Friday, 7 May 2010
Monday, 26 April 2010
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Planning - Prop List
Murder Weapon - Knife - This is shown to be brutal, gorey and a scary deadly weapon.
Shovel - This could be used as a weapon too and to show the murderer burying the murder victims or body parts.
Dark Clothes for murderer - This gives the murderer a scary and sinister image with the viewer not being able to identify with the person murdering.
Casual clothes for the victims - This could be used to show the state of equilibrium and that everything was going ok until the murders began to happen.
Car - Could be used to show desperation trying to get away, the boot could be used to show death or people being held against there own will and could be used to attempt to murder somebody.
Torch - Used to show the characters cant see something, gives the viewer the feeling of being unaware of what is happening.
Shovel - This could be used as a weapon too and to show the murderer burying the murder victims or body parts.
Dark Clothes for murderer - This gives the murderer a scary and sinister image with the viewer not being able to identify with the person murdering.
Casual clothes for the victims - This could be used to show the state of equilibrium and that everything was going ok until the murders began to happen.
Car - Could be used to show desperation trying to get away, the boot could be used to show death or people being held against there own will and could be used to attempt to murder somebody.
Torch - Used to show the characters cant see something, gives the viewer the feeling of being unaware of what is happening.
Planning - Locations
We have decided to use several different locations when filming are trailer to give the viewer a professional and common looking trailer.
Garage - This could be a potential place for a murder scene as it is normally dark, cold and seen as a eerie location.
House - This house could be used to show the viewer a state of equilibrium and then could be used as a potential location showing horror. This is typical of a 'White Picket Fence' stereotype of American horror film.
Street - Natural lighting, street lights would provide an urban setting which would provide the viewer with a more horrific view as it is close to home.
Field - Wide open landscape, tree and bushes which would allow actors to run through, could give the viewer and scary and vulnerable view of the characters running through trees. Could be used as a fake burial site for a murder victim.
Garage - This could be a potential place for a murder scene as it is normally dark, cold and seen as a eerie location.
House - This house could be used to show the viewer a state of equilibrium and then could be used as a potential location showing horror. This is typical of a 'White Picket Fence' stereotype of American horror film.
Street - Natural lighting, street lights would provide an urban setting which would provide the viewer with a more horrific view as it is close to home.
Field - Wide open landscape, tree and bushes which would allow actors to run through, could give the viewer and scary and vulnerable view of the characters running through trees. Could be used as a fake burial site for a murder victim.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
Inglorious Magazine Cover
The background colour of the magazine is a grey, gritty colour which could relate to the dark image the film carries and the violence which is used throughout the film. The word 'Inglorious' is written in red which is connotated as violent, revenge and blood which is represented in the film. The word is also one of the largest things on the page apart from the magazine name. Showing the importance of the film in relation to that issue of the magazine. This colour use helps reflect the genre of film it is.
The puffs around the magazine are coloured in white text this contrasts against the red and grey background still making what is in the magazine known to the viewer.
The poster may also show star theory with Brad Pitt being a big Hollywood star and he his name is capable of attracting people to see the film. On the image Brad Pitt is shown holding a large knife this image shows violence and aggression. I believe this because he is holding it in such a way as if he wants to hurt somebody with it.
Also on the image is the costume of what Brad Pitt is wearing in the film this may give the viewer an idea of what genre of film the magazine is trying to promote.
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Inglorious Poster
This is the poster for Quentin Tarintino's 'Inglorious Basterds' which is set during the war time about a group of 
American soldiers planning to assasinate the German political party.
The poster uses a prominent use of red this could be connotated to represent the violence that is used throughtout the film showing bloody and gorey action. Around the edges of this red its begins to splatter bits of red this gives me the impression this is meant to represent blood further emphasising my point of violence. Red is also a colour that can be related to revenge which is also part of the plot in 'Inglorious' with a main character seeking revenge on the German political party due to her familys death.
The lead characters are shown in the picture which i believe uses star theory with having Brad Pitt lead the images of actors. Characters shown on this poster are 3 of the American soldiers who are shown wearing army outfits and carrying a variety of weapons between them. Due to this i am lead to be believe that violence is large part of this film because the weapons arent traditional weapons seen in other war films. In the image there is a shotgun, a large machine gun and knife. These weapons seem to show brutality and destruction which leads me to believe the genre of the film is a violent action.
Behind the 3 American soldiers inside of the red are 3 other characters these include the Americans allie, the women seeking revenge and the German SS colonel. I am lead to think these may be placed in the red for different reasons. The SS colonel could be there due to his violent ways during the war, the women could be placed there to show her journey to seek revenge.
The title of the film is writting in bold, white capitals this contrasts well of the red and shows the title of the film clearly. The "O" in the word 'Inglorious' has been replaced with a swatstika this could be used for a few reasons one being that the film revolves around the destruction of the German Nazi party. Another reason this could be used is because the American soldiers cut swatstika's onto the foreheads of German soldiers.
