This was my first attempt at creating a film magazine cover. It was created in Microsoft word and basic tools such as Wordart. In general I am happy with the outcome considering it is a first attempt, however I am wanting to improve and change it vastly to produce a final product. I chose one of my own photographs which I thought was the most bold and effective. I created the name CUT for the name of the film magazine cover because it's a name that isn't used for any other publication, the connotations of it clearly relate to the film industry, but on the other hand is perfect to represent the type of genre 'zombie horror' as the word cut may represent the cut of a knife and is quite graphic. As this is a first draft for the final copy there will be vast improvements. These will include more sub stories, perhaps smaller framed pictures of different features within the magazine. I will research further into magazine covers, concentrating on the font type and size and generally where things are placed.
Whilst shooting example footage for my zombie teaser trailer and experimenting with photography for my film magazine cover, I tried out various make-up techniques to try and achieve a realistic zombie look. This consisted of white pale lifeless faces, dark tired eyes, drips of blood on the face, hair and clothing. I tried to complete the zombie look by having my model Alice Taylor who I plan to cast in my final media product, in basic clothing, black and white colours and slighty ripped.
Applying dark make-up on the cheeks, eyes and coller bones helped to create a decaying look.
Using make-up of my own was efficient and effective, i used pale powder to lighten my zombies skin tone.
When finished applying the make-up this was my end product, only for blood to be added for the gore factor to be signified.
Extra Photographs of potential locations are incorporated here, the rambling fields of the Yorkshire Dales are a perfect location for the type of genre I am working. As these photographs suggest Isolation and a lowly populated area, isolation is a huge theme in zombie horror.
I thought these pictures were particulary effective for potential shots for my magazine/poster tasks. They show the themes of being trapped, isolation and clearly gore from the blood stained hands and make-up. It connotes to the audience they are being watched and clearly signifies the genre.
A potential shot for my film magazine cover, a relatively simple idea but shows a girl looking over an abandoned field, signifying she is on her own and isolated from society. The blood on her hands stands out, it incorporates the horror aspect. Leads people to think why does she have blood on her hands?.
These next few shots are all general close-ups of my 'zombies' face, I think quite a traditional shot type for a magazine cover. Probably the most obvious choice. However I think for my final magazine cover choice it may be to much of an obvious choice to represent the zombie horror sub-genre I'm portraying.
I hope to use these shots within my magazine cover/poster, however if they don't work well and provide what I need, additional shots will be used.
I will be using a variety of different locations and settings within my teaser trailer to give a taster of a good narrative outline
Location/setting 1:4 young people 3 male and 2 females in a black car, black to signify simplicity which also links within the mood and tone of the genre. Shots of the car on its own driving down a country lane, signify the group lost and far away from society and no apparent life around them, this adding scare to the feeling of the trailer as if a situation occurs where they would need help there would be no human contact with the outside world to rescue them from potentially dangerous happenings.
Location/Setting 2: A small isolated village (Addingham) where the group will get lost in on the way to their destination. It appears an abandoned village, no life insight to signify a death of a village.
Location/Setting 3: A forest area where one of the members of the group gets lost whilst trying to find help. They get chased through the woods here by an infected zombie, quick editing will be used.
EMPIRE(online magazine website)
Is a british magazine, published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media(online website). From the issue in 1989 was edited by Barry Mchllheney and published by 'Emap' (online website). It is the biggest selling film magazine in Britain, consistently selling out it's nearest rival Total Film and is also published in Russia, Australia and Turkey. Empire organised the national Empire awards, which was sponsored in 2009 by Sony Ericsson, however now is sponsored by Jameson. The awards are voted for by the readers of the magazine (wiki) Regular features.
It reviews both Mainstream and Art films, but feature articles concentrate on the former. Empire has some unique regular features, as well as film news, previews and reviews it features a transcript from a notable film scene 'A Classic Scene'.
