Final Film Trailer

This is the film trailer that I have produced for my final product and have uploaded to YouTube in order for my target audience to watch my trailer. The narrative of this film trailer consists of a young footballer trying to make it as a professional but he encounters some adversity on his journey. One of his biggest adversities is that he is under pressure from his girlfriend to become a professional footballer. His coach offers him the motivation he needs to pursue his dream of becoming a professional footballer. In summary, it is a film trailer for a coming of age sports biopic about the journey of a young footballer on his pathway to success, which is achieving his dream of becoming a professional footballer, while overcoming any adversities that he encounters. 

Ancillary Task 2 - Film Magazine Front Cover

Ancillary Task 1 - Film Poster

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Evaluation 1

In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? 

My media product uses forms and conventions of real media products because it has a journey narrative of the main character trying to be successful while coming from adversity. More specifically, it follows the story of a young footballer trying to become successful while under pressure to make it from his girlfriend, coach and any other adversity that comes his way. This type of narrative is common in many sports films and is also popular with cinema audiences because a lot of people enjoy watching an underdog come from adversity to achieve in whatever it is that they are trying to do. For example, Rocky (1976) is an archetypal film of overcoming adversity and problems to reach success. The narrative is an aspiring boxer called Rocky Balboa training to fight the world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed. He manages to go the full 15 rounds with the world champion, knocking him down once which was the first time Creed was knocked down in his career, but ends up losing on a split decision. Although Rocky lost the fight, my product still uses forms and conventions seen in the Rocky film because it shows a narrative of a young aspiring footballer trying to overcome personal problems to reach potential success within football. This is similar to Rocky (1976) as the iconic film follows the story of a young aspiring boxer overcoming adversities while also trying to reach success in his sport but primarily in this film, trying to win against the world heavyweight champion Apollo Creed.

A further way in which my media product uses forms and conventions of real media products is through the use of close up camera shots and mid shots to indicate that the genre of my film trailer is a sports biopic. This is because sports biopics are always personal stories so it makes sense for this type of film to have a lot of close up shots and mid shots in order to illustrate the personal details of the main character's life story.

When creating my film poster, I included forms and conventions of real media products in this ancillary product because I have taken inspiration from actual film posters that belong to the similar genre as my final product which is a football biopic. This includes basic codes and conventions of film posters such as the film title, main image, tagline, credits and others. However, I researched to see how these conventions of film posters where used in my genre of a football biopic in order to decide how I could use this in my final product or how to amend them to suit my own film trailer narrative. For example, one of the film posters that I researched was for Goal! The Dream Begins and this includes a main image of the main character dressed in a black tracksuit top while holding his football towards his head with his eyes closed. When I was producing my film poster, I decided to to take a different route in terms of the design which challenged some of the forms and conventions in the sports biopic genre. This is because I wanted to create something that would fit the narrative of my film trailer and be different to the existing football biopic posters. Moreover, I chose to use multiple images on the one poster and they where all different yet the images still had a connection to the narrative of my final film trailer. One of the images located at the top of my poster is a group of palm trees on the sides of a road in Los Angeles and this included on my film poster because living in LA is one of the main character's goals when he reaches a high level of success. It fits with the conventions of my narrative because it is a popular dream among most footballers and people in general to live in LA as it indicates 'making it' and reaching the pinnacle of your life.

When creating my film magazine front cover, I made sure that I incorporated the basic forms and conventions of real life media products which includes basic components such as having a main image, masthead, cover lines, anchorage text and others. This allowed me to have a good basis to work from and create a high quality ancillary product that connects well with my main product and my other ancillary product. The magazine covers that I researched for my ancillary task mainly consisted of sports magazine front covers because the genre of my film trailer is a sports biopic and I wanted to produce something that followed the conventions of my final product. For example, this Score magazine front cover has cover lines that relate to football and fitness such as 'running tips' and 'world's best players'. I took inspiration from these cover lines and used these conventions of a real media product when creating my magazine front cover. I used the conventions of this real media product by creating my own cover lines based off the magazine that I researched. Some of the cover lines that I produced include: 'Top tips on dribbling on Messi - page 25', '25 ways to improve your sports nutrition on page 40' and 'Stars of World At Your Feet talk life on set and future aspirations - page 35'. This allows me to create a magazine cover that suits the conventions of a sport magazine cover as it has cover lines and title that relate to football but this also connects well to my main product because it's a film trailer for a football biopic.

