Thriller Film Trailer - Fixation Final Draft

This is my final  draft of my Trailer which I have added to my YouTube account and Website.

Ancillary Task 1 - Film Poster Fixation Final Draft

This is my final draft of my Film Trailer Poster, I changed the colour scheme to be far more dark and depressing and I really feel like this added a lot more detail and feeling to the poster, giving it a sinister yet stereotypical look to it. I also think it blends the three images together far better and makes the title stand out form the page more more so. 

Ancillary Task 2- Film Magazine Front cover Fixation Final Draft

I have created the final draft of my Film Magazine for my trailer. I have made a few amendments compared to last time including changing the page set up to the measurements of a real Magazine, altering the title by changing the font, size, colour and style and then finally moving text and adding effects to them. I prefer this magazine cover far more as I feel it looks far more professional and the title now stands out far more compared to my first draft. 

Website - Fixation

This is a website which I created on the site 'WIX', as it is a specialised site for the making of websites of any genre. I purely based it upon my Fixation Trailer and gave my audience a new place to have updated links on the release of  my film. I also added easy access to all my social media sites including Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram.I decided to make an additional website to see whether it complemented my trailer, however as much as I enjoyed making it, I preferred the look of my Film Magazine a lot more.

http://chloevictoria98.wix.com/video-portfolio-blog

Fixation Evaluation - Directors Commentary

I created a Directors commentary which allowed me to evaluate different aspects of my trailer whilst analysing the pros and cons.  

Evaluation of Trailer

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

Due to me evaluating my trailer and ancillary tasks independently it is now also important that I consider how well they work together. Personally I think that they all work really well in correlation with on and other due to the same theme falling across all my pieces, which ties them together nicely.

One of the reasons I feel this is the case is due to my trailer and ancillary tasks all incorporated a similar colour scheme. I have made it so they are all quite white and blue-based images, giving them all a certain dark and depressing feel. The way I did this for my ancillary tasks were by fading the colour saturation and creating a far more darker and depressing feel to my images. I then carried this onto my film trailer by lowering the colour intensity of my footage this also helped by me filming some shots in the snow to give a cold edge to my trailer, which also reflected in my movie poster, as the sky in the background is a murky white colour. I think sticking to a colour scheme across all boards of my trailer makes it look professional and well put together. 

 

I also feel like the text of my trailer and ancillary tasks work really well together as although the same text hasn’t been consistent (because that wouldn’t look right individually) the texts are of a similar genre and all fit into the same category. I think this ties all the pieces together well as due to them being of a similar text and colour it is clear they are linked and incorporate elements of each piece separately. 

 

Another way my trailer and ancillary tasks worked well together was through me always promoting my film fixation with the same character. I always used my main character Hayley for every media format whether it was during the trailer, to on my poster. This was so I could create a face for the film and make sure everything worked well together and made sense in order to promote it in a way that looked as realistic as possible.  My audience could the connect the two and easily identify the main character and how much the film is centered on her. 

A way that I could of created a better combination between my trailer and ancillary tasks would be through making the tag line a more prominent feature in my trailer. My tag line is ‘every move you make, every breath you take’ and originally is as going to incorporate this song in my trailer but I found that it didn’t fit my footage well. So it would of worked well if I had found a way to include this in my trailer and utilized the tag line being unique and interesting.  

Altogether I feel like my trailer and ancillary tasks fit really well and compliment each other in all the right areas.  

Social Media Sites for Promotion of Trailer

I decided to create multiple social media sites for my film Fixation in order to keep my audience updated and interested in my film. I created a Tumblr, Facebook and Instagram as although a facebook and Instagram is a norm social media site to create for the release of a film, a Tumblr is a bit different and unique. However I feel as if Tumblr appeals more to my audience of a younger generation.

Facebook -    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672040166416964/?fref=nf

Instagram -   https://www.instagram.com/fixationfilm/  

Tumblr -       http://fixationfilm0.tumblr.com/

Film Production Label

I created my own film company called 'Pepper road productions' who are the production behind the making of my Trailer. I decided to call it 'pepper road productions' due to originally the two words seeming quite light hearted and fun, but when you actual think about a pepper road bing a dark empty passage, it can turn quite sinister. Due to this being a juxtaposition I think it makes my company unique and interesting.

