Research into similar products

 When looking for ideas about what I wanted to do for my poster I came across the photo used above not realising that it is in fact a horror poster. 

In this poster I like how you cannot see the woman's face, I think if I did this I would do the same to add mystery for the image. However the thing that I would want to make different about mine and this is that when the man is looking in for him to have his fists against the window and not his hands. This may make him seem more scary and intimidating for the audience. 

Normally in horror posters I would not think of the writing to be white as I normally think it makes it not look like a horror poster, however in this i like the effect as it makes it look more creepy. I am going to have to see with certain images if the white font goes better, as all the ideas that I have thought of have dark backgrounds.

I think the font works well with the whole image as it doesn't look formal it looks like it could be written, this contributes with the window as when its steamy you can normally write on it - giving the poster a creative effect. This means that if I was to do a certain idea I might have to change my font from '28 days later' to something else to suit the image.

The whole window being dusty and black goes with the black face in the middle making it dark, if it was a normal window this would not go.

I think that with all the titles that I have used for my draft (The title, The producers of, The quote, The main character names, The five stars) on the window it might not fit and look not as effective as the main thing that the audience wants to focus on is the picture and then there's all the different titles covering it, I think with this type of image the information would have to be in a corner like this one so therefore I could try this out and see how it works.

I have to make sure that the picture goes well with the film title and trailer, Me and Caitlin was already going to do the window as a scene and for the stalker to be looking in at the girl. This means that for the poster there will be some connection and it not being random.

Organisation

I have printed off pictures of the main girl in the trailer and cut them out for the wall that we are going to use in the clip. The clip will go onto the man looking at them and as there's a mirror in the mirror it can zoom into him on the face or zoom into one of the photos leading into another clip. On the weekend me and Caitlin will film this scene and then add it to what we have done to our movie already.

Drafting and Planning

With the idea that I had about having the images below as my poster and also in my movie trailer I tried to make the original image how I would want it and try to lower the lighting. I like all of these and think I would then like to do something like this for my movie trailer even if I don't for my movie poster. I would use this a scene for my movie as because its a teaser it will give you an insight to the movie and that's it. 

However if I was to go ahead with the idea I think I would have to work on the lighting to make sure that you can still see the font writing in black, this is why I did the third image brighter. I like the third image as even though its bright there still is a shadow effect that makes it look mysterious and creepy. I think it would be better if there was a smoky black edge around as it would work better.

Organisation

There is another idea that I have thought about which I could do for my poster, as the name of the film is 'Tormented' you can tell that the girl is being tormented or stalked by someone. You are even more going to be able to tell from the magazine cover and poster. However I think that it would be effective to do something like this with the poster as it would be completely different from the close up magazine cover.

I have found photos of walls with loads of photos on to show the example of what I would like it to be like. With doing this you would be able to connect both the magazine cover and poster and know that they are from the same film. 

 After looking at this I then went on to find photos that relate to a stalker profile and not just a wall full of random pictures as that's shown above. I like these photos in different ways. With the first photo I like the effect of it and how it looks scary, with my image I would have to make sure that the lighting isn't bright and that it is dull. I like in the first one that you can see the man looking at the photos however with this I like the  second one better. I like how there's a mirror in the middle of all of the photos as you are able to see the person looking at them and if I was to expand on this idea I would like to do something the same as you would be able to see the expression on the mans face and they way he would be looking at them. I also like better in the second one that you can see whats actually on the pictures and how there's drawings of them etc. showing how weird it is. If I was to do this I wouldn't mind if you didn't see all of them because of the dark lighting just some.

 If I was to use this I could show it in the trailer at some points and glance on to the image and these scenes.                                     

Organisation

Because of my last post explaining how most films have different movie posters and magazine covers rather than having them a little the same. Therefore I have had to research some new ideas in which I could do for my photo for my poster as I like the idea for my magazine cover.

Window image
With this image you can see how there is a girl looking in on the other side, however as I am using my girl actor for my trailer on the magazine cover I could use this and change it to the male looking in on her. One of his hands could be against the window like the girls and the other could be dangling down with a knife/rope in it. This would be effective as it would be completely different to the magazine and have mystery to the film trailer as you can not see 

his face.

With his idea I could either use two of these places to have this photo however I think it would be best with the right photo as it would be more clear and we can work with the windows making them looking rusty/ dirty however with the door the window is quite blurred so it wouldn't be as effective

 Shadow

With this image I thought that I could use something like it but have the girl walking in front and the man and the mans hand out reaching out to her shoulder. This would be effective and connect to the title 'Tormented' as you can see how she is getting followed by the man. I don't know what angle image I could use for this as here it is a low angle to make the man look bigger however as I would have both the girl and man in photo I would have to make sure that its only the man that looks bigger. 

