A2 level evaluation

A2 level evaluation from Billysmedia

A2 media evalaution- In what ways does your media product, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation of our Horror Trailer- Effectiveness of Trailer

Film Magazine Ancillary Task

This is my film magazine. I used the Empire conventions such as the price and date inside the 'm' on the Empire title. I also used their caption 'the worlds biggest movie magazine'. I wanted to follow the conventions of Empire because it is so iconic. When researching Empire magazine I noticed that it's layout was quite varied which allowed me to be creative when creating my magazine. Overall I am happy with my Magazine cover, I think it follows the conventions of Empire magazine but also has it's own unique look that all Empire magazines have. 

This was the main inspiration for my magazine. I felt like I needed to research another magazine. The other two Empire magazines I researched were really unusual and I wanted to look at a more conventional one. This magazine was the inspiration for the text around my character. I really liked the text around wolverine in this one. It is really well organised and is set behind him to make him seem powerful. The fact that is surrounds him seem dominant. I wanted the same affect for my magazine. His head also covers the title like mine, this, again makes him seem power full and important and I wanted the same effect. 

Porce-Lyn Horror Film Trailer

Final Poster Ancillary Task

This is my finished film poster. I think it is greatly improved from the last version. The 'darkness is alive' text didn't stand out on the last one and was a bit lost so I used the clone tool on photoshop and cloned some of the misty white to cover the text to create more contrast and make it stand out. I also centred both titles this was a more conventional and look better. All film posters have company credits or logos on them and I needed to add these. The other thing I added at the bottom was a web address this is also common on film posters. All the added detail at the bottom page make it look more professional and refined. The mask in the window on the last version wasn't obvious enough so I made it bigger and moved it to a more obvious place. It is now more eye catching and noticeable. Overall this poster has more depth to it and I am happy with the final outcome.

Poster Process

This is the second version of my poster. I think it is greatly improved. I went for a more conventional approach of just using one image and having the poster in portrait rather than landscape. I like the white smokey effect that this image has it helps to create a mysterious atmosphere. I achieved this affect by using a filter in photoshop. I also like the text that I included at the bottom of the page, it is one of the conventions of film posters they quite often have this kind of text with all the credits in it. It advertises the people involved with the film as well as the film companies.  I would have liked the "Darkness is Alive" text to stand out more and the masked figure in the window is a little bit lost. However overall I think this poster has more impact than my first version and looks more professional

This is the first version of my film poster. I tried to break conventions with this film poster. I tried to use two images on the same poster and it didn't work as well as I had hoped. I think it does have a quirkiness that could be quite eye catching but it doesn't really look professional enough. I liked elements of this poster such as the 'if darkness is alive text with the burned affect around it. After making this poster I realised that I needed to just use one image rather than putting two together and be more conventional. I decided to make a second version of this poster aiming to improve it.