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.

Institution Analysis:

      Institution Analysis: What sort of company would have made your film?  How did you create your own production titles and how did you place them conventionally in your trailer?

Research:

Twisted Pictures:

There are millions of big names within the horror movie industry and many fans who will go out their way to see the latest horror movie. Horror films have become one of the most highest grossing film genres to date. "Twisted Pictures" is the most successful institutions within the horror genre who has grossed more than half a billion dollars from one of the most popular horror movie series "The Saw Series".Twisted Pictures aim towards making horror movie.Twisted Pictures have only been present in the horror industry for the past decade, since around 2003. Other movie companies such as Hammer productions are far more well knwon around the world due to their huge success with dozens of films. This shows that there is a lot of competitions to be the best institution.

20th Century Fox:

The 20th Century Fox film is a very popular and famous institution. It is part of a lot of amazing films, the company was founded in 1935. 20th century fox is a very famous and well known institution and has distributes many successful films, "Star Wars" is one of its most well known Sci-fi trilogies, its considered to be a "space opra" which is names by its fans. The 20th century not only focuses on films it also focuses on TV programmes a well known continuous TV show made in America is "The Simpsons". This is not only famous in America it is also famous in the UK. The 20th century fox tends to focus  on family films as they believe they are more profitable. The 20th century fox does also support horror films but they do not tend to be as successful as the family films. 

Universal Pictures:

Universal Pictures has experimented with Horror Movies also. The famous films they have produced is films such as the American pie series, The fast and furious series and films such as Dawn of the Dead and sequels to the living dead series by Romero. Universal is also a very well known institution which supports many different genres of films, it is very popular and audiences who see films are supported by this are a lot more convinced to see the film.

EA games:

 

EA, is a well known gaming industry and is known for its amazing history in games. The Horror genre is shown through many horror games such as the walking dead and other similar games. 

All of the research above was previously done to find out what the logos were like and how successful they had all been and to see if certain institutes link to certain films. If one of these production companies were to make our film it would be 'twisted pictures' this is because they purely focus on horror films and a lot of horror films have been made by them. Films such as the Saw series which is a very popular and successful series and a lot of fans follow this, this meaning that people who are fans of this series will see that our trailer has been made by them and they would be interested to see how successful this film would be. This meaning our fan base and target audience would increase and make our profits very successful. We decided to create two institutions, these involve, hands on productions and sinister pictures. These both link to our trailer really well. I think that our instituations with we have made are very successful and link to our film and also link to the institution 'twisted pictures' this is because it is a very simple design, very similar to our 'sinister pictures' because of the colouring and the images used. This makes our trailer a very credible trailer and would stand out to a wide audience. 

Use of titles:

How did you use titles and how did they advertise your film in your trailer?

Titles are a very important part of both advertising the film and during the film, this meant a lot of different research had to be done before making a final outcome. We also made two different titles for our trailer before we added them in because we wanted them to be as successful as possible. The most common colours used in the titles for successful horror films are black, white or red font. This meant we had three different colours we could choose from so we stood out to our target audience. The colour red connotes blood, meaning a lot of gore is most likely going to be involved, which when we interviewed our target audience they said this is what stood out to them because they like the 'gore factor'. The colour black connotes death, this means that the target audience in which we are aiming for would not be suitable for the film, but black also adds sophistication. Finally, the colour white connects with our protagonist because it links to her innocents and vulnerability and also links to the colour top she is wearing once she has been attacked. 


Research of titles:

We researched the titles above to see how they stood out and it is clear that the colour red was a very unoriginal idea. We thought that it was better to be slightly unique and do our titles in the colour white. We also believe that the colour white links more to our trailer because throughout the protagonist is in danger and shows her innocence and the colour white links to this well. The capital font used also makes our titles stand out a lot more meaning the audience look at the title before anything else and makes the name stick in their head. Our poster and Magazine front cover are also very dark meaning the colour white really stands out and is very eye catching which makes our products stand out a lot and advertises it well. 

Our titles practised:

 FINAL PRODUCT:

All of our titles were created using 'Adobe Premiere Elements'. We also used the snipping tool to cut down the title and this was very helpful when getting the title into its size. We decided as a group to use capital letters in both of the titles to make it stand out and make the tile look dramatic and dynamic and this will hopefully suggest that the trailer is going to be full of horror and drama. The colours used in both titles are white with black backgrounds, this allows the titles to stand out from the black background. The white colouring also shows innocence which suggests our main character is a young girl who is unaware if the danger she is going to be in. As a group we decided that the second title, the font used was 'Adobe Casion Pro' which made a white outline, this adds a creepy effect, suggesting the middle title has been cut out. We decided it was the best title because it is not as innocent as the first title and it links more to our horror trailer.