Edited Trailer

Storyboard

Linking our trailer with ancillary texts

Video Presentation

Final Trailer

Movie Magazine Cover

After looking at many different magazine covers, I realized they sometimes use the same photo that is shown on the promotional poster, so I decided to do the same thing. Earlier on I did a mock up of how I'd like to set out my magazine cover. Since then, I've looked at a lot more magazines and therefore changed what I wanted as my final product slightly. I wanted to make the majority of the front cover about our movie 'The Game.'

Movie Poster

I went with my original idea for my poster. The mock up I did earlier holds the general idea I ended up using. I didn't want there to be too much information. I felt I should use a lot of ratings as that is something most people look at when they think about going to a film or not. I've used conventional colours that are associated with horror/thriller movies and the expression on Rebecca's face I feel is very eye-catching and is a good advertisement for the movie.

Production Log

2nd April 2010 - Filming - Storyboard (Rachel, Rebecca and Sophie)
6th April 2010 - Filming - Storyboard and spontaneous filming (Rachel, Rebecca, Anthony and Sophie)

Story Overview

The outline of our story was that Richard killed Rebecca who trusted him. When another moves into her old house, he sets his eyes on her and the ghost of Rebecca is trying to warn Rachel. We tried to make the trailer ambiguous. For instance, we didn't want to make it clear if Rebecca was trying to help Rachel or if she was jealous of the attention Rachel was getting from Rebecca. However, we do know Rachel is the potential victim and Richard is a killer.

Costume List

The clothing used was casual/everyday wear the the actors/actresses would generally wear. We had to make sure they were wearing them consistently through certain shots. There was a also a jacket that Rebecca's character wore when she was killed, and she continues to wear this when she is dead/haunting Rachel's character. However this was only a subtle factor in the trailer, and is probably not recognized when watched only a couple of times.

Venue List and Risk Assessment

Spinny Woods (Kirkby)
Deyes High School (Maghull)
Spinny Close (Kirkby)

These locations provided us with the scenery and mis en scene that our shots needed. Some close ups we were able to do in Deyes High School as the background was not important. Long shots and panning shots were done in Spinny Woods and Spinny Close as we needed the mis en scene to fit in with the story or what was happening.

For risk assessment, we had to be sure that when running, there would be nothing in the way which could cause somebody to get hurt. So we checked the pathways where the characters had to walk. Also, we had to a number of high shots and therefore stand on a stable platform in order to get these shots. This was done in a safe manner, as we checked that the platform would not fail to keep the camera up.

Actor List

Actors in this our trailer where:

Anthony Killen (Richard)
Rebecca Taylor Williams (Victim)
Rachel Waring (Potential victim)

Analysis of Posters

The poster for the film Monster, has colour themes that imply it is to do with something historic (with a dull background and neutral colours) and murder (the colour of the the words 'Monster' being in red.) The expressions on both characters faces show ditress and that there's something wrong. Charlize Theron's character is clearly poor. We can see this through what clothes she is wearing, the definition on her aging face and her hair looks uncared for. We also know it is mainly about her as she stands in front of Christina Ricci's character. "Based on a true story" tends to attract attention as people would prefer to see something with a glimpse of truth in than being entirely fiction. Christina Ricci's character looks almost airbrushed, possibly implying that she is fiction and the character who Charlize Theron is playing is the real person in the film. It is clear this film is not telling a happy story, and is clear it is about poor people. The names of the actresses stand out more than they would if the actresses where unknown. This could be to attract attention because they don't look like they usually do.




The poster for American Psycho has colour themes that suggest it is a dark, dreary film. The expression on Christian Bale's face shows he is up to something, and that he is neither innocent or happy. The rich purple and blue colours in this poster also show that he is of a high class, and his clothes shows he has a well paid job. He looks clean and well-kept, so the knife is even more shocking when in contrast with these factors. The words 'Killer looks' mean two things. That he is a good looking person, that many women may go for, and the word 'killer' along with knife prove it is indeed about murder, and he will be the murderer in the film. Possibly murdering the women who find him so attractive.

Analysing the trailer of Monster.



Monster is a film about the first and most well known female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, who killed 7 customers while working as a prostitute in the late 80's in America. The movie is well known more so for the transformation Charlize Theron went through in order to become Aileen. The trailer shows how Aileen progresses into a killer. The mis en scene is a particularly important part in this trailer, as many people are interested in how well Theron has been transformed into a low class, unnattractive serial killer. (She is, of course, generally seen as a beautiful woman, sometimes a sex object.) As she gets older, the frame gets larger. There's a close up on her hand while she's looking for customers indicating she's a prostitute. There is also non-diegetic sound of gunshots which insist she has in fact killed someone. There are many close-ups meaning the film involves a lot of emotion throughout the movie. The acting is focused on in this trailer. There is no need for any 'spectacle' or clever editing as the portrayals of each character is the most important thing in this trailer. The non-diegetic sound is music. The mood of the music is quite saddening and the main character narrating what is happening. The narrative is an insight into the mind of Aileen and her reasons for doing these things. It's showing how a person with generally good morals can turn into something truly horrific. The introduction of the character Selby links in with the visual of Christina Ricci's name, implying that this is her character. Overall, we can tell the movie is telling the story of a low-class, grungy murderer, what led them to such acts and how they are treated after they've commited the murder.

Analysing the trailer of American Psycho.



The movie American Psycho is a thriller/black comedy, it combines serious issues such as mental illness and psychotic behaviour with comical situations and narrative. The trailer makes it clear that both of these factors are indeed a huge part of the movie. The quick cuts suggest that it is a fast paced movie, filled with a wide variety of emotions, none of which are displayed by the protagonist. He is shown to be a cold-hearted non human monster. The text used to describe Patrick Bateman's day has an outdate 80's look, implying it is set in the 80's. The mis en scene also shows this. The costumes worn by the men, their hair, mixed with the dialogue show they are the stereotypical middle class 'yuppies' living in 1980's America. It is clear they have money, they are of a high status and have a sense of arrogance about them. In none of the clips does Bateman show any emotion other than happiness. When we see this mixed with him violently killing people, we know the title indeed refers to him.

Analysing Magazine Covers

This magazine cover I found particularly interesting, as the colours are extremely different to what is generally used. When looking through other Empire Magazine covers, the conventional colours tend to be red, blue, black and white. In this there are eye-catching colours we'd possibly associate with fun or games. These have been used so that they are associated with the mis en scene of the picture, which is of course of The Joker, played by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight. He is playing an iconic role in this movie, a cartoon that has been around for years, and had previously been played by Jack Nicholson in Tim Burton's film adaptation of Batman. The colours green and purple are generally associated with this character, and this is probably why they adapted the whole magazine's look to associate and blend in with the character; because he's so iconic. There is a dark desaturated background behind Ledger, possibly implying that he is a big impact on a very quiet, dull world. Lines and crosses have also been made to look like they are spray painted onto the magazine. This shows that he is a nuisance, or a menace to society and he's out to cause disruption. For the most part, this cover is about The Dark Knight. It's such a huge film that it needs the full coverage and attention, and the magazine certainly does this.