Research & Planning: Verdict Font Ideas

On Photoshop I tried out some different font styles for the title of our teaser trailer 'Verdict'.
I have chosen different fonts on Photoshop that look like they would suit a horror genre film or suit the plot of our court case/possession storyline.

Me & Nathan came up with some fonts similar and some different. We compared them and decided on a few that we liked. We each liked a font called 'Mom's typewriter' which is the bottom one on my image. We thought this looked relevant to a court case due to the typewriter aspect.

Research & Planning: Planning Permission E-Mail

Here is mine and Nathan's e-mail sent from us to the Crown Court in Manchester asking permission to use the outside of the court as a location to film a part of our teaser trailer.

Research and Planning: Final Audition Poster

This is the new film audition poster where we have now included our names, contact information which is our e-mail addresses and we have said where and when the auditions will be held at.

Research & Planning: First Audition Poster

Me & Nathan have created this film audition poster to stick up for people to come and audition for our teaser trailer. We created a dark background image and blended to main horror theme colours together so people would get the sense of what kind of film 'Verdict' is.

The fonts that we used also look like horror themed fonts. One for the main information is called 'Urban Jungle' and the one used for the title 'Verdict' is called 'Unearthed Spirits'. We thought these would be suitable for the poster as again, it shows to the audience what genre the film is. We even included an image of a gavel to link to the storyline.

One thing we forgot to include on this one was contact information and where and when the auditions would be held at.

Research & Planning: Breaking Dawn

Over the weekend I went to see the new Twilight Saga film, Breaking Dawn. I found the film really enjoyable and interesting. The target audience for this film will be Twilight fans who have seen the other films and maybe even read the books. The certificate is a 12A so the target audience is for people over this age so it has a fairly wide audience.

Even though this particular film isn't the same genre as what I am doing for my horror teaser trailer, I thought it would be useful to look at the trailer and poster for this film to see what interested me into going watching the film.

The poster doesn't give too much away which is an advantage as people do not want to know the whole film from just a poster. It shows the two protagonists so the audience can clearly see who is in the film. Due to the actors starring in the film, this can make people want to watch it if they think that the actors are good. It includes the tagline which attracts people and also the release date. Also the website is included in case the audience are interested in looking at it. It shows the characters holding onto each other showing their connection and relationship is still strong. Wedding rings are shown on the characters too to show some part of the plot to the audience which again could make them want to go and watch this film.

The trailer was also a main part as to why I wanted to watch the film. It briefly shows the plot of the film by showing a few seconds worth of different clips. These clips show some of the characters getting Bella & Edward's wedding invitations & their reactions to them, the wedding itself, the honeymoon and also the fact that Bella might be pregnant. The audience see the main parts of the film but not in too much detail therefore this makes them want to see the film to find out what happens. There is a mixture of voiceovers and subtitles, the voiceover being the characters using dialogue from the film which again  could make the audience want to see the film. The soundtrack music begins slow and tense that builds up to become faster as the scenes become more action packed. The soundtrack then dies down to just dialogue which then goes on to show the title of the film.

Research & Planning: Jury Research

Me and Nathan are using a court trial in our teaser trailer, therefore we thought we should research some information about Jury services and take note about them. We have found that:

• There are usually 12 civilians used in a jury and they will carry out the verdict in a court case.
• A jury trial  is a legal proceeding in which a Jury makes a decision about a certain crime taken place.
• England and Wales have the same legal system yet other countries differ.
• Minor criminal cases are heard without a Jury in the Magistrate's Courts.
• Serious offences may be carried out in the Crown Court before a Jury.
• All Juries consist of people between 18–70 years of age.
• Members for the Jury are selected at random from the register of voters.

Research & Planning: Court Research

Me and Nathan are using a court trial in our teaser trailer, therefore we thought we should research some information about Crown Courts and take note about them. We have found that:

• The Crown Court was established in 1972.
• The Crown Court of England & Wales is together with the High Court of Justice & the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England & Wales.
• It is the higher Court of first instance in criminal cases.
• The Crown Court sits in around 92 locations in England & Wales.
• The Crown Court carries out four different principal types of activity. These are appeals from decisions of magistrates, sentencing of defendants committed from magistrates’ courts, jury trials and the sentencing of those who are convicted in the Crown Court, either after trial or on pleading guilty.
• Defendants in custody face a waiting time of 13 weeks and 3 days.
• Those on bail experience a delay, waiting on average 15 weeks and 4 days until their case is heard.