Film magazine analysis

Empire magazine.

With the title 'EMPIRE' being in red and bold capitals, makes this as it stands out amongst the other font used, making it the clearest element on this magazine. The main colours despite the red used are blue, white and yellow. This theme is kept simple and makes the magazine easy reading. The use of the large image of Harry Potter however is what attracts the readers the most, the use of large images not only makes the magazine easy reading. The mid shot of Harry Potter plays a big part in the front cover as he is an iconic film star, the glasses and blood on his face dennotes that a new film is added to the Harry Potter sequel and gives us an insight that it involves a lot of action, appealing to the readers as this will intrigue them and make them want to purchase empire magazine to read further.

The taglines list the names of films, showing the readers what the content inside the magazine is. At the bottom of the page we also have more films names. On the left of the front cover underneath the tagline swe are shown an image of one of the named films, bringing more creativity and image to the magazine and making the readers aware of what films they are refering to, as often when seeing advertsisements we are drawn to pictures straight away, therefore people may not be aware of them name. The tagline on the right of the image quoting 'Bloody hell, Harry comes back fighting' brings humour to the magazine as those who watch the Harry Potter films will be aware that that quote is often used by one of the characters, the use of different font colour furthermore makes it stand out. The heading 'worlds most famous movie magazine' connotes that this is a successful and good magazine, therefore its praised reputation may incourage people to purchase it.

Total film magazine.

With the title of this magazine, the words have been linked together, the total being written inside film makes the word 'film' stand out and makes it clear that this is a film magazine. The large medium'long shot is very eccentric and colourful and is without a doubt the first thing you look at when you see this magazine. The mise-en-scene used is vibrant, the makeup, hair and clothing is all colourful and bold in contrast the the dark background so this image stands out. The use of the eccentric dress sense, the rabbit and large hat connote this is the mad hatter from the film alice and wonderland, this is linked with the tagline on the left of the image quoting 'welcome to wonderland' and the use of Johnny Depp will entice the readers to buy this magazine as he is such a big hollywood star. The design is easily readable and the use of colours, purple, white and yellow are bright exciting colours linking in with the image, the purple as the background works well as the font colour and image stand out well. The taglines include film language, 'starring' and then a list of films included in the magazine in order for readers to discover what the content of the magazine is. The text at the bottom of the magazine includes big hollywood names, therefore connotes this is a high rated film magazine and blu-ray special also appeals as it is a fairly new addition to technology. Instead of a pug, the skyline promotes the film iron man with a free give away, meaning fans will want to buy this magazine for film merchandise.

Film poster analysis

Hitman poster.

The colours used in this poster indicate, danger and seriousness. The use of red on the womens dress and the hitman's tie show they coul

d be working as a team and the women may be a femme-fatale as the colour red connotes danger and as the hitman is a dangerous man the red tie could link with her red dress. This colou

r also stands out in contrast to the black and white. If the women in this poster is a femme-fatale the black and white could possibly link back to the genre of film noir where the femme-fatale character was first introduced in films. The three colours black whote and red are typical colours for an action film as the red represents the danger and death which occurs whilst the black and white often represents the clothing on the characters involved in action films with a typical black suit and white shirt. These three colours are all very serious colours and not playful, representing the seriousness of the film and bringing that out in the poster so the audience are aware of what the film i

s about. The main image in this poster shows the main character, the audience are aware of what type of film this is when they see this as the 'hitman' is holding a gun and his facial expression is very dark, mysterious and scary. Thi

s shows the audience he is the protagonist and that this film is an action thriller as deaths occur and the hitman is a scary looking character. The women in the background furthermore connotes an action film as they often involve glamourous women and she is exactly that. The design of this poster.......

The font used for this poster is bold and effective, it is also very basic and not at all complex, this makes it easy reading and stands out to the audience, it also matches the colour scheme of the poster. The words used are quite limited in this poster, it includes the title of the film which is crucial as the audience need to know title of the film or there is no promotion of it. The date of when the film comes out is also included, which is important as the audience can plan when they can see it, which is more promotion. Small print is also involved at the bottom which includes the main actors names, who the film was directed by and assisted by, the executive producers, the company who produced the film and so on. A website of the film is also in

cluded, therefore people can visit the website to find out more about the film which is more promotion and means the poster does not give away too much. The language used is limited but straight to the point and bold with the use of one word hitman. It leaves a sense of mystery about what the film involves, th

erefore the audience are left with a cliff hanger which will encourage them to go and see the film.

Here is the poster which appears to be used for the teaser film promotions as it does no

t give away the date of release. It does however give the website address for the audience to find out more about the

film.

Assassins poster.


The colour used in this poster is also black, white and red, this is connotes action thriller genres as the red again connotes blood and danger whereas the black and white represent the seriousness of the conflict which is involved in action genres. The main image on this poster appears to be the image on the left, this may mean that this is the main character whereas the other two are also important. The pose of the characters appears to be very secretive and sneaky, this applies to the thriller genre as sudden bursts of scary action happen and their body language appears to be as if they are creeping around to either hide or get something, often the storyline of action thriller genres. The font for this poster is easy to read as it is very large and bold, this stands out to audiences as it is one of the first things you realise on the poster. The use of certain text being in red such as the title and actors names emphasizes that the producers of the poser want these aspects to be the main focus. Using two well known actors at the top of the page stand out and make the film appear better as it has used good and well known actors therefore audiences will be intreaged to see the film. The tag line also outlines the story of the film so the audience are aware of the contents and genre of the film. The small print again shows the directors and production team ect. The release date also stands out in comparison to the small print at the bottom of the poster.

Audience feedback on ideas

 In order to get feedback about my film trailer I made a questionnaire which could be completed. From this questionnaire I hoped to receive information which would help me to improve my film trailer, I asked a series of questions all relating to the trailer.  From my questionnaire I found that the audience was generally pleased with the genre and plot of my film trailer, however the most constructive criticism I found was that the name of my film 'The betrayal' did not appeal to my audience. In order to improve this I asked people personally what they would prefer, the reaction I got was that I should ensure the name represented the failure of trust, alike the betrayal originally represented. After discussing with my other group members we wrote down a list of words which represented our film. I asked 20 people which title they thought would best suit my film and which was the most appealing, while asking I asked a mixture of ages starting from the age of 15 being the certificate of our film up to the age of 41. I completed a tally chart to keep track of what name was the most successful, after completing my second questionnaire I found that the best name for my film was 'Deception', this suits my film trailer as the hitman tricks Ella Gate and she is left feeling deceived, this title also appears bold and appealing.  Below is the questionnaire I carried out to decide on my new name for my film due to feedback on my questionnaire which is on the right hand side of my blog.