Ben's A2 Media Blog

Tuesday, 15 May 2012

My own billings/credits

In this post I will include my own billings/credits which will be included into my poster and film.

Analysis of billings/credits

In this post I will analyse a posters billings/credits in order for me to outline the traditional conventions of billings/credits so I can include these into my poster/teaser trailer.

Monday, 14 May 2012

Companies to produce my film

Having looked at other psychological thriller movies, I have further researched companies which I believe appropiate to produce and distribute my film.

Production company 1 - Miramax

Miramax Films is an American entertainment company best known for distributing both independent and foreign films. for the first years of the company being set up it was privately ownded by its founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein, but in 1993 the company was taken over by the Walt Disney Company. Miramax Films was set up in 1979 but later taken over by Walt Dinsey Company 14 years later. The founders of the company, Bob and Harvey Weinstein ran the financial and creational side of the company until 2005 when they left and decided to set up The Weinstein Company. Miramax was later sold by Disney to Colony Capital in 2010.

Films produced by Miramax include; Scary Movie 4 (2006), Kill Bill Volume I & II (2003 & 2004), Gangs of New York (2002) and Bridget Jones's Diary (2001).

Production company 2 - Dimension Films

Dimension Films is an American sci-fi film production company currently owned by The Weinstein Company.Founded in 1992, Dimension ilms was formerly used as Bob and Harvery Weinstein's label with Miramax Films. The Weinstein's took Dimension Films with them in 2005 when they left the Dinsey owned - Miramax.

Films produced under the The Weinstein Company (2005-present) include; Scary Movie 4 (2006), Piranha 3D (2010), Scream 4 (2011) and Spy Kids (2011).

Distribution company - Paramount Pictures Corporation

Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production and distribution company located in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by Viacom, it is the third oldest existing film studio in the world. Paramount Pictures is consistently labelled as one of the largest movie studios in the world.

Films distributed under Paramount Pictures include; Jackass: The Movie (2002), Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) and Titanic 3-D (2012)

Potential Taglines for my film

In this post I have made written a list of potential taglines which will later feature on my poster and my teaser trailer. Once I compiled a list of these taglines I then conducted a sample on people aged 15-40, in order for me to get an understanding of which taglines will be most appropiate for my film and which catch the audience's eyes first.

Potential Taglines for my poster:

When the good turns evil.
It's just a familiar face.
From the known to the unknown.
This was just the beginning.
The psycho strikes again.
An obsession that could cut her life short.
It's time to cut him off.
There's nothing worse than a familiar face.
There is an obsession hiding behing every corner.

Below is research which I have conducted in order to see which will be the best taglines to use for my poster. I used 40 people aged 15-40, as I see these people being the intended target audience for my film.

Possible Tagline	Number of people who choose this tagline
When the good turns evil	2
It’s just a familiar face	4
From the known to the unknown	5
This was just the beginning	10
The psycho strikes again	3
An obsession that could cut her life short	4
It’s time to cut him off	2
There’s nothing worse than a familiar face	9
There is an obsession hiding behind every corner	1

This is a pie chart outlining my most popular tagline.

Taglines for Psychological Thrillers

Conventions of Taglines:

A catchy slogan in which the reader will automatically remember.
They subtly refer to the plot/theme of the film.
Usually quite short taglines e.g. The killer is closer than you think.
The taglines can usually only make sense once the film has been seen.

Examples of Psychological Thriller Taglines:

To enter the mind of a killer she must challenge the mind of a mad man (Silence of the Lambs).
May the silence be broken (Silence of the Lambs).
Smart Girls. Pretty Girls. Missing Girls (Kiss the Girls).
Heads will Roll (Sleepy Hollow).
What's eating you? (Jeepers Creepers)
There's nothing more dangerous than a familiar face (One Hour Photo).
Seven deadly sins. Seven ways to die. (Se7en).
Mischief. Mayhem. Soap. (Fight Club)
I think my mask of sanity is about to slip (American Psycho).

From all of the examples of taglines I have chosen from psychological thrillers, they all relate to something to do with death. Most of these films will include psycho people who enter into the lives of others and make their lives hell. The taglines therefore relate to the psychos and how they will act during the film. The taglines are similar as they are to do with the ways in which somebody will indulge in pain and torture.

Possible Pictures for poster

This picture is a medium shot, whereby the character looks isolated. Having looked at other posters of my genre film, many include a photo of just the main protaganist or as in my film the psycho himself. In this shot you are also able to see the setting which could indicate to the viewer the place in which the film will occur.

Medium Close-Up Shot. Here you are able to view the characters emotion and therefore understand the isolation and madness of the character.

Long Shot. In this shot you can see the whole of the characters body. This allows the viewer to see that nobody is around his and therefore he is isolated and alone. This represents the characters personality as him being a psycho.

Medium-Long Shot Medium Close-Up Shot

Close-Up Shot Long Shot

In the last 4 shots I changed the setting of the protaganist to allow myself the choice of which I feel will be the best shot in terms of surrounding and lighting to be part of my poster. These shots do not identify setting which for my genre of film can leave the audience asking themselves a question as to why and where he is.