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.