On the right hand side of the poster is the cast list in film which is written in a mixture of black and red which could be used to contrast against the white background and should be effective because it has a strong cast for people all around the world.
Finally the release date of the film is clearly shown at the bottom in black, bold capitals to show the viewer when the film is available to be seen.
American soldiers planning to assasinate the German political party.The poster uses a prominent use of red this could be connotated to represent the violence that is used throughtout the film showing bloody and gorey action. Around the edges of this red its begins to splatter bits of red this gives me the impression this is meant to represent blood further emphasising my point of violence. Red is also a colour that can be related to revenge which is also part of the plot in 'Inglorious' with a main character seeking revenge on the German political party due to her familys death.
The lead characters are shown in the picture which i believe uses star theory with having Brad Pitt lead the images of actors. Characters shown on this poster are 3 of the American soldiers who are shown wearing army outfits and carrying a variety of weapons between them. Due to this i am lead to be believe that violence is large part of this film because the weapons arent traditional weapons seen in other war films. In the image there is a shotgun, a large machine gun and knife. These weapons seem to show brutality and destruction which leads me to believe the genre of the film is a violent action.
Behind the 3 American soldiers inside of the red are 3 other characters these include the Americans allie, the women seeking revenge and the German SS colonel. I am lead to think these may be placed in the red for different reasons. The SS colonel could be there due to his violent ways during the war, the women could be placed there to show her journey to seek revenge.
The title of the film is writting in bold, white capitals this contrasts well of the red and shows the title of the film clearly. The "O" in the word 'Inglorious' has been replaced with a swatstika this could be used for a few reasons one being that the film revolves around the destruction of the German Nazi party. Another reason this could be used is because the American soldiers cut swatstika's onto the foreheads of German soldiers.
On the right hand side of the poster is the cast list in film which is written in a mixture of black and red which could be used to contrast against the white background and should be effective because it has a strong cast for people all around the world.
Finally the release date of the film is clearly shown at the bottom in black, bold capitals to show the viewer when the film is available to be seen.
Friday, 26 February 2010
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Shutter Island
This is the poster for the film Shutter Island. From the look of the poster I immediately believe that the film belongs to the horror/thriller genre due to the darkness of the colours used and the main image.
The background of the poster is dominately coloured black which gives the film a sinister, dark and scary look. This image is further enhanced by the image of Leonardo Dicaprio where he is holding a match i think this image shows that he is vulnerable and looking for some sort of hope from the light.
Leonardo Dicaprios face shows fear and the way hes lookings away from the camera may shows hes paranoid and keeping an eye out for some sort of danger.
As well as Leonardo Dicaprios picture doing this it also uses star theory using a big holloywood face and putting it on a poster which may attract a broader audience due to who the main character is.
The point i mentioned of him looking for something maybe being hope it further emphasised with the lighthouse this is the other light colour in the poster. This may be indicating theres hope of him finding what he is looking for.
The films title is coloured in red which may be giving the message of there being danger and violence. This further leads me to believe that the film will be part of the horror/thriller genre.
The image underneath Leonardo Dicaprio shows the island, it is shown as being secluded and dangerous. I believe this because the island is surrounded by water and further more waves on the poster it looks as if waves are bashing against the island. This adds the fact that the film may be a horror giving a no escape look.
The tagline on the poster says "Someone is missing" indicating that Leonardo is there to find somebody and the picture of Leonardo shows this with the match being his aid of trying to find what he's looking for.
Monday, 22 February 2010
Friday, 5 February 2010
Introduction
Hello welcome to my blog over the next few monthes I will be updating my blog with research and tasks I have conpleted for my media project. For this project I will be making a 2 minute trailer or 2 teaser trailers. The second task is to make a poster which is related to the trailer.
When doing these tasks I will carry out research including analysing 2 trailers and then analysis the posters for these films. I will also be creating a questionnaire which will offer me a chance to find out from the people who view my blog what they expect to see in film trailers and posters.
My first task is to create a film trailer during this i will be looking at effective techniques used on other trailers and try and implement these techniques to my trailer. I expect the trailer to be around 2 minutes long in length.
My second task is to create a poster which relates to the trailer. This will be done once again by looking at effective film posters and see the techniques used to make them successful.
When doing these tasks I will carry out research including analysing 2 trailers and then analysis the posters for these films. I will also be creating a questionnaire which will offer me a chance to find out from the people who view my blog what they expect to see in film trailers and posters.
My first task is to create a film trailer during this i will be looking at effective techniques used on other trailers and try and implement these techniques to my trailer. I expect the trailer to be around 2 minutes long in length.
My second task is to create a poster which relates to the trailer. This will be done once again by looking at effective film posters and see the techniques used to make them successful.
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