Movie Magazine Photoshoot Plan

Movie Magazine Flatplans

Character Poster Inspiration

When I was analysing the hunger games trailer I came across some posters which I though would be a good idea for my film also. It is the character posters which typically would come in magazine or able to buy. This would be part of a viral marketing campaign.

Missing Poster's MES

Here I created posters for my film which are going to feature in my trailer. I researched images of the posters handed out for the disappearance of the three Ohio Girls and tried to copy which one each character is going to portray. I designed these posters using Microsoft Word

Movie Poster Photoshoot Plan

Here I created a photo shoot plan that I am going to use during taking the images using a camera for my Movie Poster. When coming to create my movie magazine plan I will follow the same format and table that I used for this one. I produced this on Microsoft Word.

Movie Poster Flatplans

Here I created some flat plans for my movie poster. I am going to try and created the images that i have though of in my head and tried to make them very realistic and professional when it comes to shooting them and editing them at a later stage.

Location

Here is the location as to where I am going to shoot my film

Facebook Page

Here I created a Facebook Page to promote my film in a free and easy way that is accessible to anyone who has Facebook.

Name Ideas

I brainstormed some ideas for the name of my film and put them into the following presentation of which I made on Google Slides.

Trailer and Poster Inspiration

Cleveland Abduction Trailer

Here is the trailer I am using to help me gather ideas for my film as it is the same story as to what I am basing my trailer on. I took inspiration from it to help me in my storyboard. I also included the pictures of the two movie posters of which I will use to help me create mine for the poster of my teaser trailer.

Storyboard

Here I created a storyboard that I drew up myself to show my audience what the basic ideas are for what is going to be in the teaser trailer and movie and how long they are going to last etc. I took the photographs on my iPhone 5s and uploaded them to a power point of which I shared on prezi so that it could be easily shared and embedded onto my blog. All of the photos are in chronological order.

Storyboard from Alice Kelly

Self Harm Research

In the film trailer I want one of the characters to deal with self harm, and make the film a more realistic experience. I decided to research self harm so I could know exactly what it is.

Self-harm is when somebody intentionally damages or injures their body. It's usually a way of coping with or expressing overwhelming emotional distress.

Sometimes when people self-harm, they feel on some level that they intend to die. Over half of people who die by suicide have a history of self-harm.

However, the intention is more often to punish themselves, express their distress or relieve unbearable tension. Sometimes the reason is a mixture of both.

Self-harm can also be a cry for help.

Getting help

If you're self-harming, you should see your GP for help. They can refer you to healthcare professionals at a local community mental health service for further assessment. This assessment will result in your care team working out a treatment plan with you to help with your distress.

Treatment for people who self-harm usually involves seeing a therapist to discuss your thoughts and feelings, and how these affect your behaviour and wellbeing. They can also teach you coping strategies to help prevent further episodes of self-harm. If you're badly depressed, it could also involve taking antidepressants or other medication.

Read more about getting help if you self-harm.

Useful organisations

There are organisations that offer support and advice for people who self-harm, as well as their friends and families. These include:

• Samaritans – call 116 123 (open 24 hours a day), email:jo@samaritans.org or visit your local Samaritans branch
• Mind – call 0300 123 3393 or text 86463 (9am-6pm on weekdays)
• Harmless – email info@harmless.org.uk
• National Self Harm Network forums
• YoungMinds Parents Helpline – call 0808 802 5544 (9.30-4pm on weekdays)

Find more mental health helplines.

Types of self-harm

There are many different ways people can intentionally harm themselves, such as:

• cutting or burning their skin
• punching or hitting themselves
• poisoning themselves with tablets or toxic chemicals
• misusing alcohol or drugs
• deliberately starving themselves (anorexia nervosa) or binge eating (bulimia nervosa)
• excessively exercising

People often try to keep self-harm a secret because of shame or fear of discovery. For example, if they're cutting themselves, they may cover up their skin and avoid discussing the problem. It's often up to close family and friends to notice when somebody is self-harming, and to approach the subject with care and understanding. 