There is a regular Top 10 features list which is empires top-10 choice of something film related. Readers are encouraged to write in and tell them if they agree or disagree. (wiki)
Total Film(online magazine website)
Published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. Offers a range of features from film, DVD & blue-ray. Editor in chief goes by the name of Aubrey Day (PR week) and is one of the largest circulation English speaking film magazines in the world. The key features within the magazines include Dialogue (the section where readers can interact through the magazine within letters and emails), Buzz (the news section which provides details on upcoming films and ''sneak peaks'', Agenda (this section offers films which are less mainstream and considered for the sharper movie fan),Screen (this is the main cinema reviews section) and The Total Film Quiz.
Evaluation of Total Film: A magazine which I would choose to feature my film over Empire. This is generally because they seem to provide for the more edgy low budget film considering their 'Agenda' section which my teaser trailer for the film I would make would fit this description. The target audience also fits my intended audience, mainly a male dominated audience aged 18-35.
Tom Savini(wiki)
Background information: American actor, stuntman, director and award winning special effects and makeup artist. Savini has worked as George.A.Romero's kind of wingman on his 'dead series' however his work within special effects and makeup have astonished audiences and critics.
His work stretches from films such as Martin, Friday 13th, Creepshow, Dawn of the dead, Day of the dead (which recieved a saturn award for special effects) and many more.
A group of young adults, male and female from London go on a weekend away, where they drive up to the Yorkshire Dales and beauty hotspot Ilkley. The group come to a small village ( Addingham ) just over the hill from Ilkley, which unaware to them has become abandoned from an infection throughout the population caught from dead animals. This small compact village is now the residence of infected humans who have been bitten by these 'zombie' animals, who are in the process of turning into zombies themselves.
The group stop in the village to find someone to ask for directions, they walk into a ghost-like pub where people are sat around eating in silence, these people are infected. The group are suspicious and concerned, they are greeted by a bartender, with a glazed over expression and creepy attitude. They ask for directions and get no response and are oblivious to the individuals in the pub around them who are eating raw meat, an obvious symbol of insanity.
The group leave, they walk to the car and two dead animals under the wheel of the car (they weren't there before). The car drives on down an abandoned road, sees a person stood with their back to them. They ask this person for directions, the person turns around looking dead like and zombified. This leads the group to drive away quickly, where they end up in the middle of nowhere near a forested area. Furthermore one of the members of the group wonders of to find help, they get lost and are chased through the wood/forest area. Leading to them being bitten by a zombie, where the last shot ends on her falling on the floor.
George.A.Romero(wiki)
Creator of 'Living dead series' and loosely connected franchise 1)Night of the living dead (1968) 2)Dawn of the dead (1978) 3)Day of the dead (1985) 4)Land of the dead (2005) 5)Diary of the dead (2007) 6)Survival of the dead (2010)
Each film is laden with social factors from racism to consumerism, these films were not intended whilst in the process of production to follow on from each other, the only similarity and the ease to carry on is the epidemic of the living dead. These stories all vary within the ideas used, but the general outline tells the story of how different people react to the same phenomenon.
American director, screenwriter and editor from New York City.
Nicknamed 'The godfather of the Zombie'.
Graduated from Pittsburgh Carnegie Mellon University in 1960, he then began his career in shooting short commercials possibly an influence from his spanish father whom was a commercial artist.
The zombie horror cult classic 'Night of the living dead' (1968), directed by Romero and co-written with John.A.Russo (wiki) became significant within modern horror cinema.
Best known for his 'dead series' - 5 horror films featuring a zombie apocalypse theme and commentary in modern society.
Father of filmaker G.Cameron.Romero.(IMDB)
In 2002 Romero announced at 'Fangoria's weekend of horrors convention' that he was in serious talks with Twentieth Century Fox to complete the fourth and final instalment of his 'trilogy' dubbed 'Land of the dead'. with an R-rated release and $10 mill budget.
