Wednesday, 1 April 2015
SKETCHES FOR MAGAZINE COVER & POSTER
How effective is the combination of your product and ancillary texts?
The film advertising and distribution process is possibly the most important section of the film itself. The huge variety in types of adverts like billboards, digital, flyering, magazine/newspapers means that in recent years more and more people have become aware of the enormous variety between film genres. Videos and trailers are going viral which is one of the best ways of getting noticed; take for example The Blair Witch Project. This film was made on such a tiny budget, but became so popular because of their distribution techniques. They managed to convince a mass audience that this was a real event, hence why their audiences were absolutely massive. It was a viral success and one to be admired. Within the horror genre it becomes a little harder to reach a mass audience because of viewing laws, but films such as Blair Witch have shown how you can get around that. With the combination of a trailer, a poster and magazine coverage you cover the main audiences for horror movies (especially if it is a horror specific magazine) and this is exactly what we did in our work.
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Horror Movie Questionnaire Analysis
Above you can see the charted results of our questionnaire we sent out regarding our horror movie. Out of the people we asked, 70% were under 18, 26% were ages 19-30 and two people asked were 50+. 38 out of the 50 asked were female, 9 were male and 3 preferred not to disclose this information.
When asked how often they watch horror films, over 50% responded with once every so often. 13/50 people answered either regularly or all the time, leaving 19% of people saying they don't ever watch horrors. Online or DVD were the two most popular responses when asked how they watch their favourite films, but a vast majority answered that they also visit the cinema.
We asked people to mark their favourite sub-genres of horror and the one that came out on top was psychological. Comedy, thriller and paranormal came next, and our least popular were slashers and gorenography.
REPRESENTATION QUIZ
Who wrote about the “final girl” in 1992?
Carol J. Clover.
In what book did they write about the “final girl”?
Men, Women & Chainsaws.
List three traits of the “final girl”/three ‘conventions’.
Virgin, doesn't drink/smoke/take drugs, sometimes androgynous.
Who wrote about existing research on women’s roles in media texts in 1983?
Jeremy Tunstall.
What were the 4 roles mentioned?
In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but by what ratio?
Men outnumbered women 2 to 1.
What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females was more equal?
TV Adverts. (prime time)
Name one of the three problems with the findings?
Males were shown to have a job much more likely than women.
Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is ‘more progressive’ than Lara Croft (TR)?
Lara Croft is shown in a very sexual light in comparison to other female protagonists.
What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?
Caring, Cleaning, Cooking.
Who wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?
Laura Mulvey.
Describe what is meant by the ‘male gaze’ and give an example.
Male gaze is when the media text is created in a certain way to fit to the position of an 'appraising hetero male.' They use techniques like lots of POV shots and close-ups of explicit body imagery. Best seen in the Cabin in the Woods scene when Jules and Curt are having sex in the forest and you see Jules in a very degrading light.
Carol J. Clover.
In what book did they write about the “final girl”?
Men, Women & Chainsaws.
List three traits of the “final girl”/three ‘conventions’.
Virgin, doesn't drink/smoke/take drugs, sometimes androgynous.
Who wrote about existing research on women’s roles in media texts in 1983?
Jeremy Tunstall.
What were the 4 roles mentioned?
- Domestic
- Marital
- Sexual
- Consumer
In 1992 research showed that men dominated women on-screen, but by what ratio?
Men outnumbered women 2 to 1.
What was the only genre in which the ratio of males to females was more equal?
TV Adverts. (prime time)
Name one of the three problems with the findings?
Males were shown to have a job much more likely than women.
Why does the reading suggest that Ripley (Alien) is ‘more progressive’ than Lara Croft (TR)?
Lara Croft is shown in a very sexual light in comparison to other female protagonists.
What are the 3 ‘C’s when discussing the portrayal of women in some lifestyle magazines?
Caring, Cleaning, Cooking.
Who wrote Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema?
Laura Mulvey.
Describe what is meant by the ‘male gaze’ and give an example.
Male gaze is when the media text is created in a certain way to fit to the position of an 'appraising hetero male.' They use techniques like lots of POV shots and close-ups of explicit body imagery. Best seen in the Cabin in the Woods scene when Jules and Curt are having sex in the forest and you see Jules in a very degrading light.
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