Article: First Draft

Here I have constructed a magazine article reviewing my film. It dicsusses how the film will be presented at the Edinbrugh Film Festival in June 2011 and will also be assessible through online formats at that time. There is a breif interview with the director who reflects on the name of the film and how she feels about it being premmiered at a film festival.
This type of article would fit well in 'Empire' Magazine as the leading film magazine in Britain it would reach out well to the target audience of people passionate about movies.


I believe the house style could be improved, the pink and contrasting yellow appear too feminine for a film magazine that should appeal to both genders, I also think more pictures/screen captures could be used to reveal more about the film and appear more visually attractive.


The NME

I am also considering featuring the article in the NME. Despite it being a music magazine it has a young, edgy audience as the majority of it's readership that I am targeting my film for. The NME website also includes a film review section, so expanding this onto print could also be a good oppurtunity to widen their audience, offering something new and refreshing yet sticking to the indie cultured ethos of the magazine.

Film Poster: Final Draft

The final poster for my short film has an atmospheric black and white colour scheme with flashes of red which I produced on Photoshop. I think the picture is far more visually attractive and fits with the dramatic and artistic tone of the film. I have included all the vital elements which make up a professional poster such as the studio name 'Pulp Pictures' a website address so it is accessible to the online audience who appreciate short films. As well as details of the Director, Writer, Producer, Executive Producers, Actors and Music composer.

I've updated the tag-line which now reads 'A Story of Strangers and the Intervention of Fate' which makes it far more ambiguous and widens the target audience outside the 'romance' genre, setting it up as more of a 'mystery drama'.

Film Poster: First Draft

Here I have constructed a poster for my short film using 'Photoshop'. I've included both actors names across the top and also a website address as short films are mainly accessible online.

I've included a studio name as 'Pulp Pictures' to give the poster a realistic feel as well as the tagline 'The Story of a Boy & a Girl. The Sun, the sand & the Surprises along the way' to establish it to the audience as a romance.

Recce Check & Risk Assessment

Ancillary Tasks Research: Conventions of a Magazine Layout

When considering my Magazine Article Ancillary Task, I have looked at examples of the British Film Magazine: Empire. It is an immensely popular monthly magazine with an average circulation of 194,016 and includes all the latest news and reviews in the world of film.

Generally the articles are either behind the scenes looks into the film with interviews of the stars and production team involved or a review with a star rating. I could consider doing a mixture of both for my double page spread for my own film.

The tone for both types of article is descriptive and fast paced to entice the reader to watch the film, whilst the review can be more critical and humorous. All the layouts follow the generic pattern of neat collumns with simplistic white backgrounds, bold headings also entice the reader and indicate what the article is about. There is also use of 'tag quotes' throughout the article which point out significant information.

It could be said the main focus of all three articles is the use of images, whether a large central picture of the film or small boxes for screen caps or a mixture of both. An article about a film must appear visually striking to attract the audience to read the feature.

Filming

Locations:

Exterior: Saltburn beach and Pier

Interior: Boys bedroom

Cast List

Boy - played by Michael Kelly

Girl - played by Helen Jamison

Costumes

Boy - black trench coat, jeans, grey hoody

Girl - green parka, blue dress, red head scarf

Props

I-pod, Mobile Phone, Sketch-Book, sticks and pebbles