Introduction

For our A2 coursework, we had a choice of either making a promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music video, with a cover for its release as part of a digipak (CD/DVD package) and a magazine advert for the digipak. Or we had the choice of a promotion package but for a new film, to include a trailer, a film magazine cover and a film poster.

I havechosen to create a film trailer in a group of three with Leanne and Jessica. We are going to have to plan every detail of our film trailer including the location, actors and props that we will use. Our group have decided to shoot a horror film trailer, we will be analysing professional past and present film trailers to help us understand the conventions and gain experience within the industry.

This years coursework will allow me to use the skills i learnt from last years AS coursework where we designed a magazine front cover, double page spread and a contents page. It improved my photoshop skills and i can use these this year to create the Film Magazine front cover and the Film poster.

I already know the basic selling points of a magazine, it will be similar in the film area of the industry.