The genre of all three of my texts is a thriller with the
demographic of 18+ this is due to the usage of blood and some foul language and
violent scenes used throughout the film itself.
There are common elements used in my three texts such as the
characters. The images and footage used on all three texts are of the main
characters involved which are effective due to the audience being able to
easily recognise them. I chose to use a
mid-shot of Alex who plays Ryan on my magazine and poster due to him being the
main protagonist throughout the film. I also included a mid-shot of Glen on my
magazine to portray an antagonist character. The images used on both magazine
and poster are serious poses from the characters. This is because magazines and
posters stereotypically use either an action shot or a still shot for their
main image. Thriller posters should give a serious vibe and cold chill which is
why the pose of the characters look unwelcoming.
Following from this, the mid-shots on the poster are black
and white which is similar to the flashback scene in the trailer. I also dimmed
the extreme close up image of Alex’s eyes which is a still shot from the
trailer to show a more dark meaning and low key lighting is a stereotypical
convention for a thriller. The fact this image is low key, it can suggest that
even though Ryan is an innocent character, he has a dark psychological mind
which tricks the audience into thinking whether he is a protagonist or
antagonist.
There is a hatred relationship between Ryan and his father
Glen. This is seen in the low angle shot of Glen shouting at Ryan during the
trailer. This is also portrayed in the poster with the mid-shot image of him
and Ryan on different sides of the poster looking serious. This relationship is
a narrative I included in my poster. This will attract the audience and
intrigue them to want to watch the trailer and film due to wanting to find out
why they have a bad relationship and what will happen as the outcome. This is
classed as a thriller due to the ‘unknown’ being a stereotypical convention.
I emphasized many film genre conventions such as the low key
lighting which can be seen in the trailer towards the end but also the use of
dark backgrounds on both my magazine cover and poster. This instantly tells the
audience what genre it is due to dark colours being more associated to a
thriller/horror rather than a comedy. I
also used professional fonts and colours within all three texts. My research
showed me that the main colours used in fonts are red or white with a very dark
background colour either black or dark blue. I used synergistic features within
my trailer such as the inter-titles which includes a white serif font with an
added red shadow behind it. This connotes danger and fear. I also kept the same
colour scheme for my poster and magazine with the colours red and white. I kept
the title the same for all three texts so the audience will be able to
recognise it easily. The title is big and bold due to it being an important
part of information; the title is white with a red outline. The title consists
of blood splats which connotes death or violence which is similar to ‘The Last
House on the Left’ title.
However, I created a tag line but this can only be seen on
the poster I created. The tag line is ‘One way out’. With the font Trajan Pro
on Photoshop. I kept the text white and added a red drop shadow behind. It
would have been effective to use this as an inter-title for my other texts but a
tag line is more suitable and stereotypical to be on a poster. The use of the
tagline will intrigue the audience and give a thrilling effect which was the main
purpose of it.
I used effects on the trailer such as a fade to white to
show a memory. I used similar effects on my poster and magazine by using a
white glow behind the images. This glow also helped make the images stand out
and look more supernatural which is a stereotypical convention. The white glow
can also connote innocence which exaggerates Ryan’s character.
There is a link in the institution between two of my texts.
For example, the production company is seen on the trailer and poster. This is
useful and effective due to the audience knowing what types of films are made.
The age certificate is also seen on the trailer and poster. These are
stereotypical places to view them. This is effective because it is clear who
the main demographic is. Furthermore, the release date is on the poster and
trailer and it is bold which makes it eye catchy. This is effective and will
give the film views because the audience will know when it is available.
Overall, using the same colour scheme, images, fonts and
generic conventions, the combination of my trailer, poster and magazine cover
is effective due to it being easily recognisable. Due to the use of
technological convergence, the demographic will easily be able to view these
products on their phones or tablets due to them being published on social media
sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.
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