evaluation

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final website

Here is the link to my final website: www.wix.com/laurengriggs/theretribution and also these are screenshots of each of the website pages.

creating the website

After looking at existing websites for horror films I have discovered a lot of the codes and conventions that these websites follow to make them successful. The first thing I did when creatin my website was create the pages and make a navigation bar with buttons linked to each of the pages.

Another one of these conventions was that there were images on the pages that link to my other media products so that all three products were combined. Therefore after I created the pages and the navigation bar, I added images to each of the pages.

  As I found out from researching existing websites, most of the images used are of the antagonist, however I have also used an image of the setting used in the trailer on one of the pages, to make the pages seem scarier and to link it in with the trailer.

After adding the images I then added the page names at the top of each page. The font I chose for this was a typical font used for horror products as it was very sharp and written in capital letters. I made the colour of the font red as this colour suggests danger and blood which both refer back to the horror genre.

After I had sorted out the layout of the website pages I decided to add the content. This included text, images, and videos.

To make the website more interactive I added images with external website links. I added the external links to the buttons on the 'Buy Now' page as the buttons will now take the user to the website where they can buy the film.

To make it even more interactive I also added moving images in galleries so that the audience can move the gallery around to see which picture they would like to view.

I also used the gallery idea when creating the cast page as I did not want this page to just be reels of text about each member of the cast and crew although I wanted it to be informative. Therefore I used a cover flow style gallery to add information about each of the members of the crew and what their job was. This makes it less boring for the user and allows them to interact more when using the website.

To follow the typical conventions of a horror film website I also added a page before the home page appears which shows the name of the film that the website is for.

To make my website more interesting I added a transition to appear of a broken TV when the pages are changing. This links in with my trailer as the broken TV effect is also used in my teaser trailer.

final poster

This is my completed horror film poster after I have put each of the features of the poster together.

When creating this poster I made sure that each of the features followed the codes and conventions of a horror film poster. I also edited the image a bit more as originally the girl was wearing a pink dress, however I thought that by making the dress a dark, blood red this makes her seem more sinister and less innocent.

The way that I have positioned each of the features reflects the codes and conventions found on horror film posters. This is because the title and credits are usually found at the bottom of the poster with the image taking up the whole page. The tagline is found at the top of the poster as this is a typical place for it to be found.

creating the film poster

Credits

This is a screenshot of the bottom of my film poster:

It includes the film title, the credits and the date of the film release.

The font for the credits is a typical font used for credits on film posters as it is thin and written in capital letters.

The font used for the title of the film and the date is written in our chosen font. I have edited the font to make it looked as if it has been scratched, this gives the effect that the characters in this film are not friendly and it makes it seem more eerie.

The production logo is included in the film credits as it is a conventional layout for film posters. Although you cannot see the logo very clearly it is included on the poster as it is a typical convention on film posters.

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Image

The photo on the left is the photo I have chosen to use for the main image on my film poster. The image on the right is the same photo but it has been edited so that it is appropriate for the poster.

To allow my poster to follow the codes and conventions of a horror film poster I needed to edit my photo so that it was more suitable for the genre. I did this by creating more shadows on the photo especially around the trees to make it look more sinister and scary as darkness is a convention of a horror film poster. I also edited the top and bottom of the photo to fade to black, this is so that when I add my text to the poster, they will be able to stand out against the dark background.

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Tagline
The tagline that I have decided to use is 'What Goes Around Comes Around'. This is because the film is about payback and the revenge that the little girl plots. This is a common phrase used when talking about revenge and so it would be perfect as a catchphrase for my horror film.

I have written the tagline in capital letters so that it follows the codes and conventions of a horror film poster. It has been written in white so that it stands out against the dark background.

film poster draft

This is the first draft of my horror film poster: