The editing process of the Film magazine

So that we could create a film magazine front cover, we needed to get a picture that the whole of the group would be happy with, so that we could use it as our main image and the image that linked all of our final productions together. Therefore we shot different shots and decided on the one of the five victims from the film trailer.

After we decided what image we was going to use, we uploaded it onto Adobe Photoshop and began to edit it. We first of all turned the image black and white and darkened the contrast, this way it had a spookier effect and it had a link with the film poster. We placed the image where we wanted it and stretched it slightly, making sure to click on the paper clip so that the image did not distort. We then added a slightly darker rectangle to the top of the A4 page, using the rectangle tool. We did this so that the masthead would stand out.

We then added a smaller black rectangle to the top of the page, so that we could add in a skyline. We then selected the text tool and placed it on top of the black rectangle. We then changed the colour of the font to white and bold, and this is where we have out tagline, 'Britain's number one film magazine'.

We then went on to http://www.dafont.com/ which is where we chose the font for our masthead. We typed out the masthead onto one layer and filled it in black. We then copied that layer, however, we filled the text in red and placed it over the top of the balck one, but slightly out of place. This gave the masthead a 3D effect.

After this we decided to add in the issue number, website and date just underneath the masthead, using the text tool and then positining it in the right places, changing the colour of the font to match the colour scheme of the front cover. After analysing other film magazines we could see that a lot of them contained a pug, therefore we created one for our magazine front cover. We did this by selecting the circle tool, drawing out a circle we then dupilicated the layer and filled one of the circles in red and the other in white. We then slightly stretched the white one so it was a little bit bigger, which made the pug bolder and more eye catching. Using the text tool again, we added in 'Win tickets to a movie premiere'.

After adding in the previous features, we used the text tool to create other film titles and catchy taglines, so that our magazine fitted in with conventions. We alternated the colours between red, white and black so that they all stood out and matched the colour scheme.

We got the barcode from the internet and copy and pasted it onto the magazine, creating a new layer.

Initial Ideas for Film Magazine Front Cover

Before producing the Film magazine front cover we did some initial ideas so that we had some things to follow in preparation for our final product.

Final Film Poster...

The editing process of the film poster

To start the poster off we took a picture of my eye and uploaded it onto Adobe Photoshop so that we could edit it into looking like it had been shattered. Firstly we made the image of the eye black and white, by using the contrast and brightening tools. We then used the cutter tool to cut out 'distorted' sections of the eye, and then move them slightly to create the shattered effect.

However, when we stretched the eye to fit an A4 piece of paper it looked out of focus and not professional like, but we carried on to finsish the poster adding in tag lines, the headline and release date, just so that we could see what the finished product would look like.

After finishing the film poster we showed it to other people and form their feedback we decided we was going to change the poster as it did not look very professional. Therefore we took another picture of an eye, using a higher megapixel camera.

After importing the new image onto Adobe Photoshop we changed the image to black and white again and using the crop tool we cropped out majority of the eyebrow.

We then took another image of the group of girls that we casted for the film trailer itself, and cut around it so that it fitted in the centre of the eye, we did this by taking the layer that the girls image was on and placing it on top of the eye layer. We then changed the opacity of the image so that the eye could still be seen behind it. After ensuring that the image was in the right place we used the eraser and dodge tool to smooth out the edges.





We added in the text that we wanted onto the poster, but only used a basic font so that we could see if it looked first and where it should be placed.
We then found the font that we wanted and changed it all so that it fitted in well with the stroyline and title.
We then used the text tool to create credits at the bottom of the poster, we used the cast's real names the directors and the poeople that we put in charge of the mise-en-scene. We also tried to stick to typical conventions of a film poster, when setting it out.

Initial ideas for the film poster

Before producing the final film poster, we put together some ideas of how we believed we could set out the poster and we chose the one that fitted best and based our poster on it.

Audience feedback.

After showing our film trailer to our audience for the final time they all seemed happy with the outcome, this is some of the comments that they made to us regarding the trailer:

"It's really good, I like how the pace starts off slow and then gets faster!"

"The title matches the story line well, especially as 'an eye for an eye' can mean revenge."

"The heartbeat at the end really adds effect."

"I love the last shot"

A few of the people that viewed our finished work however did say that they wasn't sure if they thought the beginning was maybe a little long winded.

The editing process...

To edit our footage and create or film trailer we used the Adobe Premiere Pro software.

After every time that we filmed we uploaded our footage by clicking file and then import. We then chose what footage we wanted and uploaded it so that it came up down the side of the screen on the left hand side of the screen.

We could then click on each recording and decide which ones we wanted and if the recording was not right then we deleted it from the box so we did not get confused. When we found the scenes we wanted we then dragged them onto the timeline.

We put all the clips that we wanted onto timeline in order so that we organise them into becoming a film trailer.

One of the tools that we used a lot of the time was the razor blade tool, this was used to cut down the clips to whatever length we wanted them to be. It was particualrly useful as we could then create an atmosphere by cutting the shots to a short length and adding them all together to poduce more tension for the audience.


When adding in our captions we had to make sure that they fitted into the timeline properly with the rest of the trailer. We wanted our captions to start off small and then get bigger so we had to double click on the selected caption, that was on the timeline and then at the top of the page, video control effect came up and that is where we could change it. We then clicked on scale and at the beginning of the clip made it 50 and then we added another point in at the end of the clip and made it 100. Therefore the writing then looked as if it was coming towards the screen as it went from small to large.

We then uploaded the music that we wanted and placed it underneath the footage ensuring that it was in time with the footage. We then again used the razor tool to cut it t make it the right length, so that it then fits in well with what can be seen on the screen.
We also adjusted the audio at the side of the timeline, by doing this we could mute the diagetic sounds or adjust them to make them louder in places. We muted out all diagetic sound so that all could be heard was the music. We emphasised the noise of the ball hitting me in the face to show how hard it had been thrown and to portray to the audience the damage it had done. We also did this when the car was breaking down and the engine not starting. We also edited the sound of heavy breathing and the scream at the end to create a scarier atmosphere.


Last of all, to complete our trailer we added in some final effects. We added black and white to the first few clips. We then copied one of the clips several times so that if give off more of an effect to the girl being hurt/bullied, it then also looked like a memory. We then dipped it to black to emphasise that the actor was sad. After completing all this we rendered the clips to complete the trailer.