Forest Massacre Trailer

Here is a link to YouTube were you will find our Forest Massacre Trailer.  As shown we have kept to many horror  codes and conventions.  This includes Low Key Lighting, slow start but speeds up as the trailer progresses, vulnerable group of people, a evil creature (Unknown Figure) and a death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49QXlvQi71g

Evaluation

Here is a link to prezi were I have created the evaluation for my A2 coursework.

http://prezi.com/pmxqlyf8zg1i/a2-advanced-portfolio/

Film Poster

This is the poster for the film "Forest Massacre".  Posters are used to promote films by using them in magazines, billboards etc.  Firstly I am going to comment on the image I have used.  I took this picture myself whist filming.  This Poster has many features which link to good promotion and to horror conventions.  The first feature is the image used, the image is of the unknown figure, I have chosen this because within my research it shows the main villain on the poster, this is done to strike fear to viewers which will make them remember the poster and therefore the film.  The edits I have changed on this image is the brightness and the contrast, I have adjusted them to make the poster darker around the unknown figure, which links back to horror codes and conventions.  Next I am going to comment on the headline use in the middle of the page, this is the name of the film and I have created my own font to suit with the genre of the film.  I have used this font on my front cover and my poster, this creates synergy between the two which makes it consistent and professional.  I have put the name of the film on the poster so the viewers will know the name.  I have used the same phrase under the headline in both the front cover and the poster again which again creates synergy.  The phrase "Beware the shadows of the forest" is meant to spook the viewers as the use of the word beware could be interpreted as danger.  The colours I have used in these fonts are within the horror conventions because the use of the colour red is like blood which a horror convention.  I have made the phrase darker to make the headline stand out.  I have mentioned the names of the main actors in my poster because within my research it shows this because if viewers recognise the name they will be influenced to see the film.  Underneath the main text's it has the production information, this contains the names of the people involved in the creation of the film.  I have done this because it makes it look more professional.  I have put the age rating on the poster in inform viewers the age restriction on the film, this is shown in many posters as some scenes way be too violent for younger viewers.  I have mentioned the date of the film because it is a must have convention as the viewers will not know when the film is.  I have also put on it production companies to make it look more professional.         

Film Magazine Front Cover

This is my film magazine front cover which I have create myself using Photoshop.  This magazine cover has many features which make it appealing to audiences.  Firstly I am going to discuss the house style of the magazine cover I have produced.  I made a complex house style to make it look professional.  I have grey to mark subtitles, white to mark sub texts and created my own specialist font for the others.  Next I will describe the image I have used for the background.  I have taken this picture myself ad uploaded it onto Photoshop.  I took this image because it has the main villain, which might spark fear into audiences and it also has the main characters to let the audience know who is involved.  Also this image shows danger as the villain is in front of the teenagers which will intrigue audiences.  The fonts I have used link in with the horror of the cover.  However I created my own text more for the masthead and the headline.  For the masthead I used letter templates from the internet and filled them in and created my own blood using the 'paint brush tool' and 'liquidfying' it in the filter section to create a blood stream.  The blood links in with horror conventions as blood is within the category of horror.  The headline I use I created in dafont.com, I have made it fit with the horror theme of the cover, I have also made it stand out from the rest of the magazine by using the colour red.  The tagline "THE BONE CHILLING ISSUE", links with the horror theme of the cover because the use of the words "BONE CHILLING", these words together make a horror themed feeling.  I have used popular known films on this cover to intrigue the audience by using well known films.  The film "Paranormal Activity" links in with the horror theme of the magazine because it is a well known scary film.  The other two films are well known for their actors and previous films which makes them popular.  The sub texts under them link back to the titles, this gives the audience more insight into the magazine within.  I have put in the issue of the magazine, the date and the price, these three features are all must have conventions of magazine covers there I put them there to add a sense of realism to the magazine and professionalism.  I have used a pug to promote the film Skyfall and it mentions about the actor with reference to the film, this promotes Skyfall and the magazine.  I have put a tagline under the headline explain more about headline.  The phrase "BEWARE THE SHADOWS OF THE FOREST" has horror essence to it because it is play on words with horror.  This tagline is in green to again stand out from the magazine.  Finally I have put a barcode on the cover, barcodes are a must have feature for covers has it makes them personalised.  The effects I have added to the image is lowing the brightness and making the contrast higher.  I have done this to make the make the magazine darker which links back the horror theme.                     

Production Schedule

Here is my evidence of time management.  I have split this into three sections Research Requirements, Organisational requirements and Planning requirements.

Research

Planning

Organisation

Forms (Venue and Risk assessment)

Running Order