Production: Magazine Cover 3

I have now taken out the purple line, It does look OK, but now I feel the smaller pictures of L.A. and some friends do not have a "template" to follow as before they seemed to be following the line which I think added and certain effect to it.














It is clear that taking out the purple line through the middle was a good idea and now clears up the front cover slightly drawing more attention to Tom. Once again, the main title should be changed slightly so it can be seen easily from afar, maybe some sort of shading behind it would be a good idea. Gurmaher says that it looks like Tom is looking at the boxes but I cannot help this too much as that is what the image is. And I need to continue following the rule of thirds and Z-pattern. Once again my sub-headings need to be made bigger as they are hard to see.

Production: Magazine Cover 2

This is the second one and the difference is pretty obvious and it is that there is now a background. I took the whole image and this time kept in the seaside background. This clearly shows where he is and now the poster does not look so plain. Also the colours still compliment each other. I am not sure about the purple diagonal line though.












From the first comment, the title does not work with the background and once again a major problem for both Nik and Gurmaher is the purple line that goes across the middle. It makes it look too amateur like. Also the colours of subheadings are hidden slightly due to the background.

Production: Magazine Cover 1

This is the first out of 3. This one has a white background and then a large image in the middle which draws all attention to him. The way in which he is sitting helps to abide by the "z" rule. The colours all compliment each other a work well, but I have concerns with the white background.









Below is some of my feedback. Alex's problem is that the font of Tom Springall does not stand out enough and make the audience want to buy the product. They would not notice it on the shelf. Next Gurmaher mentions the purple line and how it contrasts too much with the whole magazine cover. He also says that it is not just the font type, but the colour that does not work well as it is lost slightly over the picture of Tom. Lastly Nik feels that the image is a bit too rough and a lot of the sub-headings are too small. I think in the final piece I shall be adding a background image, maybe the original picture of him on a beach.

Planning: Inventory List, Locations, Actors

Inventory List:
-P90 (gun)
-MP5 (gun)
-Deagle (gun)
-Sunglasses
-Knife
-Army Combats
-Leather Jacket
-Army Boots

The main location I shall be using is a nearby park. It has various different forests that can be used, and as they are rather hidden away, it makes it easier to use the weapons in public. Another reason for using this is the numerous places that can be used as 'covert' places so that the actor can hide away in the bushes without being seen. We shall also be using a building in the town of Croydon, just to get a few shots of the actor walking through the front door and lastly we shall be using my school to finish it off, and get a few clips in the board room. This shall be used as the setting where the actor is given his 'hitlist'.

My actor is called Tom Springall. He is about 5"9 and has experience in combat forces due to the school CCF. He has many of the items that we have included in the inventory list, therefore saving us costs and time searching for these items. He also has many ideas as to how we could make certain scenes work. The other actor being used is Harry Gartell and he shall be seen for a short amount of time passing the hitlist over to Tom. I have used him as he looks like your stereotypical 'hardman', the 'big boss'.
My other actor is Charlie Tonge who is the other mercenary involved in the trailer who can be seen during the snow scenes.

Planning: Sound

The sound for our trailer is going to be fairly simple. The majority of the trailer will just have a heartbeat playing in the background which quickens up through the timeline where it finally reaches a point where it goes silent. Before this, we have approximately 30 seconds of establishing what it is our character does in which we will be using some sort of dramatic orchestral piece to give a sense of tension. As of yet, my partner and I have not decided whether the soundtrack will continue quietly behind the sound of the heartbeat, whether we shall just have a very low noise or whether it shall just be the heartbeat. This will have to be tested at a later stage.