Production - Gmail Communication

In order to send files for the poster e.g. billing block, we used Gmail. This was useful as you could send one email to all members of the group. The billing block was something we can to share and was already done by one member of the group, so in terms of everyone having the same one we had to save the already done copy.

Production - First Draft of Film Magazine Front Cover

Draft 1

This is the first draft of my film magazine front cover. The style of the magazine is influenced by 'Sight and Sound' magazine. By doing a similar style for their masthead as well as the font style used for the headline and text. There are a few changes that will be done for the front cover before it gets submitted as the final cover. After analysing this first draft, I've realised that the tagline is missing for the magazine. There may also be too much spacing used for the masthead and the price tag so I may need to reduce the sizing of those. I also believe that the colours use may be a bit too bright and the sub-heading can't really be seen entirely due to the overlap with the shadowing.

Target Audience Research - Analysis of Results from Online Survey

This is a slideshow that presents our results from our target audience survey research and it also includes the analysis.

Drafting - Film Poster Font Drafting

Our group discussed and researched different types of fonts that could potentially be used for the film's title. We went through pros and cons of the selected fonts until we came to the decision of choosing the final font to be used.

Magazine Production - Film Magazine Title Font Testing

For the film magazine front cover font; I had to make sure that it was similar to the magazine I'm planning to use as an inspiration which is 'Sight & Sound' magazine.

For the first font test; I thought it was quite similar to the font but it wasn't bold enough to be the title of the magazine so I didn't choose to use this one. It also looked more pixelated (similar style to the typography used for a type-writer so it was a bit old-fashioned).

The second font test was similar a bit more bolder than the first one but I couldn't use it since it was more blocked at the serif points.

The third font test was a bit different and compacted compared to the past two but it didn't really suit the style of the magazine since it had to be similar to the style of 'Sight and Sound' magazine.

The fourth font test had smooth serifs but I thought it still wasn't bold enough and wouldn't stand out enough for the title of the magazine enough though it looks neater to use.

The last font test was my chosen one since it was quite compacted together (the words), it wasn't spaced apart too much and it was bold enough to stand out which would appeal more to the audience.

Photography Analysis for Film Poster

Photo 1
This photo has been optioned to be a potential shot that will be used for my film poster. The reason to this is due to the lighting of how it shines on half of his face while the other side is shadowed. The audience may be able to depict that even though he's a priest and is supposedly meant to be good; he has a dark side which is hidden underneath all that shining goodness. The picture itself looks very bold and stands out from the page; if editing was added to the picture, it may even look more secretly devious and mysterious. However, the only problem I have with this shot is the fact that he's not looking directly into the camera. Eye-contact from a film poster may be able to captivate the audience's attention more rather than him focusing his attention away from the camera.

Photo 2
This shot has also been optioned to possibly be used for my film poster since it's an extreme-close up of an head shot with the model focusing directly into the camera. By having the model establish eye-contact with the camera; it also will appear as if he is attempting to establish eye-contact with the audience thus, drawing their attention towards focusing on the film poster. The lighting used was front-lighting in order to illuminate his face and get rid of any dark shadows that may be visible. The facial expression the model has used seems very calm. However, it gives some hints that he could be hiding something which is what will allure the public to want to watch the film and find out what it is this guy may be up to.

Photo 3
This was the shot I've decided to use for my film poster. One of the reasons due to this decision is because of the lighting used. A bit of low-key lighting was used in order to illuminate his face but still creates shadows in some areas. The light reflection of his face can also be edited to look brighter which gave myself the idea of adding fire to symbolise the depths of hell which depicts the irony in the film poster that a priest whose meant to be a servant of God could actually be doing the opposite of God's expectations. The facial expression shows how he may look innocent since he is a priest but however others don't see beyond the outfit and the appearance of a priest so they believe he is completely an loyal servant of God.

Photography Analysis for Film Magazine Front Cover

Photo 1
A front-close up shot of the model with minimum front lighting to create chiaroscuro but only just very minimal. The photography style used for 'Sight and Sound' film magazine mainly consists of front-shot images which are either a close-up, mid-shot or head-shot. 

The photography didn't work out as planned since shot shows the top of her head being cut off; making it unusable for the front cover of the film magazine since the shot needs to show the complete head or it will make the front look very unprofessional.









