Final Products...

Final Teaser Trailer:

Final Film Poster:

Final Film Magazine:

Evaluation: Question 4...

Evaluation: Question 3...

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Evaluation: Question 2...

Evaluation: Question 1...

Main Task:

Ancillary Tasks:

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Feedback For Poster...

Feedback For Film Magazine...

Feedback on Magazine...

This is feedback that I received for my film magazine cover. I used the application, Whatsapp, to ask my audience what they liked about my product. I am happy with the feedback as it is all positive and there are no negatives.

Feedback on Poster...

This is some feedback that I received through the social networking site, Instagram.

I am very happy with this feedback and I have not been told why its bad, only good.

Planning My Evaluation...

Before I begin my evaluation I want to make sure I know what to include. 

I have written the questions at the top of each piece of paper and have just written notes underneath as a rough guideline to answering the questions.

Starting My Evaluation...

The four questions that must be addressed in the evaluation are:

• In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

• How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary texts?

• What have you learned from your audience feedback?

• How did you use media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

Final Poster...

Poster: Draft 3 Production Process...

This is the second draft of my film poster.

Below are snapshots of the process I took to improve on it according to feedback that I have received from my target audience.

The first change I made was to the text on the computer.

I deleted the original text on the screen and replaced it with a bolder font which is uppercase so that it stands out even more and it also means that I have more coninuity as the rest of the text on poster is uppercase. I made this change as the feedback I received said that the text on the screen is ineffective.  

At this point I made the text larger so that if people were to walk past the poster, they would be able to read it easily. I noticed that when people read out the text that was on the computer it wasn't said how I wanted people to read it. So I made the word "really" bigger as I wanted more emphasis on this word. I asked people to read it again and they said it how I wanted it to be read.

When looking at the poster carefully I noticed that there was a bright gap behind the man's head which I removed when I deleted the original text. To fix this I used the pen tool to fill in the space with black whilst on the background layer. 

This is the poster zoomed out to view the changes made.

At this point I made some of the text at the bottom smaller, including the director, screenplay, the productions company and the studios. I did this because the feedback told me that the text at the bottom looked too clustered.

I also deleted the Wrong Identity hashtag and facebook link as I thought that this text was probably not necessary.



I decided instead to use the Facebook and twitter logos to allow some extra space at the bottom.

I also think that this gives my products continuity as I have used a scan code and have organised the logos in the same way that I did for my film magazine. I also moved the Wrong Identity website to right side to allow room and make it easier to read.

I felt that there was too much space in the top left hand corner that wasn't being utilised and due to the feedback I decided that it would be good to put a small review there. I decided to have the quote from "Pulse" the film magazine that I created so that I could have continuity within my products and a link between them.

The feedback that I got suggested that I needed to use some colour on my poster as it looked too bland. I decided to change the colour of the date of release and the text that says, "From The Director Of Last One Standing" because I felt that they didn't stand out enough in white. It also separates it from the rest of the text so it doesn't look like they are together.

I decided to change the the text on the screen again. I asked people sitting next to me what they thought about the latest text and they agreed that it was the easiest to read and suited my genre the most.

Feedback From Final Teaser Trailer...

 

Above is some of the feedback that I recieved from a group of my target audience.

 

General Feedback:

 

The general feedback was that they really liked the trailer and wanted to see the whole film. 

The reasons why they liked it was because they felt scared, which is how I wanted the audience to react. A lot of the feedback was that there was suspense within my trailer and that it was mysterious, which I think was because the man's face is never seen.They also liked the music and sound effects.

Looking at all of the feedback, their favourite part about it is when the man walks slowly down the coridoor and there is the sound of a heart beat. I am really pleased as this part is at the end of the trailer and so is more likely to leave a lasting impression on the audience.

 

Constructive Criticism:

 

One person said that there should be a high pitched scream. I do not want to include this as my genre is thriller and so I think this would make the film seem like a horror.

 

Another person said that the main actress should look more scared. I do not want to do this as I wanted the character to seem more anxious rather scared as I wanted to challenge the conventions of a typical girl in a thriller film.

 

It was suggested that the man in the trailer held an axe. Again, this is a convention of a horror, where the antagonist has a weapon. There is a fine line between horror and thriller that I did not want to cross.

Audience Feedback: Poster 2

• More colour needs to be used as it looks quite bland 
• Include a review
• Some text needs to be smaller as it looks clustered at the bottom 
• Text on the computer screen is ineffective

Poster: Draft 2...

Poster Draft 2 Production...

Due to the feedback, I made the light patches around the computer screen darker.

It was suggested that I use more text on the poster, so I included information on the website and social networking links.

I inserted text in the top left corner to fill in some of the black space.

I included some credits at the bottom as this is a common convention of a film poster.

Lastly, I changed the font of the date of release to attempt to make the poster look more interesting due to the feedback.

