Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Update - Magazine Cover: Analysis
I used publisher and Photoshop express as well to make my magazine cover. I changed very little of the magazine poster when making it from my original plan. The only thing that I changed was the font of the film title. I felt that the thinner font suited the magazine cover much more as the bolder font seemed to clash slightly with the image and the title of the magazine.The magazine cover seemed to work very well with how I planned it, although I would have liked to have had the image less blurred. However, when i print screened, the image came out quite blurred. I tried to sharpen the image to cover this up but found this didn’t work. I therefore had to unsharpen it to make it less noticeable.
The image was also cut quite low. I would have rather had the image longer in order for it to blend in with the magazine title. Although the gap is quite large at the top end, I do feel that this has not ruined the structure. I though that the black background would have made this more noticeable but it seems to give it a more creepy look in my opinion.
I didn’t come across many other problems making this magazine cover. There were some areas where I found it difficult to copy and paste some images to publisher such as the main image where I had to colour the background in black in order for the whole background to be the same, however, this was the only major problem I came across and found it easy to overcome.
I added some faint grey lines in-between the information titles as it seemed more professional and this sort of structure is in many of the magazine covers than I researched into. I think it gave it a much better look and helped give better structure to my own.
When adding other article names to my poster, I wanted it to look as close to other magazines as possible. As a result of this, I put a small circle in the top right corner with the words ‘Top 10 Films Of 2010’ in the centre as when researching into Empire magazines I found that this was on nearly every one. I made sure the colours matched the four chosen colours I had picked to the entire cover which are yellow, black, white and red.
Another part of the magazine consisted of an article declaring that the magazine contained an interview with Tarantino’s new film Kill Bill Volume 3. I chose this film as it allowed me to use the colour yellow, which is also the main colour for the Kill Bill series. It also allowed me to add the number 3 in a font which looks like blood is dripping off of it which connects to the genre of my film.
The other article was advertising the stereotypical stuff you would see in an Empire magazine. I listed off some upcoming films. I made sure that they were a separate genre to my own film and on most covers; the films they mention vary in genre
I think that, over all, my magazine cover looks quite professional, especially with the addition of the other articles. I’m very pleased with how it turned out and, although there were some problems with the picture which made it alter from what I originally planned it to look like, I think it still blends in well and reflects my genre well.
Update - Magazine Cover: Planning
I want to keep the theme of taking the screen shots for my magazine cover although I want to Photoshop it slightly more to give a different look to it. Using Photoshop, I will try to get the same black ground so the main image stands out. I will also make the image fairly black and white and blacken the eye to give a creepy feel to it.
The title will be the original Empire logo as I feel the colour already suits the genre of the film, as well as keeping the other line that are usually on this magazine the same such as the date, price, website.
The titles on the page for my film will have three colours. These will be red (for the main title), yellow) for the line at the top (special preview) and white the more detailed line) behind the scenes of this years scariest film. These colours will give the creepy feel to the magazine cover. The font for the main title will be the same as the font on the film poster unless this looks messy. I possibly will need a thinner font. The other two lines will have the same font as the extra line on my film poster, a typewriter font, to give that similarity between the two advertisement pieces.
Update - Film poster: Analysis
I used publisher and Photoshop express to for my film poster. I think that my poster turned out well although it changed slightly from how I originally planned it. I didn’t alter it considerably, only in the areas where I would move some images around to stop it from looking messy. I moved the line ‘There’s no way out’ from below the title as I felt that there was to much space above the main image. I felt that evening out the titles and images would make the poster more appealing rather than have a large amount or titles in one area. Plus this line also looks more eye catching when it’s separated.
Although I chose a different image, I chose a similar screen shot and used it the way I first planned. The image I chose for this poster works well for my film genre. It’s simple yet eye catching. Although it’s Photoshopped slightly, it doesn’t look unrealistic and does seem to give the impression that it is a screen shot from the movie. I used Photoshop to get rid of the background of the image completely as well as making the light from the torch of her face seems brighter and more focused.
I decided on the bolder font for my title as it suited the image and film genre the most. It also seemed the most eye-catching when I tried out all my fonts that I planned. The font for the line ‘There’s no way out however’ was going to be the same as the main title, however, after trying this out I decided a much simpler font would be better. I went for one like the font I used for the trailer that says ‘DORSET ENGLAND’ as I still wanted it to have close relevance to my film. I still chose the same colour for the line and the title although I did change to colour for the date 11.11.11. I though having it white didn’t allow it to stand out very well. I chose yellow as I though it gave an eerie feel as well and being similar to the colour of a torch light.
Overall I am happy with how the poster turned out. Although there were some parts I changed, I made sure to stick to my original plan as much as I could. I think that the things I changed improved the look of my poster making it look as eye-catching and scary as I could.
Monday, 4 April 2011
Update - Editing: Day 4
I have now completed my editing and am pleased with my final piece. There were many problems that I face; however, I feel I managed to successfully overcome them. Music and sound effects was the main problem that I faced.
The pieces of music that I originally chose for my trailer didn’t blend well with the previous tracks and didn’t quite match what was going on on the screen. Once I had found the right piece of music, I then needed a sound effect to help the transition between the two. This took the longest time as I needed it to be the right length and right sound. Sound effects were so difficult for me to find that on some parts of my script, I had to leave out some of them such as the glitching noises, girls laughter and a loud metal bang. However, I managed to work around this and use a fast paced music track instead.
Once I had put all the clips into order, I then started putting the narration over the top. There weren’t any major problems in this area other than the quality of the sound itself. Although the length of the narration suited to length and order of my clips, there was a faint buzzing sound mixed in with the voices. It wasn’t to noticeable but it made it clear when the clip cuts out. I tried to space them out a bit and hide it under the music but it was one problem I couldn’t completely avoid.
As far as following my script is concerned, it was very much different to what I had originally planned my trailer to be like. I did use the basic order though, and some sequences were very precise to what I had it my script. The reason I changed it was based on the way it was filmed, whether it blended well with the music and just generally the appearance of it. I wanted a rhythm to the way the shots were cut, so it changed drastically to suit the music. The way I had filmed it affected it as some shots were to dark, some were filmed different because of problems on the filming day. So although I didn’t quite follow my script, I made sure this was all for the right reasons and that I did follow the basic outline I planned.
There were no other major problems I face finishing my piece. Overall, it went quite smoothly and very pleased with my final piece.
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