Developing my poster part 1

I have begun my movie poster by adding the title of the film first, and i have done this first as it is probably the most eye catching part of the poster other than the main image, and as my main image does not need to be added until the end.

Movie Magazine inspirations

Movie Poster Inspirations

Adding the studio logos to my trailer

i have included studio logos into my trailer in order to make the trailer feel authentic as many trailers will either open or have near the start with the logos of the companies that made the film. For my movie, i decided Warner Bros is a good choice to be my studio as they have made some iconic horror movies over the years such as The Exorcist and The Shining. I then added a logo animation for Warner Bros before incorporating my own production logo and its animated intro into the trailer.

Warner Bros

My own production company

Developing my magazine part 7

In the next part of my development process, i have added some of the smaller details that are often seen on magazine covers, especially Empire magazine. The tagline i have included under the masthead is the one that is a common feature of Empire magazine, and the line itself,"The World's Biggest Movie Magazine" calls out the pedigree and popularity of the magazine. I have also added the conventions of the date and price onto the magazine, and i did this in order to fit more with the standard layout of a magazine cover, and the price i chose was representative of the style model, Empire, and its pricing.

Developing my magazine part 6

I have added more to the bottom of the cover, because it previously looked very open and with very little in there. This is why i decided to add another cover line, this time i decided to show another interview, in order to make the magazine look like it has plenty within. This time, i decided to make the interview about Quentin Tarantino, who is a internationally acclaimed director with his own following and could draw in new readers who are only there for his interview. The pulled quote from the interview is "Why i'm only making 10 movies" and this is a good way to get interest from the reader as it is a answer to a question on Tarantino retiring at 10 movies that as of now has no concrete answer. I have also added a barcode onto the cover in order to further replicate the authenticity of Empire magazine, which has often had the barcode at the bottom right of the screen.

Developing my magazine part 5

I have added more conventions to my magazine that show that there is more in this magazine than just the main headline of my film. I have shown through cover lines that there are more films within the magazine. I decided to pick some of the biggest blockbusters of 2017 in order to make the magazine more appealing to a wider audience. I have also added a skyline with the phrase "world exclusive" as this makes the magazine content appear more unique and exclusive to only this magazine issue.

Developing my magazine part 4

The next crucial element of my magazine i have decided to include is the anchoring text for my headline, which serves to give the reader more information than just the name of the film. The anchoring text here sticks to the same house style i have consistently been using, and i highlighted the word "biggest" in capital letters in order to make it bold and eye catching and the word itself gives the reader a impression of what the scale and production value the movie has. I also decided to include a quote from the production, and i did this because it immediately lets the reader infer that there is a interview inside where the quote is pulled from.

Developing my Magazine part 3

Next on the development of my magazine, i decided to add another key convention, being the headline of the magazine, in this case the movie's title "Tenebris". This is done using the same font that i have used on both my movie trailer and poster, and maintains the consistent house style of both the colours and fonts used.

Developing my magazine part 2

The next thing i have done is add the Empire masthead, which is a key convention of my magazine, and it is placed at the area where my style model, Empire itself, always places its masthead. This is important for the magazine to look like a authentic magazine that Empire would publish. I chose Empire over Total film and other movie magazines due to its size, as in my opinion it is the biggest UK based magazine.

Developing my magazine part 1

The first thing i did was decide on my photo i was going to be using for my magazine. i eventually decided on this one as the photo is medium close up, and this follows my style models of the Empire magazine. The filter i decided to use has enhanced the photo in contrasting the slasher with the brick wall behind him, as the original photo had very little to make the villain stand out. Here, the jacket and features of the mask serve to stand out more, and the brick wall has this effectively grey background, which further acts to make the villain stand out on the cover.