First attempt at dps

I began to create my double page spread in the style I had drafted, however partway through the process I continued looking at existing magazines and have now decided to make the double page spread more conventional, using conva.com to get my format rather than making the style from scratch. This makes it look more professional and smoother, but does not divert away from the artiness of my film style.

Original attempt (incomplete):

 Second attempt:

Though I have not yet written the article or done the other page, I already prefer this style and format of my double page spread and so I plan to continue with it.

 

First draft of dps

I have made a first draft of the double page spread design to get my ideas down and to help me envisage what I want my double page spread to look like. Now I will recreate it as a final version.

Review pages from the films I was inspired by

As I was so inspired by certain films in the progress of creating my short film, I have continued to look at their review magazine pages so I can see how they are designed to fit the genre and type of film.


First of all I have looked at Amelie, as this was the film that inspired me most. I found a double page spread of a review for it on Google that I think is arty and suits the film and genre- I want to recreate that and apply features to my own review page.

My favourite features from this spread are how the stills are designed as 'snapshots' from the film; they give the potential audience an idea of the film before even reading the article due to the design of the spread.

Here I have made a mockup of the plan for my DPS, based around the Amelie spread. Now I am going to draft it properly.