My Film Poster - Never Look Back

For my poster I again wanted to use my strap line of "no gore, no knives, no death... So what's so good?" but instead of putting it in the same place as my magazine I decided to put it at the top left hand corner as I wanted to add some variety and felt it was a good use of space. Also I chose to use the same strap line as I wanted to show some continuity between my magazine and poster that linked my film.

The phrase "Never Look Back" is in bold white writing and stands out because I wanted this to be the focal point of my poster to make it clear to the audience exactly what I was advertising. Again I chose to use the red stroke for the same reason as in my magazine, to suggest an eerie and slightly dangerous feel. I didn't want the ideas behind my film to vary between my magazine and poster and instead wanted them to be connected.

I wanted my film to come out on April Fools day as I felt this immediately created a creepy feel and would make the audience intrigued and want to know why it is it came out on April fools. This again stands out and is bold on my poster as I wanted it to be another main selling point about my film and also liked the idea of it being obvious so even if the audience only caught a glimpse of my poster they would immediately be able to see when it would be out, therefore when they could watch it.

I used credits at the bottom of my poster as I wanted it to be obvious that it was a traditional film poster. The use of credits shows that both my film and poster fit the traditional conventions of a film poster within the industry today.

Like the reason for my magazine image I chose to use this image with Chloe in the middle looking confused with Darren and Grant either side because it portrays the fact she is confused about who she wants and what she wants. Also it creates the idea of good and evil; with Grant to the left looking scary and evil whereas Darren is to the right looking innocent. This gives the audience of my film a brief idea of what it is about but without giving too much away.

My Film Magazine - Never Look Back

For my film magazine I chose to make my own magazine rather than using one that already existed. My main reason for this was that I wanted to use a low budget independent magazine and didn't feel there was one already in the market that fitted exactly what I wanted for my film.

I chose to use the word Motive as my title because I felt not only was it catchy but also it was a slight play on the word "movie". I wanted a slogan for my magazine as I felt it makes it slightly more personal and also shows a fun side to my magazine. It would be on every issue meaning it's something for my audience to recognise the magazine by and also something for them to refer back to every week.

I took the idea of having a filled bold box around my title and tag line from Sight and Sound as I felt it made it feel more professional and look like a real movie magazine rather than one I had simply created. I also used the idea of having my barcode on its side and up the top next to the title as I felt this fitted in well with both my image and the idea behind my magazine.

The three stories I have written about within my magazine are all based on low budget, independent films similar to mine and also the use of advertising a festival is to draw my audience in and want to entice them towards my magazine. I chose to use Down Terrace and Dolphins as I know that although they are low budget they still manage to draw in an audience and create revenue.

The name Never Look Back came from the idea that as Grant (the psycho stalker) in my film is from Chloe's past she should never look back or dwell on what has happened to her in her past. Also I chose to place Never Look Back where I did as I liked the idea of it being on the steps and next to Chloe as the name is based around her. I wanted to use the colour red as a stroke as I feel it creates the idea of danger and something to be wary about which is one of the ideas behind my film.

I wanted to use a strap line on my magazine as I wanted something that the audience would remember and a line they could refer to when talking about my film. Also it makes them want to learn more as they will want to find out what is so good and how a thriller can be interesting with no gore, no knives or death. I feel the font I used for this creates a slightly spooky and eerie feel.

Finally I chose this image because Chloe is nearest to the camera, then Darren and finally Grant. The idea behind this was for it to look like Chloe is confused and doesn't know whether she should choose Darren or Grant. Also I put Grant furthest away and in the background to suggest the idea that he now just a distant memory and slowly fading into the past and being replaced by Darren.