Signs of self-harm

If you think a friend or relative is self-harming, look out for any of the following signs:

• unexplained cuts, bruises or cigarette burns, usually on their wrists, arms, thighs and chest
• keeping themselves fully covered at all times, even in hot weather
• signs of depression, such as low mood, tearfulness or a lack of motivation or interest in anything
• self-loathing and expressing a wish to punish themselves
• not wanting to go on and wishing to end it all
• becoming very withdrawn and not speaking to others
• changes in eating habits or being secretive about eating, and any unusual weight loss or weight gain
• signs of low self-esteem, such as blaming themselves for any problems or thinking they're not good enough for something
• signs they have been pulling out their hair
• signs of alcohol or drugs misuse

People who self-harm can seriously hurt themselves, so it's important that they speak to a GP about the underlying issue and request treatment or therapy that could help them.

Why people self-harm

Self-harm is more common than many people realise, especially among younger people. It's estimated around 10% of young people self-harm at some point, but people of all ages do. This figure is also likely to be an underestimate, as not everyone seeks help.

In most cases, people who self-harm do it to help them cope with overwhelming emotional issues, which may be caused by:

• social problems – such as being bullied, having difficulties at work or school, having difficult relationships with friends or family, coming to terms with their sexuality if they think they might be gay or bisexual, or coping with cultural expectations, such as an arranged marriage
• trauma – such as physical or sexual abuse, the death of a close family member or friend, or having a miscarriage
• psychological causes – such as having repeated thoughts or voices telling them to self-harm, disassociating (losing touch with who they are and with their surroundings), or borderline personality disorder

These issues can lead to a build-up of intense feelings of anger, guilt, hopelessness and self-hatred. The person may not know who to turn to for help and self-harming may become a way to release these pent-up feelings.

Self-harm is linked to anxiety and depression. These mental health conditions can affect people of any age. Self-harm can also occur alongside antisocial behaviour, such as misbehaving at school or getting into trouble with the police.

Although some people who self-harm are at a high risk of suicide, many people who self-harm don't want to end their lives. In fact, the self-harm may help them cope with emotional distress, so they don't feel the need to kill themselves.

Script Draft 1

Script

Voice Over; How would you feel
                     If your life 
                     Was taken away
                     Too early
Gun shot 

Amazing, talented and reflective. I have never seen this story told so well. -Janet Maslin New York Times

From the director of  Broken Arrows and The Life of the Lie


Voice over: he hurt me, he hit me, he abused me, he harassed me, he bullied me.

Bird noises at the end clip

I posted the script on my blog so I can easily go and find it again. If I think of any other things that I want to include in it or remove. I will create a new draft. It is not really a script but it outlines some ideas as it is more just about shots and clips as in the clip there may not actually be a lot of diegetic dialogue, more non diegetic.

Ohio Kidnappings Timeline of Events

Aug. 22, 2002 - 21-year-old Cleveland woman Michelle Knight is last seen at her cousin's house. Police later said that Ariel Castro lured her into his home with the offer of a puppy for her son and restrained her with extension cords, beginning her 11-year captivity.


April 21, 2003 - A day shy of her 17th birthday, Amanda Berry vanishes. She's last seen leaving her part-time job at a Burger King, and police would later say that Castro offered her a ride and lured her into his home by telling her his daughter, whom she knew, was inside.


January 2004 - Police go to Ariel Castro's home at 2207 Seymour Ave., about 3 miles from where Knight and Berry were last seen. No one answers the door. Child welfare officials had alerted police that Castro, a school bus driver, apparently left a child unattended on a bus. Police later spoke to Castro and determined there was no criminal intent.


April 2, 2004 -14-year-old Gina DeJesus goes missing in the same area as she's walking home from school. Police later said DeJesus, who was friends with Castro's daughter, was held inside the home after Castro asked her to help him carry a speaker to his car. Castro trapped her in the basement by telling her the door was an exit, police said.


March 2, 2006 - Berry's mother Louwana Miller, 43, dies after being hospitalized with pancreatitis and other ailments. She had spent the previous three years looking for her daughter.


November, 2011 - A neighbor, Israel Lugo, said he heard pounding on some of the doors of Castro's house, which had plastic bags on the windows. Lugo said officers knocked on the front door, but no one answered. Officers walked around outside the house and left, Lugo said.


July 2012 -Neighbor Elsie Cintron claims she contacted police at this time to report strange activity at the Castro house, including a naked woman crawling in the backyard and a little girl in the attic window.


