Evaluation: Question 1- In what way does your media products use, develop and challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Poster

Use:
Different sizes and layout of pictures to separate enemy and victims.

Red and black use of colours to reflect on the horror genre.

I have put the film title, tag line, web address and credits at the bottom of the poster like the way it is in the Scream 4 poster.

Develop:
Different foreground colours for pictures show who is the enemy and who are the victims. On the Scream 4 poster the scream character is in it's real colours.

I've put the 2 main star names at the top of the poster.

Inserted our 2 film company logos on my poster below the credits.

Challenge:
Enemy watches over the girls I decided to have his eyes stand out but instead of the usual red colour to relate the horror genre I chose to have his natural eye colour blue.

Magazine Cover

Use:
All media conventions are used.

Text is placed at the bottom and top of the cover. Top text lets the audience know it's a horrors collectors issue and bottom text states latest movies.

Pictures are big and fit well into the page when 3 people are used.

Develop:
Usually have background scene or just block colours but I inserted a picture onto it that gives away a part of the storyline. I used a medium shot picture of blood writing which was in one of our filming location. the tunnel.

Red and black colour fonts for the link to the horror genre.

Slightly different layout of text, plus text is put onto the cover to make it stand out.

Challenge:
A block colour of black behind the text at the top of the cover to make the masthead seem like it's blending in to the background.

Teaser Trailer

Use:
It has the MPAA rating at the beginning of the teaser trailer which I got this off Google images.



It has a couple of film company logos, I created Crooked Pictures and Laura made Granite Films.



Introduce the main characters at the beginning. On our teaser trailer we have Sarah (Laura) and Josh (Brendon).



Text is inserted in the teaser trailer to give the audience an idea of what the movie is about. In 'One Missed Call' we have "Everyday 2 billion cellphones ring..." and on ours we have "WHAT DOES IT TAKE".



Use of fake blood, 'One Missed Call' doesn't use it in their trailer but it's common in horror trailers.



Close-up shots to focus on scared face expressions as it's a horror teaser trailer.



Big close-up shot of a female character screaming at the end like the way it's done in 'One Missed Call'.



Develop:
Uses different shots/angles for same scenes e.g. the bit where Sarah (Laura) dumps Josh (Brendon).



Compared to 'One Missed Call' we have used a mobile footage video. Although it's not a challenge as other movie makers have used this, it's developed to our teaser trailer.



In 'One Missed Call' low angle shots are used in the scary scenes. In our teaser trailer a high angle shot is used instead. This was done to show who are the victims, they are watched at a high angle to emphasize their weakness and for the audience create suspense.



Challenge:
Throughout the teaser trailer the face of the enemy is hidden without using a mask or something like face paint to cover it. Only a tiny part of the teaser trailer shows the side of his face.



The story line of our movie/teaser trailer as you don't know who to feel more sorry for. Should it be for Josh (Brendon) or the 3 girls especially Sarah (Laura) as the boy seeks revenge but the girls make a fool of him.