Proposal of ideas.

Producing a magazine, film trailer and poster package will be a challenging prospect trying to make everything connect with eachother but be attractive to the aucience. The magazine and poster will be created on the programme Photoshop cs4, this includes all the minipulation of images such as adjusting the brightness and contrast to bring out the colours in the image, cropping objects out. But also using the wand tool to move images onto different background to create a scene. But also the creation of titles will be done on photoshop adjusting the sizes, colours and fonts to make the writing link well with the film. The film trailer will be constructed from the use of a video camera to log and capture the footage and final cut pro to create the final product with transitions and music but adding text to the footage. My target audience is 13-18 year olds as most of the participents in my survey and focus group were under 18. Body swap films were proved to be very popular in my research as it is a nice different twist but also it seemed to be classed as a genre comedy or even chick flick. I chose to do a body swap film because I thought it would be an interesting project to do and different from other peoples ideas, but however it can be risky if the trailer doesnt look realistic. But I may attempt to make it a comedy so it is appealing to both boys and girls because males from my research seemed interested aswell. My teacher will be helping me with the production trying to give me guidance on how to improve and progress and keep me in the right direction. However the actors will be an important aspect to the whole production because without them there wouldnt be a production or photos for the poster.


Trailer

The plot of the film is about two people one a boy who is a nerd and a girl who is popular, sworn enemies and through the connection of there hands, their lives get turned upside down when they become eachother. The trailer goes on displaying the characters trying to shine there personality through there opposite bodies with funny but embarassing moments. Will there be chemistry shown between the two characters in every rom-com they show signs so I dont see why it shouldnt be in the trailer! The intended purpose of the trailer is to entertain and create excitement for audience but also to make them feel good and laugh as it is a comedy. This can be done with the body swap theme seeing how the different gender reacts in another persons body and being the opposite sex with funny, cringy moments. There has been a variety of media work produced like this before for example the methods of how the change occurs and who the characters are, most body swap films are based on the character growing up , getting younger or swapping bodies with a parent or someone of the opposite sex. I have chosen the opposite sex theme mainly because on the questionnaire this was featured in one of the questions and this was an interesting and fun suggestion, mine will be different because it will have new interesting funny scenes which the audience will have not seen in anyother bodyswap film. In terms of the soundtrack I want to have a light hearted but upbeat soundtrack featuring a band called Mutemath with there song 'Noticed' for when the chemistry between the characters kick in. But also through the start of some scenes in the introduction I would like to include a narrator just to emphasise the importance of knowing some of the background story when I plan to include text saying 'two households' etc. But I would also like to include a dramatic upbeat song when the two are changing and discover whats happened to them. I will be trying to search for a unsigned band for this.
The roles I will be taken on in film production is editor, director, graphic designer and filming the production. But also little things such as costume, make up and hair design. I will be editing the film to create transitions and correcting the order adding music in the right places to make the final product. Directing the film and filming it needs great responsibility and time management to make sure targets are met and the production is as realistic as possible. But I also will be taking on the role of graphic designer as I will be creating the logos and titles to add to the trailer to provide institutional and general information. Costume,hair and makeup will be another important role to make my characters look the part and help them get into character and be recognisable to the audience.

Poster
The poster will be size A4 or A5 depending on how it looks and whether it would be easy to read and will be created on photoshop cs4. The intended purpose of the product is to entertain and inform the audience of what the film is about and when its out. It informs the reader of what the film is about with all the little hints included such as the title 'Romeo' has been put in pink and fancy font whilst 'Juliet' has been put in highschool font and is blue which triggers signs of something isnt right and mixed up. However the use of blue and pink displays the film is about a boy and a girl as the colours and stereotypical colours. But also the image of the characters the heads will be swapped around so theres instantly a sign of change but also creates humour and will be a well remembered cover. There are uses of taglines 'He's attempted walking in HER heels' which displays that he has changed and had to adjust walking in her shoes literally but can also relate to empathy that hes had to feel how shes like relating to the term 'try walking in there shoes'. I made the HER bit blue just to show the colour is trapped in the word like the boy is trapped in her body. But next to the girl in the boys body will be a tagline saying 'It's official she is the MAN' which also is a play on words as she literally has to live like a boy but it is also a slang term for strength and being powerful.
I also will add the date of its release in blue and pink writing to carry on the theme but also included the certificate '12' so it is suitable for the target audience 13-18 to see but also the humour can be used for this age group. The stars names will be included so they can see there work is appreciated and get them recognised to the audience. But also a critics response will be included to add another persons opinion so the audience can decide whether they want to see it from hearing an opinion.
The roles I will be taking on is graphic design, photographer, hair, makeup and costume. As the graphic designer I will be involved in the designing and bringing the flat plan to life choosing fonts and producing the colours suitable but also keeping the layout consistent. But I also will be manipulating photos especially swapping the heads on the chracters. As a photographer I will need to find the perfect image which is in right focus and shot type to match and fill the space on the page but also hint to the audience what the film is about. Hair, make up and costume will be essential to making the image look professional, hilarious and suitable to the film.

Magazine

The size and format is A4 and the magazine will be created on photoshop cs4. My magazine is to entertain and inform the readers of the latest news, interviews and movie updates. This will hopefully make them want to read more of the magazine. There are many film magazines such as Total Film and Empire which dont have a particular film genre but feature a variety to suit everyone. So therefore I will be following this as it will grab more interest from the audience.
My colour scheme is different from these magazines since mine is dark pink, black and silver which is eyecatching and makes it a bit more feminine as most of my audience from my research are females but also adds to the sophistication of a magazine. The photos will be proffessional taken in a studio as this was voted popular but also gives the magazine a more high quality look. The product will have an equal amount of pictures so it looks jampacked but also have plenty to see and read. The colours I feel will bring the text to the foreground from the images so easier to read. The text will be interesting and have some mystery so the reader will want to find out what it is for example adding a quote and saying 'who said this?!?'.
Free gifts and competitions will be included to be an incentive for reading the magazine but for loyal readers to earn some prizes.
But also I have used the idea of some film reel being stretched across the page to make people aware its a movie magazine and can add some little images inside it of top new films and news to make the page more interesting and full to look at.
The various job roles I will be taking part in is photography creating all the various images I want on the page which will involves different shot types such as close ups, medium shots and long shots. But also this will include having to find various costumes such as suits, hats and an awards outfit. But also creating the hair and make up to make them look like the part from different films. Graphic design is also a major part in the process creating the titles, film reel and overall layout to make it look professional and real compared to the flat plan. There will also be some journalism in the various headlines trying to make the wording interesting catchy and short.