The document provides details about Jonathan Twumasi's A2 media studies advanced portfolio project. His main task is creating a teaser trailer for a horror film titled "Rise of the Dead". His ancillary tasks include a movie poster and film magazine front cover promoting the film. He analyzes examples to learn conventions and receives feedback on his work from audiences. Changes are made to improve the pacing of shots in the trailer and add intertitles, and edits are made to the poster and magazine cover based on feedback. The three pieces work together to appeal to the target 18+ audience through their horror genre elements and marketing of the fictional film.
The document discusses conventions used in thriller trailers and film posters and how the media producer applied them in their own thriller trailer and poster. Key points:
- The producer analyzed existing thriller and action trailers to identify conventions like ambiguous plots, dull lighting, ordinary costumes.
- In their trailer, they applied conventions like an ambiguous plot shown through a montage, mixture of lighting, and realistic characters/costumes.
- They also analyzed existing film posters to identify conventions like font sizes, image placement, and color schemes.
- The producer then applied conventions like sizing, placement of title/image/text, and using red/black/white in their own thriller poster.
The document is a statement of intent for a student's teaser trailer project. It outlines that the student will work with one other person on a horror genre teaser trailer. It describes allocating the role of producer to oversee the project. Key documents that will be created include a script breakdown, budget breakdown, storyboard, and synopsis. An estimated budget of £4,000 is provided, along with descriptions of the trailer's title "Plague", story about two teenagers encountering danger in an abandoned estate, target teenage audience, and use of software like Premiere and Photoshop. Character profiles of 17-year old Sasha and 18-year old Carter are presented.
The document analyzes the ways the media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media.
The trailer conforms to zombie horror conventions like a dark tone, props/costumes, and tension building music. However, it challenges conventions by having a female protagonist who is strong rather than a damsel, and shows individual character stories intersecting instead of forming a group.
The poster conforms to conventions like a bold title and credits but challenges conventions by using CCTV footage as the main image rather than characters.
The magazine cover is inspired by real covers but challenges conventions by using four colors instead of three and images from the trailer rather than standalone shots. It develops conventions by adding extra information banners and
The document discusses how the media products use conventions of real horror media. For the trailer, conventions from 28 Days Later and Dead Set like a single survivor, dark lighting, and quick cuts were used. The trailer also uses fast pacing, darkened shots, and an eerie soundtrack. Makeup and locations were used to create tension. Intertitles provided narrative. The film poster uses conventions like pull quotes, a star rating, bold font, and single image to look like a real poster. Darkness represents the horror genre. The magazine uses conventions like red text, bold masthead, and screenshots to entice readers.
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The student used various media technologies like YouTube, Google, and editing software to research, plan, construct, and evaluate their horror film trailer. They analyzed existing horror trailers on YouTube to understand conventions. Their trailer used conventions like makeup, camera angles, and a short length. They received positive feedback, especially on an exciting point-of-view shot. Their trailer, poster, and magazine effectively marketed the horror storyline and combined consistent colors, fonts, and imagery to promote the main product.
The document provides an overview of Connor Wiffen's initial plans for his final major project (FMP). He intends to create a stop motion short film using figures from home. He will use software like Photoshop, AfterEffects, and Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas. Connor notes strengths in research and production but weaknesses in time management and self-evaluation. He provides more details on potential genres including romance, science fiction, psychological horror, and stop motion. Concepts include a time travel romance, a paranoid horror, and an adventure using Lego figures. Pre-production research and experiments are discussed along with poster and DVD designs.
The document provides feedback on a group's media production project creating a trailer for a horror film called "The Recluse". It discusses how they used and challenged conventions of editing, music, and mise-en-scene in horror trailers. It also summarizes feedback received on the trailer, posters, and a magazine cover created to promote the film. The feedback helped the group improve pacing, variety of shots, titling, and quality of images used. Overall, the magazine cover was seen as the most professionally executed piece.
The document discusses a group's media production project evaluating a horror film trailer they created. It covers the various stages of production including research, planning, filming, editing, and receiving feedback. Key points discussed include:
- They challenged conventions by using a point-of-view shot from the victim's perspective rather than the killer's.
- Feedback helped them improve pacing and shorten a long shot. They lacked variety in shots.
- They refilmed footage after receiving feedback and issues with overlapping audio.
- Feedback helped improve their poster and magazine cover to better match the sophisticated thriller genre.
- Technologies used included cameras, microphones, editing software, and online research tools. They created a
The document discusses conventions used in thriller trailers and film posters and how the media producer applied them in their own thriller trailer and poster. Key points:
- The producer analyzed existing thriller and action trailers to identify conventions like ambiguous plots, dull lighting, ordinary costumes.
- In their trailer, they applied conventions like an ambiguous plot shown through a montage, mixture of lighting, and realistic characters/costumes.
- They also analyzed existing film posters to identify conventions like font sizes, image placement, and color schemes.
- The producer then applied conventions like sizing, placement of title/image/text, and using red/black/white in their own thriller poster.
The document is a statement of intent for a student's teaser trailer project. It outlines that the student will work with one other person on a horror genre teaser trailer. It describes allocating the role of producer to oversee the project. Key documents that will be created include a script breakdown, budget breakdown, storyboard, and synopsis. An estimated budget of £4,000 is provided, along with descriptions of the trailer's title "Plague", story about two teenagers encountering danger in an abandoned estate, target teenage audience, and use of software like Premiere and Photoshop. Character profiles of 17-year old Sasha and 18-year old Carter are presented.
The document analyzes the ways the media product uses, develops, and challenges conventions of real media.
The trailer conforms to zombie horror conventions like a dark tone, props/costumes, and tension building music. However, it challenges conventions by having a female protagonist who is strong rather than a damsel, and shows individual character stories intersecting instead of forming a group.
The poster conforms to conventions like a bold title and credits but challenges conventions by using CCTV footage as the main image rather than characters.
The magazine cover is inspired by real covers but challenges conventions by using four colors instead of three and images from the trailer rather than standalone shots. It develops conventions by adding extra information banners and
The document discusses how the media products use conventions of real horror media. For the trailer, conventions from 28 Days Later and Dead Set like a single survivor, dark lighting, and quick cuts were used. The trailer also uses fast pacing, darkened shots, and an eerie soundtrack. Makeup and locations were used to create tension. Intertitles provided narrative. The film poster uses conventions like pull quotes, a star rating, bold font, and single image to look like a real poster. Darkness represents the horror genre. The magazine uses conventions like red text, bold masthead, and screenshots to entice readers.
