Photos

Movie Poster Photos

As part of my planning, I created many sketches for my movie poster and magazine front cover. This preparation made me decisive on the kind of picture I want and this showed on my photoshoot as most of the photos were fairly similar.

For my poster, I  have chosen 3 pictures to show the problems I came across with before I had attained the picture I was looking for.

This picture was one of the early pictures taken during the photoshoot. I cannot use this for my final piece because the image reveals some information about the character. I adjusted the lighting after this shot so that his clothes or chain is unidentifiable.

Here is another shot after the lighting was darkened. This shows the improvement in the change as viewers aren't able to see his clothing and portrays him as a shadow. 

Although this show is better than the previous photo, a disadvantage with this photo is its composition and frame. I decided that I will take a photo which can fit into a poster structure, so instead of taking a landscape photo, I decided to take a portrait shot, with the image being in the centre. It will also have space at the lower part for the title and production credits and at the top for the 'movie slogan'.

After making various changes, I was able to take my final photo which I will use for my poster. The changes improved both the effects and structure of the photo which made it easier for me to edit it. With the final photo, I am able to just add in the title, production credits and the slogan without editing the photo itself.

Magazine Photos


Similarly, I had a vague idea of what kind of photo I wanted for my movie poster which made the photoshoot process easier. I have selected 3 photos, 2 of which have some faults and the last photo being the one I will use for my final product.

A fault with this photo is the lighting. Although I wanted the photo to disguise the actors face, the lighting in this photo is too dark. The eyes of the actor cannot be seen so the effect of him looking "directly at you" cannot be seen from this photo. This was one of my early photos, so an improvement or a change which I can make is to change the lighting.

After making the changes with the lighting, there is a clear improvement with the picture. This photo shows his face clearly and his eyes can be clearly seen by the audience. I really like this photo as his face is 'half' by the lighting effect. One half of his face is lighter, whereas the other is darker. This can be interpreted to be showing the contrast between good and evil in the film. Although this photo has potential to be the background image for my magazine, I decide to take the same photo but, instead in a landscape format so that it mirrors a photo fitted for a magazine cover.

For my final photo, I made all the changes which I wanted to make so that I had the perfect picture which I would use for my magazine cover. Here is the final image which I would use for my magazine cover:

1st Draft

Here is an early draft of my trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qh8-KNJYKE

I posted my trailer in various social sharing network in order to gain feedbacks on my current work such as Facebook, Twitter, along with showing the video directly to fellow students from my school. Through this exposure, my work can be viewed by what I would define as the target audience (teenagers/young adults) and their feedback can show can allow me to make products which they would like.

In addition, here is a draft of my horror magazine front cover:

Finally, here is a draft of my horror movie poster:

Age Certificate

Choosing an appropriate age certificate for a film is an important aspect/process which I will need to consider. Although I am only creating a trailer, this feature will make my media product seem more legit. The main purpose of an age rating for any films is that it informs viewers of what age is suitable for watching a specific film. This is very important as it restricts children or young people from viewing a film which they may not be ready for (e.g. traumatized at brutal/gory scenes or sexual scenes). In order to help me decide on the age rating for my trailer, I decided to refer to the 'British Board of Film Classification' (www.bbfc.co.uk) and their guidelines on different age certificates:

I have chosen this age certificate for my 'film' and film trailer because the film consists of many violent scenes such as some scenes of a brutal fist fight, along with a dangerous accident involving a car crash and a pedestrian. Although the trailer itself does not consist of any offensive language, I have considered the fact that   the supposed 'film' may contain such language which has only embedded my decision to chose an age rating of 15.

Consent Forms

Having already posted these document forms, I will also post the documents in here. I decided to make consent forms for the actors and the owners of propertys which will be involved in the filming process of my coursework. The consent form states how the actors have agreed to feature in my trailer and have agreed to being part of the trailer and finishing the complete process. In addition, there are some consent forms regarding the property owners and those who may concern regarding the filming of the trailer such as a house and a nearby alley besides there property. Their consent form states that they are willing to allow any disruption caused by the filming process and that they are willing to co-operate. Here are the documents:

Flickr!

As a new way of presenting my work, I created a Flickr account so that I am able to upload photos and documents and present them as slideshow. Flickr allows us to develop a new technique to display our work for our overall coursework project. Flickr is a great way of displaying these documents and this shows how we used Flickr and what documents we have uploaded:

 

 Letter to House/Property Owner - http://www.flickr.com/photos/74987763@N02/6942167174/in/photostream

Actor Consent Form - http://www.flickr.com/photos/74987763@N02/7088237767/in/photostream/

Letter to House Owner - http://www.flickr.com/photos/74987763@N02/6942167108/in/photostream/

Schedule

I have made a timetable to schedule the process of making the trailer. I hope to follow this schedule to ensure that I have managed my time well and aware of when certain things needs to be done as well as being organized to know what scene I am shooting. This timetable should ensure that I am using the time I have well in order to create the trailer.

Trailer Video Draft

Using the pictures I made, I made an animated video which uses these pictures to get an idea of timing and how long each scenes will last. Using this animation video has given me some idea on how to structure my trailer.