BETH HAWLEY A2 MEDIA

Sunday, 11 November 2012

Research and planning: film magazine anaylsis 1

This a magazine cover of Empire magazine with main focus film being 'The dark knight'. The genre of the magazine focuses on films and uses conventions like a masthead, a slug line, cover lines, a barcode, issue number and pricing to show this.

The genre of this cover in particular is 'The dark knight', and because the character on the front (the joker) typically wears a green waist coat in the films, green has been used in the three colour scheme. The three colour rule consists of lime green, black and white, and shows the darkness this horror films genre intends. Representation on this cover shows a middle aged man looking strangely in our direction, showing that this character will evidently be an evil character. The age this appeals to would be age 12A because there is no images of violence, or anything inappropriate, which is what the film itself was certificated. The shot type used in a close up, focusing completely on the characters face and the evil stare which is shown, this magazine is relevant to the film theme i am creating, as they match the conventions of a horror/thriller genre.

Wednesday, 7 November 2012

research and planning: villan research

These are some villans relevent to my horror film genre. They are all children because for my trailer the characters are all teens, and although my protagantist will be less obvious there will still be elements simular to the characters above.

research and planning: film poster analysis

Analyse x1-
This film poster is for a film called 'Friday The 13th, a thriller/ horror film, which is apparent by the looks of this poster. A long shot has been chosen to show the entire profile of the protagonist, and from this shot we see that he is the main focus character. The darkness and amount of black and dark blue colours suggest a horror film genre, also the character looks creepy, holding a weapon whilst wearing a mask. From the photograph and the film title there is a narrative suggesting that Friday the 13th will be an eventful time, due to the focus character. The audience of this film is targeted at age 18, therefor our trailer and poster will be less scary than of this film, and will target more 15 years old. The mise-en-scene is in a woods and again shows that the genre is relevant to a horror/thriller film. You can easily show that this is a Film poster because of the Steel tongs font at the bottom including the production company logo and cast members.

Analysis 2-
This film poster is for a film called 'The Strangers' a thriller relating to my genre of film. A long shot had been chosen for this poster to show the house environment and to show the possible main character, with a mysterious protagonist lurking in the dark part of the room. The theme of the poster and the stalker vibe from it suggests a horror/thriller genre which will relate to the theme and genre for when i create my film poster. The narrative of this poster suggests a feeling of stalking and being watched, and an invasion of the girl characters home, other than than the poster doesn't give to much away considering the plot. The audience this film appeals to is age 15, like the trailer i am creating, this is suitable for this age group because it looks scary, but not gruesome and and as dark as other film posters. The mise-en-scene of this trailer is quite normal, showing a room which looks quite homely but with a brown musky tint. The effect on the poster has whats called 'Burnt Edges' were the outside of a image is black and makes the poster look darker and more relevant to the genre. The steel tongs font has been used to show that this is a film poster, with information which includes the production company names and the cast members.