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The student used various media technologies like YouTube, Google, and editing software to research, plan, construct, and evaluate their horror film trailer. They analyzed existing horror trailers on YouTube to understand conventions. Their trailer used conventions like makeup, camera angles, and a short length. They received positive feedback, especially on an exciting point-of-view shot. Their trailer, poster, and magazine effectively marketed the horror storyline and combined consistent colors, fonts, and imagery to promote the main product.
The document provides an overview of Connor Wiffen's initial plans for his final major project (FMP). He intends to create a stop motion short film using figures from home. He will use software like Photoshop, AfterEffects, and Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas. Connor notes strengths in research and production but weaknesses in time management and self-evaluation. He provides more details on potential genres including romance, science fiction, psychological horror, and stop motion. Concepts include a time travel romance, a paranoid horror, and an adventure using Lego figures. Pre-production research and experiments are discussed along with poster and DVD designs.
The document provides feedback on a group's media production project creating a trailer for a horror film called "The Recluse". It discusses how they used and challenged conventions of editing, music, and mise-en-scene in horror trailers. It also summarizes feedback received on the trailer, posters, and a magazine cover created to promote the film. The feedback helped the group improve pacing, variety of shots, titling, and quality of images used. Overall, the magazine cover was seen as the most professionally executed piece.
The document discusses a group's media production project evaluating a horror film trailer they created. It covers the various stages of production including research, planning, filming, editing, and receiving feedback. Key points discussed include:
- They challenged conventions by using a point-of-view shot from the victim's perspective rather than the killer's.
- Feedback helped them improve pacing and shorten a long shot. They lacked variety in shots.
- They refilmed footage after receiving feedback and issues with overlapping audio.
- Feedback helped improve their poster and magazine cover to better match the sophisticated thriller genre.
- Technologies used included cameras, microphones, editing software, and online research tools. They created a
The document discusses how the student's media product, a short film called "Notes Vexatious", both uses conventions of and challenges conventions of real gangster films. Specifically, the student aimed to emulate the style of Quentin Tarantino by focusing on realistic dialogue between characters. While the costumes, two main characters structure, and violence emulate gangster film conventions, the student also drew from other genres like Spaghetti Westerns to develop new characters. The student worked to improve aspects like camera movement, audio quality, and lighting if given more time and resources for additional filming.
The document discusses how the media products created for a school assignment used and challenged conventions of real horror movies and print media. For the poster, conventions like a sinister tagline, actor names and ratings were followed, while the font challenged conventions by using an unprofessional childish style. The magazine masthead followed conventions but the puff steering the magazine solely to horror challenged conventions. Overall, the projects balanced following real conventions while also innovating to better fit the intended horror genre and story.
The document summarizes a student's media evaluation project. The student created a film poster, DVD cover, and film trailer for a horror film that drew upon conventions of the genre but also challenged conventions. Feedback from questionnaires indicated that the products fit the horror genre but could be improved by adding music to the trailer and better connecting clips. The student used various software and researched real media products to develop their own products for the project.
The combination of the film, film review, and film poster was effective in promoting the romantic comedy film. The film poster visually represented the romantic comedy genre through the characters' poses and inclusion of the color red. Both the film review and poster used consistent fonts that were clear and easy to read. The film review additionally included an image of both main characters that provided context about their relationship without revealing too much of the plot. Overall, the ancillary texts enhanced the film by creatively engaging the target audience.
The filmposter for the film Snowflake was highly effective at promoting and conveying the genre of the film. It featured iconic elements from the film like the snow globe to pique audience interest. The monochrome black and white color scheme aligned with the themes of light overcoming darkness explored in the film. Audience feedback on draft posters helped improve the final product to better reflect the thriller/mystery genre. Taken together, the film, poster, and film review worked well to engage audiences and generate intrigue around the unexplained elements of Snowflake.
The document provides an evaluation of a film trailer created by the author. It analyzes how the trailer uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. The trailer challenges conventions in several ways: 1) It focuses viewers' attention on the simple film title for an extended period, 2) It films locations in a skatepark and urban areas from a first-person perspective to create immersion, 3) It lets actors choose their own clothes to suit characters naturally. The trailer also challenges conventions through its editing, titles, storytelling approach, character introductions, and genres suggested without dialogue or revealing the full story.
The document provides an evaluation of Gus Grandfield's media project on the horror genre. It summarizes the key conventions used in the teaser trailer, poster, and magazine cover created for the project. Feedback from test audiences was also positive overall, praising elements like the moving shots and sound design that set an eerie tone. The evaluation also outlines the various media technologies used at different stages of the project, including iMovie for video editing, Photoshop for image editing, YouTube for hosting the trailer, and Facebook for gathering audience feedback.
Grace Crawford reflects on techniques she finds effective for horror genre trailers and films. She likes using color filters, low key lighting, focus pulls, extreme close-ups, contrasting high and low camera angles, zoom ins/outs, and 180-degree shots to build tension, suspense and engage audiences. While some techniques like the 180-degree shot may be difficult to implement within the time constraints of a teaser trailer, experimenting with these techniques could make her trailer appealing and prompt audiences to watch the full film.
The document provides an evaluation of a student media project titled "Trapped" by Omega Group Productions. It discusses how the thriller genre conventions were used and developed in the project. Specifically, it maintained the mystery element but showed the antagonist from the beginning. The evaluation also discusses the representation of social groups, target audience, and what was learned about camera techniques and editing software through constructing the project.
This document discusses the marketing campaign for the film Inception, including teasers, trailers, websites, posters and magazine features promoting the film. It also provides analysis of the teaser trailers for Inception and Fast Five, discussing conventions such as logos, images and taglines used. Examples of posters and magazine covers are presented and evaluated for their effectiveness.
The document discusses various aspects of constructing a media product in the form of a thriller film opening sequence. It provides details on title design, location, costumes, characters, special effects, intended audience, and technologies used. The document reflects on progress made from a preliminary task, noting improved camerawork, editing, and ability to explore the full potential of available software and equipment.