Photo 2
This photography looks more preferable to use for a front cover magazine since there is front lighting from an angle thus creating shadows on the other side of her face. The lighting is able to show her facial expression which will link with the headline for the front cover since 'Sight and Sound' magazine uses their emotional-facial expression to link with the main story headline.

However, the problem lies with the facial expression the model is putting on. I've requested for an more determined expression but for this one; she was caught on the camera shot with a slight smile. This makes it unusable for the film front cover magazine since it won't link with the headline for the main story.






Photo 3
This photograph has the same preferences mentioned for photo 2. The lighting from an angle with the shadowing on the side of her face went as planned still.

Although, the only difference is the facial expression she uses. It symbolises more of a determined and serious look thus; it will link with the headline story for the film magazine. The shot used will make the front cover look more professional and similar to the style 'Sight and Sound' uses for the front cover of their magazine.

Photography for Film Magazine and Film Poster

This is a slideshow of all the photography I've taken and I'll be planning to use for the film poster and the film magazine front cover.

Photography for Film Magazine and Poster - Kizoa Video Maker

Planning - Photography plans with analysis (Film Magazine Front Cover)

Photography Plan for Film Magazine

'Sight & Sound' film magazine is going to be the influence for my own film magazine front cover creation. The photography used for their front cover consists mainly of male actors who seem to be aged between mid 20s to 50s. The shots that they mainly use are front-shots with close-ups and sometimes from an angle or mid-shots from the front. The lighting they use either consists of front lighting with very minimum shadows showing or side-angle lighting so that it creates an chiaroscuro affect on the other side of their face.

The majority of the shots consist of the model on the front cover to either look away from the camera or directly at it. However, even with the model looking at the camera; it can also seem as if they are looking at the camera but really they're looking on top of the lens of the camera so it gives the illusion that they're looking into the camera when they're really not.

The make-up used for the movie stars appears to be very natural since they are male so it would only be typically natural for male movie stars to wear very little make-up when it comes to doing photoshoots for more serious and formal film magazines.

Planning - Photography Plans with Analysis (Film Poster)

'The Rite' film poster will be used as an inspiration for the photography being applied to my own film poster.

The film poster shows clearly that it's a close-up shot of possibly the main character's face. This is what I am going to aim to do with my photography. A clear close-up shot of one of the main character's of the film. It'd most likely be a shot of the priest since his head will be inside the shape of a cross with the use of editing to emphasis the expression he is giving (as shown in the example poster).

I may experiment with other shots such as extreme close-ups in order to emphasis the importance of one of the main characters or I may do group shots while still applying them to the idea of them fitting within a cross template but trying to keep the emphasis of the importance for each main character being displayed.

Planning - Layout and Styling for film magazine and film poster

Layout plan for Film Magazine Front Cover

This is the layout for the front cover of the film magazine. I plan for the magazine to be influenced by the magazine 'Sight and Sound' thus, I will be attempting to follow the design style of the front cover of the film magazine.

Layout plan for film poster

The influence I'm using for my film poster is 'The Rite' film poster. The idea of the cross being the main focus with a close-up head-shot of the character also being the focus for the audience. The flames are meant to represent the fire of 'hell' since it's the opposite of 'heaven'. The crucifix is meant to seem appear as if it's being consumed by the flame thus; expressing that hell is devouring Christ.

Planning - Colour Schemes for Film Cover and Film Magazine

Colour Scheme for Film Poster

These are the colours I plan to use for my film poster seeing how the designs will include flames; it'll mean that part of the colours will involve red, orange and yellow (to represent the burning flames of hell). I'm planning to use a solid black background in order to make the focal image and the colours of the flames to stand out from the poster. If I was to use white, the flame may not be very visible and the outline of the cross for the picture won't be seen either.

Colour Scheme for Film Magazine Front Cover

These are the colours I'm planning to use for the film magazine front cover. Since I'm using the style influence of black-and-white, those will be the two main colours (which is what I hope the whole picture will be) while the other colours will be used for the typography and other conventions such as the masthead and sell-lines.

Planning - Text/Writing Drafting for Film Poster and Film Magazine

The font style for the film magazine title has to be similar to the style of 'Sight and Sound' has used.

