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website home page

i think a film web page is basically a film poster which the audience can interact with and view the trailer along with extra content such as free downloadable wallpapers and other stuff such as a link to an online shop. sometimes this website will have a real time countdown to its release date which is particularly popular among viewers.

examples of film posters

       As we can see from the examples above, the framing these designers have used to depict the films are very similar but are very good at advertising the film for example the mission impossible poster clearly shows the main character in close up view with quite a still but strong expression with dramatic low lighting. the text displayed in the bottom right hand corner is bold and contrasting against the the dark background making it one of the first things you notice as soon as you look at the image. with the added effects to the photography of this poster such as the explosion and the codes which are running across the actors face give hints and clues about the film which i also think are norms of an action thriller film like mission impossible.by contrast to this the film poster for avengers displays its main characters in action with the iconic captain America shield covering most of the image. the title is very prominent and large on this poster which really fascinates your eyes because it is so bold. as with the previous poster the visual effects are a norm with the avengers are used more in this image as to the last and because these make you look around the whole poster we notice the release date at the bottom.although when we see a film advertisement one of the first things we look for is the release date which on the avengers poster is quite small this might be because of the boldness the image that it doesn't need to be very big.

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Ancillary texts

Film poster:

The typical conventions of a film poster tend to contain an image with text

More modern posters use photography of the main actors

The text usually displays the title of the film in bold lettering style with names of actors around this title/above it

It may also include the tag line of the film the names of directors/producers and sometimes names of characters and always the release date

The point of a film poster is to advertise it so the most common places they are displayed are outside cinemas, sometimes nears shops, they are quite often advertised in magazines and newspapers with some magazines being directly about films. They are also displayed in bus stop advertisements and on the sides of buses this is obviously quite an effective way of advertising the film because a bus will get the most visibilityhowever the same can be said for the magazine and newspapers.

Film posters of 2012 seem to be quite focused on displaying the main character in close-up or medium-close-up framing this is effective because it engages the audience on a personal direct level whilst also drawing you to the title and release date of the film.

youtube channel

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC_C_ZoAGAAggd7gPIdjsSA?feature=mhee

This is my you tube channel where all my videos will be presented.

proper animatic

after trying again i manged to get a copy of the video with the transitions this shows more how i will edit it when filming is done. i didn't realise that i should have embedded the video via you tube because Blogger doesn't accept all files.

video animatic

 

 

this is the story board animatic for the film trailer it lays out what shot i will use and how i will frame it. unfortunately i had shot transitions on this video but the application i used to make the video did not save it correctly leaving them out of the video even after saving it multiple times.

shot list

This is a list of shots i will be using in chronological order, this helps to outline how the trailer will progress.

1.     establishing shot-main building

2.     medium shot –entrance

3.     angled shot-main character leaving

4.     tracking shot-main character walking up the path

5.     medium close up-character checks pockets

6.     close-up –characters face indicating disruption o/location

7.     medium shot- turns back

8.     high angle shot from above-character walking through building

9.     mid shot-dark corridor

10.   close up-face of charactero/location

11.   extreme close up-eyeso/location

12.   tracking shot-following character

13.   reverse tracking shot-front view of character

14.   medium shot-character opening door

15.   tracking shot- searching around the room

16.   canted angle-phone on table with hand moving towards it o/location

17.   medium shot-character turns around hearing loud bang

18.   P.O.V. shot-whole room from characters view

19.   inter-title

20.   high angle- character being followed

21.   close-up-door slam o/location

22.   high angle- chasing

23.   medium close up-character on floor

24.   low angle shot- killer reveals and attacks

25.   wide shot- dodging knife throw o/location

26.   close-up- distressed face o/location

27.   extreme close-up-breathing mouth/panting o/location

28.   extreme close-up-neck movement o/location

29.   low angle – killer pouncing on victim

30.   wide shot – character fleeing the scene

31.   inter-title

32.   zoom-towards fleeing character

33.   extreme close-up-inside coat pocket o/location

34.   medium close-up-answers phone

35.   close up- phone near face

36. medium close-up-character talking

37. close-up- face talking

38. close-up -phone dropping to floor o/location

39. close-up-leg moving past phone

40. medium close-up – screaming face o/location

41. black

42. medium close-up –killer lunging knifeo/location

43. black

44. close up- still face o/location

45. inter-title

46. black

 

 

Audience Profile

script (basic)

oppening
 
victim: damn! wheres my phone, cant believe i forgot it again
 

phonecall

victim: dad, i think theres someone following me in college

dad: are you sure?

victim: pretty sure i can hear them coming now

dad: come home now, they could be dangerous

victim: ... ... ...

dad: son, son

middle

victim: get away you psychopath

posible taglines

To promote my film i thought about inventing a tag line which i can use in the trailer, website and on my poster when i produce it , it needs to be short a snappy so that it sticks in the minds of the audience below are some possibilities:

1. never turn back
never cross your path

2. overtime is cancelled

3. times running out !

The first tag line is probably to long to read in a film trailer but it has a good idea behind it and it relates to the opening scene. I think the second tag line is very good because it is short, flows wells and links to the title "after hours" because when people stay late they are usually doing overtime or extra work. Times running out seems a bit common or normal to use because of the number of other films that use this sort of phrase,so i will most probably use the second one.

risk assessment

Hazards	Who is at risk	Controls	Severity of injury	Chance of injury	Risk	Control measures
Trip over wires/other objects	Camera operator, cast	Move all unnecessary objects out of the way	Medium	Low	Low	Check multiple times for trip hazards
Trip hazards because of low lighting	cast	make sure there is enough light	high	Low	Low	Check cast can see where to go
Camera risk when walking	Camera operator	Make sure operator is comfortable with the walking pace whilst holding the camera	Medium-high	Low	Low	Make sure they are holding camera securely

questionaire for target audience (audience profile)

This questionnaire will help me to produce my audience profile  because it will tell me more about why my target audience go to see thriller films  and what they watch the for it will improve my understanding of my audience whilst providing me with both demographic and psychographic data.


1.when you watch a thriller film what would you expect to see?

violence         
horror
danger
other

2.would you watch a thriller film?

yes
no

3.have you watched any thriller films recently?

yes
no

4.what would you go to see a thriller film for?

action
suspense
danger
horror
other

5.where do you like to watch thriller films?

at cinema
at home
at a friends house
other

6.how do you find out about new films?

TV
Internet
radio
social networks
other

costume

 

These are images of my character in the costume to make it feel realistic he is just wearing his regular everyday clothes as would the character in the film.

However i used the long black coat to make him look a bit more professional as he would be leaving a workplace environment.

This also adds to the dark feel of the film helping to follow the conventions of a horror film.

main characters

These will be the main charcaters featuring in the film

the victim (protagonist)












the masked killer (antagonist)

and the victims parent via phone call (flat character)

props needed

props that need to be gathered for production

knife- this will be the killers weapon
bag- this is a part of the charcters costume
phone- an integral part of the storyline but it will also be used in the clip
mask- to hide the killers identity
gloves- a part of the killers costume