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The group received feedback on their main production task from their class that helped improve it. Their audience feedback suggested shortening a long shot to maintain pace. Their production lacked shot variety. When they showed their rough cut, the class provided both positive and negative feedback to help them improve areas. They also got feedback on strengthening their title, re-filming shots, and creating a magazine cover that better matched the tone of their production.
The document discusses the types and conventions of teaser trailers. It begins by defining a teaser trailer as a short promotional video released long before a film's release to generate hype. It then explores the key differences between teaser trailers and longer theatrical trailers. Teaser trailers are 30-60 seconds while theatrical trailers are 2-3 minutes. Teaser trailers may contain footage that is later cut from the final film. The document also examines common conventions of teaser trailers, such as focusing on the main characters, using dramatic music and footage to create atmosphere, and leaving viewers on a cliffhanger.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
1) The film 'The Lake' follows conventions of a thriller genre such as using claustrophobic spaces like attics to create tension, but also challenges conventions through an ambiguous ending and non-linear narrative.
2) The film represents age through the protagonist, a young male adult, and uses color like red to represent danger when introducing the antagonist.
3) In terms of style, the film challenges conventions through sudden changes in pace compared to typical slow buildups in thrillers, and uses non-linear editing compared to typical linear narratives.
The document analyzes the ways in which a film trailer uses and develops conventions of real media products in the horror genre. It finds that the trailer uses many established horror conventions, including nightmares, characters being followed, jump scares, ominous music, research into evil antagonists, bloody violence, and cliffhanger endings. Some conventions are challenged through minor changes to layout and placement of elements, but overall the trailer firmly adheres to genre conventions to effectively convey a horror story and appeal to audiences familiar with the style.
The document provides information on creating a trailer, film posters, and magazines for a horror film project. It discusses several theories for an effective trailer, including following genre conventions, creating mystery through an "enigma code", and using a non-linear narrative structure. For the poster, it recommends including attention-grabbing images, icons, and appeal to fans and non-fans. For the magazine, it suggests using a striking cover photo, limited fonts, and offering exclusive content to entice readers.
Based on the interview responses, some key points are:
- For character background, mystery can work well depending on the genre, like for the Joker character.
- It's not always possible to tell the difference between CGI and practical effects, especially if the budget is high like Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Respect for a film is not determined by whether it uses practical effects - if the story works that's most important.
- They may not actively seek out a thriller short film but would watch one if recommended.
- A soundtrack is seen as necessary to build emotions for scenes.
So in summary, this audience member values story over visual effects quality, appreciates character mystery, and sees
The document provides responses to questions about a media production project. It summarizes the ways the media product developed or challenged conventions, including using title screens, logos, score changes, text inserts, shots, editing, and mirror scenes similarly to other media. Feedback found the trailer looked professional due to realistic camerawork and editing, though acting was amateur. While some would see the film due to intriguing plot, others felt the trailer gave too much away. Areas for improvement included using a scarier poster image. The document also details the use of iMovie, Final Cut Pro, LiveType, After Effects, and Photoshop in constructing, researching, and evaluating the project.
The document discusses how the student followed conventions of real film trailers in constructing their own trailer. This included including a green screen at the start, age ratings, and studio logos in familiar places. Feedback on the trailer was positive overall. The student also ensured their magazine and poster ancillary materials matched the trailer in terms of colors, fonts, and characters featured to maintain consistency across products. The student learned from audience feedback that the trailer effectively conveyed the plot and generated interest in watching the full film. A variety of media technologies were used at different stages of the process, including YouTube for research, cameras for filming, and Adobe Premier Pro for trailer editing.
The document discusses the evaluation of the author's media product, a short psychological thriller film. It describes how the author researched conventions of the genre and was influenced by the film "Portal: No Escape." Key conventions used in the author's film include close-ups of the main character's confused facial expressions, positioning the character off-center according to the rule of thirds, and using a silhouette to represent the antagonist. The author aimed to challenge conventions by mixing elements of amateur and professional filmmaking to create ambiguity. Feedback from audiences confirmed the film should be classified as a psychological thriller.
The document provides a summary of research conducted by Jack Henderson on existing films and visual effects techniques that could be applied to a short film project. Henderson analyzed scenes from films like Atlanta, Drive, Blade Runner 2049, and Mad Max: Fury Road that utilized interesting visual effects or cinematography techniques. He also summarized tutorials on invisible masking and color grading. Audience research included surveys and interviews that showed most respondents prefer a thriller genre and enjoy mystery in characters. The research will help inform Henderson's short film ideas and application of visual effects.
The document discusses how the student's media product, a short film called "Notes Vexatious", both uses conventions of and challenges conventions of real gangster films. Specifically, the student aimed to emulate the style of Quentin Tarantino by focusing on realistic dialogue between characters. While the costumes, two main characters structure, and violence emulate gangster film conventions, the student also drew from other genres like Spaghetti Westerns to develop new characters. The student worked to improve aspects like camera movement, audio quality, and lighting if given more time and resources for additional filming.
The document discusses how the media products created for a school assignment used and challenged conventions of real horror movies and print media. For the poster, conventions like a sinister tagline, actor names and ratings were followed, while the font challenged conventions by using an unprofessional childish style. The magazine masthead followed conventions but the puff steering the magazine solely to horror challenged conventions. Overall, the projects balanced following real conventions while also innovating to better fit the intended horror genre and story.
The document summarizes a student's media evaluation project. The student created a film poster, DVD cover, and film trailer for a horror film that drew upon conventions of the genre but also challenged conventions. Feedback from questionnaires indicated that the products fit the horror genre but could be improved by adding music to the trailer and better connecting clips. The student used various software and researched real media products to develop their own products for the project.
The combination of the film, film review, and film poster was effective in promoting the romantic comedy film. The film poster visually represented the romantic comedy genre through the characters' poses and inclusion of the color red. Both the film review and poster used consistent fonts that were clear and easy to read. The film review additionally included an image of both main characters that provided context about their relationship without revealing too much of the plot. Overall, the ancillary texts enhanced the film by creatively engaging the target audience.
