The document discusses feedback received from target audiences on a film magazine front cover and film poster created by the author. Overall, the feedback was positive. For the magazine cover, comments noted the many cover lines, striking image, and large headers/images. For the poster, feedback highlighted the inclusion of star ratings and tagline at the bottom. Some areas for improvement included making the font more bold and reducing clutter on the poster. The author gained valuable insights on effective design techniques.

1. The film magazine front cover & film poster

3. My feedback from this question is very much
positive as nobody selected the ‘No’ option.
There was a tie between yes and sort of and I
think this may be because some of the people I
had asked had not seen the trailer so had
absolutely no knowledge of the film; this makes
it interesting though because it still shows that
the film poster gives a slight indication into the
storyline. Although if I were to make a film
poster in the future I would maybe need to
make more links between the trailer and the
film poster to give even more of a hint into the
story of the film.

5. I gained very positive feedback from this question because
100% of the people that I asked answered ‘yes’. This gives
me confidence that I have followed the codes and
conventions of typical magazine front cover and film
poster making well. The comments which I gained for the
magazine techniques were that there are many cover
lines, a striking image and large headers and images. I
think that this feedback from the audience proves that they
themselves know some things about the typical magazine
layout and they have identified that I have tries to use the
same kind of factors. The response I received from the
poster was that I put institutional information right at the
bottom of the page, included star ratings and a tagline.
These are all factors which you would expect to see on a
professional film poster so I am glad that I included them.

7. Again the feedback which I received on this
question was overall positive because over 80% of
people said that the font was readable on both
products. The reasons which they gave for this
answer was because I highlighted the text on the
main article in the magazine and because I used
black fonts on white backgrounds and white fonts
and black backgrounds. This is the reason why I
used the techniques written above because I
wanted the audience to be able to read the
magazine and information on the film poster easily
so that they aren’t missing out on any new
knowledge. I think that if I were to make a film
poster or magazine front cover in the future I
would need to make the writing a little more bold
so that it can stand out against the background
more making the text more readable.

9. I got a very mixed response from this question although the
majority was positive. The reasons why they said that it would
not catch their eye in the street is because there is a little bit too
much going on in the poster and they would not be bothered to
look at everything on it. I think that this is a fair answer to the
question although everything on the poster adds to the storyline
of the film or gives information to the audience so there is really
anything I could think to take out. Also the clutter on the film
poster may represent what the protagonist feels mentally as he is
having to think about fame and the fact that he is being stalked.
The feedback that I received from the ‘Yes’ option from the
question said that it was because ‘Life Drop’, the reviews and the
actors/ actresses names caught their eye. It is important to
advertise the main actors/ actresses starring in a film so that
their fan base are kept in the loop and are encouraged to go and
see the film. Also because the ratings given to the film are so
high and from highly regarded sources, this encourages the
audience to go and see the film as it is said to be worth the watch
meaning that they won’t be wasting their money.

11. 100% of the people asked said that the magazine
would catch their eye if they walked past it in
the street. They said that this is because it looks
interesting and that the main image is colourful
and striking. This is exactly why I used this
effect on the main image because it is different to
other images on magazines currently on the
market and because the saturation and contrast
have been altered it makes the colours more
intense and eye catching. Also because the
image is also a close up shot it means that his
eyes are more striking and they look like they
are staring right at you.

13. On the film poster the most popular element which
was brought forward was the use of different images
and the way that they are stacked inside Polaroid's. I
think that this may have appealed to the audience
because it is different to any film poster which are
currently out making it eye catching and also because
it ties in with the film trailer really well because there is
a shot of Becca laying out the Polaroid's on the table
and also the snap shot images. The audience also said
that they liked the kiss mark; again I think that this is
because it links in with the trailer and it is because it is
Becca’s signature move. In the magazine they said that
their favourite parts were the masthead, the main
image and the film roll at the bottom of the page. The
film roll I thought was also a good feature in the
magazine because I thought that it could be part of the
magazine’s house style so it could feature on a lot of
the issues; this is because the film posters within the
film roll can be changed when ever you want to and
also because it keeps them all together and tidy on the
front cover

15. I received mixed reviews from these answers
but the majority of people said that ‘Yes’ they
could see a link between the magazine and the
poster. The reasons that they gave for this was
the font for Life Drop is the same and the
protagonist is in them both wearing the same
outfit. I did think of some other links myself
which I thought people may pick up on like the
effect used on the images are the same and the
font used on the headlines for the magazine
and the reviews for the poster. I think that
people may not have spotted these because
they are only small links which may not be
apparent at first, until you really look.

17. I think that I agree with all of the comments
which have been said because they would all
definitely benefit the advertisement of the film.
If I were to make a film magazine front cover
or a film poster again in the future I would try
and keep these improvements given now in
consideration because they will help me
improve my techniques and skills.

18. Overall the feedback which I have received
from my target audience has been extremely
positive. There are some areas which I will
need to work on, e.g. Making font stand
out, but I will work on this to make it right.