Final Film Magazine...

Process Of Film Magazine Production...

Based on the feedback, I made the skyline text larger so that my audience would be able to read it more clearly.

Again, based on the feedback I made the title bigger which fills up more of the space provided.

I stated who "John Carpenter" is as a lot of my audience didn't know who he was.

Some people from my audience suggested that I needed to include another image on the cover. I edited the outline of the chosen image using PowerPoint Presentation.

I then inserted this image onto my cover and inserted sell lines underneath to explain the image.

Lastly, I inserted social networking items at the bottom of the page and a scan code.

Feedback From Film Magazine Draft 2...

• Skyline needs to fill up more of the top line
• Include another image on the page
• Say who John Carpenter is
• Make the "Why" bigger in the anchorage text
• Make the sell lines snapier
• Make title bigger

Film Magazine: Draft 2...

Process Of Film Magazine Production...

This is my original film magazine and below are the steps I took to improve, according to the feedback I recieved.

The first thing I wanted to do was improve the skyline to look more professional.

After doing research and looking at other film magazines I found that they had a strip of coulour along the top to make it stand out more.

Using photoshop I created a rectangle and made the size fit on the page. I then filled it in using the paintbucket tool, I decided to make it the blue that matched the text so that I had continuity. The other reason was because my audience said that more of the blue should be used.

I also had to change the colour of the text at this point. I chose black as I didn't want most of the text to white especially since it was so close to the title. Having it black means that both the skyline and title stand out from each other as they are different colours.

The feedback I got suggested that some of the text needed to be different from each other.

I changed the font for the date and issue number and put it in ittalics as this was a common convention of other magazines.

 



Due to the feedback I recieved I made the anchorage text a different font to the sell lines, which in my opinion adds interest and also sepeartes the different item, showing that the anchorage text is more impotant and corresponds with the main image.

I aso made the anchorage text larger as some of the feedback suggested that I needed to use up more of the space.

 



The last change I made was to add in a puff.

I inserted a puff as some of the feedback was that the cover was boring and I found that a puff was a common item on other magazines which add interest to the page. I also thought that it would be a good way to fill in some of the space.

To do this I used the shape tool to create a circle, which I then filled in using the paint bucket tool.

I made the puff blue to have continuity within the magazine and also to give the audience what they wanted. The font used inside is similar, but slightly different to the font used for the sell lines as I didn't want them to clash. I made up the title of the film "The Chilling" and made this a different font to the rest to make it stand out and I think that the font portrays a horror or thriller effect.   

Audience Feedback: Film Magazine...

The general feedback that I recieved from my audience for my film magazine was...

• It looks too boring
• The blue should be used more often
• More fonts
• Use up more of the space
• Image and title is very effective

I will now use this feedback to improve what I have done.

Feedback From Poster: Draft 1...

• Looks boring
• Fill up blank spaces
• Use more text
• Sort out the random light spaces around the computer

Poster Option 2: Draft 1...

I was not happy with the outcome of my first poster, so I started again and this is the first draft of my latest poster. I will get audience feedback to see how I can improve this.

Poster Option 2 Production...

I decided to re-do my film poster as I was not happy with the first version.

I put my image into photoshop.

I then started to make the background darker by filling in black, starting at the edges and outside of the page.

I then filled in the whole background and inserted the title.

Lastly, I added the date of release.

Wrong Identity: Take 3...

The classification of the film will be a 15, as I think the the content would be too disturbing for an age any younger.

Shots Used:

Establishing shot: Used to show where the location of the film is set.

Establishing shot: I wanted to include a second establishing shot to show the importance of Rachel's desk.

Mid shot: A basic shot to introduce the character Rachel shows her face and what she is wearing. I also used the rule of thirds here to show a state of equilibrium.  

A point of view shot: Shows what Rachel is looking at and gives the illusion that the computer is a routine task for her.

Close-up: Used to show her facial expression and emotion as she chats with "Jake".

Extreme close-up: The man's hands are revealed before he is, putting the audience is suspense and anticipation.

Mid-shot: The back of the man is shown. I used a one-point perspective here to make the audience feel uncomfortable.

Birdseye view: I used this to show Rachel's vulnerability as she walks through the park alone.

Two-Shot: This is the moment where Rachel and the man meet for the first time and so I wanted to use a two shot to show this. By placing the man closer to the camera and Rachel further away, it makes him look bigger and Rachel is left looking powerless.

High angle shot: Used to emphasis Rachel's vulnerability and lack of power is this situation.

Canted angle: This angle creates an impression of chaos and instability and is often used in thriller and horror films

Close-up: This is used again, to show Rachel's emotions. She is disturbed by the bang on the door and seems frightened.

Long-shot: This shot shows the mans full body which is more intimidating for the audience as his face cannot be seen. I also used the one-point perspective to frighten the audience even more as he slowly walks towards the camera.