What we did today- Planning

Today we all got on with out individual tasks. Nathan was researching different reviews to help with journalism. I made a start on the review and then completed the photography call sheet which will be uploaded in the next post. Billie made a start on the different fonts in Illustrator. 

We will all be continuing with these. 

Print Products- Roles

We have decided that for the print products (film review and poster) we will all contribute to each of the stages.

While Billie will be focusing on Photoshop making sure that the layout and conventions are correct, Nathan will be doing the same on Illustrator/InDesign. I will also be contributing to that.

I will be focusing on the Journalism for both of the print products but Nathan and Billie will be also be contributing to that.

We will all work collaboratively to ensure that the deadline is reached.

We have also booked the camera for stills for Friday 9th January.

Pitch feedback

The feedback received from the pitch that we presented to the class was that they liked the idea of a double page spread for the film review. They also liked one of the stills we mentioned that we would use which was the still where Nathan is sitting on the bench near the willow tree. He is in deep thought which shows that he is thinking about what has happened to him regarding his brother and his mother.

The class agreed that we should use darker and dull colours and there is a possibility that we will use one lighter colour to highlight some of the important features. This is for both he film review and the film poster.

The class suggested that we should use a full body shot of Nathan and we should only have Nathan on the cover of the poster. With regards to the Shank film poster, where some actors are faded into the background. It was said that we should try to fade Aaron (Nathans Brother) into the background.

We will incorporate these suggestions into our work.

Pitch for Film Poster and Film Review - Video

Pitch for print products

Link to Presentation : http://app.emaze.com/@AQWIWRC/research--planning

Film Review 3 - Case Study

Having looked at this poster, I like the layout as it is simple and straight to the point. I have read the journalism and it does not bore me. I think that it creates questions in the readers mind from the start and then lets you in to the way that it was creating, using quotes from the makers of the film. I think that in order for a film review to be successful, we should add this into our review. I think that by using quotes directly from us, the people who came up with the story, will make the journalism stronger. I will incorporate this into my own work. The journalism is snappy and straight to the point. In order for our film review to flow it needs to follow similar codes and conventions. 

A feature that I will take from this review to add into my own work is the page numbering where beside that is the magazines website. This also keeps the review professional and is a promotional method. Whilst reading the review when turning the page the reader will automatically see the website and may want to go on it for further information. 

Film Review 2 - Case Study

Case Study 2 - Sightseers  |Create infographics

What I have gathered from this case study is that the journalism can become quite confusing. There are many references in this case study to different films which is a good feature to have and I will be adding this into my own review, but at times this film review becomes quite confusing. It is full of  remarks made by the viewer which is what is expected but personally I think that too many remarks can make the review harder to understand and also harder to understand what is going on in the film and what it is about. 

The elements that I could use in my own work is the splashes that are used on the review where a key feature is highlighted. For example, on this review you can see that the splash used to highlight 'we could have it in the gift shop' is in a black circle. Also on the review there is another shape on the left hand sand top corner that says 'review'. In order to stay within the professional feel and the realer look, by having this in my film review will make the reviews overall appearance look better. 

Film Review 1 - Case Study

Having looked at this case study, I have been inspired by a few of the features used and I would like to use them in my own work. 

I like that the heading of the review is bold and it is overlaid upon the picture. I think that this makes both the picture and the heading stand out. As our short film is a drama, this fits in well with the overall theme. 

I also like the colours that have been used. Once again, as it is a drama the colours cannot be too overpowering. It would be better for us to stick to darker colours and maybe one colour that is a little stronger. In the poster above you can see that the colours used are white, blue and black. The background is also white.For our film review, I believe that in order for it to stay professional, the background should remain white. We should also keep the writing black and add colour elsewhere such as the star rating and the image should also be in colour. 

I also think that the first information box giving further details about the film is useful and makes it look like a real film review. I will definitely incorporate this into my film review. 

3 Film Poster Case Studies

What we did in lesson

This is what we done in the lesson:

Moving On from the film

We now have to produce a film poster and film review. For  this we will be looking and 3 different film posters related to our genre and three different reviews. Within the next couple of posts I will be uploading  my case studies and ideas that we have produced.

Final Version of Film - Complete