Movie Magazine flat plan

Images :-

The image that I am in decision of using will be a medium/ close up shot of my model/ actor kind of looking down on her bed with her hair spread out. The reason why I think that this position could be good for this cover as it gives the reader a glimpse of what the movie is about without giving them too much information.

Colour Scheme & Font :-

The colour scheme that I have decided on using will be red, pink and white. The reason why I am planning on choosing these colours will be because the colour red will be the same as my models hair colour, so I saw fit to use this colour. I will also use white and pink text to contrast against my models clothing.

The fonts that I plan to use will be neat and well presented fonts such as century gothic, garamond and times new roman. The reason why I am planning on using these fonts is because I wan't my magazine to represent and portray a real life media product.

Codes and Conventions of my Trailer.

Iconography
The typical iconography that I will be using for my film trailer will be the setting, which I will set my film in a city. I think this is a typical setting for the genre of my film as it represents a cosmopolitan and middle class. I will also incorporate an engagement, I think you see this 75% of the time in a romantic film. Other conventions that I will use will be my two characters falling in love, a break up and one of my characters overcoming a death and moving on.

Cinematic Style
Eventhough I am not shooting in a studio, I plan to shoot my trailer in high key style lighting. This will create the right mood that I want my trailer to portray. I will also try to stay away from grungey areas within the City I have chosen to shoot in. This will maintain the cosmopolitan theme throughout the trailer. Another convention that I will use will be a piece of elegant music by a french composer. The reason why I am using this piece, is because I think it suits the style of my film very well, as it the score is relaxing, happy yet sad. Which helps me tie it in with the death of one of the characters.

For the titles and text within my trailer, I will be using dark text on a light background, this helps create a light and happy mood. If I were to produce a horror, I would have used a light text on a dark background. For example red on black.

Themes
Falling in Love
Engagement
the progression of my character as a person

Representation
The class that my trailer represents is middle class. The reason why I have chosen to portray the middle class within my trailer, is because I think this will be a great chance for my film to flourish in attracting both working and middle social classes. I think that it will attract the working class, as my film will act as a diversion from their everyday life, and will allow them to become apart of the world and lifestyle that my characters live.
The reason why I think that the middle class of our society will show some interest in my film, is because I plan to edit and piece it together so it becomes a mature and elegant piece of media.



Opening of trailer... scene 1

This is the first scene of my trailer, it's kind of rough. But overall I am pleased with the way it has turned out. The reason why the clip is of a poor quality is because I'm not used to Premier Pro yet. I plan to have a play with it throughout the week. 

Quick Storyline and events - so far...

1. Male photographs the female coming across the bridge, the female drops her purse and both of them go to pick it up. Which is the moment they first meet. I plan to put this in black and white and then I'm going to use a bulb flash sound effect, and the screen will fade out to white and the title 'Memories' will appear (Black text on white) and then it will fade to the present day where the camera zooms in on to my female which is the start of scene 2.

2. My female realizes she was just dreaming and wakes up and picks up a *camera* that male uses in the first scene. I thought it more appropriate if I used the camera instead of the shirt, as it will allow the audience to connect with the male character's passion and hobby. I plan to use the same shots, however when Kate is looking out the window I am going to get her to press the shutter button. And I will use a camera click sound effect and a fade out to scene three...

3. Scene three will be a montage of several memories of the couple. I was planning to do 4 memories.

Memory.

1. Couples First date.

2. Engagement.

3. Argument/ Fight scene.

4. Scene where the male gets knocked over and dies.

4. The fourth scene comes back to the present day, and I have Kate coming out from the bedroom which was where the second scene was left off at, coming down the stairs and getting the post. Amongst the post is a letter saying 'Follow your Heart'

Thoughts on Mise-en-Scene.

Scene 1 - Newcastle Millennium Bridge.
For this scene of my trailer, I will use a film camera as a prop, I want to create a kind of authentic quirky feel to my characters, by doing this I am introducing my second main characters passion and interest. I will also use suitable clothing which will illustrate to the audience what kind of style and personality the characters have.
For example I want Kate to be wearing a formal, yet fashionable attire. I think this will show her in a way that comes across that even though she is a serious woman, she's also a fun loving female who admires the way items of clothing are put together.

For my male character, I want to have a more casual look, since he is out and about taking photographs, and has just spotted a girl who looks beautiful and interesting ( Kate ) . I think this will look authentic, as they look like they should be there instead of somewhere else.

Scene 2 - House
For the scenes that will take place at the house, I want my main character to wearing something very casual like a night dress, since I plan to shoot her whilst she's in bed. I plan to use props such as the camera and a hand written note.

Scene 3 - Flashback & Memories
For this scene I plan to combine several memories of the couple, both sad and happy moments. I think the memories that I will include will be:

1. the couples first date - coffee mugs, cup cakes, café
2. the couples engagement - could take place at Newcastle where they first met? Engagement ring. Casual clothing, passerbys
3. Argument in bedroom - Just normal bedroom furniture such as , desk, lamps, bed etc.
4. Death of the male - Male, Car Lights.

Scene 4 - Post House scene.

Things that I will include in this scene will be normal house hold items, such as paintings and vases. I will also include the note in which Kate reads.

Newcastle + Coco Chanel = Memories.

This is the score which I will be using as part of the soundtrack for my trailer. In a way this is apart of my Mise - en Scene as I want the music to add an elegant and professional feeling to my trailer.
The reason why I admire this piece of music is because I find it very soothing and relaxing to listen to, which is what I want my viewers to be like when viewing my trailer. I also feel that it relates to the locations and characters in a way that will give the audience an idea of what kind of music and people they are like.
I plan not to play this music as loud in the background as it could be distracting, especially if I am laying sound effects, such as a camera clicking and voice overs over the top.

Storyboard

This is the storyboard for my trailer.