I feel that the combination of my 3 media texts (trailer, movie poster and movie magazine) is effective. I feel there is a clear link between all three texts, and I have tried to maintain consistancy between the three.
Within my trailer and movie poster the same font "Baskerville oldface" was used in order to craete a flow between the two texts and also so that an audience can identify the text with the film and also so that the trailer and poster compliment each other and look asif they are apart of the same entity. It is a convention for movie posters and trailers to have the same text font for the movie title, so that it is easily reconised. This is why I did not use the same font on the magazine because the magazine has to all have the same font , and the font I chose was one that relflected the time period the film was made in to make sure it was clear to an auidence that the magazine was apart of the same film, I did not use the same font because it is not a convention for movie magazine to use the same font as the trailer and movie poster and instead have fonts that match the title of the magazine or the theme of that particular issue.
The most detremental element that meant my Texts all looked apart of the same entity was the imergery used I feel. All the imergery used is very dark and mysterious to inkeep with film noir conventions, and this flows through all three texts, because all three encorporate film noirs convention of having high constrast dramatic lighting to create mystery and danger. Speccial lighting was used for the magzine front cover image to ensure dramatic lighting and shadows to be very dark , but for the main charecters to have more light on them to bring them to focus, also with the movie poster features such as smoke fog and harsh lighting was used to create mystery, and the trailer was mostly filmed in a studio in order to ensure high constrast dramatic lighting was used to create the dark theme of film noir. Also The imegery with in the poster and magazine and trailer contains the same main charecters in order for an audience to identify that they are the same charecters so they know it is from the film "miarge", the charecters are also feautured within the same costume in order to ensure they are identifiable. Another important feature that meant that my ancillary products complimented my main product was the fact that they are all done in a black and white filter in order to reflect the time period it was set in (1958) and also the genre of film noir is all filmed in black and white , this is quite possibly the most important feature as without this the 3 may look as if they were from different films if they dont all have the black and white filter.
Friday, 26 April 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Evaluation.- How did you use new media technologies in the reasearch and planning and construction stages?
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Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Production- constructing magazine
During secondary audience feedback, the audience still felt that even though they felt the gold text brought out the image and made it more appealing and effective as a magazine that the text font needed to be changed to a font more simular or reflective of that peroid of time. I then researched into fonts used in Film Noir and fonts used on magazine and movie posters in that era. I then found a simular font and used serif draw plus to try to recreate the font. I feel this change is effective as it looks more like a Film Noir magazine.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Production- Constructing magazine
Changes made to Magazine based on audience feedback on the media texts. Many People suggested that The magazine needed some colour to bring it to life and make it less dull. I feel the changes made are effective because they bring out the photo as well as making the magazine more apealing to target audience and making it stand out from a magazine stand Also changes that have been made are basic lining mistakes and capitol letters.
Auidence research into drafts- production
I showed 20 people, my draft versions of my trailer , movie poster and movie magazine, and asked them to fill out the following questionaire in order to ensure the media text is reaching the audience in the way it is intended to and areas where it is not as effective can be improved.
Mirage-
audience feedback:
Gender: Age:
1)
Does this poster appear to look like a movie poster? (Circle appropriate)
Yes/
no /maybe
2)
If yes what features indicate to you that this is a movie poster?
3)
Judging by the movie poster what genre would you say the film is? (Circle appropriate)
Film
noir / Horror/romance/ comedy
4)
Do you feel that the film poster reflects the genre of film (film noir)?
Yes/no
5)
Does this poster make you want to see the film or intrigue you to find out
more?
6)
Does this text appear to look like a magazine front cover?
Yes/no/maybe
7)
If yes, what features indicate to you it is a movie magazine?
8)
Do you feel that the style of the magazine reflects the film noir genre?
9)
Do you feel that the magazine cover lacks too much colour? Or do you feel the
black and white is simple and effective?
10)
What genre would you say this film would be from viewing the trailer?
Film
noir / Horror/romance/ comedy
11)
Do you feel this trailer uses codes and conventions of a movie trailer?
12)
From viewing the trailer would you want to go see this film?
13)
Does this trailer make you want to know more about the film?
14)
Do you feel this trailer is effective? If not please state where improvements
could be made.
15) Do you feel as if the poster, trailer and magazine all look asif they are apart of the same film, or do you feel they are disjointed?
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Production- Draft trailer version 1
Unfinished draft trailer. Under construction particularly at the end , sound also needs refining.
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