Creation of Film Magazine Cover

I decided to record a video explaining the process in which I created my Film magazine for my trailer, I thought it would be beneficial to state the ways in which I created the cover and what I used to achieve the result. When creating the cover I knew there were many things I wished to include such a high quality photo, an appropriate and captivating magazine title and realistic tag lines. These were all very important to me and I made sure that even though my knowledge of InDesign was not of a high level, this would not stop me. YouTube was a great help and anytime that I wanted guidance on creating new affects for the magazine cover I just types in what I wanted to do and followed the guides in order to achieve the result that I am now very happy with. 

Creation of Film Poster

Due to recently creating my Film poster for my trailer 'Fixation" I decided to create a video showing how I achieved the effects and visuals in which displayed upon my film poster. Here I describe the process of selecting my images, editing them and how I put together the pictures and text in order to make the poster look as professional as possible. I had a good idea of how I was going to layout my poster due to doing a lot of research behind what makes a poster be as successful as it can and how I would also follow the stereotypes of thriller film posters. However I did not have very good knowledge of InDesign but I made sure this did not hold me back as anything that I wished to do I would either experiment on the software or Google how to achieve this certain look I wanted. I am very pleased in the way my poster turned out especially due to me not being familiar with the InDesign software, I think it looks professional and portrays the feel of my trailer well.

Film Poster - Fixation (first draft)

This is the first draft of my Film Poster, I do like the way the images all blur together as it is a stereotype of other thriller film posters I have analysed. However I feel lie the black and white of the two side pictures look strange in comparison to the main image. I am also stepping dramatically away from the  three colour principle and I feel like this distracts form the intensity that should be felt when looking at the poster. So going forward with improvements I aim to change the colour scheme to look more professional and fitting to my narrative/ genre. 

Film Magazine cover - Fixation (first draft)

Due to this being my first draft of my Film Magazine I wasn't too sure about the dimensions of the page in order for it to look as much like a real media product as possible. So when later researching into it, I decided it was important that I made sure my document fitted the dimensions of a real media product, which I would later change. I also aim to change the title of the magazine as I do not feel like it looks like a Film magazine company due to the title not  standing out of having anything to make it jump out of the page. I hope to alter these amendments as a later date. 

Planning - Photo shoot Plan

Date/ time : Sunday 6th December, afternoon 

Locations : Deserted field with rustic gate 

Types of shots : individual action shots of Hannah

Close ups 

Low angle shots 

Model : Sarah Ellis- Haley white 

Costume : Smart/ Fashionable coat (with fur)  

Hair and make up : Hair down and waved 

Red lips

Dark eyes 

Flawless skin (almost looks unreal) 

Equipment : Light box 

Camera

Camera tripod

Props : Mobile Phone 

Possible problems : Torrential rain 

Ground could be in a bad condition-

Risking health and safety 

Risk assessment : Rain may be harmful for camera - will take precipitous by carrying a cover to prevent water damage 

May leave light box on for too long and could run out of battery - will take spare battery's and may find natural lighting a lot more effective 

Research - Film Magazine cover Analysis

In order to give me the best opportunity in creating a high quality Magazine cover for my film, I decided to analyse multiple existing magazines in order to get a creative input from other cover of a similar genre to my own. I found this very beneficial and learnt a lot from these analysis, including the layout of my cover, what type of image I would use and how to design the font to compliment each other. 

Research - Film Poster Analysis

I have analysed three film posters in order to give me inspiration and ideas on what I need to include in my own. I have tried to stick to genre which is my own but due to my film being more of a hybrid genre of horror and thriller I have mingles between the two so I can include both of their codes and conventions in my film poster. I learnt a lot form analysing these posters of what I need to include, what I thought worked well and then how I would apply to my own film poster. 

Research - Mood Board of Film Magazine Covers

I created a mood board of all different Film magazine covers, this was so I could understand what was needed to be included in the cover and find out the layouts that most magazine companies follow. I tried to find as many magazines suited to my genre in order to understand the expectations on a film magazine cover. 

Research - Mood Board of Film Posters

I decided to create a mood board of different Film posters in to inspire me when  creating my own. In doing this I gained ideas for what to include in my own poster and how I can make it look as professional as possible. I think this is a great way to understand what I would need to do in order to make my poster of a good quality and the different elements I could bring to it.