The filmposter for the film Snowflake was highly effective at promoting and conveying the genre of the film. It featured iconic elements from the film like the snow globe to pique audience interest. The monochrome black and white color scheme aligned with the themes of light overcoming darkness explored in the film. Audience feedback on draft posters helped improve the final product to better reflect the thriller/mystery genre. Taken together, the film, poster, and film review worked well to engage audiences and generate intrigue around the unexplained elements of Snowflake.
The document provides an evaluation of a film trailer created by the author. It analyzes how the trailer uses, develops, or challenges conventions of real media products. The trailer challenges conventions in several ways: 1) It focuses viewers' attention on the simple film title for an extended period, 2) It films locations in a skatepark and urban areas from a first-person perspective to create immersion, 3) It lets actors choose their own clothes to suit characters naturally. The trailer also challenges conventions through its editing, titles, storytelling approach, character introductions, and genres suggested without dialogue or revealing the full story.
The document provides an evaluation of Gus Grandfield's media project on the horror genre. It summarizes the key conventions used in the teaser trailer, poster, and magazine cover created for the project. Feedback from test audiences was also positive overall, praising elements like the moving shots and sound design that set an eerie tone. The evaluation also outlines the various media technologies used at different stages of the project, including iMovie for video editing, Photoshop for image editing, YouTube for hosting the trailer, and Facebook for gathering audience feedback.
Grace Crawford reflects on techniques she finds effective for horror genre trailers and films. She likes using color filters, low key lighting, focus pulls, extreme close-ups, contrasting high and low camera angles, zoom ins/outs, and 180-degree shots to build tension, suspense and engage audiences. While some techniques like the 180-degree shot may be difficult to implement within the time constraints of a teaser trailer, experimenting with these techniques could make her trailer appealing and prompt audiences to watch the full film.
The document provides an evaluation of a student media project titled "Trapped" by Omega Group Productions. It discusses how the thriller genre conventions were used and developed in the project. Specifically, it maintained the mystery element but showed the antagonist from the beginning. The evaluation also discusses the representation of social groups, target audience, and what was learned about camera techniques and editing software through constructing the project.
This document discusses the marketing campaign for the film Inception, including teasers, trailers, websites, posters and magazine features promoting the film. It also provides analysis of the teaser trailers for Inception and Fast Five, discussing conventions such as logos, images and taglines used. Examples of posters and magazine covers are presented and evaluated for their effectiveness.
The document discusses various aspects of constructing a media product in the form of a thriller film opening sequence. It provides details on title design, location, costumes, characters, special effects, intended audience, and technologies used. The document reflects on progress made from a preliminary task, noting improved camerawork, editing, and ability to explore the full potential of available software and equipment.
A2 media product evaluation wed 4th maycallison1318
The group received feedback on their main production task from their class that helped improve it. Their audience feedback suggested shortening a long shot to maintain pace. Their production lacked shot variety. When they showed their rough cut, the class provided both positive and negative feedback to help them improve areas. They also got feedback on strengthening their title, re-filming shots, and creating a magazine cover that better matched the tone of their production.
The document discusses the types and conventions of teaser trailers. It begins by defining a teaser trailer as a short promotional video released long before a film's release to generate hype. It then explores the key differences between teaser trailers and longer theatrical trailers. Teaser trailers are 30-60 seconds while theatrical trailers are 2-3 minutes. Teaser trailers may contain footage that is later cut from the final film. The document also examines common conventions of teaser trailers, such as focusing on the main characters, using dramatic music and footage to create atmosphere, and leaving viewers on a cliffhanger.
The document summarizes the media products created by the author for a film promotion package, including a teaser trailer, film poster, and magazine cover. Feedback from the target audience was positive, praising the consistent dark color scheme and suspenseful elements used across all products to effectively portray the horror genre. The author used new media technologies like a digital SLR camera and editing software to plan, construct and refine the media products.
1) The film 'The Lake' follows conventions of a thriller genre such as using claustrophobic spaces like attics to create tension, but also challenges conventions through an ambiguous ending and non-linear narrative.
2) The film represents age through the protagonist, a young male adult, and uses color like red to represent danger when introducing the antagonist.
3) In terms of style, the film challenges conventions through sudden changes in pace compared to typical slow buildups in thrillers, and uses non-linear editing compared to typical linear narratives.
The document analyzes the ways in which a film trailer uses and develops conventions of real media products in the horror genre. It finds that the trailer uses many established horror conventions, including nightmares, characters being followed, jump scares, ominous music, research into evil antagonists, bloody violence, and cliffhanger endings. Some conventions are challenged through minor changes to layout and placement of elements, but overall the trailer firmly adheres to genre conventions to effectively convey a horror story and appeal to audiences familiar with the style.
The document provides information on creating a trailer, film posters, and magazines for a horror film project. It discusses several theories for an effective trailer, including following genre conventions, creating mystery through an "enigma code", and using a non-linear narrative structure. For the poster, it recommends including attention-grabbing images, icons, and appeal to fans and non-fans. For the magazine, it suggests using a striking cover photo, limited fonts, and offering exclusive content to entice readers.
Based on the interview responses, some key points are:
- For character background, mystery can work well depending on the genre, like for the Joker character.
- It's not always possible to tell the difference between CGI and practical effects, especially if the budget is high like Mad Max: Fury Road.
- Respect for a film is not determined by whether it uses practical effects - if the story works that's most important.
- They may not actively seek out a thriller short film but would watch one if recommended.
- A soundtrack is seen as necessary to build emotions for scenes.
So in summary, this audience member values story over visual effects quality, appreciates character mystery, and sees
The document provides responses to questions about a media production project. It summarizes the ways the media product developed or challenged conventions, including using title screens, logos, score changes, text inserts, shots, editing, and mirror scenes similarly to other media. Feedback found the trailer looked professional due to realistic camerawork and editing, though acting was amateur. While some would see the film due to intriguing plot, others felt the trailer gave too much away. Areas for improvement included using a scarier poster image. The document also details the use of iMovie, Final Cut Pro, LiveType, After Effects, and Photoshop in constructing, researching, and evaluating the project.
