Finished Film

Finished Double-Page Spread

I have made the changes to the draft of which I previously stated and am now happy with the look of my double-page spread. Here is the finished product:

Finished Film Poster

I have made the changes to the draft of which I previously stated and am now happy with the look of my film poster. Here is the finished product:

Double-page spread early draft

Here is an early draft of my double-page spread, mid-production. I have designed the basic layout of the text and images of which I am happy with. I feel I have successfully met an appropriate balance of text and images, making sure not to overpower the page with text and contain plenty of images to gain the reader's interest but also, not to add too many images that the text becomes lost. I have yet to write the article for my double-page spread and so have, for now, used a sample text in its place in order to get a feel for how it will look. Having seen how this design looks I feel I may need to alter the text of the film's title as this is difficult to see against the background of the main image and becomes lost where I need this to be one of the main focuses. To finish the layout off and provide a more proffesional finish I plan to add page numbers and the official logo of an existing publication to enhance the idea that these pages have been taken from a full magazine. 

 

Film Shots

In order to prepare for the production of my double-page spread I have taken stills directly from the footage of our short film to be used in the layout of the page. This is a common convention of film articles which give the reader a small taste of what to expect from the film's narrative. I have deliberately taken shots from pivotal moments in the film which should hopefully gain the reader's interest and entice them to watch it.

Magazine Double Page Spreads

I've filled this Glog with examples of existing double page spreads which I can use as inspiration and style models for the production of my own. This has been useful in discovering the common conventions that are used as well as the typical layouts and style features. Studying so many different examples has provided me with many refreshing ideas to include in my own.

Film Poster First Draft

This is the first draft I have produced of my film poster. I'm pleased with the general look of the poster so far though have found a few minor elements that I would like to change and add. I feel the poster will benefit from the addition of a film festival logo and an age certification to gave the overall page a more polished and professional look. I also plan to add a bar at the top of the poster promoting the director's other work as well as a bar containing the names of the cast which I found were a common conventions of film posters, used to plug audiences. The reason I have strayed slightly from the original prototype I produced by not including an image of the ghostly girlfriend in the foreground is due to purpose of spoilers as I felt this made it a little too obvious that film was a ghost story, whereas, the intention was that this would be revealed in a shock twist at the end of the film.