Film, Front Cover and Poster

These are the final three pieces for our film, the three components include the film trailer, poster and film magazine front cover. Conor and I are pleased with the final result of all of the media texts.

Magazine Front Cover

1. We are drawn straight away to the main character he is standing centered in the magazine and is looking straight ahead which makes the audience feel a connection to him.
2. The background of the american flag can really appeal to the readers as it shows that the whole magazine is drawn to that film. 
3. You see that Empire have used the p as the main characters head it shows that the magazine is connecting and interacting with the film.
4. They have also shown his attire trying to help the audience to relate to the character.
5. Similar to the previous poster there is a bar code and a brief summary of the contents of the magazine, this benefits the audience as they are given a brief idea of what is to come within the magazine.
6. Labels this character as summers biggest superhero, this gives those interested in superhero films a good idea of what is hot this summer.
7. lot's of different font color, breaks up the text and makes it far more easier for the reader to tell what the different sections of the magazine are. 

Magazine Front Cover

1. The font at the top of the magazine draws the attention to the reader. The big EMPIRE writing shows the audience what the magazine is and gets the audience to relate to that font as the Empire brand.
2. Empire have gone with a catchy slogan of Bloody Hell relating to Harry Potters battle and face . By doing this they draw attention to Harry Potter picture.
3. They use Harry Potter as the main part of the front cover and by doing this it shows the readers what is in the magazine . It also gets Harry Potter fans interested because of that link. 
4. The magazine also involves what will be in the magazine on the side to get the audience interested if they are not by Harry Potter
5. The writing  at the top is Worlds biggest magazine this is showing the product in a great way and getting it sold more.

Target Audience

Conor and I are looking for an audience of 15 and up we see this as an ideal age because of the fact that our film has a lot of action and extreme scenes we also compared this to other films such as oceans 11,12,13 and Good fellas. The age bracket for these films are between 12 and 18 where as we don't feel that 18 would be the right age as we don't want to take 3 years of an age bracket where we feel we will gross the most money from . 

Everyone loves an action film but if you include the right conventions and cliches in the film it attracts the same audience that always enjoy the film.I think we have done that well by including scenes such as a high speed chase and cars crashing. We also include trains and sharp fighting scenes which get the audience excited. 

Were always trying to find different ways to appeal to our audience in fact we are making film magazines and posters to promote the film and get the message out to the audience about our film and let them know what its about . Our film is an action crime film that shows the mysterious life of one man on the hunt with another for a massive fortune.

Evaluation Targets

Firstly, you need to upload your other two productions! Make sure you are explaining in detail what it was you actually did in the editing process using technical terminology and explore in detail how your production pieces compliment each other. Make sure you are being as analytical as possible and explore camera angles, mise en scene, sound and editing in as much detail as possible.

Alien Posters

Similarities and Differences between the Alien Posters

ALIEN Posters Comparison

This Alien Poster uses the green theme as with the other 2 posters that support the Alien Franchise. In the middle there is a massive green egg hatching which shows something extra-terrestrial. They have led with the slogan in space no one can hear you scream which suggests to the audience that the film will be held in outer space.

If we link this Alien poster to the other one we see they have gone for the same green surroundings and theme to show that extra-terrestrial theme. They have gone for a different font and have included the names of the actors. They have also included a light green beam down the middle which will link into the other films.

This is the first film produced by James Cameron and you can tell that by the new blue theme he has also included the characters for the first time this may show that he is going in a different direction but he has included some ALIEN clichés such as the hatching eggs showing that it hasn’t lost it roots.

This is the other poster for James Cameron’s Aliens he has used the original connection of the first poster but moved the writing down so it has linked into the first ever poster They have also stuck with the blue theme linking it to the original James Cameron poster.

This poster shows James Cameron putting his own stamp on the film by going for a different kind of poster. This time though he has tried to use the alien as a representation for the egg hatching showing that it has hatched now. This also shows that this is the last in the sequel because they have veered so far of the original poster yet they have stuck onto the

By Alex and Conor

Storyboard Animatic

This is the storyboard animatic for our film trailer, it is there as a guideline for us to follow when filming and editing our film.

In our Animatic we have used various techniques and skills that we hope will translate onto our trailer when it is produced .Firstly we start off with black screens which adds to the tension we explain in these black clips that there will be fast dramatic music obviously this will relay onto our screen when we hear the music. We then shoot to a clip of our production company which is universal pictures . By doing this we associate ourselves with this company allowing the audience to relate to our film by universal. Another Black screen will then appear but this time with narration we will explain the film in this part by explaining the scamming that is occurring .

We then flick to our first screen which is heavy breathing and a man standing very mysterious were hoping to recreate this in school where we will see Alex's character standing over a large area. This allows the audience to get a view for what is going on in the scenery .This then leads onto the hooded man running we will transfer this into our film using a cycle path it is nice and narrow and will add to the mystery of the character . We once again carry on with our narration by doing this were showing to the audience what the film is about without giving away any details which could spoil it. 

We then  go to a scene which has been adapted slightly in the film we see the villainous character which is played by me holding a gun in a rural area saying "you my friends have bitten off more than you can chew. We have changed this to a scene  within a car in which now i talk more about why I'm after this character and that is about why he has taken so much money from him and how long he has to return it .

Then there is a dramatic gun shot straight away grabbing the audience attention by doing this we let the audience know that there has been a murder of some sort or that this scamming has really kicked off . We see more heavy breathing and running which adds tension to the scene.