Editing Process

When beginning to edit my trailer I discovered there were various effects that I could use to enhance and improve my shots.

Step 1

 

I started off without any special effects and found that the lighting on the figure in this shot was too dark due to the light of the window beside her.


Step 2

To solve this issue I used the effect 'Shadow/Highlight' to make the figure appear lighter, and also applied the effect 'Auto Contrast' to ensure I had not changed the colour too much.

Step 3

After making the decision that this shot was still too dark, I decided to take away the 'Auto Contrast' effect therefore resulting in the figure looking much lighter against the window than the original copy did.

Front Cover Analysis - Empire Magazine

 

• The puffs 'Plus!' and 'Exclusives!' are featured in a bolder font than the rest of the text making it attract more attention and ultimately drawing the viewer in by highlighting the excitement and quality of the information inside the magazine.

 

• The mise en scene connoted by the fog creates a sense of mystery therefore showing through the appearance of the magazine, the genre of the film being featured. 

 

• Much like most issues of 'Empire' magazine, the masthead features a bold red font, contrasting with the darker grey colours used and allowing it to stand out more clearly.

 

• By featuring four more photographs rather than just one feature article photograph, this issue will attract more attention from the viewer whilst also making it slightly more unconventional therefore standing out from competitor magazines.

 

• These photographs used demonstrate how much information is featured within the magazine and also help promote the main movie featured by advertising films of a similar genre therefore appealing to the target audience of this issue.

 

•  By featuring part of the puff 'Best winter preview ever!' in a bold white font with a black outline and positioning it at the top of the masthead makes a clear contrast between this and the text surrounding the rest of the page. This aids the purpose of a puff to boost the status of the magazine.

 

• Using the ellipsis on the end of 'Complete access to...' creates the impression that the magazine is filled with information therefore is intriguing to the viewer, encouraging  them to purchase it.

 

• The overall colour scheme of the film of this issue connotes the genre of the movie featured by suggesting that it is a dark, mysterious film with the colour red connoting a sense of danger and violence.

Front Cover Analysis - Total Film Magazine

 

• The feature article photograph is displayed in black and white allowing a shadow to form across the main actors face, conveying a sense of mystery and danger. This is a typical convention of most thriller/action/crime based films as it gives the impression that the overall style of the film is dark and dangerous.

• Much like most well known magazines, the feature article photograph is positioned in front of the masthead, demonstrating the fact that 'Total Film' magazine is well known and doesn't need to be the main centre of attention.

• The overall style and colour scheme of black, white and red used demonstrates typical conventions for a film magazine and for a thriller genre film. However, this particular issue of 'Total Film' magazine adds the colour yellow in to enable certain features to attract more attention to a particular section and makes it easier for the reader to understand.

• In this issue, the use of a large bold white font contrasts greatly against the dark coloured background allowing it to be a more prominent feature within the page and contrasting with the other pieces of text featured.

• The tone of the magazine gives the overall impression of a more serious attitude, demonstrating how the films overall style and genre has had a major influence on the layout and appearance which is very common for most film magazines.

• Connotations of violence and danger  are portrayed by the fact that the main actor featured, Daniel Craig is holding a gun, allowing the viewer to gain an understanding of what the film is like.

• 'Total Film' have included the puffs 'Unseen Pics!' and 'World Exclusive!' on this issue to boost the status of the magazine and attract more excitement to the content inside.

• The use of both capitals and lower case letters highlights the status of key topics within the plugs whilst also creating a contrast between the two colours used for each line of the plug.