Magazine Final Front Cover Layout

This is our final magazine cover. We have the trio at the top and the London City skyline below. The only thing we have changed since doing this poster is the colour for the title. We no longer want the text to be the colour blue because it is not appropiate for the genre and the content of this film. The pugs are clear on this front cover. This front cover focuses entirely on the film 'Betrayal' this gives the reader the exclusive inside to the film, because it is clearly the main focus of this issue. We decided to use the London city skyline in our magazine front cover because we wanted to emphasize this being a 'British Gangster' film.

Final Film Poster Layout

This is our film poster with analysis. This is our layout for our film poster. We have the trio at the top of the poster we then have the London Skyline to enforce the idea this is a 'British Gangster' film. We included the gun as an enigma code to show that this film is to expect violence. The catch line read underneath says "They were disloyal to their family now they pay...." This sets the mood and atmposphere for the film. I think this is a successful layout for a film poster because it informs the audience about what sort of film it is but is simple and does not give too much away.

Skyline Development

These are some of our ideas for our London skyline that a member of our group designed on the computer. At present we favour the red and black skyline (third one down on the first picture). We favour this one currently because we like the contrast and the effect of the red and black. It also depicts violence in a urban setting, red possibly signifying blood.

Name Choice

We have decided on a title for our 'Gangster' film trailer after we came up with several ideas as a group but we finally agreed on 'Betrayal'. This title reflects our storyline and also grabs the audience's interest beacuse it adds drama to the film.

Shot List (Final)

1. Dark shots with flashes of main characters, with a brief introduction narrated via voice over.
2. Close up shots of the two lovers, showing that they are clearly in love.
3. Next we see the Father of the girl, shot in dark lighting. He finds out about his daughter's relationship and immediately orders a hit on them both.
4. Shot of darkness, - blackout effect to suggest some time has passed.
5. Two lovers are running and screaming. They are being pursued.
6. Blackout we hear screams and gunfire.
7. We have further blackouts to suggest time has passed.
8. A boot of a car is opened and a body is put in.
9. Another quick blackout.
10. A quick shot of the car pulling off.
11. Another quick blackout.
12. Car driving on motorway.
13. Another quick blackout.
14. Car arriving at harbour.
15. Another quick blackout.
16. Body been thrown off boat.

Shot List (Draft)

1. Dark shots with flashes of main characters, with a brief introduction narrated via a voiceover.
2. Close up shots of the two lovers, showing that they are clearly in love.
3. Next we see the Father of the girl, shot in dark lighting. He finds out about his daughter's relationship and immediately orders a hit on them both.
4. Shot of darkness, - blackout effect to suggest some time has passed.
5. Blackout we hear screams and gunfire. The blackout is to show that time has passed.
6. A boot of a car is opened and a body is put in.
7. A quick shot of the car pulling off.
8. Another quick blackout.
9. Car drving on a motorway.
10. Another quick blackout.
11. Car arriving at harbour.
12. Another quick blackout.
13. Body being thrown off boat.

Film Poster Draft (3)

This is further ideas mixed to develop our poster, we have included a city skyline, to emphasise the urban environment. The gun has also been included from our previous posters.

Film Poster Draft (2)

This is a film poster mixed together with a few of our ideas of the trio and the gun for our film
- The character in the centre is either looking down at the gun, and is focused on the task set.
- Or the character in the centre is direct mode of address and is looking at the camera, this is to look menacing or intimidating.
- The other two characters are unaware of the camera and look preoccupied with their love interest.
- The shade suggests darkness and nighttime, this is stereotypically when crime and violence is committed in this genre.

Film Poster Draft (1)

This is one of our several ideas for our film poster. It is also the group's favourite.
- The character in the centre has direct mode of address - this is threatening and challenging.
- The characters on either side are unaware of the camera this is because they are preoccupied, with their love interest.
The suit suggests a wealthy gangster.

Magazine Draft (2)

This is one of our ideas for a magazine poster for our film.
- This poster includes a lot of shade so it can include text. (this is hard to see in this photo)
- The character, is either looking down towards the gun and is focusing on its task.
- Or the character has direct mode of address this looks menacing.
- The gun is a gangster stereotype we can expect to see violence, and is a enigma code.
- The suit suggests wealthy gangsters.
- The gloves suggest a hitman.

Magazine Draft (1)

This is one of our ideas for a magazine poster for our film.
- The gun is gangster stereotype and an enigma code, we can expect to see violence and crime.
- The gloves suggest a hitman, or professional.
- The shade on this poster is useful for text. (this is hard to see in this photo)
- The shade also suggests darkness and nighttime, when crime and violence of this genre usually occurs.

Allocating Tasks

Synopsis: is decided carefully as a group.
Poster designing by hand: Tristam and I will design a few ideas and as a group we will decide which are the best.
Poster designing by computer: Piers.
Shot list: Calum and I will complete two drafts.
Pictures: The majority of the pictures will be taken by Tristam, but any taken by anyone else in the group will be accepted.
production Company logos: will be designed by Piers and Calum they will create a few designs and as a group we will decide on our favourite.
Cast: we will decide this as a group, we will then take pictures of them individually and upload them.
Story board: This will be designed mainly by Calum and Piers but it will be a group effort.

Todorov's Theory

Narrative theory studies the devices and conventions governing the organisation of a story (fictional or factional) into a sequence.

Todorov suggested that stories began with an equilibrium or status quo where any potentially opposing forcesare in balance. This is disrupted by some event, setting in chain a series ofevents. Problems are solved so that order can be restored to the world of the fiction.
Todorov basically stated that films and and programmes go through a period of unsettlement and disquiet followed by a renewed state of peace and then a new equilibrium brings chaos to an end.

Synopsis

I have now begun planning with my group the synopsis of my 'British Gangster' film trailer. As a group we discussed several different plots and ideas. The plot includes a love interest between a man and a woman both offsprings from two rival gangs. This is eventually found out by the girl's Father, who puts a hit on both of them. The story then follows the young love interest as they are hunted down. The trailer will be fast moving as this story is full of emotions and includes many quick decisions that twists the plot.

Possible Settings

The typical locations for a 'Gangster' movie are in urban settings often in backstreets
Good places for us to film are:
London
Redhill and Reigate
an urban environment
harbour for our boat scene