May 6, 2013 - Amanda Berry, 27, Gina DeJesus, 23, and Michelle Knight, 32, are discovered alive in castro's home, along with a six-year-old girl who would later be identified as the daughter of Berry and Castro.
Berry kicked in a screen door, and yelled to neighbor Charles Ramsey for help. She's heard on a 911 call saying, "I've been kidnapped, and I've been missing for 10 years, and I'm here. I'm free now."


May 8, 2013 - Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus return to their family's home to cheers and crowds of supporters. Family and neighbors express shock that the long-missing women were being held so close to home by a neighborhood bus driver many were familiar with.


May 9, 2013 - Ariel Castro, 53, appears in court after appearances by his two brothers, Pedro and Onil, who were also taken into custody on unrelated charges and cleared of any wrongdoing in the case. Police said there was no indication they knew about the women's captivity. Facing four counts of kidnapping and three counts of rape, Ariel Castro is held on $8 million bail.
According to a police report obtained by CBS News, Knight told investigators that Castro forced her to deliver Berry's baby while in captivity, and he warned her if the baby were to die, he would kill her.
Knight told police, according to the report, that Castro impregnated her "at least 5 times," but that each time he would starve her and then punch her in the stomach to induce a miscarriage.


May 10, 2013 - Cuyahoga County prosecutor Thomas McGinty says he may charge Castro with aggravated murder related to pregnancies terminated by force and hints that he could seek the death penalty.
Police said the women were apparently bound by ropes and chains and suffered prolonged sexual and psychological abuse.


July 12, 2013 - Castro is indicted on 977 charges including aggravated murder, kidnapping and rape. The charges expand on an earlier 329-count indictment that covered only part of the time frame of the alleged crimes.


July 26, 2013 - Castro accepts a plea deal that spares him the death penalty, pleading guilty to an amended indictment that includes 937 charges.
"I knew I was going to get pretty much the book thrown at me," Castro says, appearing in court. He says he is "fully aware" of the terms of the plea agreement and consented to it, adding, "There are some things I don't understand...because of my sexual problem."


August 1, 2013 - At his sentencing hearing, Castro addresses the court, saying he is "not a monster" and describing himself as "sick." He denied in court that he ever raped or tortured his victims, at one point saying there was "harmony" in the home.

"To clear the record, I am not a monster, I did not prey on these women, I just acted on my sexual instincts because of my sexual addiction," Castro says. "As God is my witness, I never beat these women like they're trying to say I did. I never tortured them."
Michelle Knight addresses Castro in court, crying.
"You took 11 years of my life away, and now I have got it back," Knight says. "I spent 11 years in hell. Now your hell is just beginning."
Castro is sentenced to life without parole plus an additional 1,000 years.


August 7, 2013 - Castro's Cleveland home is demolished. Victim Michelle Knight makes a brief appearance and releases balloons into the air.


September 3, 2013 - Castro is found dead in his cell, hanging from a bedsheet, shortly more than a month into his life sentence. A report later confirmed his cause of death was suicide, CBS affiliate WOIO reported.

Character Profiles

I created a character profile on Piktochart so my audience and readers could see the images of the girls who are acting it and get a basis of the story line of the charcaters.

Character Name Inspiration

I looked up the most popular names in 1995,1997 and 2000 as these will be the years the girls are born in. Niamh will be 22 when captured therefore she will be called Katherine as it was the 77th most popular name in 1995. Eimear will be called Erin as it was the 33rd most popular name in 1997 and Aisling's character will be called Megan as it was the 12th most popular name in 2000. This will mean when captured, Katherine will be 22, Erin will be 18 and Megan will be 15. In accordance with the film when they are released ten years later, Katherine will be 32, Erin will be 28 and Megan will be 24.

Animoto Mood Board

I made a mood board to try and show my audience what type of mood I am trying to set my movie in and show them what it would tie in along with

My Ideas

I decided to put my ideas into a Prezi outlining my general and basic ideas about my teaser trailer that I can look back upon for when I am producing my teaser trailer.

Lighting Inspiration

I was researching what type of lighting I would use when I found this image. I am going to use this as a clip in my teaser trailer as the perpetrator standing in the door as it is dark mysterious and creepy.

The Psychology of Horror

I found a website online that gave me a lot of helpful information about the genre of horror and its psychology. I decided to place it on my blog in google slide form so I can go back and look at it when I am planning my teaser trailer.

