Mgazine Photoshoot Plans

This is my photo shoot plan for the main image of my movie magazine. I have decided to use the villain for my magazine as he is one of the main characters in my film.

Magazine Flatplans

This is my first magazine flat plan. This is one of the ways that I would like my final magazine cover to look like therefore when it comes to editing my magazine together I will have a clear idea of what I want to do. With both of the magazine flat plans I have followed codes and conventions that I have seen from other movie magazines. In both flatplans I have placed a strapline at the top of the page, this is a common convention of film magazines and I think that if included in mine it will make my movie magazine look a lot more professional. I have placed my masthead just underneath the strapline as this is also an important aspect of the movie magazine. The masthead will be the largest piece of writing on the page as I want it to be eye catching so that it is easily recognisable. In both magazine flatplans I have made sure that the main image is taking up the whole background as it will attract people to the magazine and it will also attract people to the film.

Movie poster draft photo feedback using padlet

I have placed some photos that I have taken for my movie poster and put them on Padlet to get feedback about what photos are the best. These photos are of one of the main characters in my film and she will be playing the victim.
I have decided to take drafts of my poster images as I wanted to get used to the camera and all of the different angles therefore when I am taking my professional photographs I will know which angles are best for my poster.

Please give me feedback on what you think about these photographs. 

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Flatplans

This is my first flatplan, it shows the layout that I may use for one of my posters. I like this idea as I think that the image split in half will grab the audience attention and make them think about why these two are on the poster.

Above is my second flatplan which is quite different to my first one as it is portrait. I am going to place a slogan for my film at the top of the poster as I want there to be one phrase or sentence that will grab the attention of my target audience and get them to become interested in my teaser trailer. underneath the slogan for my film I am going to put in the two main actors names as it will entice the target audience to get interested in the film. If they see an actors name that they are interested in they will be inclined to watch the film. The background of my film poster will just be the main image of the main female character from my film. The image is going to take up the whole poster which will grab the target audiences attention and the main image will also portray the genre of the film as the actor will look scared in the image. In the middle of my poster I will have the title of my film 'The Haunting' in a font that is quite large and bold as it will also grab the attention of the specific target audience. having the directors name directly underneath the films title will also attract the audience because if they like the director and have already watched their recent films then they will be more inclined to watch this film. I will have the date of when the film will be released as it is a common convention of film posters and will make my poster look professional. Lastly from researching film posters I have found out that a billing block which consists of everyone who is involved in the making of the film is usually placed at the bottom of all film posters. This will help my poster to look more professional.  

Photoshoot Plans

This is my first photoshoot plan which shows how I will take the photos of my main female character. I have also talked about how I am going to edit the photos. By doing the photoshoot plan now it will help me when I start to take my photos and edit them as I will know what I am going to do with them.

This is my second photoshoot plan which is all about the villain in my teaser trailer. I have said about what lighting I am going to use and how I am going to position the image of the villain on the movie poster.

Teaser Trailer Script

Location Photographs
These are some photos that I have got of my main filming locations.

Palace stables restaurant - at night time it can be scary when it is windy and as my film is in the genre of horror I think that would be an ideal location.

Vicars hill Armagh

Deserted field near my house

Palace stables mansion

Palace stables castle

Storyboard

This is a shot by shot layout of what my teaser trailer will look like. By following this layout it will help me while filming my teaser trailer.

Viral marketing campaign

I have created a Facebook like page for my teaser trailer to get my film across to a wider audience. I will also be posting updates about the teaser trailer and the main characters to get my target audience interested in the film.



Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/The-Haunting-1256568704409973/

Teaser Trailer Inspiration

Below I have taken 3 movie trailers from YouTube that have given me inspiration for my own teaser trailer. I will try to take some aspects, codes and conventions from these movie trailers to make my own look as professional as possible.

1. The first trailer that I looked at to get inspiration for my teaser trailer is from the movie Insidious Chapter 3. I have taken a lot of inspiration from this trailer and tried to adapt it to my own teaser trailer as it is the same style of horror that my target audience are interested in. I like how there is eerie and creepy non - diegetic music in the background towards the end of this teaser trailer as it makes the atmosphere change from happy to scary. This is how I would like my teaser trailer to be like for example at the start of the teaser trailer life will seem perfect but towards the middle and ending things will take a turn for the worst and it will not be the perfect life anymore. I think that from all of the teaser trailers I have looked at this one is my favourite and it is the trailer that I have come to the most to get inspiration for my teaser trailer to make it look as professional as possible.

2. The second teaser trailer that I have looked at is from the movie The Conjuring which is a horror film released in 2013. I like the style of this trailer as at the very start there is a piece of dialogue in which one of the main characters says "It is 9:18 and we are headed down into the cellar where the door just opened on its own" by having that piece of dialogue at the start it helps to create a sense of mystery for the viewer. If I am able to draw in my audience at the start of my teaser trailer and create a sense of mystery for them it will keep them interested in the trailer and therefore want so see the film.

3. The final movie trailer that I have taken inspiration from is called Annabelle which was released in 2014. I like this teaser trailer because all of the mystery and horror focuses around the one toy which is the doll. This teaser trailer is also in line with the style that I want my teaser trailer to be as everything is happy at the start but as soon as the doll is introduced everything starts to go wrong for the family. My style will be similar only it will focus on a group of friends and a house will bring horror to the group of friends. I also like how all of the main characters names come up at the end as it makes the teaser trailer look professional, this is what I will be doing with my teaser trailer. I will also be naming the production and distribution companies names at the start as it is a common convention of teaser trailers therefore it will make my teaser trailer look as professional as possible.

The Psychology of Horror Movies

This is extra research that I have completed to see why people watch horror films and why people love horror films. By doing this research I have now got an idea of what should be included in my teaser trailer to make it successful and to make my target audience want to watch my horror film.

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Horror movie mood board

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Movie Poster Clichés

product placement research

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Chernobyl Diaries Teaser Trailer Analysis

This is my analysis of the Chernobyl diaries teaser trailer. I have decided to analyse it on youtube as it is easier for other people to see what I am analysing. This teaser trailer also links in with the type of genre that I want my own teaser trailer to be therefore this teaser trailer is ideal to get ideas for my own teaser trailer.

what is a teaser trailer?

I have completed this task to find out more about teaser trailers and how effective they are for any film. By completing this research I have learned about what codes and conventions are common for movie trailers and how I can include them into my own teaser trailer that I will be making.