Our task was to research thriller films for a promotional package. I have done this so it will help me think of ideas for my trailer. Completing this task will help me when I do a promotional package for my trailer as i will know everything that I need to include to promote my film even further.
The trailer that I researched was The Woman In Black. Within this task I was able to count how many characters that were included, number of settings, number of cuts and number of titles.
Number of titles -4
If I did decide to create a thriller/horror for my trailer this would give me an idea of what I need to include within my trailer. For example to promote the film they would use and film posters and magazines. This would then advertise the film and persuades people to come and watch it at cinemas.
Below is an image of the film poster. It clearly shows the actors name in a dark colour and this is to show the audience that the film is based on a thriller. Another convention which is used within the magazine and poster is the title. The title blends in with the dark backround.
The image of the poster and magazine shows the haunted mansion which gives the audience an idea of what the genre is based on. The magazine clearly shows the image of the main character which is 'Daniel Radcliffe'. In the background their is the face of 'The Woman In Black'. It is very important to have the main characters on the magazine and poster so that the audience know who is starring within the new film that is about to be released.
This is a magazine cover for 'The Woman in Black', the colour that has been used is yellow which an orange outline. I feel this works really well as it makes all of the writing stand out and this will catch the readers eye. This will make the reader more likely to buy the magazine, because the magazine is bright the only dark part of the cover is the background and the close up image of the main character. There are not many conventions on this film magazine such as the bar code, price, other content in magazine, quote. I think that this makes this magazine cover less effective as it doesn't draw the reader in as they don't know what is in the magazine so they may not buy the magazine as they don't what is in the magazine.
Hunger Games:
The other film that I had researched was the Hunger Games. I had researched into their film magazine and poster. The first one i am going to write about is the film poster. As you can see the colours they use are red and orange. This shows that the film is based on action. This is because the colours represent fire and violence. The text is bold and stands out to their specific target audience. It also has an image of the main character surrounded in fire. They also have a film magazine which clearly shows the magazine name which was 'FILM'. They also have an image of the main character surrounded in bright colours such as yellow and orange. They have a bold title which catches the readers eye. Below the title they have 'the most influential film made in years'. This then interests the audience and persuades the audience to watch it.
I have researched merchandise that they use to promote this film even further. They use posters, magazines, trailers, nail varnish, necklaces, key rings, board games, playing cards, books. This interests the audience and persuades them to buy these items so that they decide to watch this film when it is released in the cinema.
