience and make them wonder if the protagonist is alive or dead. When editing the poster we decided to make the actors names red because it is suggesting they are in danger or one of them is the antagonist and they are going to do something bad to the protagonist. 

The background is also blurred out to make it look like the protagonist is running away from the antagonist who looks as if he/she is going to grab her and 'snatch' her. We also took the photograph in the environment because we want to link our poster to the film as much as we can. The woods is also a very common setting for a horror film to be set because it has the stereotypes of danger happening in the woods, especially when you are alone. The woods is a very eerie place because it is so dark and the trees are big enough to hide people. The slogan is the same song which we used in our trailer. 'If you go down to the woods today, you better not go alone.' This gives an indication to what is happening in the film and that maybe the protagonist went to the woods alone and put herself in danger. So maybe it is her fault? This should stand out to the target audience because they will most likely remember the nursery rhyme 'teddy bear's picnic' which was probably sung to them when they were younger and it might bring back memories. It also will add a scary effect because it is suggesting we are making a happy memory into a horror movie. The small font explains who produced, filmed and wrote the film and also explains the release dates. All of these different things in which we did to our film poster allowed us to make it very professional. I believe that our film poster is very successful. I did have some practise using photoshop as i also do an A level in photography which also gave me experience to create a very successful magazine and poster.

Our magazine front cover is also very successful and looks very realistic because again we did a lot of research on different film magazines and it is not all about our film is includes other bits inside the magazine. This means not only are we advertising our film but we are also advertising the magazine in itself. This is a very professional way to create a magazine front cover because it means you are good at advertising. Also a successful magazine advertising your film on the front cover suggests that your film must be good and gives it a credible name because it suggests the magazine have watched the film and really like it. We also used a close up of the protagonist on the front. This means it leaves the audience guessing to what has happened and why is it called snatched? The protagonist is covered in bruises and blood which gives an indication to what happens but does not give much away and i believe this is very successful. 

Overall i believe both of our productions we produced have been very successful and are very realistic and professional.