The following shows a few fonts that are similar to the font style the 'Sight and Sound' magazine uses. The first font was almost identical to the exact font style the magazine used but the lettering was too spaced out and it was too thin to use for the title. By continuing the search for the right font, the second font style was another that caught my attention since the serifs on the typography also looked very similar to the one used for the official magazine and also it was bold so it'd be good to use for the title of the film magazine. However, even though the font style used a similar serif-style as to 'Sight and Sound', the style seemed very unprofessional to use for a film front cover magazine title. The third font style was quite similar to the second style but much more bolder and block-styled. The lettering was close together but a bit too close so it may be easy for the reader to overlook the title of the magazine since it's not eye-catching enough even with it being bold. The fourth font style was less bolder than the previous one and it was more spaced out. Once again, the reader may overlook the title if this font style is to be used since it's too spaced out and not bold enough to catch their attention. The last font style is the font style I have chosen to go with since it's bold enough to catch their attention and the lettering isn't spaced out too much. It's a bit different to the actual font-style 'Sight and Sound' use since the serif is more blocked rather than flicked.

Planning - Rough Pencil Sketches of Film Poster and Film Magazine

Figure 1

Figure 2

These are the development of my initial ideas through sketches. Figure 1 shows what the film poster demonstrates which is a rough visual image of what the film poster may look like but I plan to develop this idea further in order to make it more appealing for the audience. Figure 2 shows what the front cover of the front cover film magazine may look like but as well as the film poster; I plan to develop the design even further by changing and adding to the layout and context to make it more realistic.

Planning - Initial Ideas for Film Poster and Film Magazine Front Cover

Initial Ideas for Film Poster

For the film poster, I plan to use the influence from 'The Rite' film poster. Since the film trailer will be based upon religion and the genre is mainly stalker-slasher, the film poster would need some religious iconography as well as signs that it's an slasher-feature film. The focus of the film will be on the main characters which are the psychotic killer priest, the police detective and his trusty female assistant. Thus, the film poster may feature one of the main characters or all of them if it's possible. The colour scheme should depict the colours used for any symbolisms of murder as well as the dystopian future since that's the time era the film will be set in.

Initial Ideas for Film Magazine Front Cover

For the film magazine front cover, I plan to use the influence from 'Sight & Sound' magazine. Since the magazine mainly uses close-up head-shots for the front cover image; I will be using the same style of photography used my front cover. Instead of using colour for the front cover of my magazine; I'll be editing the image to be gray-scale instead so that it'll make the picture standout more from the background. The colour scheme used on the magazine is quite simple and matches with the colours used for the background colour and the photography used. However, the colours are also suitable for the headline of the magazine which is what I plan to do for my front cover image. The model for the front cover is also looking away from the camera or passed it; which is what I plan to have my model do.

Target Audience Research - Film Poster Analysis

The film poster for ‘In Darkness’ demonstrates that it is targeted to a particular audience who are British-Polish which is given away by the fact that the majority of the text language used is British-English rather than Polish.

The poster mentions the fact that it is ‘Based on the True World War 2 Story” thus, telling the audience straightaway that it is an inspired true war film. This is also targeting the audience who enjoy history or are curious about wanting to know more about the point of view of the people during the war time.

Names of film festivals are displayed at the top of the poster such as Dublin Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival, Kinoteka Polish Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival. This could be where the film may have been mentioned or featured in film festivals thus targeting Irish people, Scottish people, Americans as well as Polish people.

The age restriction for the film is targeted for a minimum age of 15 years old which is due to the film containing “strong sex, violence and language” that’s seen as inappropriate for anyone younger than the minimum age.

The colour scheme consists of two shades of colour; half of the poster is using very light and rustic colours while the other half of the poster consists of mainly dark colours with minimum use of light shades. This can determine their target audience since it uses very historical colours for the majority of the film poster which could mean that their target audience consists of elderly people or people who find history interesting especially if it's based on world war 2.

Target Audience Research - Mood board

Our group created a collage that includes different images and elements of what our target audience may be like through personality and interests.

Target Audience Research - Video Interview with potential audience

My group did video interviews with people who potentially may be our target audience.

Mood Board - Mise-en-scene ideas for the Stalker/Slasher Hybrid and Dystopian Future-setting Trailer

The mood board is a collage of images that will help influence what icons we should include in our film trailer. These images include any religious iconography as well as images that depict signs of murder and horror.

Mood Board - Genre iconography for stalker/slasher hybrid and dystopian future

Genre Research - Research and Analysis into influential genre

Genre Research - Repertoire of Elements in Relation to Genre

Group powerpoint presentation on the repertoire of elements in relation to our chosen genre.

Repertoire of elements accc from Ced-1014

Analysis of a film magazine cover (2) - Little White Lies

Analysis of 'Little White Lies' front cover magazine and presented on Prezi.

