To improve my video...

• I need to have a variety of different tracks behind the trailer
• I need to have fast and slow paced shots to make the movie seem exciting
• I need it to leave the target audience wondering
• I need it to be exciting and interesting
• I need it to have lots of different shots
• I need it to link in with the magazine and poster that I have already done.

Final Magazine Cover

This is my final magazine cover! I am very pleased on how this has turned out and I think that this magazine would stand out from other magazines because of the bright colours. As you can see this links with all three of my products. It links with the poster because I have used the same picture, the same font for the movie and also the same colours. It links with the trailer because of the same font of the movie, the same location and the colours run throughout all of the products. This means that the target audience will be able to link all 3 product together and will find them easier. I think that the magazine has a sense of professionalism as it looks like other movie magazines that are on the market today such as Empire and many more. I have taken inspiration from Empire magazine as it is a very popular magazine that sells well and has a running theme throughout every magazine and I wanted the same effect. I have used the image as the main focus to draw the target audiences eye inwards to the picture as it is mysterious and people will want to know more.

Feed back from my magazine cover.

I am going to get feedback from my first draft of my magazine cover from my target audience to see what they think and what they think needs improving.

Chris Percival:

I think that the colours that are used work very well with the genre of the magazine and also they work well together and will attract the eye as they compliment each other. However, I think that the bottom of the magazine looks plain and needs some work to make the magazine stand out more. I think that there needs to be a tag line or something underneath the title of the magazine as well. I think that the bar code looks a little out of place also.

Ben:

I think that this is a very good first draft and doesn't need much more work. I just feel like Chris that the bottom of the magazine is boring and therefore the magazine doesn't look interesting.

Emily:

I really like the colours of the magazine, they stand out and draw the eye inwards. I like the background that is used as it shows that the films is the main focus of the magazine.

This is my magazine so far...

This is my magazine cover so far as you can see it is a bit plain and needs some work but I have taken the inspiration from the magazine empire and now I will get some feedback from it. I think that there needs to be more going on at the bottom of the poster as it is plain and looks boring. From this I don't think that it would attract many peoples eye.

My layout choice

I have picked my first layout because I think that it is more striking and will catch the eye of the audience easier. I feel that this has some good techniques about it and looks professional like a real magazine.

Magazine layout 3

I feel that this layout is very boring and simple and I have taken this inspiration from one of the empire magazines but I think that you would have to have a very powerful and striking image to pull this layout of as people may think it is boring and unprofessional.

Magazine layout 2

I like the layout of this magazine but not as much as my last as i think that the title shouldn't slanted as it might be harder for the target audience to read. I also think that it is a bit plain and boring compared to the last one and doesn't really shout exciting.

Magazine layout 1

I really like this magazine layout as i feel that it will be very effective and catch the readers eye. I feel like this will be a good layout as the text of the title is very big and in line with the readers eye. The strip at the bottom is very good as I will be able to feature other films and advertise other things that are in the magazine.

Feedback for magazine name Graph

This is a graph from the feedback that I collected from my target audience in my class and this is what they thought of the names that I picked. As you can see the name that people liked the most was Royal. The name that got the least score was movie mag and I think that this is because that it doesn't sound professional and more like a children's magazine. This has chosen the magazine name for me which is Royal.

Magazine names:

I am just in the middle of making my magazine cover first draft and I am struggling with what to call in so I have got some ideas and I am going to ask my target audience which one they think is best.

1. STATE
2. ROYAL
3. MOVIE MAG

This is the selection of names I have come up with:

Chris percival:

I really like the name Royal as I think that it will stand out and also sounds like a magazine that will sell as it has a purpose of a name (the best movie magazine around). I think that this will be a good choice.

Ben:

I also like the name Royal as I think that it is different and will look good on a movie magazine, I also think that it is better than state and movie mag as they aren't as professional sounding as Royal is. I think that the name is short and snappy and will read well.

Emily:

I like Royal as well for the same reasons as Chris and Ben have stated.

Jack:

I disagree I really like State as it will look big and bold on top of a movie magazine.

Magazine cover research 3

This is another movie magazine called 'empire' and I think that there is a lot of good effects that i could transfer and relate to my own magazine cover. I like the strip at the bottom of the magazine and also the big bold writing used for the main story which is obviously 'The A-Team' This is a very inspiring magazine and I could use a lot of ideas and transform them to fit my own genre. I feel that this is a very striking and in your face magazine as the text stand out because of the colours used.

Magazine cover research 2

This is another movie magazine that has a very different effect to the last one that I analysed and I don't like this one as much. However, I feel like the magazine is very striking and the picture is enticing which will draw the target audience to buy this magazine. I like the colours used as they stand out but I feel that some of the text is too big and you can't tell which text is for the main story.

Magazine cover research 1

This is a magazine called 'Total Film'. I like bold title that this magazine uses as it enables the target audience to identify the magazine quickly. I also like the stories either side of the picture as it acts like a boarder for the picture which draws the eye inwards to the main picture and story of the magazine. From this magazine you notice the main story which is terminator salvation, this is because the picture is big and the main characters are in front of the magazine title. This shows the importance of the story. The colours also stand out from the rest but they still link together nicely. They have used read and white font which link in with the orange and yellow background of the fire. I think that what is used on this magazine is what I would like to portray on my own magazine.

Final Poster

This is my final Poster that I have created. I think that it is very effective and conventional in the manner that it has followed the dark colours, red for blood, and the font of the text at the bottom of the poster. I have used inspiration from both night mare on elm street poster and also the paranormal activity poster. On the night mare on elm street poster I have taken to the effect of the faded images as I have faded my main image to allow the blood of the background to come through to make the poster more mysterious and horror looking. From the paranormal poster I liked the idea of the dark colour scheme so I have transferred this to my own poster. I also think that dark colours work better because it shows the genre of the magazine in just the colours without even looking at the picture. I have taken a picture of my main character's back holding a massive kitchen knife as I feel that it has the horror effect but also people will want to know more about the storyline and therefore come and watch the movie. I have placed the picture in the middle of the poster as it is the main image and focus of the movie. I located the picture in the woods where I shot my trailer so that the poster and the trailer link together in the sense that the same location is used, the same colours and also the same person and props.

Another Draft

I have done another draft of my movie trailer but I cant post it yet because Vimeo has been blocked and Blogger isn't letting me upload videos. This means that another draft will be coming as soon as I am able to post it.

My next steps.

Next I need to get a picture for my poster and fade it into the background that I am already using. This will take some time to perfect this and for it to look good and effective. I also need to make more corrections to my trailer from the feedback that I have received. I need to speed my shots to make the trailer faster and make the pace of the shots quicker. This will make the trailer more intense for the target audience.

Font that I have used

This is the font that I have had to use on my poster for the effect that other posters have but also to make it look professional.
This is called the sf movie poster font. I downloaded this font from dafont which is where I have got all of my fonts from which I have used in this process. There is 2 types of fonts here. Sf movie poster and Sf movie poster condensed. The top font is Sf movie poster and the bottom one is Sf movie poster condensed.

Poster first design

This is my poster so far I think that this is a good start as it looks strong but also it shows the genre of the trailer but it doesn't take it too far and make it look unprofessional or funny.

Poster

I have had an idea of what I want to do on my Poster that I will be making. I want it to look similar to the crazies poster. I think that this poster is very effective and simple at the same time. I feel that I will be able to do this because I will have my main actor which is Chris on the front of the poster walking away with his back to the camera so I shoot him walking away with the knife dripping with blood in his hand.