By James Slator

• The look of the main protagonist within my teaser trailer conforms to the

conventions of the adventure genre in many ways. Firstly, the costume and

props my protagonist wears is consistent of the themes of travel, adventure

and discovery as he always carries with him walking boots and a travelling

rucksack. Much like the main character from Into The Wild.

I wanted to give my main character a more modern yet

minimalistic look so my target audience between the ages

of 18-24 could relate to his character.

The character of Chris gains the personal aspects of

knowledge and a sense of wonder from the main

protagonist in Into The Wild which is a film based on travel,

experience and nature. The themes which I believe I

manage to portray through my character and film trailer.

The chosen costume resembles my main characters

back story and also shows a part of his personality too.

• Props: The lack of material wealth that my character carries with him is something that I believe is a theme of the adventure/travel genre. The lack of heavy baggage symbolises that the character has travelled vast distances without the need of material possessions. Of course there are some props such as the protagonists rucksack, boots and book that are symbolic of travel and knowledge, the key themes that are attempted to be portrayed through my trailer as they are important aspects of the adventure genre.

• Setting:Most of the setting for the trailer is outside since the key themes of the film are nature and travelling, much like the key themes when compared to Into The wild. The use of natural lighting illuminates the screen through incredible shots of the protagonist walking towards a colourful sunset, attempting to inspire others to do the same. The location for the trailer is mostly outside in the countryside where most of the land is flat and the camera can pick up great views of the sky and natural landscape. The theme of nature and travel is what I believe I can bring to my target audience as from my conducted survey on the adventure genre it concludes that most of the responders like the themes of travelling within a story. The natural lighting that illuminates the natural landscape will serve to calm and soothe the audience as it is a very peaceful setting the protagonist is surrounded by most of the time.

• The camera angles that I use within my trailer mostly consist of low angle shots that rise up as my main character walks past the camera. The use of over-the-shoulder and tracking shots also have their part to play within the trailer as it helps connect the audience with the protagonist. The use of calm and fluid camera shots is what I aim to achieve as I am not looking to frighten or jolt anyone who watches my trailer. Instead I look towards creating a calm and collected atmosphere that can be shown on screen. The camera angles that also consist of wide panning shots of the natural landscape conform to the conventions of the adventure genre as what is most common is close up shots of the characters, over the shoulder shots and wide shots of the landscape.

The script was created by me and aims to

resemble what kind of character Chris is and

what kind of characteristics and qualities he

posses as a person.

Much of the inspiration for this script was

developed by listening to the musical artwork

of well renounced piano players and concert

composers as I believe it adds an element of

sophistication to the words I tend to write. The

script is consistent of the adventure genre in

the way that it encourages exploration, life and

inspiration towards the audience and that is

what I want my trailer to be able. To have the

key themes of inspiration within the dialogue is

what will make this trailer successful. The

trailer will be edited together with the use of a

non-diegetic soundtrack accompanied by the

script that is read by the protagonist as a non-

diegetic narration.

• The fonts that I have chosen for my teaser poster is one that resembles sophistication and that of curiosity. With a well suited font to finish my teaser poster it means that the whole poster will look professional. The font is taken from DaFont.com and has the right look that I am aiming for. It conveys themes of sophistication, art and curiosity. Comparing this font to other adventure films such as The Hobbit and Pans Labyrinth, it is easy to see the connection between the artistic yet simple fonts that represent the films. The fonts are bold yet clear enough so the attention isn't drawn away from it. The themes of the fonts convey adventure and excitement yet I want mine to portray a kind of sophistication and inspiration that seems to be lacking from some adventure films.

My teaser poster conforms to the conventions of the adventure genre and can be

comparable to other adventure film posters. For example, compared with Into The

Wild both of our posters have a tag line that encourages the viewer to come see

the film. With most adventure trailers the themes are usually portrayed through

the characters included within the film and that’s what I have done as can be seen

on my poster with the protagonist being silhouetted against the sunset which

encourages themes of inspiration. The main title of both our films are inside the

main optical area so that audiences will be drawn to it and be able to take in the

whole poster at once.

The layout of my magazine

cover is similar of that of an

adventure magazine i.e. the

Masthead is in the same

place, directly at the top of

the magazine, the only

difference is that my

magazine lacks a sell line

at the very top.

The common similarities between both our magazine covers is that they convey the same natural

colours ; green, and that have very earth like tones to them. With the comparison magazine

containing more sell lines which is understandable since it is about selling products and learning

about how to get to new places. Mine on the other hand focuses on artists, culture and knowledge

and doesn’t need to be cluttered up with sell lines. Even though it is a good strategy for a magazine, I

just don’t think it would be the right look for the magazine cover. The themes of the comparing

magazine contain key themes of the adventure genre; Travel and adventure, which will be displayed,

much like the comparison magazine, onto my own front cover.