I think that my film poster and trailer very much represent the same genre and the plot/message of the film very well. The ideology and representation is very similar – they both evoke a response of fear and alarm and also suggest that pain and danger will be in the plot.
The font used in my poster and the text in my trailer are similar, although I wanted to use different fonts to show a variety. They both signify horror and panic. The poster font perhaps represents death more as it suggests that blood is dripping from the font. This is effective though, as the trailer has more time and resources to persuade the audience through shocking footage / music etc making them believe the film will be entertaining and captivating.
The location used for my poster photo shoot is similar to one of the locations in the trailer – a dark night setting with trees/garden. This wooded scene is very common in horror films such as ‘The Uninvited’, ‘Eden Lake’ and ‘Cabin Fever’, and is effective as it suggests isolation and vulnerability, and is a clichéd horror setting.
The girl used in my poster was acting in the film, however she was not the main character. This is sometimes the case though, for example Drew Barrymore was on the film poster for Scream yet she only appeared in the film for a short scene.
My film magazine does not match the style of the poster and trailer; however it still fits the brief well and is a realistic film magazine. Many film magazines design the cover similar to a fashion magazine and include an actor from the film in a glamorous photograph. The audience should recognise them and the headline underneath explains that the film will be a feature of the magazine. This is clear in my piece:
Even though my magazine does not reflect the genre of my poster and trailer, I featured an actor in it and used the same actor as in my poster. I wanted to create a realistic film magazine and many of the ones that I saw used this type of photo shoot and layout.
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