My DVD Cover

This is a daft i created for my thriller trailer called 'Hear My Cry'.

I decided to choose a dark background to enhance the tension created for the audience and also create an eerie atmosphere. I chose a dominant character as the main part of the front cover to signify to the viewer she plays a main part in the film and indicates something bad is likely to happen to her. I used dark makeup to relate to the plot as i thought it would be effective and more realistic for the audience when watching the movie itself. The age rating of '15' i think is relevant as it contains violence and strong language, by locating it at the bottom right hand corner is effective as the viewer is able to see and recognise the symbol without it effecting the tension created. The big bright light coming from the top right hand corner symbolises she is nearly dead and reaching for the light, however not quite there and still a little bit alive, confusing the reader to why she is still alive and what her intentions may be. i located the title, 'Hear My Cry' near the bottom of the page, quite small to indicated she is screaming for help from someone but it isn't very loud, and lets the audience decide if anyone actually hears. The star rating by 'The Daily Mail' and 'The Mirror' explains to the audience that it is going to be a good film and they're most likely to enjoy it, if they watch it. On the back cover of the DVD i placed blood spots to indicate death has occurred but it doesn't quite explain who, so the viewer is left guessing. The two images underneath the summary, show the dark forest to where Emily was last seen, a scene within the film. And the other image of the man is her father who abuses her, is this who killed her? it is left to the audience to make this particular judgement. i added the blood spot and 'special features' as i personally thought they were effective to the audience and worked well with my dvd cover.