Final Magazine and Poster.

Further Magazine Progress.

After looking into existing front covers of movie magazines, we have noticed that the majority of the time, the image will be taken as if the actor who plays the character is themselves rather than the character. For example, they will be airbrushed and have a neutral expression/smile on their face, rather than portray any emotions commonly associated with the character they play or have any bruises/cuts that may suggest the genre of the movie. We have therefore decided to remove the bruises and cuts that we had put on our image previously and instead airbrush the photo as if we are focusing on the actress more than the character she is playing (although she is still dressed as the final girl).

 We have also resolved the previous issue of being unable to centre the image effectively by taking a new photo which is perfectly symmetrical and fits easily in the middle of that page, allowing writing and pictures to be placed evenly on either side. 

Magazine Progress.

Now that we have established all the conventions that our magazine cover will need to include and follow, we have been able to develop it further and begin to make it look visually appealing and professional. We have taken a better quality photo of our final girl for the cover, however there are still some issues with it, such as the fact that it is not quite symmetrical, with her hair taking up much more of one side of the page than the other. This makes the image very hard to centre effectively, which is essential for making an effective and visually appealing front cover. We may need to resolve this by taking a new photo in the near future. 

We have decided to add effects on photoshop, such as bruising and cuts, as this reflects our narrative by  giving the impression that the character has been running away/been through some kind of dangerous situation.  

Magazine Cover

This is the first draft of our magazine front cover. We have featured our main character (the final girl), as it is a common convention of movies of any genre to do this. We have decided to use 'Total Film' magazine, as they have previously featured horror films such as 'Jennifer's body'. For the time being, we have focused more on gathering all the conventions that we believe are needed to make our magazine to look professional, such as taglines, bleeds, special offers/giveaways, masthead etc.  rather than trying to make the magazine look visually appealing. 

          

Poster progress

We decided to use an eye as the main focus for our poster as it gives the impression of being watched, which relates to our movie narrative as Slenderman is 'always watching'. After looking at existing products such as the poster for the film 'Skeleton Key', we concluded that eyes were effective at creating discomfort and fear in audiences. 

Using photoshop, we have given the poster the same effect as is seen in our trailer which makes it look as though it has been captured by a video camera/CCTV. This is related to our film narrative, as Slenderman often interferes with modern technology such as TVs, video cameras and phones. 

We have also decided to use the Slenderman logo within the eye in our poster, as this firstly gives the poster a strong link between our other products and secondly is greatly discomforting to the audience as it looks very unnatural. It also gives the audience an idea of what the film may be about. The fact the eye is wide connotes fear and suggests that this film will be scary. The Slenderman logo within the eye then suggests that this logo and whatever is associated with it is the source of the fear. As our trailer is based upon an existing legend, anyone who has heard of it before will instantly recognise the symbol and link our film to it. 

Horror Poster Analysis

Existing.