Film Marketing and Merchandising

Film marketing is when you let the public know about the film, you could market it by showing posters or Showing it and creating a craze online in social network sites. These all attract an audience who will want to see your film

merchandising Is the Accesories that accompany the film,either before,During or after the film has been released.
There are several types including figurines and tee shirts.




Freddie Krueger Knive hands

Harry Potter mug

Sweeny todd soundtrack


Pirates of the carribean figurine

Scream 4

From the moment i heard that scream 4 was to be created i have eagerly anticipated its release.
sure enough when i watched it,i was no dissapointed.

Scream 4 features characters from the previous scream films, including the much loved Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell)
She returns to he hometown of Woodsboro,on the anniversary of the first  ''Ghost face'' attack, To promote her book and visit her family especially her niece Jill.
Ghost face is determined to cut down everyone close the Sidney's heart so it becomes a race for her to track down Ghost face before its too late.
An unexpected end to the film leaves the viewer relieved.

During the film i tried guessing who the killer was, all of my attempts were wrong leaving me happy as it was not another typical horror.I enjoyed this film and it definitely did not spoil its previous ones, it fully lived up to my expectations and left no question unanswered

Rating: ****

ChatRoom review

Chatroom has an interesting plot of the  manipulation of four vulnerable Teens.
The film conveys how teens could see the chatroom that they have joined and shows this by featuring them in a Run down hotel full of doors Representing each different internet chatroom..
One room,in particular called ''Chelsea teens!'' was created by one disturbed teen called William (Aaron Johnson)  He uses this room to lure four other people into his manipulative mind.
At first William seems a caring character so each member shares their stories on why they hate their life,William see's that they listen to his advise and uses this to his advantage to maniuplate them for his own sick and twisted games.

This film was a nice surprise,its different to other films i have seen and i fully enjoyed it although i was intruiged as to Why William was so messed up in the head and was hoping that part of the film would focus on his past, unfortunately it didn't but the film was still enjoyable.
For fans of the man who directed it Hideo Nakata,it may be a disappointment to them as it features no element of horror unlike his previous film The ring.

I thought the casting of The lead character of william was slightly decieving as the actor who played him (Aaron Johnson)  was a previous heartthrob in the film 'Angus thongs and perfect snogging, and a wannabe Hero in Kick ass.

Angus Thongs and Perfect snogging

ChatRoom

 I found the transformation from innocent to Phsyco slightly decieving although Aaron johnson has pulled it off.


Overall, the film was interesting and a good way of portraying every parents nightmare of their child being caught up in a potentially harmful chatroom.

Rating: ***