Poster Design Concept

Here is our initial poster design concept. At the bottom are silhouettes of Thorne and Ricky with guns against the sunset on a field. Above them is the title 'Osiris Unbound', within which will be some images from the film. At the top of the poster is a picture of James' eyes looking over the whole scene, which blends into the background of the poster. This makes it seem like James is an omnipotent character and he is in charge of what's going on, making him seem very menacing. Above that is a short line saying 'From the acclaimed visionaries behind 'Sins of the Martyr', which is an extra piece of advertising. This design may change, but this is what we're planning on using at the moment.

Magazine Design Concept

Here is the design concept for our magazine front cover, which we have done in the style of The Hollywood Reporter. The dark scribbled parts are either blood, dirt or balaclavas, to keep the brand of our film running through all three parts of the advertising campaign. There is a laptop on the floor to bring in the techy side to the storyline, and two lights can be seen on the edge of the cover, although in the actual picture they'll be much more obvious. This is the first design, and it is likely to change a lot even after this, although it'll keep roughly the same design.

Magazine Analysis - The Hollywood Reporter

For our magazine front cover, we were considering making ours more in the style of The Hollywood Reporter than the conventional Total Film and Empire designs. The standard format for The Hollywood Reporter front covers is that they show the cast and crew of the film, rather than a snapshot from it. The design focuses more on the people behind the film than the actual film itself, and this is something that we were considering doing. This sort of campaign helps the audience to connect to the film on more than one level, as they connect to both the characters in the film and the people who made the film, wanting both sides to succeed. It would also grab the more serious film fans who are interested in all aspects of film by opening up to the audience and telling them about the production process. This works well within the context of the campaign, as the poster works to promote the film as a story, whilst the magazine promotes the film for the people behind it.
However, one issue with this approach is that it is not so easy to establish the film's recognisable brand. To counter this, we have decided that the photo on the front will be of the film makers (us) posing looking at the camera, but around us is the set of the film, so within the frame will be two umbrella lights, and the people in the photo will have dirt and blood on their faces with balaclavas and guns hanging loosely from their hands. This would bring the brand of our film back into the magazine front cover through making it obvious that it's on a film set and also giving the audience a sense of the tone of the film. It also establishes that the article inside isn't going to be the standard celebrity gossip, but it will be about the filmmaking process, appealing to a wider audience.
The people that we want to include on the cover are myself, Philip, James and Zubin, all wearing suits, to establish that we are out of character. We will probably be posing around an armchair, with one person in the chair and the others surrounding them. The above magazine front cover offers some ideas as to how we would all be posing in the photograph. The key feature seems to be the use of proxemics, with one actor lying along the floor and another half way up a ladder. We may have someone sitting on the floor in front of the chair to give our magazine front cover a similar tone.
Overall I think that this could be a strong idea for a magazine front cover. It would compliment the poster and trailer by showing the behind the scenes side of the film, and it would allow our audience to connect with the film on two levels. It also looks very smart, and people wouldn't judge the film on its visual effects or plotline, but just see a smart picture and assume that this reflects the film's quality.

Updated Script

THORNE: "I knew a man...a long time ago... he fought for those worth dying for..."

RICK: "What happened to him?"

THORNE: "that man is dead...he's not coming back...after all this time I haven't got the strength to be part of this fight anymore..."

ENIGMA ENTERTAINMENT

DAVIDSON: "Lucas Thorne...it's time to wake up...we’re not the only ones left with a stake in this world”

ROTHEN: “Find them”

GATES: “He’s unlike anyone we’ve ever encountered”

THORNE: "What would you have me do?"

DAVIDSON: “We need you to reconsider your retirement”

RICK: "Oh my god…I've never seen anything like this...it's all connected!"

GATES: "The weapon has been compromised...OSIRIS is unbound"

THIS YEAR

ROTHEN: "Shall we begin?"

FROM THE ACCLAIMED VISIONARIES BEHIND 'SINS OF THE MARTYR'

ROTHEN: "“In all my years I've never met another so different yet so alike…we’re both destined to the same damnation…just I’m willing to let the world burn along the way”

NICHOLAS ASHURST

THORNE: “Nooooooo”

THORNE: "It was never supposed to end like this"

DAVIDSON: "I gave you my word...I would stand by your side...

THORNE: "...until the end"

JAMES RICHARDSON

RICK: "If we're gonna go, we have to go now!"

THORNE: "You will answer for what you have done!”

DAVIDSON: “Run!”

THORNE: “I must be the one to finish this!"

and LEE DAVIDSON

ROTHEN: "Your ‘honour’...’strength’…’righteousness’... what have they amounted to? ...Nothing. When you and I are ashes…all shall remember this day”

O S I R I S   U N B O U N D 

Shooting on 11/01: Screenshots

Shooting on 09/01: Screenshots

Research and Planning Grade

Well done Nick. This is a comprehensive and thorough account of your research and planning. Your organisation of actors, locations, costumes and props is excellent, as is your research into similar products. You could add to your audience profiling post of 'The Da Vinci Code' and explain what you learn from the numbers. You clearly have excellent time management and communication skills, as evidenced by your video logs, and you have taken great care in the presentation of your blog. A storyboard and animatic would further evidence your excellent ability to plan and prepare for your trailer, and in the absence of these elements, along with a lack of script and shotlists, your research and planning grade is limited to a level 3.

15/20 Level 3

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