Creating Our Own Poster: Design 3

This is a third design we have for a poster. We have kept this design much more basic to have the key focus on the two protagonists and the golliwog. The white text is a contrast to the black backgrounds.

Along the bottom is key information such as the actors and our production name, informing people who is in the film and that we created it, helping to build our brand image. The two actors are stood behind their names with the golliwog face above their heads. The only facial features on the poster is the bright red smile and the two white eyes, making them stand out on the poster.

Along the top of the page is the title with 'out now' beneath it, telling audience members that the film is out and ready to watch.

Creating Our Own Poster: Design 2

Our second poster design goes into more detail than the last poster, showing the release date, the BBFC age rating and a rating from the Daily Birinus. It also mentions the Golliwog as a possessed doll, giving the audience a very brief explanation of what the film is about. This gives the audience a better understanding as to what the film might be about, which could help increase ticket sales.

Along the top is the films name and our production company. This design has the films name above the business' name as we want to consider how it will look with the most attention towards the films title. 

The main central image is of the two protagonists, but this time they are looking towards the camera. The older, brother played by (Peter Weir) is stood in front of the younger sibling due to the height difference. They both are stood with their arms crossed to suggest that they are serious.

Creating Our Own Poster: Design 1

This is our first design of a poster we've created on Photoshop. We made the protagonists stand back to back, look forwards.We took this picture to show them watching out, but also so they could 'have each others back'. The crossing of their arms suggest that they are focusing and concentrating on their surroundings.

Along the top we have Oblivion Productions in a black font. This is along the top so that it stands out to the audience. Below is the films name, 'Golliwog' so the audience know what the film is called. The name is in in all capital letters so that it stands out and is eye catching. 

For this poster design we have used minimal text so that it only shows the most important information and will hopefully leave the audience with a dialogue hook as there is a lack of text.

Photos For The Poster

This is the first photo that we might use for our poster. The two protagonists are stood one infront of the other with their arms folded showing there confidence. Rory is stood behind Peter. this is because Rory is taller, so his shoulders can be seen over Peter's shoulders.

The two actors have direct eye contact with the camera to give the impression that they are looking at the audience of the poster directly, hopefully connecting the audience with the characters.














This is the second stance we had the two actors pose in for our poster. The two protagonists are stood back to back suggesting a sense of unity as they have each others back and will stand strong together. The actors are stood facing away from each other as if looking out for what might be to come.

The characters have their arms crossed and have very straight faces, showing that they are being serious and are concentrating on their surroundings in order to feel safer. Their pose connotes the strength and determination of the characters, giving hints to the audience about the obstacles and journey the protagonists might face in the short film.

The third photo we wanted to try a more unique pose so we could create a completely different kind of poster. We wanted the younger brother, Rory to be leaning on Peter showing some friendship and a strong bond between the brothers. This strong relationship could interest the audience into watching the short film s they might find the protagonists relatable.

Peter is stood with his arms down by his side showing that he is quite relaxed. Rory has his arms crossed but his lean on to Peter and his slight smile make him too look relaxed and happy. Both the actors are looking at the camera to try and make that connection to the audience.

Poster Analysis and Conventions

Our Paper Magazine Article

This is our paper magazine article. We looked at many copies of Empire magazine to see their common themes as to how they laid out each article. They often had a large image on one half of the two page spread, with the other half full of text. The start of the article talks about the plot as a short overview, release date, certificate, cast, directors and it's duration. This tells the audience some basic information about what they are about to read and hopefully grabs their interest to read the rest of the article.

The background for the article is a vibrant red that has a gradient towards the top right hand corner towards a darker red. This continues the colour scheme that we have used for the front cover of the magazine. This continuation of the same colours should help strengthen our brand image. On the right hand side we have the main image. The image is of the two actors and they cover the whole of the page. The two protagonists are looking straight at the camera with their arms crossed. They look as if they are staring at the audience, creating a connection with them. Having their arms crossed makes them look very serious, suggesting that they are ready for something to happen.

At the bottom of each page is the page numbers. These tell the audience what pages they are on and so can be remembered for future reading. In the bottom right corner is a white fold, telling the audience what is over the next page. This interests the audience to turn over and read the article as they know what is over the page. 

The text for the article is in a white font, helping it to stand out. The text is laid out in columns which follows the conventions of other magazine articles. The columned text makes the page look more full, whilst also making it look far more professional. The font we used is called 'DragonbonesBB' which is quite thick and capitalised, that fits with the genre of horror. This is enhanced by the way the letters drag and curve, making each letter non-conventional.

At the top of the page is the mast head. 'FRESH NOW' attracts the audience to read the article as it is new and fresh. The font we used is called 'Slaytanic' and is very different to the conventional bold mastheads. The interesting and unique font will hopefully grab the audiences attention to read the article.

Our Online Magazine Article

We kept the colour scheme for the article page the same as the front cover of the magazine, using red, white and black as the main colours. The background is red and is the predominant colour of the article.

