Film Poster Templates

 

Just as with my magazines, I have put together preliminary designs for my poster by using Photoshop. This made it easier for me to get used to the software and it made me understand how to put together a professional looking poster. 

POSTER TEMPLATE 1 

What my respondents disliked about this poster was the fact that the camera was not blending well enough with the camera.
They also disliked the way in which the title and the reviews are both at the top, making it look 'confusing.'   They did not however like the fact that the camera was the only object within the poster making it look 'too plain.'

The positive responses I have received  regarding this poster was the way in which the camera seems to be violently be focusing on the audience.
They also liked the way in which the bloody background automatically conveys that this is a horror film.






POSTER TEMPLATE 2

The respondents liked the fact that this poster that the title and the review separate, but they disliked the fact that the review as at the top whereas the title was at the bottom.
They mainly responded negatively to this poster, with the only exception being the camera showing the picture,
They thought that the poster was 'too crowded' and had a 'poor video game like' aspect.









POSTER TEMPLATE 3 

As in the previous poster the respondents thought that the review and the title should be separate.
The also thought that like in the previous templates it would be better if the cast and crew would be at the bottom.
Once again, the believed the poster was too crowded.
The did however like the idea of the knife, the camera, and the girl being chased as these images fell in line with the title of the film.

From this I gathered that my audience would expect the poster to convey some narrative, but not be too complicated and crowded. They believe that the title should mainly be at the top, and they seem to enjoy the idea of a camera and a knife within the picture. 

This information will help me put together my final poster in an effective way which will appeal to and attract the audience. 

Magazine Front CoverTemplates

Before I proceed into putting together my final front cover for the magazine, I had to construct some preliminary templates. I have created them through using Adobe Photoshop as I though this would help me improve my Photoshop skills for the final task . After I have finished these templates I have shown them to people asking their simple opinion as to what they like, dislike and what they believe could be improved. 

MAGAZINE TEMPLATE 1 

This template was not particularly liked by my audience due to the fact that as many said 'it's too simple.'
Many people thought the it was 'poorly done' and it did not convey much narrative on its own without the title.
They also believed the background was too plain.
They did like the idea of a person holding the camera, but they thought the way in which this was one did not make them recognize what the image was instantly.
However, what they particularly seemed to like about this specific poster was the arched typography.






MAGAZINE TEMPLATE 2 

The second template seemed to be liked more by the respondents.
They seemed to like the way in which the knife seems to stab the camera.
However once again their comments on the background were not very positive, describing it as 'very poor,' and 'extremely unprofessional.'

 What they also disliked was the'plain' typography as it did not fit in with the whole 'over the top,' template.






MAGAZINE TEMPLATE 3

Out of all the templates this was the one which gained the most positive responses. Although,they disliked the actual background, once again, the liked the way in which the camera was turned into a cartoon, and the overall red colour scheme of the cover.
They also liked the way in which the background did however appear in the camera, conveying that the girl was being followed by the killer. The understood that the hands were the hands of the murderer as they were red.

Overall I believe I have gained an understanding of what the audience expects from my front cover and I believe I should avoid poorly done backgrounds, but I should include arched typography and a image which is clear and conveys the narrative to some extent. 

Rough Designs- Horror Poster and Magazine Front Cover

Based on the research (concerning the existing posters and magazines) and the synopsis of my film, I was able to roughly draw an idea of what my poster and my magazine may look like. I have tried to convey as much narrative in the poster  and the narrative as I could, while still complying with the codes and conventions of those two tasks 

Character Profiles

Charlie - The Final Girl

As most final girls, Charlie has a unisex name and she tends not to be too feminine in order to allow the audience to identify with her.
Although most girls have dark hair, we decided for our final girl to have dark hair in order to portray her innocence as blonde hair is often associated with angels, which are in turn associated with purity.
Her virginal nature will be conveyed through the way in which she will dress, as she will dress quite simple and her lack of heavy make up will make her look more pure.

Sophie- The First Girl 

The first girl is always the first victim of the killer.  The first girl tends to be very feminine, and she usually is portrayed as a character who wears a lot of make up, always dresses in nice clothes which bring out the sensuality of her body. We wanted her to be a very exotic figure to reinforce sexuality and the difference between herself and Charlie.

Henry- The Jock 

In most slahser films, the person who dies after the first girl tends to be of a different race other than white, or he is usually a jock.
We tried to portrayed Henry as not being particularly smart, due to the use of slang such as 'dodgy.' He usually dies to to a failed act of bravery which leads to the killer getting access to him easily.

Mr Sharp- The Benefactor 

The English teacher is the benefactor in this film. As he recognizes Michael's disturbing mind through reading the essay which have bee handed in to him describing Sohpie's murder . He then warns and tries to help the final girl escape the killer.
               










Michael- The Killer 

We created our villain based on two classic killers: Peeping Tom and Ghostface. Michael enjoys stalking his victims and then viciously killing them while recording his murders, just like Mark, the villain in Peeping Tom.
Michael is a very difficult character with a dark and mysterious past, which somehow make up for his deeply disturbed mind.
Through the film he develops an obsession with a group of teenagers and decides to kill them in order to make his own slasher film. His obsession with horror films will make him copycat the killings in Scream

Location Recce

The following are all the locations used for 'Knife Camera Action. The school, the kitchen and the church were used to convey the equilibrium, whilst the school was used for the disruption of the equilibrium we used other location for the  chase scenes or the scenes containing violence, for example the alleyway and the garage. We were able to avoid hazards as these were mainly safe area. I believe they are conventional location for slasher films, as they all seemed to be location within a suburban neighborhood.

Call Sheet

Shooting Script