Todays Lesson

Today we have made the final changes to the film poster by adding stars which Billie has done and we decided that the film poster needs a bit of colour so we have changed the release date and 'imax' to red so it stands out a bit. Also, we have said that we will add different adverts at the bottom.
Nathan is working on the film review.
I have come up with a slogan for the film poster which will be 'Caught in a world of the unknown'.
In the following posts I will upload images of the review and poster.

Film Poster- Points to consider.

As our colour scheme is blacks and greys, it was difficult for us to add the writing on to the image as it all blends in into the background. Therefore, it was suggested that we research other film posters to help us with our own.

We then looked at three different film posters that all had banners.

Above is the film poster for the film 'The Eye' this film poster looks good combined with a banner as the banner blends into the white background. The small print is easier to read and it generally fits in well with the poster. We could add a white banner to our poster or a black banner to our poster.

The second poster that I looked at was the 'Gravity' film poster: 

This poster works well with a black banner but once again it blends in with the background of the poster. For us it will be a little harder as our photography is done on location. So it will be a little difficult to add a banner that isn't the same colour as our background. 

The last poster that I looked at was the 'Ferris Bueller's day off' this poster uses a white banner but it sticks to the colour scheme of white, black and red. I think that in order for ours to work, we need to add a little bit of colour so that the banner fits in well with the poster. 

In the next post i will upload the updated version of the film poster, changes may be made. 

Construction- Fonts

Above are the three fonts that Billie created. I liked the first and third one and the group agreed. We then made a joint decision to use the third font. This is because the writing has a blurred effect. This connotes how drugs can affect people, causing everything they do to be a blur. Another thing that Billie mentioned is that as it looks like you are seeing double, It connotes that there are two brothers in the film and Aaron is following in his brothers footsteps. With the writing being slightly faded, it shows how Aaron is merely just a distant memory. These fonts were created on Adobe Illustrator.

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. 

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.

Rough Cut to Final Video

Rough cut to final video 

Feedback Evaluation

The feedback that we received was that we should make small minor changes to each of these scenes. Th main points that were picked up on was to make sure that the dialogue can be heard when the mum is talking. Also to make sure that we cut in a little bit where Nathan is walking into the camera. We were also told that Nathans mum is seen to be a little blurry at the start. This is something that we cannot change. We can now work on the music, make scenes lighter, and fade in and out.

Permission to use music -Copyright

Today my team member Billie emailed the person who composed the music to ask him if we could use the music in our short film. Below is the email that was sent and the reply that we received:

Music Change

We have chosen new music that we think is suitable for our film. Below is what it is:

Backing Track Planning

Filming Day 3- Complete

We filmed today and completed the new scenes that we were meant to film. Filming went very well and we managed to get everything done. There were minor issues that we had to address which was lighting. As it is winter now and the day is shorter it gets darker quick. As we had to wait for Nathans brother to come to meet us at the Olympic Park it got very dark by the time we started filming. We had use the torch in our phones in order to film. You can see the shots but sometimes they can become very hard to see because of the darkness in colour. Lighting was a major problem for us when filming but apart from theme all went well. We managed the props well in terms of making  fake drug sachets. We then went to Nathans house to film the remainder flashback scenes. All went according to plan.

Planning Filming

House Recce