The masthead for the article has a whit background with black borders. The white contrasts the black borders, helping the title to stand out and be really eye-catching. The title is simple, "Golliwog Review" making it clear to the audience as to exactly what the piece is about. The colours for the title are combined, with black for 'Golliwog' and red for 'Review', keeping with the colour scheme. The font used for the masthead looks messy with paint lines and splatters in and around the lettering.

The article itself takes up 70% of the page and the text is white, again so that it stands out against the solid red background. The font used is an easy to read style as it's all capitals. However, the lettering isn't straight with slight curves on each letter, giving the reader the impression that their isn't much text and it should be easier to read.

Beneath the article is a close-up headshot of a golliwog, showing that the article is about the film. Adjacent to the image is a folder corner, telling the reader that their is an interview if they flip the page over. Along the bottom of the page is the page number.

Creating Our Own Magazine Article

Our first job after looking at the common conventions of articles, was to do to create the article itself. They key to every magazine article is a griping piece of writing that engages the reader, and will hopefully make them want to read more articles, and go on to buy the magazine each week. It's important to use intellectual language that makes the article look very professional. The article mentions the director, the actors, the cinematography and the sound effects. This media terminology helps the reader the get a feel for the film and whether the actors/director/editors did a good job or not. This is what we came up with for our article:

'This film is an example of extremely effective cinematography. The way that tension is held between shots really resonates with the audience and leads to a long lasting feel of paranoia even after the experience has ended. While the stop motion animation of the demonic puppet is perhaps a little primitive, it provides an inhuman quality to the thing, which, when combined with its haunting sound effects enhances its fear factor tenfold. Overall the film is very well shot, making use of effortlessly executed tracking shots, and establishing shots that really are testaments to the director’s many talents. On a different note, the actors in this piece come across as if this is their first motion picture role, however, this translates well in their role as naïve and frankly scared boys, who are being haunted by a terrifying figment of their childhood past. Finally, it is worth giving credit to this films score and soundtrack, which, combined with what you see, provide a chilling background to each of the scenes, enveloping you further into this world that has been created. All in all, from the large scale cinematography, to the intensely gripping effects, this film provides an experience that you will want to witness on the big screen.'

The next step to create our own magazine article was to create a background for the page. For this we want to use dark colours and reds to portray the conventions of blood and danger, as well as blacks and greys to allow the red to contrast the background and stand out. We are also using red to match the colours of the Golliwog, as the article focuses on the film, and the main central image will be of the Golliwog. The image will need to be large enough to grab the audiences attention, but not so big that it takes up most the room on the page, leaving little room for the article.

Along the top of the article will be the masthead, normally a question to title the article. This is used to compel the audience into reading the piece. A rhetorical question is a very useful tool to make the audience think, and hopefully create an interest in the text because they want to know an answer to the question titling the article. Alongside the masthead we can put some star ratings and quotes from people who watched the film to show off the production. This will of course be biased to promote the film to be amazing and hopefully make more people watch it.

Along the side of the article we may want to use some puffs. Just like on the front page, we can highlight key pieces that the audience are likely to enjoy if they are reading a piece on our film. By showing what else the magazine has to offer, the audience are likely to feel that they got better value for their money and so are more likely to make repeat purchases. They can also be used to generate ad-revenue either via the online magazine or the paper copy. This can create extra money which can fund future editions of the magazine and improve their profit levels.

Magazine Article Analysis: Scream

This is the Scream website, showing the online article of Doug Bradley's Interview. The background of the article is black, fading in to a grey colour. This gives the audience an instant perception of the article, creating connotations of horror. The text is shown on a white page, which is a strong contrast to the dark background. The text is a small font, giving lots of space for a detailed article that the reader can enjoy, as the whole reason the reader is at the specific article is to read it, so the text doesn't need to be over complicated with flashy colours, italics and bold text.

The masthead for the article is in bright green font, a very similar colour to the masthead on the front cover, suggesting that the articles should have common colour schemes throughout. The Masthead also acts as a skyline, running across the top of the page an grabbing the readers attention to what the article is about. Under the strapline is the main central image of Doug Bradley as Pinhead. They have used the same image as the one on the front cover, but the article image is much more zoomed in focusing on his head. This close-up head shot alerts the reader as to what the article focuses on, and that is Doug Bradley. At the bottom of the article is another image, showing the two characters that the article is writing about, Pinhead vs Michael Myers. Matching the masthead with the image also having 'vs' in between each of the images, showing that the article will compare them against each other.

On the right hand side of the article are some adverts. These adverts are advertising Scream as a company, showing what else they do. The very top puff draws the readers attention to the printed edition of the magazine, encouraging them to subscribe to it. Subscriptions to magazines are very useful to the business as you can order/buy a 12 month subscription, meaning that the company can predict their future revenue levels much more accurately and can estimate their cash flow as they know they have X amount of subscriptions each month. The second box down on the right makes the reader aware of their app and that it can be brought on the app store. The bottom puff shows off 'Scream music' which is another way that the audience can get involved with Scream and give the business more money. The puffs on the side are used to make more money for scream from those already interested.