The document discusses the design choices made for a magazine cover, poster, and trailer for a film called "My Name Is Jon". For the magazine cover, the team used a sinister image and edited it to look dark. They included standard elements like a cover line. For the teaser poster, they used the same unedited image to create intrigue and included only the title, release date, and website. Scenes in the trailer depict the abductor in different settings and clothes to avoid continuity and suggest it's a teaser, not from the actual film.

3. The image we decided to use had a very
sinister look to it just like many thriller
images and we edited it to make it look
even more dark and sinister. We followed
the forms and conventions for a thriller
image by having a shadow in the
background which relates to the character
and using props such as glasses.

4. Like any other magazine cover we have a
main image which promotes the main story
of the magazine issue which in this case is
our film ‘My Name Is Jon’. Most main
images are in the centre but our image is
off to the right just like the magazine we
based it on, this makes it different from
most magazines and fits the role of our
character who isn't normal.

5. We followed all other magazines by having
a main cover line on the cover which
linked to the main image. Every magazine
has to have one because it promotes the
magazine by letting readers know what is
inside.
We added a master head that belongs to
Sight And Sound because we thought that
our film relates to most of the films that
feature in Sight and Sound magazines so
we copied their master head.

6. We think that our magazine cover follow standard forms and conventions as a
thriller magazine cover because it is very similar to the actual issue that we
based ours on, including all the text, images, cover lines, pugs etc.

8. We used the same image that we used for the magazine cover because we
thought that this is the best picture we took and without even editing it, it
creates a sinister atmosphere which we intended to do. The sinister
atmosphere links to the thriller genre and the fact that you don’t get a lot from
the poster shows that it is only a teaser poster.

9. Teaser posters don’t give a lot away simply because the fact that they are a
teaser poster and not a full feature poster. Just like any other typical teaser
poster we didn’t add too much information. We only chose to have the title and
the rough date it is going to be released. We also decided to add the website
which allows the audience to find out little more if they wish.

10. The reason the title is static
and doesn’t have any
effects added to it is
because we wanted it to
look the same as our teaser
poster and magazine cover.
We had to create it using
ribbet and them import the
image into Adobe Premier
Pro CS5
We based our trailer
on a film called
Michael so we got the
title idea from there.
Instead of using the
child's name we used
the abductors name.

11. We used a flat in a
residential area because it is
different from what you
would expect. In an
abduction thriller the victim
is normally held in a remote
location but we decided to
mix it up and have it in quite
a public place. This is just to
be different and not follow
the conventions

12. In this scene the main character is wearing very basic clothing
and a woolly hat. You can also see that he is wearing glasses, we
based our trailer on a film called Michael. As you can see he is
wearing the same type of clothing, you cant see but in our shot
“Jon” is carrying shopping bags as well. We thought these props
work well because he just blends into society and doesn’t stand
out.

13. We chose to use a low-angle shot
to create the feeling that he is
always dominant and in charge.
We also think this shows a good
position of the child because the
child is always looking up to him,
even though this isn't a Point of
View shot.
This is one of the first shots that is
in the trailer and we use this so
audience can try and identify who
this mysterious character is and
work out what type of film its
going to be. By not showing the
main character straight way
creates an atmosphere.

14. In nearly every shot the main character is
wearing a different piece of clothing and doing
something completely different. This is
breaking continuity and showing the audience
and this is a teaser trailer and not a scene from
the film. We didn’t follow a ‘3 part structure’
because our film isn't packed with action and it
just wouldn’t fit our type of film.

15. Not showing the character
in the first few shots
creates a sinister
atmosphere. Typical
thriller characters are
unique just like “Jon”
The film is dealing with a
very serious matter so that
immediately rules out a lot
of genres.

16. This shot shows that the main
character is very quiet and
enjoys time to himself. He
lives in a small flat which he
enjoys his own company but
when he gets lonely he turns
to abducting someone instead
of going out to socialise.

17. We aimed for the film to be about
a minute but once we inserted all
of our shots and voiceovers it
lengthens out to 1 minute and 21
seconds but we agreed this
amount of time is ok even though
a typical teaser trailer is no longer
than 1 minute whereas others are
longer then 2.
When the shots fade out and the screen goes black the
main character “Jon” starts to speak which enables the
audience to hear him. This makes the audience wonder
what causes him to carry out these actions because he
sounds normal.