The document discusses how the student followed conventions of real film trailers in constructing their own trailer. This included including a green screen at the start, age ratings, and studio logos in familiar places. Feedback on the trailer was positive overall. The student also ensured their magazine and poster ancillary materials matched the trailer in terms of colors, fonts, and characters featured to maintain consistency across products. The student learned from audience feedback that the trailer effectively conveyed the plot and generated interest in watching the full film. A variety of media technologies were used at different stages of the process, including YouTube for research, cameras for filming, and Adobe Premier Pro for trailer editing.
The document discusses the evaluation of the author's media product, a short psychological thriller film. It describes how the author researched conventions of the genre and was influenced by the film "Portal: No Escape." Key conventions used in the author's film include close-ups of the main character's confused facial expressions, positioning the character off-center according to the rule of thirds, and using a silhouette to represent the antagonist. The author aimed to challenge conventions by mixing elements of amateur and professional filmmaking to create ambiguity. Feedback from audiences confirmed the film should be classified as a psychological thriller.
The document provides a summary of research conducted by Jack Henderson on existing films and visual effects techniques that could be applied to a short film project. Henderson analyzed scenes from films like Atlanta, Drive, Blade Runner 2049, and Mad Max: Fury Road that utilized interesting visual effects or cinematography techniques. He also summarized tutorials on invisible masking and color grading. Audience research included surveys and interviews that showed most respondents prefer a thriller genre and enjoy mystery in characters. The research will help inform Henderson's short film ideas and application of visual effects.
The document provides an analysis of a student media project creating a horror film trailer. It discusses how the trailer used conventions of real horror films in its editing, narrative structure, sound design, and characterization. Feedback was gathered from class discussions and surveys to improve the trailer. Various media technologies were used in filming, editing, and researching for the project, including Final Cut Express for video editing.
This document summarizes a student's media coursework project creating a promotional package for a fictional horror film. The package includes a magazine cover, film poster, and trailer. The student aimed to use conventions from real media products while also innovating in some ways. Feedback was positive and praised the creepy tone, continuity across items, and clear genre. However, some felt it revealed too much about the killer. The student learned new technologies like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and professional cameras during the project.
The document provides an evaluation of the student's media studies advanced portfolio project which included creating a film trailer, blog, film poster, and magazine cover.
The student analyzed existing horror film trailers and conventions to develop their thriller genre trailer about three teenage students at an old school building. Feedback indicated the unexpected antagonist and vulnerable teen characters were appealing.
Technologies like cameras, iMovie, Photoshop, and surveys were used at different stages for construction, research, planning and evaluation. Lessons included managing time better on ancillary tasks and improving background music in the trailer.
The document discusses how the media product, a film trailer, uses and develops conventions of real film trailers. It begins by evaluating recent thriller trailers to understand their formats. The trailer sticks closely to conventions, using established production companies, camera shots, and editing techniques seen in other trailers. However, it challenges conventions by not including any dialogue to build mystery. Overall, the trailer aims to conform to genre expectations to attract audiences while adding ambiguity through lack of dialogue.
The document discusses how the media product, a film trailer, uses and develops conventions of real film trailers. It begins by evaluating recent thriller trailers to understand their formats. The created trailer sticks closely to conventions for camera work, editing techniques, and mise-en-scene to ensure the genre is recognizable. However, it challenges conventions by not including any dialogue to create mystery and intrigue. Overall, the trailer aims to conform to horror stereotypes through techniques analyzed from other trailers.
Erin Frances Machell's media product consists of a magazine, film poster, and trailer for a horror film franchise. She believes the combination is effective because it maintains consistency in font, color scheme, and the main character featured. This helps establish the corporate identity and make it more recognizable to the target audience. The product uses conventions from films like The Blair Witch Project by utilizing a similar color scheme and filming techniques. Erin learned from audience feedback during the development process to help ensure the product would appeal to its target demographic. She used various new media technologies for filming, editing, and creating music and sound effects to help the trailer appear more professional and established.
The student created a short horror film and ancillary texts including a poster and magazine article to promote the film. They researched codes and conventions of real media to make their products look professional. Feedback from audiences was positive and indicated the acting, editing, color scheme, and genre representation were effective. Various media technologies were used at different stages, including cameras, editing software, music programs, and websites to film, edit, distribute, and get feedback on the projects. The student's skills improved through converging technologies to construct their media products.
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This document discusses the filmmaker's approach to creating a trailer, poster, and magazine cover for a horror film. For the trailer, they aimed to balance conventional and unconventional elements. They used found footage and jump cuts, but stuck to typical editing techniques. For the poster, they challenged conventions by using a long shot but included standard horror elements. The magazine cover followed conventions for layout but took inspiration from another cover by including a two-shot image. Overall, the filmmaker considered conventions from their research but also experimented with some unconventional elements.
The document discusses the design of a film poster and double-page magazine spread to promote a short film. For the poster, a striking central image of a tied and gagged man was used to grab attention, along with an enigmatic slogan and inclusion of the director and cast names. Film details like the festival logo and age rating were also included to signify legitimacy. For the magazine spread, numerous ambiguous still images from the film were used along with a positive fake review comparing the film to others in the genre to attract viewers. Black and white palettes and imagery were kept cohesive with the film's genre across both promotional pieces.
The document discusses how the media product uses and develops conventions from real media products as well as some ways it challenges conventions. It explores how conventions like synergy, narrative structures from trailers, and stylistic elements from posters and magazines were utilized. Some conventions were developed, such as adding new shot types to the found footage genre. Other conventions were challenged, such as not focusing on character development or using a single track of changing music for the trailer rather than multiple tracks.
The document provides an evaluation of a candidate's media studies advanced portfolio, which includes a psychological thriller teaser trailer as the main product, along with a film magazine cover and poster as ancillary tasks.
The summary evaluates how the candidate's media products used and challenged conventions of real media, focusing on thriller and horror genres. Feedback was gathered from audiences throughout the process.
Various media technologies were used in the construction, research, planning and evaluation stages, including iMovie, Photoshop, YouTube and blogs to produce, analyze and gather feedback on the media products.