Ancillary Task 2 (Film Magazine Front Cover) - Developed Edit of Second Version

These are developed edits that I have produced of my magazine front cover, with each more recent version having developed adjustments to it. These adjustments mainly include adding more cover lines to the front cover in order to develop it and make the front cover more detailed. This allows more information about the content of my film magazine to be on the front cover and will provide more detail as to what will be included in key parts of the magazines. Moreover, the audience will have a better understanding of the type of the content that will be included in my film magazine as they will be able to read the cover lines describing the most important parts of the magazine. This will make the target audience more inclined to buy the magazine front cover because they will have a good understanding of the key pages in the magazine and will therefore want to read the magazine in full to find out more about the key points described on the cover. 

Ancillary Task 2 (Film Magazine Front Cover) - First Draft

Using Photoshop, I have created a basic template to produce my magazine cover. I have done this through using an image of my main character that I took earlier in the year and by creating a title in white text with the font Silom and a size of 36 pt. I have chosen to call my magazine 'Superstar Magazine' because it is probably the most suitable name for the conventions and genre of my final film. In addition, it also fits the conventions of what a typical name of a film magazine front cover would be. 

In order to develop my magazine front cover, I will add cover lines that are relevant to the narrative of my final film such as quotes that say: "Life on set with Rossi" and "Interview with the star of upcoming film World At Your Feet".  I feel that this image may not be powerful enough to be the front cover of the magazine and I may have to change to an image that is stronger and more suitable for the conventions of my magazine cover as it is related to a football-themed film trailer. In addition, the title could be more suited to sport rather than superstar which is more related to film. I may call the magazine 'Goal' as this would be more suitable to the genre of my final film. The font and colour of the text doesn't look strong enough as it isn't in capitals, which is what magazine covers have as titles, and the colour white doesn't really portray the conventions of my final films. 

Ancillary Task 1 (Film Poster) - Developing Font Of Tagline

When using Adobe Photoshop to create my film poster, I developed the font of the tagline multiple times. This is because I decided that the previous fonts that I used didn't fit in with the genre and conventions of the main product. The original font that I used on the tagline was in block capitals and was the exact same type of font as my main title and credits. Therefore, I decided that it would be more aesthetically pleasing if the tagline was in a different font and the text was in lowercase instead of it being uppercase. The colour of the tagline, red, remained the same because it has a lot of powerful connotations such as passion and desire and links quite well to the genre and conventions of my film trailer. This is because the connotations passion and desire link to the conventions of my film trailer because the main character has a strong desire and passion to achieve his goal of becoming a successful footballer. Furthermore, it also links to the young footballer's burning desire to get through any adversities that he encounters on his journey in order to achieve his goal. 

Ancillary Task 1 (Film Poster) - Draft

Main Task - Film Trailer - Adding Voiceovers

To further improve my film, I have decided to add voiceovers by a peer student because I think that this could strengthen my narrative and reinforce the fact that becoming a successful professional footballer is a hard and challenging journey that involves a lot of hard work and training. In order to plan my voiceovers and allow my peer to read them for the audio recording, I have devised a list of voiceovers with time-codes of where they will appear in my final film and for how long. In addition, I also added some explanations to the voiceovers to enable the narrator to further understand the meaning of them and proceed to aid them with their narration.

