EXCORCIST MAGAZINE

The Excorcist magazine cover portrays the horror/thriller genre i want to portray. Its striking image is very dominant and almost unbearable to look at. A very shocking image which immediatley gains the audiences attention. Its very much central and the key attraction of the front cover. The use of icy blues and greens with the bloody colours of red send that chilling look of excitment but fear. The beaming eyes and long black hair only add to the horific atmosphere sending that cold chill down your spine. Whats striking about this image is that its a child which only makes it more painful and a person feels sorry for her pain.

This medium/close up shot gives us a good insight to detail and the imag eitself is to the point and very bold. Eye catching and intense the image is very well presented clearly portraying its menacing look.

Only 2 font styles are used throughout to make the text clear and easy to read. green, white and yellow are used in the text colour which makes it simple and not contrasting with the image or overpowring its central position. The main title of the magazine is at the top of the page with a larger font size for the obvious reason as it is key that the audience knows what the film about.

All the writing is very much aligned and with subheading spliting each section. As you can seee there is very little wrting just to convey the main points about the film however the image itself portrays more to us than anything else.

PANIC ROOM POSTER

This front cover is very dominant in its use of colour as only dark shades of red and black are used with a glimse of natural lighting shining on her face. Such stong/bold colours are used to give it a serious look and it looks as though the man at the back is an overpowering figure standing over the whole scene. The title of the film is clearly shown in red bold righting and like Saw 3 most of the writing is at the bottom apart from the the main charachter Jodie Foster who's name appears at the top.

A low anlge shot is used to create the atmosphere of the scence emphasising the dominance of the figure in the back as he seems to be looking down over everything. The clever use of the close up not only tells us its Jodie Foster starring in the film but moreover the look of stillness with her eyes wide open, still and frozen! This silent but chilling atmosphere reflects the genre of the film clearly setting the Thrilling image of darkness!

The names at the bottom of the front cover are there for mere reference and are quite unclear which avoids overshadowing the main theme of the font cover which is the image itself and its eye catching layout is what really attracts the audiences.

SAW 3 POSTER

This poster is quite simple in its design with not much colour used. The use of black and white gives it a serious look with hanging teeth from barbed wire in the middle, catching your attention. With all the writing at the bottom and different fonts used creating a unorthodox look which looks rather surreal and unnatural. Its quite striking immediatley with its main focus on the haninging teeth from a Saw representing the title of the film and the events which take place. This clever link is a good way of advertising the film. The main concept of this poster is too keep things simple and make it as effective as possilbe. The title of the film is nice and clear and everything seems to flow from top to bottom. The writing at the bottom is not as important as the presence of the image and the effect it has on the targeted audinece.

SAW 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dap8tjSTjoQ

(SAW 3)

This thriller/horror teaser trailer is very action packed and absorbing to watch with horrific scenes of killing and hanging people on chains. Bloody scenes and metal rods in peoples eyes make it almost impossible to watch/bare. Masked faces of unidentified people create more tension making us want to find out whos behind everything thats happening. Fast motion camera shots make everything seem to happen so quick and people are panicing and wrestless trying to escape by playing the '(Game)'.
Most of the trailer is flimed in darkness with flashes of natural light. The same background soundtrack is used throughout changing in pitch were the volume rises in key moments to aid the feeling of anxiety.
The originial Saw 3 trailer is very dark and only snipits of scenes are shown. The whole image of a particular scene is not concentrated upon rather flashes of key parts. There is alot of text which appears on the screen to add to the whole picture of whats going on. Approximatley 35 different shots are taken in 1 minute which suggests its a fast pace thriller which will keep you on the edge of your seats.

PANIC ROOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A4zsmFYlss

(Panic Room) Thriller Trailer

This is a very dramatic movie trailer consisting of conventional elements that make it very clear to the audience it is a thriller. What makes it so simple and effective is that most of the trailer is filmed within one house the (panic room). Within this one location where there is total darkness and sudden flashes of light when something occurs. They use many different camera shots throughout the trailer from long shots that set the scene and give us an insight of the location and then sudden close ups occur which make your heart throbb in horror. Sudden changes and cut shots to different scenes keeps everyone on their toes almost expecting something to happen. Another podominant feature used is sound effects. More importantley basic techniques like doors slamming shut and telephones ringing randomly create a nervy feeling of tension (simple but effective techniques). Echoey sounds and deep breathing yet again are simple solutions to create abit of unease. The use of slow motion camera shots keep us waiting on the edge of out seats as things go silent and sudden blasts of flames and cielings coming down whilst people are whispering in the backgrounds (Whos behind all this???).