Analysing a Film Poster - Vid Tutorial

Audience Feedback Homework.

The assessment criteria for a level 3 and 4 research marks asks you to:

'...present findings relevant to the production in terms of...audience [and] users.'

To score these marks, you will be expected to evidence how you have used audience research to inform your production. 

Simply put, you will explain your idea to a focus group, show them your DVD cover and ask a series of set questions to gauge their impressions. 

Objective
To get your planning mark up to a level 3 or 4 (6-10 marks).

To complete audience research that will influence the outcome of your production task.

Task
Gather three friends, family and/or acquaintances.

Explain your publicity campaign. Read the synopsis. Explain the genre.

Then show the drafts from your blog.

Record their feedback on THIS proforma.

Write up your findings and your response to this.

Presentation
Photograph / scan the feedback sheet.

Write up your findings and post them and the the feedback sheet to your blog.

Post title: Research task - Audience.

Checklist for assessment
Scan or photo of Audience Proforma / Paragraph summing up your findings.

Example
HERE

Deadline
Start of lesson, Friday March 21st.

Photoshop Basics / Creating a DVD Cover 4

This tutorial covers:

• filling with colour
• Blending modes
• creating Marquee tool selection
• gradients
• altering opacity

Photoshop Basics / Creating a DVD Cover 3

This tutorial covers:

• intermediate Layers
• creating Groups
• downloading, colouring & resizing type
• FX menu - Drop shadow and Stroke
• custom shapes

Photoshop basics / Creating a DVD cover 2

This tutorial covers:

• copying and pasting images from the web
• moving layers up and down within the layer stack
• rectangular Marquee tool
• cropping an image within the document
• zooming in on detail
• using FX to add drop shadow and stroke
• flipping images

Photoshop basics / Creating a DVD cover 1

This tutorial covers:

• creating a new document
• importing your draft
• locking / hiding layers
• copying and pasting images
• rsizing images
• the 'Move tool' & 'auto select'
• saving your document

DVD Cover Draft (digital)

Objective
To continue forming ideas for your DVD cover.

Task
Using THIS TEMPLATE and photoshop, create a digital draft cover for the DVD release of your film. This will be based upon the drawing that have just created.
Annotate in the manner of the example above. Note that I have included labels about colour, textures and other informative info. Labels must not be just about obvious stuff.

Presentation
Photograph and post to your blog. Post title: Draft DVD cover (digital)

Checklist for assessment
Clear images/ informative labels / interesting design / conventions followed / relevant typography

Deadline
tba.