Analysing YOUR action film poster

Save your poster as a JPEG document and insert it onto a Power Point slide. Answer the questions below around your poster giving as much detail as you can. 


Who is the target audience of your film?
(Max is a 17. He is studying his A levels at college. He enjoys....etc)

What information does your poster give about the GENRE of your film?

Consider: Key image including camera shot/angle; Lighting (high or low-key/artificial or ambient); Chromatic (colour scheme) How do these influence meaning? Is it a sub genre or hybrid? How do we know?

What information does your poster give about the NARRATIVE of your film?
 Consider: Representation of characters & stereotypes used; Title of film & tagline (slogan); does your poster create an enigma? How & why?


Explain HOW you made your film poster?
Consider: Layout & original or found images; Photoshop tools used & how these helped to create meaning.

What improvements would a professional film promotional company make on your film poster?
Consider: What would be done better; how could other companies be used to promote your product


PRINT, COLLECT & HAND IN TO TEACHER!
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Creating a PItch for a new action film - EXTENDED PROJECT 1

Focus:

To be creative in the consideration of a new action film for the 'mass-audience'

TASK:

You will create a pitch for a new ACTION film:

PLOT - 100 words - what happens - but NOT the full story (Example here:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1298650/plotsummary)

CHARACTER PROFILES - 150 words - Main character and supporting character (Physical appearance, accent, sayings, personality, dress sense, etc) - include photos

SCRIPT SAMPLE
(look at this link to see the layout of a script - http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Mission-Impossible.html)

A PROMOTIONAL POSTER TO ADVERTISE YOUR FILM incorporating the ingredients/conventions of film posters, aiming to use Photoshop
(inserting images -cropping/resizing & inserting text)

POSTER EVALUATION
Explain how your poster creates ideas about the genre of the film and the narrative of the film you have thought about

You have four lesssons to do this. Good luck!

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