List of voiceovers with time-codes:

• 00:00:18:33 - 00:00:21:13: "Every guy has to make a decision one day: the girl or the game" - reading out of inter-title by narrator
• 00:00:22:08 - 00:00:26:00: "The hard work begins with constant practice on the training field. If you encounter struggle, it is just another obstacle that you have to overcome to be the best"
• 00:00:31:15 - 00:00:34:31: "Every time you miss a shot in practice, it fuels you to improve"
• 00:00:36:34 - 00:00:38:38: "You will feel downhearted and that all your practice is being wasted. But don't let that stop you from achieving your goal; to be successful in this sport. You must pull through, it is as all part of your journey to achieve success"

Film Trailer Developed Edit 2

Class Feedback On Film

To help me improve my short biopic film trailer, the whole class watched my film and provided verbal feedback suggesting improvements and what they liked about it. On top of this, they also provided feedback on an online spreadsheet for my trailer on which the whole class provided feedback for each other's films.

The feedback that was provided on the online spreadsheet included:

• Peers liked the font used for the titles in my film trailer
• Good, clear narrative to the trailer but the audio in some parts of the trailer could be revisited and corrected/edited. 

This feedback will allow me to add more improvements to my final film and ensure that is the best possible project that it could be. 

Film Trailer Developed Edit 1

This a developed version of my film trailer that I have uploaded to my YouTube channel. 

3 Ancillary Task Annotated Examples (Film Poster)

Main Image: Within the sports biopic genre, the athlete is the central and predominant focus of the film. Therefore, it is logical for the character or athlete to be the main focus of the film poster. The main image consists of Pelé attempting an overhead kick over a favela in Brazil in front of a blue sky. The positioning of the character suggests that he is acrobatic and that at that time he changed how footballers played in an attacking sense. Furthermore, the fact that he is trying an overhead kick shows that he is willing to take a risk and be different to his teammates and opponents. He is also dressed in a top with black-and-white stripes and white shorts while wearing black boots with white laces. This contrasts with the rest of the poster because the background behind the main image mostly consists of vibrant and vivid colours. It also reinforces the fact that he wanted to be different to his surroundings and his teammates. 

Background: The background is composed of a collection of favelas under a clear blue sky with a small amount of clouds. It shows that the film also focuses on where Pelé came from and what his roots were. This suggests that the story is very grounded despite the athlete being portrayed achieving so much through his football, it suggests Pele doesn't forget where he grew up and the friends and family he knew there. Therefore, it shows that his fame hasn't made him arrogant enough to forget the people that helped him and the ones that he grew up with that weren't as successful as he has become.  

Colours: Most of the colours on this poster are quite bright and vibrant but there is a wide variety of different colours on this poster. For example, a few of the houses clearest on the poster are in red and orange and the bottom of the sky has a light blue/turquoise colour along with pale white clouds. The vibrant colours reflects the culture of Brazil, which is where Pelé is from, and this is present as a theme throughout the film. On the other hand, Pelé is dressed in a black and white kit with white shorts. This suggests that he is willing to be different from his surroundings and achieve greatness in football. 

Typography: The title is in a golden font and capital letters to suggest that the main character becomes one of the biggest stars in football. The colour of gold infers connotations of prosperity and wealth but it also suggests passion, wisdom and courage. This can be reflected in the narrative of the film through various scenes and the overall message of the film. The bottom part of the title, "Birth Of A Legend", is in much smaller text and the colour of it is white unlike the main part of the title. In addition, the font of the text is different to the main part of the title. 

Tagline: The tagline used on this poster indicates that the narrative of the film involves the main character coming from nothing to be the best individual he can to help Brazil win the World Cup in 1958. It reads: "A boy with nothing who changed everything". This could suggest that the narrative is about Pelé coming from nothing all the way to changing Brazilian football. 

Mise-en-scene: On this poster, the mise-en-scene suggests that the film is about the journey of a footballer coming from nothing to achieving greatness through his sport. This is represented through the images of the favelas and Pelé being above them. The colour scheme consists of bright vibrant colours such as red, green and blue and black/white. 

Conventions: The film poster conforms to most of the conventions of the sport biopic genre through having an image of the main character being dressed in sports attire and attempting to do an athletic manoeuvre of the overhead kicking of a football. 

