Ancillary Tasks

I chose to put my ancillary tasks together first as it holds inspiration for me when I have to make the trailer. The two I had chosen to create was a film magazine cover featuring the film along with a film poster. The first one I wanted to create was the magazine cover as I have been familar with making them in previous media studies lessons. Creating a magazine would be a challenge for me but also a learning experience because I have never created a film genre magazine before. Normally I tend to put together fashion and beauty magazines in which the codes and conventions ae very different. For my type of magazine I will have to think about the type of picture I will use, the type of colours I will have to use etc, in order to capture the right genre. For my genre that I have picked, I think choosing the colours and the type of image will be easier than it sounds. Since my trailer is a bloody thriller, the main use of colour I think of to use is Red. These are the types of  conventions I need to think about when putting my magazine together. However, first I had to plan my magazine drawing up some mock-ups.

Here is the mock-up for my magazine:













For this one shown above, I decided that the main character/most recognizable character for the movie needs to be featured on the front cover. The character featured in my movie has a very recognizable mask which can be used as a trademark from the film. This is similar to almost everyone knowing the mask/dummy used in the SAW movies. You could feature that mask alone on a poster and know what it is for. I would also like to use my mask for a very similar effect. The main character is just drawn as a sketch as I am not sure of the exact pose but I know that the camera should be just below eye level to give the character a more dominant effect - taking on the same role as he does in the film. I have planned for the eyes to be very powering and threatening to the audience. I also know that the main character should be featured in the centre of the magazine taking it most of the room. Because the image is recognizable from the movie, the darker it is the more scary is can look to the audience along with it looking very eye-catching.