Film posters and trailers: blog task Poster key conventions: Title Central Image Colour scheme Quotes Credits These conventions can attract members of the audience who are into Action, Bond, Thriller etc... Title The title of James Bond Spectre can attract members of the audience that have watched previous James bond films like Skyfall, Quantum of Solice, Casino royale etc... Central Image The Central image of James Bond Spectre shows the audience that this movie is defiantly an action as he is holding a pistol and the audience could also think it is a Spy or agent film from the way as he is dressed and his position. Colour scheme The colour scheme of the the film cover image shows us that it has a action taste to it.
The movie that I have chosen is James Bond Spectre. Institutional background 1) What was the film studio or production company behind your chosen film? E.g. Warner Brothers, Paramount etc The company of this film is Colombia and Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 2) Who was the distributor for the theatrical release of the film in the UK? The distributor of the film 'James Bond Spectre' is Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan. No brand loyalty 3) What genre does your chosen film fit into? Action , Thriller, Spy , Adventure and Crime fiction. 4) How can you tell it fits that genre? Be specific with reference to the trailer How we know it fits the genre is by the amount of action put into it like car explosions, car chases, gun fights, fist fighting etc... How we know it is a spy film is by James Bond being an Agent and how he blends in with the crowed at the festival in Mexico City. How we know it is an adventure film is by James Bond been given a task for places around the world to assassinate somebody. Lastly, how we know it is a Crime fiction film is by knowing that James Bond has a target and has to kill the person. This person that James Bond is after commits criminal activity and tries to stop it. 5) Does your chosen film have any stars or a director that are known for that particular genre? The director of the James Bond film 'Spectre' is called "Sam Mendes" who was the director of the James Bond Film Skyfall. It’s all a matter of timing 6) What was the UK release date for your chosen film? The release date for James Bond Spectre was the 26th October 2015. 7) When did the first trailer appear on YouTube for your movie? Find the earliest example you can and embed it in your blog
The release of the trailer for James Bond Spectre was the 22nd July 2015. 8) What other examples of marketing (teaser trailers, main trailers, newspaper or TV interviews etc.) can you find for your chosen film from before the film’s release date? Sam Smith (A popular British Singer) Released a song called "Writings on the walls" that was released a month before the release of the movie (25th September 2015) which would of been a good way to promote the movie. It’s a social thing 1) What was the word-of-mouth like for your chosen film? If you can’t find tweets (probably blocked) use the IMDB user review rating or the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer rating to judge whether the public have given the movie a good review. A few tweets that were about James Bond Spectre were
Key conventions of the movie trailer: Title Key Contentions Company's Sound effects Fast paced cuts Actors / Cast Narrative (Getting introduced to characters and events) Opening + middle but not the end Dialog props Voice-over Age certification Introduction Setting / Location Dramatic clips
