Saturday 30 November 2013

Film Poster and Magazine Sketches



Sketch (1) 
This is a very conventional film poster as the actor is centered and so the audience will focus on this area of the poster; which helps 'sell' the film through the actor's reputation. 

Sketch (2)
This is a sketch of the design of my film magazine front cover, as my film poster is a long shot, I made this sketch a close-up to show a different perspective of the actor and to amplify facial expressions. 

Sketch (3) 
Here is another film poster idea which allows the audience to see the actor's facial expressions in detail. I think this is important as it is another indication of the genre. The close-up creates an intimacy between the actor and the audience and so the audience can begin to understand the plot behind the image.





Friday 29 November 2013

Preliminary Photos



Here are some preliminary photos I have modeled in. By applying conventions and Mise-En-Scene associated with the genre (Police/Crime Thriller), I have compiled photos together to give me an ideas for the construction of my film poster. 


These pictures were taken in central London; the idea is to show recognisable landmarks and structures in the background to present an urban city appearance. This location is important as it links with the film genre and therefore, the audience can gain perceptions on the genre, and ultimately, the plot.



This collage features more intimate photos of the character, these were taken in a attempt to create a personal poster where the audience can see facial expressions and begin to connect to the character on an emotional level. In addition, these type of posters are designed to 'sell' the actor because, conventionally, these posters have limited effects and changes to the image apart from the background. Therefore, the simplification around the image amplifies the presence of the actor.

Saturday 16 November 2013

Target Audience Mood Board

Here is my target audience mood board, as a group, my peers and I listed different aspects of a person who is likely to watch our film. Our film genre is 'Police/Crime Thriller and so many of the symbols and images relate to back to this. Our target audience is both male and female because, males are drawn to the action side of the film and also, our film has a significant female lead which may encourage females to watch. The target audience likes crime series like Law & Order or C.S.I. as the genre's are similar. We believe that most of our target audience work in a professional environment as that would allow them to relate to the film to a certain extent. In addition, we believe our target audience reads crime novels; which shows their interest in the genre.

Tuesday 12 November 2013

Focus Group


Questionnaire Data Analysis


There were 22 respondents in this questionnaire which were answered by people of a specific place (East London) which is a relatively small scale of people; although small it can be generalized carefully towards the entire country 

Q1


The majority of respondents were males, which conforms to the predictions that more males would like to answer the questionnaire about Police Crime Thriller films as they are aimed more at this type of demographic compared to less than half of the respondents who are female

Q2

The majority of respondents were also 20 - 50 which is the age gap that was predicted when picturing the demographic. The highest age percentage of the respondents were 21-25 year old people which gives us a main target demographic to focus on the most but not to neglect the other audiences

Q3

The data shows that 64% of the 22 respondents said yes to watching a police crime thriller film(s) recently, this could suggest that the genre has high popularity as some of the films shown in the cinema right now are actually Police Crime Thriller Films

Q4
Please state the film(s) watched:

Answered: 14            Skipped: 8

Showing 14 responses

Shinjuku Incident

Seven

Dredd

The Dark Knight Trilogy

LA Confidential

The Dark Knight Trilogy Runner Runner

I haven't seen any recently

Now You See Me 

Now You See Me

Sherlock Holmes

Training day Pride and glory U.S Marshalls

Green Street

Sherlock Holmes

Pulp Fiction

From this list of films watched by the 14 respondents, The Dark Knight Trilogy and Now You See Me are the most popular being said twice. By answering this question with The Dark Knight Trilogy, it can be suggested that the film is very popular because of an iconic character based on comics and with a wide range of ages in question 2; it can be assumed that these respondents were in the broad ages of 20 to 50 years of age.
Q5

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE POLICE CRIME THRILLER FILM? AND WHY?

Answered: 14         Skipped: 8

Showing 14 responses
Shinjuku Incident, because the movie explores the topic of immigration throughout eastern Asia.

Seven - unexpected ending.

Dredd because it is a remake of the original film franchise

The Dark Knight Rises

Where the big shootout happens

The Dark Knight - because of the iconic characters from the comics appear in it

Don't have one

Sherlock Holmes

Now You See Me

Sherlock Holmes.

Brooklyn's Finest because I like the plot. It wasn't slow at certain areas

Green Street because it is local and seems realistic

Sherlock Holmes, It's funny and clever.

Runner Runner because it's funny.

Q6 

What aspect of this genre do you think made it unique?

Answered: 21                  Skipped: 1

Showing 21 responses

There's always a twist

The fact that directors are able to explore the intricate ideas of characters through this genre.

Being a hybrid genre, so it contains aspects of both the thriller and crime genres. Some recurring themes make it comparable to other film genres, however - for example, good vs evil. I think the characters in this genre are often quite complicated (e.g. the anti-hero), which stands in contrast to some other thriller films.

Different - the fast paced scenes of action where the character has to decide to kill or not

The seriousness of the detectives and the arsenal of weapons used

The combination of police and superheroes.

The story

The ending where the evidence adds up to find the culprit

The dark side of a investigator is explored

I don't know

The comedy mixed in with the plot

The way it was about magicians who "robbed" a bank instead of the normal thief or criminal which these magicians weren't

I like big, complicated plots that all come together in the end.

The issues that the detectives face during the films

The use of 'enhanced' real life situations enable the films to be both relatable through the use of human emotion and interesting through the thrilling story lines.

the factual parts where we can relate them to real stories in modern times

That we didn't know what was going to happen in the end

How relatable it can be to lives and interesting it is.

The humour

The limit of law against personal morals

The crime and thrill

Q7