Target Audience: The target audience of this film poster would be males that are football fans or specifically fans of the Brazil National team or Pelé. The audience of this film may be too young to have seen Pelé play in real life, therefore, this is one of the best ways for younger football fans to get a good idea of what he was like as a footballer and a person. In addition, it could allow people that were able to watch him to relive viewing his footballing abilities and his meteoric rise in the world of football. 

Main Image: Within this genre of sports fiction films, the main character is predominant and the principal focus of the story in the film. The main image consists of the young footballer holding a ball towards his head in front of a sunrise at a beach. This suggests that the main character has dedicated their life to football and that's the only thing that will allow them to succeed in life. The main character has his eyes closed and is wearing a black top with white stripes on the sleeves and white chevrons on the front of it.  

Background: The background shows the main character with his arms stretched out and looking up to the orange sky while his football is on the ground to the right of him. The football next to the character in the background is different to the one he is holding in the main focus of the film poster. This could suggest that he is really dedicated to football because he has more than one football in his possession. 

Colours: The colours of the poster consist of a bright orange scheme and plain colours such as black and white. All of the text on the poster is in white, however, the types of text are all in different sizes from each other. The colour black could suggest that the young footballer isn't dressed too extravagantly as his biggest focus is achieving success in his football. 

Typography: All of the text on poster is in a white font and the title is formatted in large capital letters. The tagline, which is above the title, is also in white capital letters but the text is much smaller and is in a different font than the title.  The connotations of this could be that

Tagline: On this poster the tagline is located above the title and reads: "Every dream has a beginning". This tagline is quite powerful because it is suggesting that everyone has to have a beginning to what they want to achieve in the future and in this case it is Santiago Munez dreaming of becoming a professional footballer. Furthermore, 

Mise-en-scene: The mise-en-scene displayed on this poster consists of the footballer being focused on his football in order to achieve his dream of becoming a pro footballer. 

Conventions: The film poster conforms to most of the conventions of the sport biopic genre through having an athlete focused on their sport. This is shown through the imagery of the main character holding up a football towards their head. 

Target Audience: The target audience of this film poster would be young males between the ages of 8-18 that are football fans, love playing football and have similar dreams of wanting to become professional footballers.  

Main Image: The main image on this poster is made up of 3 men sat on a bench. One of them is dressed in a red and white strip with white shorts and red, black and white socks while wearing black boots. The second person is dressed in all-black clothes while wearing a watch and dark boots.

Background: The background consists of a white wall with red and white strips on hooks 

Colours: The colours are mainly white 

Typography: The majority of the text on the poster is in black capital letters 

Tagline: The tagline describes what the film is about 

Mise-en-scene: The use of mise-en-scene

Conventions: The film poster conforms to most of the conventions of the sport biopic genre through

Target Audience: The target audience of this film poster would be suitable for 

Ancillary Tasks Research

The conventions and purpose of an ancillary product is to promote and market the main product and to more importantly promote the creator of the main product. These products often take up the form of magazines, posters, websites and other types of promotional platforms. The conventions of a film poster are that it has to be eye-catching and captivating to the audience. There must also be a focal picture that draws in the eyes of the audience. Furthermore, the title has to be displayed in a large and eye-catching font. There also has to be an indicator of when the film will be released. In addition, the information about directors and the production company is usually displayed in a billing block at the bottom of the poster. On top of this, there may be reviews or titles of other films that the company has made.

The conventions of a film magazine front cover are that it has to have a masthead, which is usually at the top of the page and indicates what magazine it is, and an image that must reflect the audience and the style of the magazine. The main image is normally a mid shot and should reflect what the film featured is about. This would usually involve the main actor from the featured film. A further convention of a film magazine front cover is that they have to have buzzwords such as 'free' and 'exclusive' in order to capture the attention of the reader and make them want to buy the magazine. Another convention of a film magazine front cover is the anchorage text; this is the text that often overlaps the image to tell what the story inside the magazine will involve. This could be a quote taken from a interview inside the magazine. The next convention of a film magazine front cover is the banner, which gives overall information about the magazine and what will be found inside. The final conventions are the barcode, date and issue number, something that every magazine front cover requires.

