The self evaluation of my production concept

1. By James Slator

2. • 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.

3. • 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.

4. • 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.

5. 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.

6. • 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.