Survey Results and Analysis

Question 1-
The most popular result on the survey was a close-up for the shot of the cover star, closely followed by a mid-shot, therefore, I will use one of these as they also follow convention.

Question 2- 
The majority of my demographic agreed that I should portray my protagonist as a vulnerable, weak character, which fits in with the storyline of my trailer, therefore I will try to create this effect when creating my magazine cover.

Question 3-
The most popular colour scheme was blue and grey, as blue has connotations of loneliness and is associated with mental wellbeing and instability. Grey also seems very eerie and creepy, therefore it will successfully convey a mystery genre.

Question 4-
A simplistic layout is the most popular response, therefore, I will use a stripped back layout, so the cover is not too overwhelming, and the audience can digest all the information being showed.

Question 5-
Some frequent suggestions for portraying a mystery genre were using low-key lighting, grey clouds/shadows and using eye contact and scared facial expressions.

Question 6- 
The predominant response to this question was to have a group shot of my main characters in the poster, therefore, I will take photos of all of them while on location and they are in their costume to give the audience an insight into the film and also their relationship, also to create synergy between my products.

Question 7-
An image to text ratio of 75:25 was requested by my demographic, therefore, the main focus of my magazine cover will be the imagery, and I will select the fonts and text to compliment the image.

Question 8-
The most popular colour scheme for the poster was black, white and red, as red has connotations of danger and fear.