Film Magazine Cover- Draft

This is the draft of my Film Magazine front cover. It is missing a picture which will take up the large unused spaced. The picture will be of two of our main characters.

Risk Assessment

With filming there are certain risks that we must be careful of and there are certain precautions we can take to minimise these risks to ourselves and others. The risk severity is out of ten, with ten being the most severe

Risk	Severity	Precautions
Dropping the camera	3	Carry it carefully Leave on the tripod
Tripping up while moving to film	6	Walk while carrying the tripod Be careful where u go
Tripping up leads/equipment	6	Be careful and aware of where the equipment is Walk, don’t rush
Cars and Traffic	9	Cross roads in save areas Use paths and try to stay in well lit areas
Filming on the street at night	4	Stay together and try to stay in well lit areas

Settings; Update

At first we were planning on using the train station to film our final scene in the trailer where the stalker and the victim end up in the same place, however after asking the train station for permission, they said we would not be able to film there.
We have re thought and have decided to film an online conversation between the two character's which will be suitable for the target audience as they spend a lot of time on social media sites and so by doing this they will be able to emphasise with the pressure/fear of someone being able to find out a lot of information about you via the internet.

Filming Schedule

Date	Filming
29/12/15	Filming both of the Talking Scenes at Jared’s House
02/01/16	Filming the Dinner Scene and the Bottle Scene at Jared’s House
04/01/16	Filming C visits house scene at Jared’s House
05/01/16	Filming stalking scene and Final scene in town and at the train station

Ideas for my Film Magazine front cover

A magazine front cover is very detailed and contains a lot of information, about the main film it is promoting, other articles within it about other films, competitions, the name of the magazine, a tagline and institutional information. A lot of the cover will be a picture of the actors/actresses from the main film it is promoting/reviewing and also the title of the magazine cover and the main film.

In my magazine cover, the title will be at the top as this is conventional for magazine covers since this is the first thing they want the audience to read. i am currently unsure what to call my magazine cover but one idea is to name it something to do with films along with implying it is extra content. This way it keeps in short which is conventional for film magazine names. A few examples are 'Empire' and 'Total Film'. This keeps them memorable and doesn't take up a lot of room on the front cover of the magazine. 

A tagline is also used as this helps the audience to remember the magazine and is a good example of synergy. The main picture on the front cover if often actors that are the main characters in the film the magazine is promoting. This then attracts fans of these actors/actresses and they are more willing to read what has been said about the film. There are also extra stories about other films but these just inform the audience that the magazine contains these inside. A competition is often used to promote the magazine and they will link with other companies. People are more likely to buy the magazine if they know they can win something worthwhile.

On my magazine front cover i will try to incorporate as much of these conventions as possible to try to make mine look as professional as possible and to make the audience want to see our film. Below are some ideas that i have looked at have and liked the design. The colours for my magazine will be predominantly dark colours such as red and blacks as this connotes the thriller genre and the unknown and tense feeling thriller films bring.

Ideas for my Film Poster

The conventional colours that are found on a psychological thriller film poster are red and black. This is due to the connotation that both the colours bring. The colour red connotes danger and violence which foreshadows the events in the film, and black connotes the unknown which many people are afraid of. White text is commonly used as this connotes the innocence of the victim in the film, especially when that character is shown on the poster. Along with this, lowkey lighting shows their face to create mystery and enigma, especially when the background is dark.

The layout of a poster is very important, with most of the poster showing the most important character or the most famous actor on the front as this will be one of the films USP. The title is often located at the bottom of the poster in thriller trailers as this doesn't take away from the effect of the image. However if I place the title at the top of the poster the audience will see the title first and so remember it more. Also the title may be black or red, for the reasons stated previously or sometimes they are white. White can connote the innocence of the victim in the film. The font is often in a Sans serif font as this looks professional and serious, similar to the genre. On my poster i will put my title about 1/3rd of the way up from the bottom but it will be the largest text on the poster, and as I don't have any famous actors the title will be the most important aspect on the poster.

The institutional information is also found on a poster, it is usually located at the bottom and is small so it doesn't take attention away from the important aspects such as the title, picture and the release date. Posters also have reviews from well known institutions that will show the audience that it is a good film and going to see. In my poster these will be at the top as they are important for the audience to see as many people can be persuaded by reviews. A tagline will also be present which will often be found on other promotional items for the film as this synergy helps the audience to recognise the film.

Shotlist

Talking scene: B+C (Alice + Jared)
-long shot sitting on sofa
-close up/mid shot of B pushing C
-long shot as B gets up to walk away
-extreme close up as C grabs B hand

Dinner Scene: C (Jared)
-mid shot of C eating dinner
-close up of grades passing
- mid-long shot of C scrunching up paper
- long shot of C storming off

Bottle Scene: C (Jared)
- mid-long shot of C taking a bottle of drink from cupboard
- throwing bottle
- close up of bottle smashing against wall

Talking scene 2: B+A (Alice + Jade)
- close up of B+A talking
-close up of B being upset, head in hands, A comforting her
-over the shoulder of B looking at messages
-extreme close up of “Messages Deleted”

C visits House scene: C+A (Jared + Jade)
-midshot of C walking to door
-close up A answering door
-mid shot of A+C talking
-close up of A closing the door
-close up of C’s foot in the door

Stalking scene in town: C+A (Jared + Jade)
-Tracking longshot of A
-Close up of C’s face in darkness
- Midshot of A walking past the camera
- Pan of A walking past alley way, C steps forwards out of darkness

Final Scene: C+A (Jared + Jade)
- Mid shot of A looking at phone
- Close up on text on the phone
- Longshot showing A walking with C behind
- A sits down/stands up, C enters the shot but behind A