- a very clear, simple to use website
- great cohesiveness with other tasks; same colour use, fonts, pictures etc.
- an exciting interatctive website packed with great images that are very persuasive
- terrific new media technologies with widgets to facebook, twitter etc
- a great central image that suggests the contrast between the two character
- eye-catching colours and images to draw in the viewer
- meets all the conventions of real film website designs
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Ancillary Task - The Website
This is our film website we created using iweb on the Mac.
http://www.beaumedia.org.uk/Daisy_Chained/Welcome.html
Magazine cover feedback
Little White Lies
"An authentic and convincing version of the Little White Lies magazine cover meeting all the required conventions and transforming an original image with appropriate artistic effects. It is evident that extensive research into the forms and conventions has been completed. This has been further developed with creative titles that meet the theme of the film." Kay Millls
"A great choice of font but could improve the coloured background." Josh Morl
"A realistic version of a Little White Lies cover, meeting all the conventions. I like the hint of yellow inside the flower as it emphasizes the daisy." Gemma Lunney
"The font is used well as it represents the title of the film. A very professional looking magazine cover." Rachel Bugg
Empire
"An effective recreation of the Empire front cover with an attractive base image whose colours have been carefully selected for use as the teaser and cover line fonts. All appropriate conventions developed with close attention to detail. A terrific cover." Kay Mills
"A good use of variety and saturated colour, very eye-catching." Josh Morl
"The source of colour from the picture is very effetive making the title stand out. All the conventions have been met and work well." Gemma Lunney
"I like the use of a cohesive picture to ensure it is relateable to your teaser trailer." Josh Shimali
"I like the image used as the character is side on emphasizing the mood of the film. This also makes it original and attractive to the reader." Rachel Bugg
"An authentic and convincing version of the Little White Lies magazine cover meeting all the required conventions and transforming an original image with appropriate artistic effects. It is evident that extensive research into the forms and conventions has been completed. This has been further developed with creative titles that meet the theme of the film." Kay Millls
"A great choice of font but could improve the coloured background." Josh Morl
"A realistic version of a Little White Lies cover, meeting all the conventions. I like the hint of yellow inside the flower as it emphasizes the daisy." Gemma Lunney
"The font is used well as it represents the title of the film. A very professional looking magazine cover." Rachel Bugg
Empire
"An effective recreation of the Empire front cover with an attractive base image whose colours have been carefully selected for use as the teaser and cover line fonts. All appropriate conventions developed with close attention to detail. A terrific cover." Kay Mills
"A good use of variety and saturated colour, very eye-catching." Josh Morl
"The source of colour from the picture is very effetive making the title stand out. All the conventions have been met and work well." Gemma Lunney
"I like the use of a cohesive picture to ensure it is relateable to your teaser trailer." Josh Shimali
"I like the image used as the character is side on emphasizing the mood of the film. This also makes it original and attractive to the reader." Rachel Bugg
Ancillary Task - The Magazine
I created a magazine cover in the style of 'Empire' using Adobe Fireworks. To ensure it was realistic I made sure I included the following conventions: Empire title, price and date, main image, cover lines, colours from the main image etc.
I had to use a number of different layers to create an effective magazine cover as I wanted the girl in front of the Empire masthead but the background behind it. This took a lot of time and effort as well as trial and error but I am very pleased with how it finally turned out.
ancillary magazine cover
After my research into film magazines, i decided that i wanted to create a copy of the Little White Lies cover as i thought my creative art skills would be best used. Furthermore i like the idea of each issue belonging to the chosen film i.e 'The Daisy Chained issue' as the whole cover can adervertise the film. I used the full face image of the character Daisy to follow the cohesiveness of the magazine along with the other conventions such as the logo, titles and the artist's signiture. I use the programmes Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Photoshop. I removed the photo background to later be replaced by a coloured background and added a cohessive creative title to follow the conventions of a Little White Lies Magazine cover.
Poster feedback
Daisy poster:
PROS
-excellent framing
-good light contrast
-a strong central image that reflects the innocence of the main character
-sound application of conventions throughout
-cohesive use of text
-the font used portrays the intertwining of the nature theme by the use of each letter linking together
-clear indication of character and theme within the poster
CONS
-quote over main image
-miniture production logos needed
Stephen poster:
PROS
-menicing to suit the film
-sinister atmosphere created by conventional thriller mise on scene
-low key lighting and dark costume to go with the character
-appropriate use of forms and conventions of a real media product
-very cohesive with the text, image and low-key lighting
-chilling quote to help indicate the theme of the teaser
CONS
-framing could be ajustied to make the character taller
PROS
-excellent framing
-good light contrast
-a strong central image that reflects the innocence of the main character
-sound application of conventions throughout
-cohesive use of text
-the font used portrays the intertwining of the nature theme by the use of each letter linking together
-clear indication of character and theme within the poster
CONS
-quote over main image
-miniture production logos needed
Stephen poster:
PROS
-menicing to suit the film
-sinister atmosphere created by conventional thriller mise on scene
-low key lighting and dark costume to go with the character
-appropriate use of forms and conventions of a real media product
-very cohesive with the text, image and low-key lighting
-chilling quote to help indicate the theme of the teaser
CONS
-framing could be ajustied to make the character taller
Ancillary Task - The Poster
I created this poster using Adobe Fireworks. I desaturated the colour to make it fit the persona of the character and added a quote that fits the film well. I also included conventions such as the title, production credits, age certificate and main actors/actresses names. This ensured my poster looks as realistic and professional as possible.
research into ancillary tasks - poster
TANGLED 24.11.2010
THE KINGS SPEECH 24.10.2010
TRUE GRIT 11.02.2011
PAUL 14.02.2011How cohesive are the products?
I believe that after researching many promotional posters (including my earlier powerpoints), i have a greater understanding of the effect that cohesive products have. The idea of cohesive posters is to follow the theme of the film yet attract different audiences and I think this is a great way to complement all aspects of the different marketing products.
After researching different genres, i have come to the conclusion that many films have opted for a selection of individual character posters. Many of these, i have found, are animated comedy's however all are popular, well-known characters i.e. Toy Story 3, Shrek, Alice in Wonderland. I like this idea as i think it is the most affective way to attract different audiences, especially when it comes to young children as everyone has a favourite character. I will definitely consider this when it comes to creating my own.
The cohesive colours that are used link the posters to the film itself and adds a greater impact towards the genre and to the viewer, particularly if the genre is horror/thriller (Which ours is) as the dark atmosphere can attract the audience.
Release dates and titles are the most important aspects of each poster and i feel that cohesive fonts are more memorable towards the audience rather than constantly changing styles. Furthermore, I like the idea of including rhetorical questions and star ratings/reviews about the film as it can give the audience a greater attraction towards the film as we get an insight on viewers opinions.
Conventions of a film poster:
TITLE
CHARACTER PICTURE/FILM IMAGE
RELEASE DATE
STARRING ACTORS
3D SCREENING
STAR RATINGS/REVIEWS
RHETORICAL QUESTIONS
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
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