The document discusses how the creator of a short horror film used and challenged conventions of the genre in their film. They began by researching conventions like starting with equilibrium that is disrupted, using isolated woodland settings, portraying sympathetic protagonists and mysterious antagonists. While most horror films use low lighting, the creator challenged this by basing the film more in daylight. Screenshots compare scenes and characters to established horror films. The creator also compared their film poster and review to real examples, finding similarities in conventions like taglines, lighting and inclusion of key information. Further, they placed their mock magazine cover and review in real-world contexts to test if they seemed authentic.
The document provides feedback from audiences on a short film and accompanying media products created by the author. Questionnaires given to 40 and 50 people found that drama was the most popular genre. For the film poster, most audience members were attracted to the main image but some thought it was a crime film rather than thriller. The author learned they should have included a billing block. Overall, audience research is beneficial but results may not be accurate and limited feedback was received. The author used online research, Photoshop, and InDesign in creating the film and ancillary texts.
The document provides feedback from an evaluation of a short film project. It discusses how the film incorporated conventions like mystery and tension to engage audiences. Research was done on existing films to understand conventions. Feedback was collected through questionnaires which found drama to be the most popular genre. Further feedback on the film found the main image attracted attention, while some thought it was a crime or horror film based on colors. Lessons were learned about including more images and a billing block to improve promotion. Media technologies like Photoshop, InDesign and online research were used in the project's production, planning and evaluation.
The student created a short film and ancillary texts including a poster and magazine article to promote the film. They researched codes and conventions from real media products to make their work look professional. Feedback from audiences was positive and showed the film successfully engaged viewers. The student learned the importance of audience feedback to improve their skills. Media technologies including cameras, editing software, and websites were used at all stages of production, research, and distribution to construct high quality media products and receive global feedback.
The audience feedback helped improve the film products. Feedback was gathered through interviews and a screening. Suggestions included using a lighter magazine cover image, longer trailer clips, and more diegetic sound. While most feedback was positive, getting responses from a more diverse age and gender range could have provided more useful criticism. Overall, audience input validated some design choices and pointed to additional changes.
The student used a variety of media technologies throughout the construction, research, planning, and evaluation stages of their project. They relied heavily on search engines like Google to research horror and zombie movie conventions by finding trailers on YouTube and Wikipedia articles. PowerPoint was used to analyze real media texts and presentations were uploaded to blogs using SlideShare. Photoshop and Premiere Pro were used for image and video editing. Photoshop was used to design a movie poster and magazine cover while Premiere Pro was used to edit footage and add effects to create a film trailer. Research was also conducted by viewing actual magazine covers online.
The document describes the process of creating a magazine cover for a movie magazine using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Key details include analyzing examples from Total Film and Empire magazines, editing an image from a movie trailer, and designing the completed magazine cover with elements like the masthead, headings, film title styling, and additional screenshots. Design conventions from research like the website link, issue information, and additional content listings were included.
The document describes the process of creating a movie poster using Adobe Photoshop CS3. It discusses editing features such as contrast and brightness. Examples of movie posters are analyzed. The original image used and completed poster are displayed side by side. Enhancements made include darkening the contrast, removing human eyes and replacing with zombie stares, and using a color palette of grey and red. Text styles and additional details like the movie website and release date are also discussed.
The document provides research on the magazine covers of Empire and Total Film. Both magazines use eye-catching design elements like mastheads in bold fonts, colorful banners, and headlines advertising exclusive content. Empire stands out with its use of non-standard English and multiple film still images. The research will inform the design of the student's own movie magazine cover, aiming to include elements like subheadings, an interconnected color scheme, and references to other created media products.
The document describes the production of a trailer for a horror film project using Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. Key steps included editing over 4 hours of raw footage down to 1 minute and 7 seconds, incorporating various video effects, transitions, and audio to create a dark and thrilling trailer. Screenshots show examples of text overlays, blur and darkening filters, and coordinating audio with video clips in the timeline. The document concludes that the produced trailer successfully engages the audience with suspense as intended for the horror genre.
The document describes the production of a trailer for a horror film project using Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. Key steps included editing over 4 hours of raw footage down to 1 minute and 7 seconds, incorporating various video effects, transitions, and audio to create a dark and thrilling trailer. Screenshots show examples of text overlays, blur and darkening filters, and coordinating audio with video clips in the timeline. The document concludes that the produced trailer successfully engages the audience with suspense as intended for the horror genre.
The document describes the process of creating a magazine cover for a movie magazine using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Key details include analyzing examples from Total Film and Empire magazines, editing an image from a movie trailer, and designing the completed magazine cover with elements like the masthead, headings, film title styling, and additional screenshots. Design conventions from research like the website link, issue information, and additional content listings were included.
The document describes the production of a trailer for a horror film project using Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software. Key aspects include editing over 4 hours of raw footage down to 1 minute and 7 seconds, incorporating various video effects, transitions, and audio to create a dark and thrilling trailer. Screenshots provide examples of the editing interface, title screens, intertitles, and use of effects like darkening and blurring to suit the horror genre. The document reflects on being happy with the engaging and intriguing final trailer which uses conventions like quick cuts and coordinated sound effects to keep viewers interested.
The document describes the process of creating a magazine cover for a movie magazine using Adobe Photoshop CS3. Key details include analyzing examples from Total Film and Empire magazines, editing an image from a movie trailer, and designing the completed magazine cover with elements like the masthead, headings, bold fonts, and additional screenshots integrated. Design conventions from research like the website link, issue date, and exclamation of exclusive content were also included.
The document describes the process of creating a movie poster using Adobe Photoshop CS3. It discusses editing features such as contrast and brightness. Examples of movie posters are analyzed. The original image used and completed poster are displayed side by side. Enhancements made include darkening the contrast, removing human eyes and replacing with zombie stares, and using a color palette of grey and red. Text styles and additional details like the movie website and release date are also discussed.
The document discusses targeting a young adult audience aged 18+ for a horror film. It states that the film will require an 18 certificate due to scary scenes. It also outlines that the trailer will create a dark, scary atmosphere using horror conventions like lighting, makeup, quick cuts and sounds to disturb the equilibrium and follow the protagonist surviving against zombies.
The document provides research on the magazine covers of Empire and Total Film. Both magazines use eye-catching design elements like mastheads in bold fonts, color-coded sections, and headlines declaring exclusive content or reviews. They list upcoming film previews and include incentives like free posters. The covers are visually appealing with images, colors, and brief text to quickly showcase featured articles and attract buyers. This information will influence the design of the student's own movie magazine cover to make it engaging and informative for readers.