Analysis of a film magazine cover (1) - Empire

Analysis of Empire's front cover magazine and presented on Prezi.

Analysis of film poster in relation to genre

An analysis of a film poster that's in relation to the chosen genre of my group.

Research - Analysis of a film poster

This is a analysis of a film poster of my choice so it's not in relation with the genre of the film trailer.

Genre Research - History/Background of choosen genre

Slasher/Stalker Film

 

Slasher/slasher is a sub-genre of Horror films but mainly due to the involvement of psychopathic killers who stalks and plans murders that are usually random or many within a day etc. The psychopathic killer usually has a sort of disguise like a mask to remain anonymous to the public.

The slasher film as a genre can be connected to a real-life event in the 1957 a man named Ed Gein was known to be a psychopathic killer, who was obsessed with dead human bodies which started to become an extreme case collecting them. This real-life event of Gein inspired a book called Psycho by Robert Bloch in which lead killer movies to be created in the 60's like Hush, hush sweet Charlotte,  What ever happened to baby Jane, Maniac, Satans Bed and Strait Jacket alongside Psycho itself. There are also recent movies within the 2000 till now like Cherry Falls (2000), Cry Wolf (2005) and the well known final destination.

Horror is the main genre of this whole slasher/stalker kind of films so we have to ensure to also have knowledge on this genre as a whole too. Horror's aim is to frighten the audience and induce the whole feeling of terror and horror by creating an eerie and frightening atmosphere throughout the whole film.

Dystopian future

 

Dystopia is a community or a society that is undesirable and is the opposite of utopia. Dystopian future genres concept produces these undesirable disrupted futures such as dehumanisation, corrupted governments, environmental disaster etc.  The idea of dystopia was cacotopia before hand, which is the word for the imagined seating of the worst government.

One of the earliest dystopian films is Blade Runner from 1982, and American neo-noir dystopian science fiction film based in Los Angeles in November 2019. It is about humans being genetically engineered replicants who are indistinguishable from adult humans created by a mega corporation.

They were made essentially for labor and entertainment purposes and are illegal on earth, if they make it to earth they are to be killed. A Blade runner, a hunter of replicants seek these replicants who wish for their lifespan to be extended.

Films like this with a futuristic disrupted society has helped influence films now like The Purge, The Hunger Games, In Time and Divergent.

Genre Research - Institutional Context

Top rated slasher feature films (IMDb)

Se7en (Drama, Mystery, Thriller) [1995] - 8.7/10


The Silence of Lambs (Crime, Drama, Thriller) [1991] - 8.6/10


Psycho (Horror, Mystery, Thriller) [1991] - 8.6/10


The Shining (Horror) [1980] - 8.5/10


Halloween (Horror) [1978] - 7.9/10


Deep Red (Horror, Mystery, Thriller) [1975] - 7.7/10


Grindhouse (Action, Horror, Thriller) [2007] - 7.7/10


Santa Sangre (Drama, Horror) [1989] - 7.7/10


Man Bites Dog (Comedy, Crime, Drama) [1992] - 7.6/10


American Psycho (Crime, Drama) [2000] - 7.6/10

Top-Grossing slasher feature films (IMDb)

Hannibal (Crime, Drama, Thriller) [2001] - $165,091,464


Scary Movie (Comedy) [2000] - $157,019,771


The Silence of the Lambs (Crime, Drama, Thriller) [1991] - $130,742,922


Scream (Crime, Horror, Mystery) [1996] - $103,001,286


Scream 2 (Crime, Horror, Mystery) [1997] - $101,334,374


Se7en (Drama, Mystery, Thriller) [1995] - $100,125,643


Red Dragon (Crime, Thriller) [2002] - $92,930,005

Scream 3 (Horror, Mystery) [2000] - $89,138,076


Freddy vs. Jason (Horror) [2003] - $82,163,317


The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Horror) [2003] - $80,148,261

Film Productions and Distributions for some 'Slasher' and 'Dystopian Future' feature films


The Purge (Dystopian Future)

Film Production Companies

- Blumhouse Productions

- Platinum Dunes

- Media Rights Capital

Distributed by:

- Universal

The Silence of Lambs (Slasher)

Distributed by:

- Orion Pictures

Divergent (Dystopian Future)

Film Production Companies

- Red Wagon Entertainment

- Summit Entertainment

Distributed by:

