Film poster analysis

(http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/files/2009/07/dead-girl-poster.jpg)

Using Saussares signs: The pink lips indicate a nice girl and hints innocence, however it contrasts deeply with the greenish blue skin colour which somewhat resembles a dead person; hence the title and picture are hinting the contents of the film to some extent. The Light shining from bottom right corner makes one side light and the other dark and shadowed, in a sense the bottom corner looks more lively and 'healthy' whilst the shadowed side looks completely dead and almost rotten, it could be said that the poster is representing the life cycle of the girl; the bottom corner white and alert moving towards the centre again nice glittered pink lips,happiness then suddenly shadowing and darkening to the top corner -as though its the stages of life to death.
Using Barthes myths: The pink glittered lips assume a party girl (stereotypically) when associated with the title it makes one think of a girl dying possibly going out. The colour of skin typical ghostly skin colour, which again resembles a dead person or a ghost, however it also represents serenity and purity.

Overall the poster is very catchy and appears lively and girl at first sight. However reading the meanings behind the colours and the way the picture is positioned, it makes you think of a tragic storyline.

Letter to AS students.

What do you know now that you wished you knew about media coursework in the first year?


Welcome to Chelmsford College,

To begin with i realised how very important the preliminary assignmetn is, because that is where you learn all the techniques of using Photoshop and most importantly producing a product to almost proffesional level. All the tools and techniques you learn in the the first year are extremely cruical for the other assignments that would need to be completed. What I really wish I knew was time and planning. The main coursework requires loads of time and effort, and is very important. The better your coursework the more chances you pass (50% coursework 50% exam!). You must plan your work because you may find that your idea is very hard to apply to your work, which may result as delaying your coursework and sometimes starting all over, which you really don’t want! Do not over exaggerate a project. If it is not possible to make do not work on it because it will only be a waste of time. Trust me time is just vital vital vital! Make sure you spend just as much time on your blog as you do on the practical part of the coursework because it is equally important. I realised that my blog gained me many marks, your blog is proof that you have done work and put effort in to the assignment. If you have minimal amount of posts, that just says, ' I have done very little work'. You don't want that!
Practice makes perfect! So practice using Photoshop and you’ll do wonders with your work also if you do a mistake on Photoshop if you know how to use it you can fix it in no time rather than moaning and nagging Jo for help!
Therfore, although i was awarded a grade B for my coursework in the first year, if i knew how to use Photoshop aswell as i do now, it would have been a pain free year and i would have had more time to revise for the exam. Best advise to give you in my point of view would be 'Work hard'

Good Luck.

Proposal

Proposal

In this years course I will be creating a short film lasting 5 to 10 minutes with a poster that will come along with it and also a double page spread review on the film. I and my project partner we will be producing the same film however dissimilar posters and the double page spread will also be unique to one another as we must both learn the techniques of making a film on all aspects. In order to make this a successful project I will research in to short film posters and discuss the conventions with my project partner Lauran, we will also research into other short films that are the same genre as ours which is horror. Researching other films will give us different ideas that will be useful in our coursework; we will also be able to see different camera and filming techniques.

The title of the short film will be ‘The Supernatural’ as it reflects the contents of the film directly; however there still consists some vagueness which has an impact on the audience making them want to see the film. Furthermore the target audience we will be appealing to is 15 years and above as it is horror; the reason why we have chosen horror is because, it is a genre that slips into people’s subconscious thinking and has an enigma to it. Horror also has lots of adrenaline, which teenagers and adults appear to be looking for in the time we live in.

The story line will consist of a young girl very typical of the place she lives in, who studies at college she experiences mental visualizations/ hallucinations and voices after the recent death of her friend. After a while she tells her friends who do not believe in what she is saying. But as she alienates herself from her group of friends, they realise it is serious issue; their attempt to help her has come too late as she is found dead with mysterious bruises on her body.

We will be filming in college grounds, at a grave yard with given consent, so that the project is produced in a professional way. We will also be filming at a house, to show that the young girl is experiencing problems at home as well. The shots in college will take place in corridors and the canteen. For filming we will produce a risk assessment and recce notes in order to be abiding by health and safety rules of filming for the safety of the film cast and crew. Me and my project partner will also produce a timetable which will be a guide for us and make sure that we meet deadlines.