FILM MAGAZINE DRAFTS

DRAFT ONE This was my first attempt at drawing a film

magazine front cover draft. I like the planned choice of image I presented here, as I thought that for the film magazine cover to indicate the film was a horror the ‘villain’, scary character should be the centre of attention in marketing the horror film. The choice of make-up I thought would be effective was a smeared mascara effect, to show the torment the dead girl has been put through by seeing her best friend replace her, whilst foreshadowing the own torment she plans to seek on her old friend for doing so. The use of this image was my initial idea, however my group also decided to use this head-shot within their own drafts also. In addition to this, I thought by making the actress appear teary-eyed, her eyes appear blood-shot which adds to the creepy look of the character as she appears under severe distress. Furthermore, I would use make-up across her face and neck to show the injuries she caught during her fatal accident, as a metaphorical way of presenting the fact that as her wounds are still open she is severely offended at how quickly her friend replaced her, so she is desperate to seek revenge. I would have minimal cover-lines in this case of this magazine cover as I think the most effective horror-magazine images are the simplistic type which leave the haunting image as the centre of attention.

DRAFT TWO This was my second attempt at drawing a film

magazine front cover draft. I chose an alternative image for this draft and used an image of the teenage girl that is haunted by her dead friend. This is not the conventional type of image found on a magazine cover, as usually to market the horror film the image of the frightening character or monster would be used instead. In this case however I liked the idea of having the image of the girl to throw off the reader, whilst it still proves haunting if you look into the girls eyes as you see the dead friend’s reflection within her eyes. Although this may be a hard effect to create in photo-shop, I thought this subtle yet effective technique would be more psychologically creepy as it requires the viewer to take a second glance at the image. Again, for this second draft I chose the alternative to my first sketch by including more cover-lines, which may work better with this image as it does not appear initially as striking so the magazine would need the cover-lines to look more professional.

FILM POSTER DRAFTS

DRAFT ONE This was my first draft for a film poster

for the film ‘Best Friends’ I chose the idea of the friendship necklace split into two with blood dripping down, which my group liked so they decided to recreate this also for their own draft. I thought the image was effective in foreshadowing the themes of death, danger and violence that appear within the trailer and plot whilst the use of the necklace prop immediately hints what the plot shall entail. Furthermore, I liked the use of font I used here as the film title ‘BEST FRIENDS’ appears to melt into the necklace with the blood, which looks all the more chilling. I also drew a billing block at the bottom of the page with the release date and review quotes, which I think is a necessity for the film poster as it gives it the final finishing professional appearance.

DRAFT TWO This poster was my second draft of a film

poster. The image features a blood-shot and teary eye appearing within a whole cut within a door. This image is extremely effective as the dead-girl appears in distress yet revengeful, yet the element of mystery as we cannot see her whole face adds to the suspense and makes the image appear more chilling. In addition to this, the image is suitable for the horror genre as it appears the eye is staring into watch someone as though they are being stalked, as evidentially the person being watched does not know they are being watched over. I used typical conventions of film posters such as the tag-line ‘Friends Forever?’ which I chose as it is a play on words, as the dead friend feels betrayed that her own friendship didn’t last ‘forever.’ The use of the release date, review quotes and ratings with the billing block are also all essential conventions as it adds a professional touch to the poster which I intend to use.

DRAFT TWO This poster was my second draft of a film

poster. The image features a blood-shot and teary eye appearing within a whole cut within a door. This image is extremely effective as the dead-girl appears in distress yet revengeful, yet the element of mystery as we cannot see her whole face adds to the suspense and makes the image appear more chilling. In addition to this, the image is suitable for the horror genre as it appears the eye is staring into watch someone as though they are being stalked, as evidentially the person being watched does not know they are being watched over. I used typical conventions of film posters such as the tag-line ‘Friends Forever?’ which I chose as it is a play on words, as the dead friend feels betrayed that her own friendship didn’t last ‘forever.’ The use of the release date, review quotes and ratings with the billing block are also all essential conventions as it adds a professional touch to the poster which I intend to use.