Magazine Computer Draft 1

This is my first computer magazine draft, of course it is fat from perfect, however it incorporates aspects of conventional magazines which were very important to include, for example I have included the name of the actor, the title of my film as well as the magazine title itself. Which I chose to be "Entertainment WEEKLY", I also included features of convention magazines such as additional information on the cover, this being information about other media. Because, unlike a poster, a magazine advertises a variety of other medias, so despite being basic I included the likes of Tv series' that are returning as well as a seasonal related advertisement in order to highlight the release of film.

Poster Computer Draft 1

This is my Computer Draft for my Poster. By not including the actual names of my actors or any other information I could see if a teaser poster matched what my audience wanted. I will now await the opinions of my audience to see if I need to change to a theatrical version. But I am still confident that this is the right decision.

Poster Progression

Today I've begun developing my poster, before doing so I referred to my previous points for improvement these included:

Include a background in order to enhance the genre
More relevant images
Other details such as production company , actors etc.

This is the base of my poster, and whilst preparing this I was reminded of the features of a poster, of which I remembered that a poster significantly differs from  a magazine as it is designed to be a sneak peak of the film whilst the magazine is made to sell articles about the film. Baring this in mind I realised that I do not need to fill all the space on my poster I simply need to include the basic information such as tagline, title and perhaps actors involved. I might address the individual aspects of a Poster and Magazine in a later blog in order to further my understanding.

Despite being a draft it is important that I meet these improvements to some degree in order to progress the development of my trailer and ancillary tasks, and as I had already shot some pictures for my background based on feedback, I was positive heading into the designing process as one of these targets has already been met. With regards to including more relevant images during the designing process I made the decision to include my main actor, as it the conventions of posters include  their main character, therefore it was more important that I included this not only to comply with the poster conventions but to also make my poster recognisable to my audience.

Photos for Magazine/ Poster

These are my pictures taken for my Magazine and Poster. I chose the setting because the simplicity of the background will not take away from my title and other information such as tag line and alternative advertisements on my (particularly on my magazine). I have also considered the importance of using different images whilst maintaining some similar aspects. Therefore I will use two different pictures for my Magazine and Poster, with the intention that backdrop will create an aspect of similarity between my Poster and Magazine as it is important that the two are able to highlight the same film.

Editing Update #2

Just once again added yesterdays footage onto the Macs, this process is not as simple or as quick as it sounds, so I try to make use of my time by planning a photo shoot for my magazine and posters. Luckily I have a friend who own a really high quality camera which will enhance the appearance of my poster and magazine. However I am aware that it isn't only about the quality of my camera as there are a multitude of aspects that make a good poster / magazine. Including everything from social media links, to using a well known brand to represent my film. After I eventually uploaded my footage, I looked to add the extra shots in, as a key concept for comedy/action genres is to include a variety of shots from different locations edited together in a montage fashion. However these shots are easier to film than they are to edit, as when editing they need to be quick, snappy shots so I need to ensure that some of the shots doesn't last for longer than 4 seconds. But I also need to consider that if the shot length is too short then it will be difficult for an audience to understand the concept of my film.

Audience Feedback - Magazine (Basic)

Filming progress: Working title

So after mind mapping some thoughts and reflecting on the conventional action/comedy genre names I have decided on a new official title of "How to get famous" as it reflects the idea of the storyline within the film rather than as opposed to a concept within my trailer. As previously "Online Pranksters" was the title of my film, which I used with the intention of basing my storyline on this, however as the idea behind my trailer developed so too has my title. As I believe the new title I have used is both  recognisable and a better reflection of my film as a whole, which is ultimately the journey of two teenagers and how they get famous.

Film progression

Recently I've been thinking about my film a lot whilst editing and looking at potential magazine and poster designs. But even though I am convinced my story is ideal for the type of film I want to create, I am having second thoughts about my title, and although I have noted it down as a working title in my planning notes. In previous weeks and tasks such as the poster and magazine drafts it is clear that this has become my main title. And after reflecting on this I decided that "Online Pranksters" reflecting the concept of my trailer I feel that (similarly to the comedy conventions) the title of a comedy is often about a key idea rather than a feature of the film itself. In the coming days I will update my blog on new title ideas for my trailer.

Magazine Draft :Basic

This is my magazine pencil draft.I wanted to use a pencil for my basic first draft as it enables me to identify a simple yet appropriate back drop that I can then gradually develop and enhance. I identified "Entertainment Weekly" as a magazine title as when researching magazines, something that was clear to me was that Magazine titles such as Total Film and Empire are more often than not associated with Blockbusters - meaning films that have a high budget. Seeing as my film is of low budget it wouldn't be logical to be represented by magazines as such as it is both unrealistic and because there are other magazines that better represent the type of Budget I have available to me. Entertainment weekly for example has represented films such as TED, Deadpool and most recently Ghostbusters. These are all films that have low to medium budgets compared to the biggest of Blockbusters and these films also relate to my comedy genre. 

Editing Update #1

Today I added the footage that I had shot onto I movie, which surprisingly took a long time to do. I also looked closely at different vairations of edits, including the speed and length of specific shots, which is something important when looking to create the comedy aspect.