Wednesday, 23 March 2016
Photoshoot for poster and magazine cover
For my magazine cover and poster, I wanted to feature the protagonist, Summer, as the main image. The image for my magazine cover involved Summer holding a lantern in the dark, with the light shining on a section of her face.
Image 1
This image is very striking. We see only one of her eyes which creates a very sinister tone and creates mystery and suspense. This image is also good as her skin is very pale, which portrays that she is frightened and fits in with the horror theme. Also the picture itself is of high quality, and the facial expression shows that she is frightened of something, and the viewer needs to watch the film to find out what it is.
Image 2
This image is similar to the first expect the facial expression isn't as striking. Also the image in general isn't as impressive. For this reason I will pick image 1 for my magazine cover.
For my poster, I wanted to take a picture to show Summer as being vulnerable, scared and trapped. For this reason I used a torch in a dark room to illuminate her face, this created a shadow behind which acts as an ominous figure and creates an eirry atmosphere to put the audience on the edge. Here is the image:
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Research into link between poster, trailer and magazine cover
I've decided to look at the 2008 action thriller, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army as my case study. The character of Hellboy is unique in the fact that despite his resemblance to a typical villain, with his bright red, satan-like body and intimidating build, he is actually the protagonist of the series!
Magazine Cover
Here is the March 2008 Empire cover. The title of the magazine has been modified to complement the theme of Hellboy, playing with the idea of 'hell' and fire. The colour of red and the flames were included to make a direct reference to the firm. The central image is a huge close up of Hellboy himself, he is looking angry and full of spite. This provides a narrative to the film and shows the audience that he has some kind of score to settle. The text "you and whose golden army?" is a play on the phase 'you and what army?', this it to link it to the title of the film, furthermore the text is gold to make another link. Rosary beads are used to further build the narrative of the film, contrasting the idea of religion to link to 'hell'.
Poster
Here is the official Hellboy 2: The Golden Army poster. Here we see a character who is certainly presented as powerful, we see he huge fist hitting the ground with debris rebounding back upwards. In his other hand, we see him holding a gun, a lethal weapon, this indicates that the film is going to be full of action and violence. It is somewhat unusual for a protagonist to use a gun, if you look at other sci-fi protagonists, such as The Doctor, Catniss from The Hunger Games and members of the X-Men, they rely on their other skills to fight. The fact that Hellboy has a gun in the poster shows that he is different to the others, he is unique. On the other hand you see his cape flailing in the wind, which is typical of a 'hero' in a sci-fi film. His facial expression shows anger and frustration, perhaps implying that he has a issue he needs to deal with (As he does in the Empire cover). The poster has some text located at the top, saying "Believe it or not he's the good guy", showing once again that Hellboy is different to other protagonists.
Trailer
The trailer is fast paced, action packed and full of clips typical of the genre. The 'Hellboy II' title is also carried over, making it clear that they are all linked and related, the same font and style is used to create a house style. There are many supernatural creatures shown in the trailer, making the link to the theme of hell clear. For example at 0.27, a mutant vampire-looking character emerges, who then releases a giant ogre. This builds on the sci-fi, supernatural theme that the poster and the magazine cover showed, with a major focus on Hellboy. Hellboy himself is introduced as being a protagonist who doesn't stick to typical conventions, this is emphasised in the trailer, magazine and poster.
Magazine Cover
Here is the March 2008 Empire cover. The title of the magazine has been modified to complement the theme of Hellboy, playing with the idea of 'hell' and fire. The colour of red and the flames were included to make a direct reference to the firm. The central image is a huge close up of Hellboy himself, he is looking angry and full of spite. This provides a narrative to the film and shows the audience that he has some kind of score to settle. The text "you and whose golden army?" is a play on the phase 'you and what army?', this it to link it to the title of the film, furthermore the text is gold to make another link. Rosary beads are used to further build the narrative of the film, contrasting the idea of religion to link to 'hell'.
Poster
Here is the official Hellboy 2: The Golden Army poster. Here we see a character who is certainly presented as powerful, we see he huge fist hitting the ground with debris rebounding back upwards. In his other hand, we see him holding a gun, a lethal weapon, this indicates that the film is going to be full of action and violence. It is somewhat unusual for a protagonist to use a gun, if you look at other sci-fi protagonists, such as The Doctor, Catniss from The Hunger Games and members of the X-Men, they rely on their other skills to fight. The fact that Hellboy has a gun in the poster shows that he is different to the others, he is unique. On the other hand you see his cape flailing in the wind, which is typical of a 'hero' in a sci-fi film. His facial expression shows anger and frustration, perhaps implying that he has a issue he needs to deal with (As he does in the Empire cover). The poster has some text located at the top, saying "Believe it or not he's the good guy", showing once again that Hellboy is different to other protagonists.
Trailer
The trailer is fast paced, action packed and full of clips typical of the genre. The 'Hellboy II' title is also carried over, making it clear that they are all linked and related, the same font and style is used to create a house style. There are many supernatural creatures shown in the trailer, making the link to the theme of hell clear. For example at 0.27, a mutant vampire-looking character emerges, who then releases a giant ogre. This builds on the sci-fi, supernatural theme that the poster and the magazine cover showed, with a major focus on Hellboy. Hellboy himself is introduced as being a protagonist who doesn't stick to typical conventions, this is emphasised in the trailer, magazine and poster.
Thursday, 3 March 2016
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