The document discusses movie posters and their purpose of advertising films. It analyzes posters for the movies Thor, The Expendables, and Anonymous. All posters feature a single striking image and use fonts and colors to draw attention. The Expendables poster shows popular actors in an action pose with an explosion in the background. Thor uses a simple image and font colors that stand out. Anonymous poses a question about Shakespeare to intrigue viewers. The document then discusses designing a poster for a zombie film, taking cues from The Expendables poster to feature the main character facing zombies in the background.
The document analyzes the trailer for the 2003 horror film "28 Days Later" in order to understand conventions of trailers for similar genres. The trailer opens with the Fox Searchlight Pictures logo to establish its credible producer. It uses unsettling sounds like sirens and screams to set an ominous tone. Fast editing with short clips builds tension through quick cuts between shots filmed from different angles and locations. These conventions, like using sound and editing to create an intense atmosphere without revealing too much of the plot, will inform the design of the author's own trailer.
The document outlines the initial planning for a teaser trailer for a horror film project. It will focus on a post-apocalyptic storyline involving a lone survivor battling zombies. The trailer needs to be approximately one minute long and tease the plot without revealing too much. It will use techniques like quick cuts and transitions to build intrigue and establish the deserted wasteland setting through props and costumes showing destruction. The trailer will be influenced by 28 Days Later and aim to draw audiences to watch the full film through an engaging cliffhanger.
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3. My main portfolio project is the Teaser Trailer.
The 2 ancillary tasks for my project are the
Movie poster and the Film magazine front
cover.
4. Genre
The genre of my A2 project will be Horror.
The title of my trailer will be ‘Rise Of the Dead’.
The target audience will be 18+; as it is a Horror movie it will not be
aimed at younger audiences as some of the images may be
unsuitable for such an age group.
6. What I learned from the
examples:
From 28 days later, The main generic conventions A generic convention that I analysed in Dead Set
I was able to pick up were related to the and I will implement in my own trailer is the use of
camerawork and editing. As my trailer has a make up to convincingly transform the ‘normal’
similar scenario to that which is shown in 28 days actors into zombies. The use of make up in Dead
later (a single survivor, a continued existence Set is highly effective and, as seen from the
against the odds concept). The shot selection is screenshot on the previous slide, can be used to
varied and a number of them really encapsulate provide a gory, believable effect that is true to my
the isolation of the chracter through the use of genre.
objective camerawork. A number of the wide, long
Although it is not a convention as such, the title of
shots, as seen above, highlight this.
the production aided me in my decision to name
I also learnt how to use sound for a variety of my own product. For a potential audience
effects to extract differing emotions from the member to hear the title ‘dead set’, they would
viewer; the sound used in the trailer ranges from easily think about a zombie, horror production and
dark, twisted howls from the zombie-like infected this is an effect I wish for my title and other
to an almost tranquil, soft sound played at the tail products to have on my target audience.
of the trailer, encouraging sympathetic feelings
Dead Set also influenced my decision on what
from the viewer.
type of editing to use and the lighting that would
28 Days Later is easily recognisable as a horror feature in my trailer. Throughout the trailer a
film due to the use of dark lighting in certain areas dark, murky gradient is on the screen to give it a
to increase the inquisitiveness of the audience cold, threatening feel and can act as a
and leave them engaged in the story. foreshadowing the danger the main characters. In
chase sequences quick cuts between clips were
I have also learnt to use a variety of shot angles in
used including a tracking shot for a particular
my trailer; using close-ups allow for more focus on
scene.
the emotion of the character to be captured
whereas long shots are better for chase
sequences.
7. For my main project, the target audience will be people of both genders
aged 18+.
I arrived at such a conclusion fairly easily. Firstly, as my trailer will be a
Horror trailer, I realize that some of the images seen may be unsettling or
unsuitable for younger audiences and therefore have to act accordingly as
it is likely that people of a younger age group would get scared from what
they are viewing.
A possible criticism is that the audience is not specific enough. If I were to
specify further, I would suggest that the age group ‘boundaries’ would be
18-24 as I believe that this group of people are very socially active and
socially orientated and would be very likely to go out to watch a film with
friends. Also, whilst conducting audience research, the most popular genre
selected was Horror, by people of my approximate age (18).
I do not believe that my audience should be specified by gender; I believe
that both males and females will be entertained and enjoy my
film, therefore there is no need to aim it at a certain gender.
8. Characteristics of audience:
Young
Outgoing
Socially active
Film enthusiasts
9. What I learned from audience feedback about
planning my main task
My audience feedback proved valuable in the planning of my main task. I
conducted interview sessions with people from the target age group (18-
24) and asked them a number of questions such as ‘Would you go to the
cinema to watch a horror movie?’ and ‘What would you normally expect
to see in Horror movies?’. Asking my target audience such questions
was similar to my initial research in analysing trailers as they provided
me with further conventions that they had seen in other movies and
would expect to see in a traditional horror.
Another of my questions asked the audience what concepts they would
like to see in a potential horror movie, if they could create one. I
obviously could not incorporate all of these ideas into my concept, yet
the answers allowed me to see what kind of a twist I could apply to the
synopsis or concept to make it all the more interesting for the audience.
11. The image above is the
original and the image below
is the edited version in the
finished product.
I have added a blur effect to
the clip that distorts the
original image. It could also
act as a p.o.v shot as it could
represent a character’s
blurred vision.
12. This image was taken from
my completed trailer and has
been edited. In the editing
process I used a grayscale
effect to edit the clip and
produce a ’cctv’ like image
which is enhanced by the
high angle and static camera.
13. This screenshot is also
extracted from the trailer. It
has been darkened to band
with the overall dark theme of
the trailer. Also, the lack of
light in the left lane produces
a sense of fear in the viewer
as they are uncertain of what
is chasing the character, who
through the use of a close up
has visible distress on his
face.
14. A final screenshot from the
trailer, similarly to the
previous image, it has been
darkened to sync with the
horror film. The darkening in
contrast enhances the
shadows seen on the wall to
create further fear in the
audience.
15. What I learned from audience feedback about my
main task
There were variations in the feedback I received from my audience.
