There are three options to choose from when considering the ancillary tasks, however I only need to choose two out of the three. The two that I have chosen to do are the poster for my film and a film magazine front cover that features my film . The other option is a website homepage for my film - the reason I have not chosen this one is because I rarely use film websites myself, whereas I frequently see film posters and many friends have film magazines that I can look at. Therefore I can take notes on the conventions of these products without it being 'new territory' for me.
Over the next week or so, I will view many different film magazines and posters. These will mainly feature horror films as this is the same genre as my film. However, I will also have a look at a few other genres to get an idea of the overall product, rather than focussing on simply the horror genre. Focussing on other genres as well as my own will hopefully point out the industry conventions of the horror genre, in comparison to other genres, say comedy or thriller for example.
I am doing all of this BEFORE shooting my film for many reasons. Firstly, I will have more background information and can make any changes that may be necessary before shooting any footage. Secondly, I can shoot some footage for just these tasks, instead of realising I need more after the shooting day has come and gone (I'll most likely end up taking pictures with all the costumes on while on location). Finally, I will be doing all of the shooting in one day and so will have ALL of the materials necessary to complete the tasks - meaning I can spend hours editing the film together and completing these tasks at the same time. Consequently, I will hopefully start and finish the tasks within about 7 days - without having to do more than one day of filming and take more time from the other people helping me with this task.
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