- Lionsgrate

Scream [series] (Slasher)

Film Production Company

- Woods Entertainment

Distributed by:

- Dimension Films

- Konrad Pictures

- Outerbanks Entertainment

Hannibal (Slasher)

Film Production Company

- Scott Free Productions

Distributed by:

- Universal Pictures

From the research of some of the films listed, it has come down to a conclusion that Universal Pictures seem to be one of the top distributors for slasher-feature films as well as dystopian future feature-films. It's one of the main and most known film manufacturing companies in the film and media industry. Universal Pictures works with the parent company known as NBC Universal and is also known as one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. The company offers range of production services such as set lighting, grip to proper and special effects. For post-production media services, it also has on offer a variety of services such as sound editorial & design to picture editorial. Universal Pictures is mainly known for its creating and distributing of theatrical and non-theatrical entertainment on film. The Purge: Anarchy has achieved a total gross of $71,562,550 and is ranked number 108 overall the movies produced by Universal Pictures. The company is also in a partnership with Blumhouse Productions, Focus Features, Illumination Entertainment, Laika, Legendary and Working Title.

Blumhouse Productions is an company in partner with Universal Pictures. It's an multi-media American Film Production Company that's founded and run by Jason Blum. The film production company produces low-budget genre films such as Paranormal Activity and Inisidious. The majority of the films Bluehouse Productions produces seem to mainly be horror, thriller and slasher films such as The Purge and The Purge: Anarchy. The film production company is known for it's debut movie 'Paranormal Activity' where the budget is estimated to be about $15,000 and grossed at $107,918,810 in 2010. The film production has more of a known-title within the horror-genre films since for Halloween 2012, they did an event called 'Blumhouse of Horror' which is an innovative haunted house experience located in Downtown Los Angeles; an escape game experience as a sort of marketing for the next upcoming film 'The Purge: Breakout'.

Film Pitch Presentation with Teacher's notes

Group Presentation for our film pitch.

Research on the Repertoire of elements

Nick Lacey's Repertoire of Elements is a combination of media techniques which is used to suggest to the audience what particular genre group or mixture of genres the media piece belongs to. This is used on a number of different types of media such as film and television. There are 5 elements which are setting, character, narrative, iconography and style.

Setting
A location of where it's set can be a huge giveaway to what genre the media is linking too. From setting it into another country to road signs in another language and the style of the setting can give the audience an idea to the era of what date the media piece is meant to be displaying.

Character
The costume, make-up and acting of the character is part of the media used to help giveaway the genre to the audience. The character's outfit is styled to fit the time era it is meant to be set in and the acting of the character can demonstrate where they may be from and the date when the media is meant to be taking place.

Narrative
This is the storyline set for the whole genre and can be developed from the characters acting and such. The narrative set for the genre is meant to be giving hints as to what genre it comes under. For example, a villain appears during the film which then leads to a hero living a normal life and hiding their superhero identity from the public.

Iconography
This gives the piece of media a unique selling point for itself. This can be demonstrated through visual images, audio, unique logo or an iconic tangible item. For example, to give the audience the idea that it's a thriller and slasher is by giving them either snippets of the killer or showing signs of blood and death.

Style
By the use of different camera angles, shots, editing and lighting can contribute to how the genre is presented in the media piece. For example, dim-lighting with mainly chiaroscuro set on the scene can give the impression to the audience that the genre of the media piece is a horror and thriller.

‘What filmmaking techniques are used to make the trailer effective’

Trailer: If I stay

 

The mise-en-scene presented in the trailer was very effective in “If I stay”. The main characters were dressed in casual clothing which made them appear young thus stating that they are modern-day teenagers. The use of musical instruments and musical events they were present in, demonstrates that they have ambitions to become musicians since they have the talent with instruments for it which creates more of an effect in the trailer when applying to teenagers who have ambitions of wanting to become musicians themselves.

The use of camera shots used for the trailer can also assist with how effective the trailer can be. Such as when they did a mid-shot, 360 degree turn with the girl which focused on her reaction and emotions she was feeling toward the whole scenario she is going through. Also, I close up, group-mid shot of the teenage couple would demonstrate how much they love and cherished each other which could add to how effective the trailer is since it demonstrates that it’s a teenage romance and the film is aimed towards the audience of teenagers and young adults thus; it would have more of an affect on that particular audience since they’re around the same age as the couple and they would feel of wanting to be in a relationship like what the couple has.

