My plans for the ancillary tasks

With my brief I have the choice of three ancillary tasks, and I have to choose two to actually create. I've already decided that I am going to create a poster and a magazine spread. I already have some rough ideas for both of these tasks.

For the poster, I want something quite simple yet eye catching. In my presentation I told everyone that I was fond of making a minimalist poster, however I have gone off this idea. The reasons minimalist posters work is because everyone knows the brand, so they're easy to recognize, even if they have only two colors on the whole poster. My film is not recognized, so all a minimalist poster will do is confuse potential audiences. 

 

I have decided instead to go with a more eye catching poster. The final scene of my short film will be Death and James sitting on a bench, just before James passes on. I think that this scene would fit well for a poster, James in his dressing gown and Death in his dark cloak, sitting on a bench. I think it would catch eyes and make people a bit more curious about the project.

Also, the title for the film would appear on the poster, and I think a tag line. However I am yet to decide on both a title and a tagline. All I know is that I want my tag line to be a rhetorical question of sorts.

For the magazine spread, I think I'm going to create an online review. Due to the fact that my film is a independent film, its not going to feature on any large and well known magazines like Empire. However I have found a small reviewing site called 'Way Too Indie'. This website reviews blockbuster films and short films alike, so I think this will be perfect for my review to be placed on.

Reflective comment: In reflection I'm quite happy that I've found a suitable site for my online magazine spread. The ancillary tasks I have planned a lot less than the actual short film, so it's good to finally to start to make progress with them.

I'm hoping to create a rough draft of the poster soon, so that I can convey my ideas easier.