Myself and my partner held a screening to a number of fellow
students to receive their thoughts on our trailer.
Some viewers stated that considering the budget was limited, the
trailer is suitably a part of the horror genre. They also commented
on the use of lighting to darken certain clips and the use of make up
to make the zombies look as realistic as possible.
Others believed that the zombies weren’t as believable due to some
scenes being too bright thus reducing the effect of the make up.
Also I was suggested that we use darker locations to create more
fear in the audience.
All of the feedback was very constructive and allowed me to retrace
my progress and re-shoot or re-edit where necessary.
16. Professional model for Ancillary
1
Things I have learnt:
The use of a billing block.
The use of an interrogative
as a tag line.
The use of props that can
link to the style and
content of the film.
The use of a single image.
A simple colour coding.
17. Professional model for Ancillary
1
What I learnt:
The use of a single, main
image featuring more than
a single character.
The ability to use separate
layers to add features such
as the special effects seen
in the background.
The use of a bold, central
title.
The layout influenced my
use of pull quotes and
where I decided to put the
actors names on my poster.
18. I believe my poster appeals to the
target audience in a number of ways.
The use of pull quotes and a start
rating at the head of the trailer will
entice the audience to watch the film.
Because they will trust the reviewers
opinions. Most people will watch a film
with high star ratings and/or good
reviews from established movie
magazines. Also, I have added a
certificate rating sign in the corner of
my poster to inform the audience that
they need to e a certain age to view it.
This could also appeal to the target
audience; knowing that a film is
exclusively for their age group.
Also, the use of make up has allowed
the zombies to be instantly
recognisable and the title of the movie
also informs the audience of the genre
of movie.
19. This is how key concepts link main task and
ancillary task 1
I feel my genre is easy link between my main task and this ancillary. The
title of the film and the use of make up are inform the audience but also the
pose of the actors and the horror on the main characters face all highlight
the genre to the audience.
From the poster, I believe the audience will be able to sense that the
narrative is of a single survivor attempting to outlast zombies due to the
framing.
I believe it is easy to see the central character due to the framing and the
use of make up on the other actors.
20. What I learned from audience feedback about
ancillary task 1
From my feedback I learnt that the use of pull quotes and reviews
really helped to ‘sell’ my trailer to the audience as many people
admitted that having such features would encourage them to see a
film. They also stated that the title was easy to spot and the glow
effect linked well with the ‘bloody’ make up used. Also, the use of
the certificate rating made the poster look realistic.
21. Professional Model 1 for
Ancillary 2
What I learnt:
The use of a bold
masthead which can be
covered up due to the
popularity of the magazine.
Varying the colours of text
and text boxes to make
them bolder and
noticeable.
Giveaways.
The use of subheadings
and banners detailing
more content.
22. Professional Model 2 for Ancillary 2
What I learnt:
Changing the colour of the
masthead to match or
contrast with a costume
Listing of magazine
contents compared with
bullet points or banners.
Use of colloquial language
on the front page.
23. Professional model 1 for Ancillary 2
The magazine will appeal to the
target audience through the
usage of a number of images;
the use of a main and further
screenshots provides the
audience an insight on what to
expect in the film. I have also
alternated the text colour and
raised the text to make it
glossier, more pronounced and
easier to read. The alternation of
text also separates the headings.
The genre is easy to identify and
the use of red on certain
headings helps this identification.
24. This is how key concepts link main
task and ancillary task 2
The use of the colour red is bold and relates to the blood on the
zombies faces which relates to the overall theme of the movie. I
have used a variety of screenshots on the movie to give a sense of
the narrative, what to expect in the film, to the audience.
25. What I learned from audience feedback about
ancillary task 2
I have learnt that by using screenshots from the completed movie it
will engage the reader and aide them to understand more about the
movie concept whilst also retaining an enigma; a suspense about
the film. Also, many people said they preferred the use of a variety
of images compared to just a single main image. The feedback
praised the use of filmstrips in which I placed the screenshots. The
masthead is bold and would be easy to read and the listing helped
the audience see the content quickly and efficiently.
26. Changes made in the re-draft of main task
I sped up the transition between clips by reducing the clip size
therefore allowing me to fit in more clips of varied shots and
locations. I also edited certain shots to retain a sense of suspense
and used some video effects to darken certain clips o make them
more relatable to my genre. My initial draft did not feature intertitling
and it was recommended to include it so it would act as a narrator
and provide detail of the synopsis.
27. Changes made in the re-draft of ancillary task 1
I was encouraged to edit the main image as initially I had not edited
the eyes of the actors playing the zombie roles and many stated
that they looked ‘too human’. I also added my institution logo from
my completed trailer and the certificate to inform the audience of the
age restrictions. I darkened the brightness and contrast of the
image to keep in line with the generic conventions. I added the pull
quotes and movie reviews as that was a feature found on many
movie posters. I believe this feature added to the realism of my
movie poster. The colour red also symbolized danger and death and
was used as a glow on the main text.
28. Changes made in the re-draft of ancillary task 2
I made the masthead much larger than the original, to make it more
pronounced and easier to see for the audience from a store shelf. I
moved the position of the barcode to accommodate for the use of a
banner across the foot of the front cover. This banner and headings
were included to add more detail of the content of the magazine. I
also added a ‘world exclusive’ tag line to engage the reader who
may be interested in the main article.
29. How my 3 products work together to appeal to
target audience
I believe my products work well together to engage the target audience into
wanting to view the film. I believe that in the construction of both the movie
poster and film magazine front cover I had a certain design scheme in mind
consisting of the use of white and red for the text. In both examples I edited
the images, darkening them suitably for my genre. This is but one of the
generic characteristics that featured in all 3. In my trailer I aimed to use
close ups, quick cuts and short clips to produce an enigma; suspense to
keep the viewers engaged. I believe that the target audience will receive
each product in a positive and reactive manner similar to that shown in the
uses and gratifications theory. If a single member of my intended target
audience consumes either of the three texts it is likely that they will pass it
on to they friends and so forth. I ensured that on my trailer I included a
certificate stating which age group I would target as the representations
shown in the products are ideal for that age bracket. Although the central
character is a male, the product can be received by either gender.