Pitch Feedback

After giving my pitch about my proposed product, I received numerous amounts of feedback from peers and my lecturer.

One of the main things that they picked up on was my lack of research/inspiration for the two smaller tasks which accompanied my larger one. To solve this, I will conduct more research into movie posters for horror films, as well as movie magazines in which the front cover features a horror movie. This will allow me to get a better understanding of how to create products of that nature.

Another point of feedback I received was that I need to elaborate on my plot, storyline and predicted cast of my movie/trailer. While a generic horror film, sticking to the conventions, may be considered simple to plan, that does not excuse the fact that even the most basically storylined horror films have a plot which must first be detailed and outlined with an accompanying storyboard.

A final bit of feedback that I received was to take a closer look at British film trailers for horror movies, as (unlike American ones) these are stereotypically filmed with a smaller budget (a factor which I will be mirroring). This will help me get a better understanding of how I can use my lack of a budget to my advantage, and still make the film trailer look as effective as ever.

A2 Project Pitch

I delivered my original concept for my ideas and inspirations in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.

 

Initial Flatplans

Here are the flatplans that I will feature within my pitch regarding my products.

This first flatplan, which relates to the magazine front cover. I have obviously included elements which are found within many magazines, such as a masthead, main sell line, minor sell lines, necessary information etc. I have left a large space for the main subject of the final product to be located. This way, they are the first thing that the audience sees upon seeing the magazine cover for the first time, and they are far more likely to retain interest if the subject used is a famous actor, hence why they should be the main focus. I have added minor sell lines around the page, which will feature additional films that will be present within the magazine. By adding as many film names to the magazine cover as possible, the audience is far more likely to consider buying the magazine if they see the name of an actor, article or film they are interested by, which is why it is important to include as many different names of films or actors as possible, which I have planned to do as shown via the flatplan.

Regarding the poster flatplan, I have decided to adopt a very simplistic design, featuring a dark background with very few details and have the main subject of the poster centralised on top of the dark background. I have also stated that I will try and utilise different lighting effects to make the subject stand out amongst the dark background. I have also decided to include the title of the movie below this main image, as I believe this will be a beneficial location for the title, leaving the upper part of the poster free for the main image. I have also added credits to the very bottom of the page, noting how they should be of a bright colour and small, narrow text.

Despite both of these flatplans being very basic, I hope that I will be able to further my understanding of key conventions within horror movie magazines and posters and can adjust these designs accordingly, creating an overall effective series of final products.

A2 Brief Introduction

Looking back on last year's final products and product development, I am confident that this year I will be able to produce far more professional-looking products both in terms of practical tasks, as well as planning and production tasks.
For my A2 media task this year, I decided to pick the second brief:

2. A promotion package for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with a film magazine front cover featuring the film and a poster for the film.

This task would require me to plan a lot of the aspects of a film trailer such as the cast, locations, copyright permissions etc. I am confident that I will be able to produce high-quality products for this brief, incorporating various elements from last year's products to influence and help create the pieces for this year's brief.