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Callum Shepherd

By creating Direct address with the main image on our magazine this means that when the audience look at the magazine they are forced to make eye contact with the protagonist/main image this again could create a slight fear or mystery and make them want to see the film. We also used direct address to make a personal connection between the potential buyer and the character, this is so that they would feel the feelings described.

When creating our horror magazine we Used typical conventions such as colour schemes to communicate the genre clearly within the product. Using Red's and blacks follows the typical conventions of other horror films created, red represents blood and Black represents darkness and death. These are all components that add to the audiences fear factor which also adds to the reason they will go and watch the film after viewing the trailer.

When adding typography to our magazine we made sure that synergy was present throughout both the magazine and the poster this will help to link the two together if the audience were to see them at separate times. We used a variation of plainer fonts to show that although there are other stories in there, they are not the main ones that you would buy the magazine specifically for.

For the background we chose a plain black with a blood spatter at the top. Both of these features connote the horror genre and again make the audience completely understand how the genre is present.

Horror Magazine

We chose to have our main image facing away from the camera avoiding direct address this challenges the typical conventions of a horror poster as they would usually have direct address to strike fear into the audiences but we chose to challenge these conventions by creating mystery and suspense within our poster. This has been created by completely turning our character around, so you focus on other things throughout the poster to make more some of the less obvious factors become clear. For example you will see the mask first, then the high heels and then when you look for longer you begin to notice that the body of the character looks too feminine to be male.

We developed the conventions of having the main actors names in clear view on the poster by adding them directly above the title so that they are in plain sight, if the audience see actors names they recognise they will be more tempted to go and see the film.

When creating our Theatrical Poster we had to ensure that it reflected the Teaser Trailer for our film. We did this by editing the poster so that there is synergy between all 3 media texts. The typography we used creates an edgy/scary feel to the poster, this is good because then as soon as the audience looks at it, it shows that it is a horror poster. Keeping with the red and black theme audiences will recognise this as typical convention of horror posters and potentially recognise our film by the colour scheme we have stuck with throughout.

Film Poster

At the bottom of the page we decided to add in a billing block, alongside more information of release dates and the production company logo. These will give the viewer any necessary information that they will need. It also adheres to typical conventions of a film poster, because there is enough information to make the viewer want to see the film.