Film Magazine Front Cover 2nd Draft

This is an improved version of my original film magazine cover

• Visually it looks more balanced with better use of the space which was unused in the previous draft.
• I've moved the pictures from the bottom to the right, which has given me space to type in a description related to the film.
• The titles of the 3 other films are written in a variety of fonts and colours to create more a interesting look for the reader.
• The coverline 'Review of 2013' encourages the reader's interest in the reviews and news of the past year. I used to the colour yellow to emphasise its importance within the magazine. 

Film Magazine Front Cover (The Trophy Room) 1st Draft

• The title is called 'Film 24/7' and it is written in a big bold white font so it is distinct with the dark background of the magazine which is off the 'Trophy Room'. This can be part of synergy because this image has been on its film poster and will be recognised with the films fans.
• The main article is about 'The Trophy Room', which may attract a target audience of horror film fans. The name is synergy because that font and title is used on its posters so fans recognise the title within its variety of connections.
• The tagline is above the title of the magazine and it indicates that this is the film magazine to read as it will provide the consumer with all the information that they want to know. This can persuade them to purchase the magazine. 
• The word 'Exclusive' provides the consumer with never-before-seen information and can entice them to purchase the magazine so they can share this information with their friends.
• The magazine cover provides the reader with its link to their website so they can see all of their information, reviews and extras. 
• The picture of the director is shown within the circle so the audience knows what he looks like to further make him more recognise with the audience.
• The red box which is tilted is overlapping the film magazine title because the consumer will still instantly recognise what the magazine title is nonetheless.
• The coverline below 'The Trophy Room' proves that it is popular because it features the word 'Blockbuster' and is associated with horror, as it says'shocker'.
• The pictures at the bottom represent what other articles and films that are featured in the magazine which may entice the reader as it provides a variety of choice for the reader to look at.

Poster of Film Premiere (AS Film)

• The picture of the main character has one half of his body tinted in red whereas the other side is normal. This is to connote to the audience that he could have an evil side to him as the red colour indicates evil and linked with the horror genre.
• The bottom left of the poster gives away the information of the film. The release date is shown so the audience knows when to see it. The release date is on Halloween which would be very good with more people hopefully to come and see the film because the scary holiday (Halloween) will go with the horror film.
• The age certificate is an 18 which is deemed as to be too shocking and frightening for the UK audiences and therefore a limited amount of consumers can go and see it which has a negative impact.
• The links to its social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are for those who would like to find out more information about the film such as updates, photos and posts to keep the consumer informed and interested.
• The title is written in a big bold font which covers the poster. It is tilted to represent an eerie and spooky effect and the lettering is written in a horror associated font which stands out so it can indicate to the audience that it is a horror film. The words 'The' and 'Room' are written in white whereas the word 'Trophy' is written in red to connotes danger and blood which encourages the audience to find out exactly why the 'trophy' is associated with the film. The lettering is distinct against the dark background.
• The creepy tagline 'Another one to the collection...' connotes the danger which is related to the title of the film and to engage with the audience to find out what it means as it context for the narrative.
• The name 'Glassbox Productions' is the company that has been involved with the film which is part of advertising for the production company.
• The lighting of the poster is very dark to create a sinister tone to connote to the audience that it is a frightening film and makes it harder to see all of the details within the poster. The background is the picture of the 'trophy room' with the antagonist cleaning his saw to indicate that he is the killer involved in the film which intrigues the audience.
• The name 'Ryan Moorbey's' indicates to the audience that he is the director and fans of his previous may be encouraged to go and see his latest film.
• The names at the top of the poster are also the main ones who have been involved in the film.
• The quote 'Modern Horror Masterpiece' from Empire Magazine encourages the audience to go and see the film as they may trust its judgement to see whether its good.
• The USP of the poster is the word 'Trophy' as it connotes the danger and is the main feature within the horror film.
• It also says 'Winner of 2 Academy Awards' which is important because the Academy Award (Oscars) is the most prestigious film award ceremony for the industry, and for the film to win two indicates that the film is well made with its critics and audiences.

Annotating Film Poster

• Names of actors which feature in the film with big names such as Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio. Fans of his previous film Inglourious Basterds will recognise
• The USP is the directors name 'Quentin Tarantino' because he is famous for making critically acclaimed films like Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Inglourious Basterds so fans of his films will want to see his latest film and see what it is like. That's why it's says 'The New Film by Quentin Tarantino' because it'll persuade them to go and see it. It is written in red to represent the danger of the film and is in a bigger font than the actors names.
• Billing block containing information of who worked on the film and it is written very small so its not in the way of the main picture and title.
• Actors who played smaller roles are in featured on the poster but are written much smaller as they are not part of the main cast and not as well known as the main cast.
• There are links at the bottom of the poster to the film's offical website and also their Facebook page so the audience can find information, updates and photos about the film.
• It is in black and white apart from the blood effect which Tarantino films are known for because they are very bloody which fans of his previous films expect to see.It is effective to indicate to the audience that it is an action/thriller film and also emphasises death and murder.
• The guns being held also represent it to being an action film so it implies to the audience that it is and the guns also suggest murder and (gun)fights.
• The old-fashioned clothing represents it to be set during the olden times (Western). The cowboy hat worn by the character in the middle emphasises that it is set during the western times around the 19th Century. 
• There are no quotes from film critics, awards won, and no age certificate. This is probably because this information wasn't available at the time when they released it.
• The release date is on Christmas Day so the audience know when to see it. 
• The tagline is short which adds detail to the poster so the audience can have little understanding of the plot and would be intrigued to find out more. 'Vengeance' connotes an oppourtunity and desire for revenge. 'Liberty' emphasises freedom which is what this film is partly about because it is also set during the slave trade.
• There is no background, it is just white so it focuses on the three main characters in the film.
• The poster features the production and distribution companies involved with the film which was Columbia Pictures and The Weinstein Company.
• There is direct contact in the poster with the 3 characters because their eyes are looking directly at the audience as they look at it, so they are communicating which could encourage the audience to watch it.
• All of the characters faces look serious to indicate the audience that it will be a serious film and dangerous.
• The name 'Django' is written in a very big font in comparison to the other fonts because it suggests the main protagionists name. The name Django was inspired by the 1966 western film 'Django' so fans of that film may be interested in Django Unchained.