For my ancillary tasks, I will be producing a poster and a film magazine front cover featuring my film. I have chosen to do a poster because I have had experience of making posters at a previous school during Year 7 Media lessons. Therefore, the previous knowledge that I have gained will allow me to produce a higher quality poster to promote my short film trailer using similar or more advanced software such as Photoshop and InDesign. Another reason for choosing to do a film poster as one of my two ancillary products is that a lot of posters that I've seen have attracted my attention and resulted in me watching the film it was promoting. I chose to do a magazine cover as my second ancillary task to promote my film trailer because I've seen many magazine covers that have promoted blockbuster films successfully. This is what I want to do with my second ancillary product because I wish to produce a high-quality and professional poster that effectively promotes my film trailer.

Peer Feedback (Rough Cut)

In order to gauge what improvements I can make to my film, it is important to gain feedback from peers by allowing them to watch what I have produced so far and critique it. Through this process, they may suggest improvements to my project that I may have missed or could develop upon ways in which I thought my film could be improved. Therefore, I asked a peer in my A2 Media Studies class to watch my trailer all the way through and offer improvements that they thought could be made to my film in order to get a better final product.

The first improvement that was suggested by my peer was to make the titles at the beginning of my film longer. I agree with this improvement because I feel that the transition between the two sets of titles is too fast and doesn't give the audience enough time to read and process them. To act on this improvement, I will increase the length of the black video and decrease the speed of the titles so that both of them appear for longer. In addition, I need to find a way to make the transition between the titles less sudden and abrupt in order to make the beginning of the trailer more seamless.

Another improvement that was suggested by my peer was to cut the beginning of the clip at 00:33:25 slightly so that there isn't a pause. This improvement is quite valid because the start of the clip seems too long. Due to my project being a trailer, it can only be 1:30-2:00 mins long and cutting bits of clips like this will allow me to create a better trailer. In order to have the best trailer possible, the clips within it have to be the best moments and this can only be done if the unimportant parts that slow down the flow of the trailer are cut. Therefore, the trailer has to showcase the best moments of the film with an uninterrupted flow in order to persuade the target audience to watch the film.

A further improvement that was recommended by my peer was to cut the beginning of the clip starting at 00:01:49:47 so the character is already walking forwards rather than standing still. I agree with this suggestion because I feel that having the character standing then walking is less interesting for the audience to watch. The purpose of my trailer is to keep the audience interested and having this part of the trailer edited will help in achieving this. This will allow me to achieve this by cutting the beginnings of clips that slow down the flow of the trailer.

The fourth improvement that was suggested by a fellow student was to cut the clips starting from 00:02:41:21 so they move quicker between the shots as this will help portray the continuous practice the main character is doing. They also said that due to the fact that the audience doesn't know what I'm trying to show, I will have to make it easy for them to understand. Therefore, this would mean I would have to ensure that my trailer fits in well with the genre conventions of my project. Making the shots of the young footballer practising move quicker between each other will keep the audience interested for longer and allow them to understand what I'm trying to show much easier for them.

The fifth improvement that was proposed by my peer student was to make the part of the clip at 00:03:03:40 a 1/4 of the length and to overlay the teacher's voice under the clips. I feel this a good improvement because in this collection of clips my main character is looking out into the distance contemplating his future in football and adding more audio of the coach motivating him will only enhance this piece of footage. This is great to have in the trailer because it perfectly portrays the narrative of the story and it is the best dialogue that I have filmed.

The final improvement that was suggested by my peer was to add a song underneath the trailer that is based on the theme and feelings that I want to portray. I agree with this improvement because I feel that the music will have to complement the themes and narrative of the trailer. This could be achieved by finding royalty free music with a motivational theme or a fast-paced RnB beat. However, if I find a song that is more suitable, I can ask the artist for permission and then use it in my trailer.