Finished Products

Magazine Front Cover - Sight & Sound

Website Front Page


Trailer for the Film 'Driftwood'


Radio Ad for the Film 'Driftwood'

Nearly Complete Website & Magazine Front Cover

Website Research

The website designs that I have specifically chosen to research are those that have a hand drawn 'indie' feel to them which is appealing to the youth of the modern day.

The official website for the yet unreleased Edgar Wright movie 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World', is advertising a movie that is based on a hugely successful graphic novel series that began in 2004. The creator of the franchise, Bryan Lee O'Malley, has praised Edgar Wright's efforts in capturing the over the top and outlandish nature of the comic. This vibrant design for the film, and the unique style of promotion that is obvious on the website is an element that our film would take a huge benefit from. Not so much on the 'OTT' and outlandish side of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World', but definately on the vibrant, unique indie stylings.

I also looked at the website for Juno, another film that was heavily influencing our own. One element that I found particularly pleasing about it was its simplicity whilst having a large amount on screen at one time. I also enjoyed the colourful and vibrant design that was so instantly appealing. However, this would be something that I would like to, in some ways, invert for my website. Due to my website being darker and advertising a film with more drama it would be wrong for me to be overly vibrant and colourful, yet I do need to stick to the indie roots.

Photoshop Progression

At this point in time I have started my photoshop efforts to successfully develop a front cover of a magazine, which, in this case, is the British 'Sight & Sound'. The certain style I was attempting to recreate was that of the Sight & Sound issue that presented Quentin Tarantino and his newest film Inglourious Basterds. The blatent reference to violence, drama and also due to the nature of who the person is there is a slight 'spoof' element involved too. I was aiming to eventually darken the colour scheme and possibly adjust some elements of the image of the lead character and create a more artistic feel in order to stay with the Sight & Sound style.

New Trailer Research

This trailer for the yet unreleased Edgar Wright film 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World' displays the type of trailer that presents a series of tasks that the lead character must complete. The consistent issue of his dilemma is something that as a group we have decided would be a great addition to our film.



Juno is another studio release that is created in the style of a low budget indie dramedy. This can be seen in the 'hand drawn' aspects of the trailer, and is all a huge influence on our trailer. Such elements as the awkward comedic dialogue is also influencial.



Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is much like Juno in its style. A low budget indie film which, in this case, is more leniant towards the comedic aspects. Again, the use of 'hand drawn' text within the film is something that we hope to include in our trailer. The similar awkward humour to Juno is also something that we hope will subsequently be assisting our trailer.




(500) Days of Summer is a low budget indie dramedy that's unique style of storytelling, mixed with its strange and incredibly deep character development is certainly one of the key influences in our trailer. Again, it uses 'hand drawn' elements and has awkward comedic moments.