Film Magazine Research

There are two main film magazines that are published in the UK which are Empire Magazine and Total Film. Empire is a monthly magazine which is the most popular film magazine in the UK. It is also published in the United States, Austraila, Turkey, Russia and Portugal so it appeals to people internationally. They published their first magazine in July 1989 and sell on average 200,000 magazines per month. Empire magazine do write about mainstream films and independent/art films so that appeals to a wider audience. Since 2003 each month they have a feature about which film is a masterpiece in the film industry's history. They usually have lists of films but in different categories, so it could be their 'Greatest movies of all time' or their 'top directors'. This tells the audience their opinion of what they think are 'Greatest moves of all time' and they would be encouraged to find out because their list includes 500 films. In their magazine they provide quizzes and competitions to test their audiences knowledge about films which is a good way interacting with the audience and they can win prizes, which can be film related. On their online website they provide a daily quiz. To appeal to the contempoary reader the consumer can access the magazine by purchasing on the App Store so they can read it on their iPad which can be a good way of selling it and because it's more economical and it may be cheap buying the magazine digitally.



Like in all film magazines they provide film reviews which featured in-depth knowledge about the film for the audience and give their opinion about the film about whether it is good or bad, which is a review. They'll give their opinion on different subjects such as the; acting, directing, script and effects. Then it'll give its star rating so the audience can see how good or bad the film would be and they may trust its judgement. They give out reviews for also for DVD's, TV's, Games, Soundtracks and books. The magazine will feature news articles about the films and the film industry providing the audience with the latest information so the audience is updated. They provide interviews with the main cast and crew so the audience find out information and secrets about that particular person of film which is a good way promoting the film because it can persuade them to go and see it.

Total Film has pretty much the same features as what is normally on a film magazine. It is also avaliable to download on iPad which is good because it is interactive and is published every 4 weeks so there are 13 magazines a year. Both Total Film and Empire have there own homepages on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter to connect more with their audience and keep them up-to-date with the latest news about films. Posts include news stories, new reviews and trailers. Total Film is published internationally as they have released in countries such as Indonesia, Russia, Croatia and Turkey and more. Total Film was first published in 1997 and they sell roughly over 75,000 copies each magazine.

The Trophy Room AS Film Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QopYNyqChGI

The Trophy Film Trailer Planning

Film trailer conventions

• Voiceover
• Dialogue
• Release date
• Transitions - Fades, cuts
• Music
• Title
• USP
• Production company/institutional information
• Montage (indicating narratives)
• Non-chronological
• Intertitles e.g. 'coming soon'
• Awards
• Cast/Director

We decided to have our release date on the 31st October which is Halloween. The release date will be shown at the end of the trailer. We thought this was appropriate because this is the hoilday which is scary and associated with horror which is the genre of our film. This would encouraged more people to watch our film.

We decided to have different music to what was in our actual film because it shows that we have a variety of music that is featured in the film. We can find this music by using the website Freeplay Music as it is very useful to find a wide range of sounds and music in all sorts of categories that are available to the user to find what they want.

We decided that the trailer was going to be slow-paced at the beginning and then it'll build up to being fast-paced which will create tension towards the audience.

The trailer is going to have quotations from reviews and ratings. This would be shown during the transitions which will be fade to black. The audience will have enough time to read it, and by featuring the reviews and ratings within the trailer, this may persuade the potential audience to watch our film as they might trust the judgement that it is a good film to watch. Our probably only quotation is 'Modern Horror Masterpiece' and 5 stars below it which was done by Empire Magazine. We also may be showing the awards it has been nominated for or won.

Our production company logo Glassbox Productions will be shown at the beginning of the trailer to indicate to the audience that is the production company which made it.

Throughout the trailer it will featured the roles of the director and cast so the audience know who is going to be in the film and who is making it. This'll probably be shown during the fade-to-black transitions as it won't make the clips obscure by overlapping the lettering over the footage.

We were thinking of having an introduction to the characters who are going to be in the film so the audience know who they are like they did with the 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days' trailer. This may have an impact on the intensity of the trailer which will not be suitable so we are most likely not going to.

A billing block may be used in the trailer, but seeing as we are going to already put the directors name and cast during the trailer, we may not see this as being necessary. A billing block may be featured in the poster for our AS horror film.