 Hands coming from under the bed

With this image I think its effective as you can't see any of the man just his hands, this image is scary as you can tell that he wants her from it. I think this image is very different to my magazine as my magazine is a close up and this is a wide shot so you can see everything - which is completely different. 

Eye hole

With the first image you cannot really see if it is a girl or a boy looking through the hole, however if I was to do this I would make sure that it would be a wider shot so that you can see for sure that its a man. With this I could make it seem like he would have dribble coming from his lip to make it look more creepier than what it is now. Then the second one I thought that you could see a bit of the mans head - the back of it but its not covering the hole and then seeing the girl through the hole. 

I like all of these ideas and think that the next time we film I am going to try each one to know which one is best for me to use.

Research into similar products

There are four images above of 2 magazine covers and 2 posters for the film 'The Dark Knight'. With my Horror movie I have planned out that my two ancillary products are similar as its still with the girls face, however with a movie its more likely that the 2 photos are completely different as you can see above.

You can see that with the magazine covers it tends to focus on the one character rather than both which is the Joker and with the posters it works more on the Batman. This shows how they are both completely different but how you can still tell that they link together with the same thing when just looking at the picture.

You can see that for each picture all of them are different, with the magazines you have a long shot showing all of the Joker, seeing his outfit and the surroundings rather than just his face. This is effective as with his clothing its not something that you would normally wear and its a bit jokey which relates to him and his name when being the Joker and not taking things too seriously. The other photo for the magazine shows a close up of the Jokers face, this is also effective as it is what he is most known for - his make up, so therefore this would have been a good focus point. There is also direct address being used which makes the Joker look a lot more scarier and the audience a lot more involved.

With the posters you can see how serious the Batman is with the way he is standing and the camera angle as how it is low making him look more high, like he has the power. In the second photo you get the same type of feeling with the things around him and the equipment that he is using and the way he is using it as if he was to just be sitting on it, it would be boring.

With this I have to make sure that both photos are effective and different. I am going to have to think of new different conventions such as camera angles (Direct address and Low shot) to think of new ideas to have for my magazine as it is going to have to look professional and not the same.

Target Audience

I have created a tweet to see what poster my target audience thinks best. The response was the first one and I think this is the one I am going to use. ( The one below)  The response about the stars being used is good and I think that I am going to keep them. I will put the photo in the background when I know which one I am going to use, if it does not look effective I will then have to change my layout however at the moment I am keeping it how it is. As in teaser posters and magazines, they are both completely different meaning that my ideas are going to have to change. 

         

Drafting and Planning

These are some movie poster drafts that I have created for my magazine, I had to re-do them because of the names as I had Ryan Coyne on my last poster and now there is a change and Samuel Barnacle is the main character. 

You can see that I have changed the layout to what I was going to have originally and added 5 stars on it. I like the effect of this and this is why I have used it on my layouts. I will see if my target audience likes it as I will post a picture and get feedback.

Organisation

In this clip is dripping of a tap, for our trailer me and Caitlin was originally going to use this for a small part to add effect. However there is an idea that when a new frame comes up on that the dripping of the tap would happen when it does. This means that the dripping of the tap must be very slow, loud and effective for it to create tension in the movie. We would do this by finding the right sound and editing it over the movie on MoviePlus and we are not having any speaking in it.  

Drafting and Planning

I have made a magazine cover with one of the photo's that I have edited. Having a Little White Lies magazine and a teaser poster I would have to make sure that they are completely different. As I have drafted both my poster and magazine with the same girl on the front I would have to think of different ideas for one of them. 

Drafting and Planning

I have found websites such as http://www.befunky.com/ and www.snapstouch.com/ that will help with the effects that I am going to need if I am using the photos for a magazine cover as it has to fit in with what Little White Lies do which is cartoon their photos. 

Drafting and Planning

Because of the target audience feedback that I got I have worked with the photo that they liked the best and done different effects on it to see . With these effects I would have to do further effects for the picture to suit the magazine, it depends if in the end I would do it for the magazine. I really like the first three images however I think that the last one might be too bright for the horror genre that I am doing.

I like the second photo the best however I would have to see what it would look like with white font on the top as I think with the black font you would not be able to see it over the picture. Therefore I would have to see if it still looks effective or not. (If its a poster)
If its for the magazine I would just have to see if it looks good with a cartoon like effect on it as there is no cover lines on top of it so I wouldn't have to worry about the font colours.

                             

Target Audience

I took 2 types of photos for my magazine cover to know which on would be more effective to used. I firstly took the first as it was my idea to do that in the first place however in the photo it just looks normal and it looks like there is no fear/emotion on the girls face. When I took the second it looks like the girl is out of it and doesn't look normal, this is why I thought it would be effective. For either the poster or magazine I wanted a photo close up so I could do an effect of the eyes to make it look more weird. However because of my target audience response I will make sure that in my actual photo for the magazine, the girls eyes won't be fully open.