Ohio Kidnappings Research

For GCSE one of my subjects was Drama. For my GCSE Practical we had to audition in groups for the part we wanted to play. We had to create our own play which showed the potential we could achieve and would help our teacher choose our roles for the main practical. Along with two of my friends we chose to do a play based on the story of the three girls abducted in Ohio for over 11 years and turn it into a play. I did plenty of research to ensure I had the most valuable information so that I could write a script on it.
When deciding what I wanted to do for my teaser trailer I was planning on doing a Horror Movie, but I could not decide what I was going to include in this. I then decided to join together the two genres of mystery and horror and I am going to use the story of the three girls abduction to help me create my trailer story. I created a Prezi with a lot of information about the kidnappings and captivity to help my audience understand where I am getting the ideas from and develop a depper insight to all the details about the truly disturbing story.

I was recently watching the music video where I noticed the bottles in the background which were focused on instead of the background singers. this was evidently product placement in the music video by the company Core who produce bottles. I thought I would place this on my blog as it has nothing to do with the video but fits in well without taking away from the music video. This gives me ideas as to how to shoot the products that will be specifically placed in my teaser trailer and where to place them. 

Movie Genre Trend Research from Alice Kelly

Ideal Viewer Profile

With help from the YouGov website I created this Animoto Video about the ideal viewer. The information is vital for potential advertisers who would be paying for their products to be featured within my movie.

Questionnaire Analysis

Target audience questionnaire analysis from Alice Kelly

Here I analysed my questionnaire so I could breakdown what would help me for my trailer, and what would help me for my ideal reader also. I used PowerPoint and Slideshare to help me produce this presentation.

Facebook

I decided to do some extra research on Facebook so I could see the benefits as to why I would advertise my film on it when the time comes for advertising my teaser trailer. In my target audience questionnaire I asked my respondents how they heard about the release of new films coming out in the near future and 45% of them said they see it through Facebook. Here are the reasons as to why I will advertise using Facebook:

1. It is free.
2. Over one billion people use it .
3. It is easy to access.
4. My target audience (15+) members are most likely on it.
5. Millions of people are able to share it to their friends and spread the word even more.

Target Audience Questionnaire Twitter

Here I screenshot the tweet I sent on my twitter profile to my followers hoping that they would fill in my survey as it would be a great help to me having various responses when I come to analyse my survey.

Target Audience Questionnaire- Facebook

Here I shared my survey on Facebook for my peers to complete. It was very simple and effective and I hope it generates many responses has I want a wide range of answers that can help me produce a teaser trailer that the public want.

Target Audience Research

Create your own user feedback survey Here I wanted to distribute an online questionnaire asking my friends on social networking sites such as Facebook to see what type of things they could be interested in so that I can play to my strengths to produce a teaser trailer that is wanted by the public. I used Survey Monkey for this part of my research. Survey Monkey is a free website that enables you to create many surveys and is quick and easy to use. On this website you can have various different types of surveys that you create from scratch. The website is even more useful as it analyses your results for you which makes life a whole lot easier and saves a lot of time for me to focus on other things.

How a Movie Magazine is made

Movie magazines are usually constructed and from various magazine publishers and editors. They pick an interesting upcoming movie that they can get good interesting information on that no other movie magazine has. There are various job roles within the creation of the movie magazine issue. Firstly, there would be the journalist asking information, asking questions, interviewing the actors and actresses and writing up the entire article. There would be a photographer taking pictures of the characters for their front cover image, their contents page image and the images on a double page spread for the article. There would be an editor for the photographs making sure they are suitable enough for the magazine and there would be a graphic designer, who designs the front cover adding other images and text onto it, making sure it is appealing, eye catching and appropriate for the audience. An editor in chief within the magazine publishing company would overlook the magazine to see if it is perfect for publishing, and if it is it will then be sent to printers and distributed throughout the world.

Movie Magazine Codes and Conventions

Here I researched the codes and conventions of a movie magazine cover so when i come to creating my movie magazine I will know what the main things are that I need to include that follow the guidelines of every other magazine.

Movie Magazine Industry Research

Movie Magazine Cover Analysis

Here I analysed the two covers of the Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1 and Transformers: Age of Extinction, published by Empire Magazine. Empire was the only magazine to do a featured cover on both two films, as the other famous magazine total film did not. This indicates that the magazine company Empire is more outgoing and featuring bigger blockbuster films, and most likely has more readers as the film and production companies have chosen this magazine to feature their films that are about to be released.

Hunger Games:

Transformers: