Hello, this is my blog which contains a portfolio of my media trailer, poster and magazine cover and the research and planning that went with them.
My Research and Planning Started in September and the evaluations in March
At the end I uploaded my final magazine cover, film poster and trailer.

Completed Magazine Cover

Completed Poster

Trailer Completed

Evaluation Question 4: How did you use media technologies in the construction, research, planning and evaluation stages?

I have used a variety of media in both the research and creation of my trailer, poster and magazine cover.
I began using the internet and YouTube to search for typical conventions of genre, then focusing more on the specific genre of horror. I then went to look at trailer examples such as Saw V and Paranormal Activity IV to find typical conventions I could use such as a blue tint or shadows.
I created a questionnaire and showed the results with Microsoft PowerPoint to organise how I would create a trailer and also interviewed some members of my target audience with a camera.
Using Prezi I created a publication plan and used worditout to come up with names for my products.
I then began to create my trailer by filming on a Sony HD camera and then importing footage into iMovie to split and edit clips, also adding effects to the footage like fades and tints.
I then used Photoshop to design a layout for both a film poster and a magazine cover and put pictures from an SLR camera I used into this.
Throughout the creation of these products I was updating my progress on blogger.
Music was created for my trailer using garage band software and imported to iTunes before being added to the trailer in iMovie.
I also used IShowU to create pod-casts and show myself working through these tasks.

Evaluation Question 3: What have you learned from your audience feedback?

The magazine cover is good
The consistent colour scheme of red, white and black looks good.
The narrative is portrayed very well






Due to the nature of voicethread not being consistent, here is a link to the other video I have made using the software: https://voicethread.com/?#u3702653.b4479206.i22810224 
This links to the magazine. To view the trailer and poster click on the images of them at the side and click the play icon.

Evaluation Question 2: How effective is the combination of your main product and ancillary tasks?

I have commented on the consistency within all of my three products, as well as talking of comparisons and contrasts
The colours red, black and white are used
The characters are binary opposites
Shot types are used to show character expression
Font designs and colour show time and setting


And here is feedback from my audience:

 

The people within this video agreed that the poster and magazine look professional

They fault part of the sound

They are happy with the consistency of actors and colours

The narrative is clear to them.