Analysis of the Opening of a Thriller Film
The brief we were given last year for AS was to produce the opening of
a thriller film. The sequence had to include titles and last between
two to three minutes. The style of the film and newspapers are very
different, as will be shown in the research. Last year we filmed and
edited but this year I will work mainly with texts and prototypes of
my layouts and making changes wherever necessary. Furthermore, the
genre will not be the same - a flashy thriller movie opening is not
the same as the first four pages of a newspaper. As a part of my
Media Studies coursework this year I have decided to produce the first
four pages of tabloid newspaper. My work will be promotional. I am
designing these pages to attract people to buy the product and to read
the articles.
Tabloids newspapers have fairly clearly defined visual features - big
headlines and large pictures, scandalous and gossipy stories, simple
and chatty language. I have chosen to do this as this will allow me
to clearly distinguish the differences between the styles and
reporting techniques as tabloids and broadsheets are relatively
contrasting genres of newspapers. I also like reading newspapers and
I like the way tabloid newspapers like ‘Daily Mail’, ‘The Mirror’,
‘The Sun’ and other tabloids represent the news. Stories in tabloids
tend to be short, not very detailed and the front pages capture
headlines that are referred to by an added striking photograph. Many
of these photographs are visually appealing to readers and also
implicate what the headline is referring to. The pages contained in
tabloid newspapers are gener...
... middle of paper ...
...other tabloids, simple and
easy.
The first page was vivid and looked attractive using big pictures like
the other tabloids and bright colours to lure the reader into wanting
to read more. The way I positioned my main pictures complemented my
main titles and related to the issues, which arise in the article.
The lead stories are not finished on the front page – it continues on
inside the pages like the other tabloids.
100% of the people liked reading all the articles I have written. The
best article chosen was on Page 3, which was continued from page 1
which I thought, was good because the most interesting article is
situated on the first page and their pictures were the favourite.
I thought this was successful piece of coursework, which has been
endorsed by the positive comments in the feedback.