The music used during the trailer seemed to be classical music which demonstrated at the beginning how calm and happy it all seemed but then the mood of the music changed even though it was still classical, it presented the feeling of being lost and heartbreaking.

Analysis of Film Website - Maleficent

Source: Disney's Maleficent Official Website

The colour scheme of the website uses very dark colours such as black, dark green and dark blue which matches with the main character since she wears dark colours for her costume and her personality can also be demonstrated through the colours used. The layout is divided up into boxes which link to either the trailer, images or to where they can get tickets to see the movie. At the top of the website, they have a tab-bar which has links to the other pages within the website and it's all related to the movie, Maleficent.

By using the 'Disney' logo at the top of the website, above the movie name which states that it is an official movie from Disney productions. Stating the actress of the main character also is a way of advertising the movie since the actress (Angelina Jolie) is well-known in the film industry. The mise-en-scene of the main actress can demonstrate the genre since she has horns which can signify that it is fiction and it can be seen from another characters point of view in the children story of 'Sleeping Beauty'. The trailer on the loop can also state that the genre is fiction since it shows creatures that have the exterior of trees and they can move as well as talk. It also shows fairies flying which is another suggestion to the audience that it's fiction because in reality, fairies don't exist.

It offers information about the movie, characters, gallery, videos, downloads, music and games. This is all used to entice the audience so that they're persuaded to go and watch the movie in the cinema since they have access to the information of the movie and they can also view snippets such as images and clips of the movie so that they can have a taster of what the movie contains and to see whether they'd like it or not. By giving more background information of the characters, they might find something that they can relate to and think that the character may be fictional but they're relate-able with some facts.

The website has links to social networks such as twitter, Facebook and Tumblr. By clicking on one of the social networking symbols on the website, the user will get redirected to the movie's official twitter and Facebook page and tumblr page. This is meant to help to entice the audience by keeping them updated with 

Analysis of "The Amazing Spiderman 2" Trailer

The names of the director, producers or star names aren't given in the trailer which could be due to the fact that it could ruin the tension that was being built up throughout the trailer. Also, none the names are famous enough to be credited so it wouldn't make such a difference in the trailer of the movie whether if the names were displayed or not.

The person delivering the voice over at the beginning was the main character. It's very serious and he dialect matches with the scenes shown within the trailer which creates tension but as the movie trailer goes on, the voice over switches to another character which was his aunt. This could be used to add tension to the trailer due to the dialect that was selected to be added. The voice over switchers from different characters shown in the trailer which could hint to the audience that those are the important or main cast involved in the film and can also conspire a reason to why the main character will be in danger or that the audience will be embarking on a new action-packed adventure with him.

The music at the beginning starts from mute then drums start to play and it builds, creating a crescendo which is what is used to help build up the tension in the trailer. They did this so it demonstrates how dramatic the film is which is what they want the audience to get a taste of as well as the action.

The mise-en-scene tells the audience that it is an action film due to the use of people firing guns and cars being toppled over as well as buildings are being destroyed. It can also tell us that it's set in modern times or the future since they include technology that is used today as well as advanced technology which may exist in the future. The fashion-style of the characters is still the same or similar to the modern-day fashion of today. The mise-en-scene also implies that the film is fictional since the main character is a superhero that has the superpower to create webs from his fingertips.

At the beginning of the trailer, they had a back-track zoom-out of the main character which means that they want the audience to focus on the logo on the back of his superhero costume which was a spider. This will signify to the audience, straight-away that it is the insignia of the superhero, Spiderman. It will also suggest that the film trailer is about the next upcoming Spiderman movie, no matter if they have seen the first movie or not.

My Personal Film Consumption

I go to the cinema around once to twice a month with my friends and family. The last 5 films I saw at the cinema was Maleficent, Frozen, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Now You See Me and Despicable Me 2. I don't download films from online due to the fact that it takes up too much disc space and there's also the risky business of getting caught and being fined for illegally downloading films. The last DVD I bought from a store was Death Note and in the last year I've bought about 4 or more DVDs. The convergence devices that I use to watch films online are the Xbox, iPhone, iPad and iMac. I can also access films online via Netflix which has a range of different genres to choose from such as rom-com and horror. Over the past year, I haven't downloaded any films and I don't read any film magazines due to the fact that I'm not a film fanatic.

Starting A2 for Media Studies

This is my first post for my A2 Media Studies blog.