Comparison of print products

     By Shahriyar Choudhury
Introduction
• I am going to compare my created poster and film magazine
  front cover to a professional product which I have researched
  thoroughly throughout this course and I have also constructed
  few parts of my print product similarly, however I have also
  challenged the forms and conventions of professional media
  products in order to enhance my USP and for it to be suitable
  to my target audience that are aged 15-24.
Comparison of film poster

                                                                           The poster that I have constructed on the
                                                                           left has similarities and differences with
                                                                           Inception. I have constructed my main
                                                                           image similarly with my model looking to
                                                                           a side like Leonardo Di Caprio and I
                                                                           believe this connotes the genre because it
                                                                           makes the model seem mysterious. I have
                                                                           also included a word which describes my
                                                                           model at the top of the poster likewise to
                                                                           Inception, however I have used a font
                                                                           style and colour that is bold and seems to
                                                                           stand out but on Inception poster it
                                                                           seems to fade in with background and not
                                                                           as eye catching to the audience. The font
                                                                           colour is the same as Inception and is
                                                                           really dominant within the page however
                                                                           I have added a black stroke in order for it
As for the background I have included an image and dark paint in           to stand out from the dark background. I
order for the focus to solely be on the model, however Inception           have also located I across middle of the
poster uses a special effect where the background seems really out of      page in order to challenge the forms and
focus in order for eyes to be on model. I have also included               conventions that I have researched.
production and distribution logos because I believe this may appeal
to my audience. I required my model to dress smartly because it
strongly indicates the genre. Finally, I have decided to challenge forms
and conventions by including credits because many researched film
posters include credits however Inception teaser film poster didn’t.
Comparison of film magazine
                                                                             The front cover of film magazine has quite a lot of
                                                                             differences to professional magazine, however it
                                                                             also has a few similarities. I have composed my
                                                                             main image similarly to the Inception magazine
                                                                             with a Medium Close Up but I decided for my
                                                                             model to look at a side rather than directly
                                                                             towards the camera because he is a mysterious
                                                                             character. Another similarity is that I have located
                                                                             my sell lines on both sides of the page and this
                                                                             resembles professionalism because it can be eye
                                                                             catching to the magazine reader. I have also used
                                                                             a red colour font which could be dominant as well
                                                                             as the masthead and I also added a stroke to show
                                                                             the words dominance around the skyline, similarly
                                                                             to Inception in order to show the readers the kind
Firstly, the difference is that the Inception film magazine’s
background is completely out of focus in order to connote the genre          of content that may be included within the film
however I have left my background in focus because the building windows      magazine. The smart formalwear costume also
and the cars in background also replicate the action/drama genre.            replicates the model of Inception magazine
Secondly, the masthead is extremely dominant because of the size of font
and the effects within each letter which makes it extremely eye catching.
                                                                             because of the centralisation of the image and
Thirdly, the colour palette scheme is completely different however I         this is the most dominant part of the page. Finally,
believe both sets of colour schemes appeal to a similar target audience      I have constructed my masthead similarly with a
because of the way it is located and the way it looks around the composed    word inside the first letter of the dominant
main image. Finally, looking at the Inception film magazine the name of
the film is centralised on the page with taglines below it, however I have
                                                                             masthead because this has been done in
decided to challenge the forms and conventions and just preferred to         Inception film magazine and I believe it brings in a
locate my film name on the left hand side as a sell line because it would    slight touch more of visibility when the readers
still appeal to the magazine readers.                                        look at the masthead.
Conclusion
• In conclusion, after analysing the similarities and differences of my print
  products I have found out that I have constructed certain parts of my print
  products similarly to professional products which will appeal to my
  audience, however I have also challenged the forms and conventions in
  order to give my target audience something slightly different because
  according to my research I am targeting a younger market segment
  compared to Inception. I believe that my film poster will help enticing a
  suitable audience to come and watch the film because of the way it has
  been constructed with the composed main image and the background
  blending in leaving the character to seem mysterious. Likewise with the
  film magazine I have created I believe it works well with my trailer because
  of the background image which shows bricks and buildings and this is the
  type of location which I used for the filming of trailer.

Evaluation question 1

  • 1.
    Comparison of printproducts By Shahriyar Choudhury
  • 2.
    Introduction • I amgoing to compare my created poster and film magazine front cover to a professional product which I have researched thoroughly throughout this course and I have also constructed few parts of my print product similarly, however I have also challenged the forms and conventions of professional media products in order to enhance my USP and for it to be suitable to my target audience that are aged 15-24.
  • 3.
    Comparison of filmposter The poster that I have constructed on the left has similarities and differences with Inception. I have constructed my main image similarly with my model looking to a side like Leonardo Di Caprio and I believe this connotes the genre because it makes the model seem mysterious. I have also included a word which describes my model at the top of the poster likewise to Inception, however I have used a font style and colour that is bold and seems to stand out but on Inception poster it seems to fade in with background and not as eye catching to the audience. The font colour is the same as Inception and is really dominant within the page however I have added a black stroke in order for it As for the background I have included an image and dark paint in to stand out from the dark background. I order for the focus to solely be on the model, however Inception have also located I across middle of the poster uses a special effect where the background seems really out of page in order to challenge the forms and focus in order for eyes to be on model. I have also included conventions that I have researched. production and distribution logos because I believe this may appeal to my audience. I required my model to dress smartly because it strongly indicates the genre. Finally, I have decided to challenge forms and conventions by including credits because many researched film posters include credits however Inception teaser film poster didn’t.
  • 4.
    Comparison of filmmagazine The front cover of film magazine has quite a lot of differences to professional magazine, however it also has a few similarities. I have composed my main image similarly to the Inception magazine with a Medium Close Up but I decided for my model to look at a side rather than directly towards the camera because he is a mysterious character. Another similarity is that I have located my sell lines on both sides of the page and this resembles professionalism because it can be eye catching to the magazine reader. I have also used a red colour font which could be dominant as well as the masthead and I also added a stroke to show the words dominance around the skyline, similarly to Inception in order to show the readers the kind Firstly, the difference is that the Inception film magazine’s background is completely out of focus in order to connote the genre of content that may be included within the film however I have left my background in focus because the building windows magazine. The smart formalwear costume also and the cars in background also replicate the action/drama genre. replicates the model of Inception magazine Secondly, the masthead is extremely dominant because of the size of font and the effects within each letter which makes it extremely eye catching. because of the centralisation of the image and Thirdly, the colour palette scheme is completely different however I this is the most dominant part of the page. Finally, believe both sets of colour schemes appeal to a similar target audience I have constructed my masthead similarly with a because of the way it is located and the way it looks around the composed word inside the first letter of the dominant main image. Finally, looking at the Inception film magazine the name of the film is centralised on the page with taglines below it, however I have masthead because this has been done in decided to challenge the forms and conventions and just preferred to Inception film magazine and I believe it brings in a locate my film name on the left hand side as a sell line because it would slight touch more of visibility when the readers still appeal to the magazine readers. look at the masthead.
  • 5.
    Conclusion • In conclusion,after analysing the similarities and differences of my print products I have found out that I have constructed certain parts of my print products similarly to professional products which will appeal to my audience, however I have also challenged the forms and conventions in order to give my target audience something slightly different because according to my research I am targeting a younger market segment compared to Inception. I believe that my film poster will help enticing a suitable audience to come and watch the film because of the way it has been constructed with the composed main image and the background blending in leaving the character to seem mysterious. Likewise with the film magazine I have created I believe it works well with my trailer because of the background image which shows bricks and buildings and this is the type of location which I used for the filming of trailer.