Trailer First Draft

This is the First Draft of my Trailer. I really like the way the colours come across in it but there are still several pieces of footage that I want to include as at the moment the trailer portrays the idea that the movie only revolves around one person. To correct this I need to collect more footage of the other character I want to include, and have the two characters interact with each other. I want to try and include more difficult shots such as an arc shot and an aerial shot as I think this will help improve the trailer. 

Trailer First Draft Feedback

• Possibly include a POV Shot
• Include Institution Logos
• Maybe have a Voice Over to explain the narrative
• Make the story-line clearer 
• Have more footage of art work
• Add footage of the 'Conflict'

After receiving the feedback I began to look for ways to make the narrative of my trailer clearer. I came to the conclusion that I wont have enough time to include an extra character fully, so I decided instead to have the main character receive a text message from an unknown number which then leads to footage from the past of maybe a party scene where a fight breaks out. I think that this would help hint to the audience that something happened in the past which causes the character to then spiral out of control.

Diary Post 9

I realised when creating my trailer that I wouldn't have enough time to have both of my main protagonists in the footage. This is because neither of them were available at the same time which caused problems. Instead my teacher and I came up with an idea of using a mobile phone as the second character by using that as the way the main protagonist would interact with another character.

Poster Plan

With my rough draft of my poster I wanted to to stick to the idea of layering images on top of each other to create a mysterious feeling. This inspiration came from the poster for 'Closet Monster'.

However I decided to use a similar colour scheme as the picture on the left. I thought these were more complementary to each other rather than contrasting and I personally preferred the way it looks.

To create this image I used an app for iPhones recommended to me from a friend. The app was simple to use as all you had to do was drag the selected to the positions you wanted and then alter the colour of each layer.

I might possibly recreate this kind of image but using the same picture as the magazine cover so it is clear to the audience that they are both related to each other.

When it comes to putting titles on the poster I will have the movie title quite bold and along the bottom of the image. I will also haven the 'Sundance' symbol at the top.

Magazine Plan

I took this picture from my friend as the picture I want to use for my magazine. I liked the way the shadows are across her face as I think this adds as mysterious feel to the character.








I then add a slight pinkish tint to the picture to make it softer. I really like the way this looks as you can still see the shadows across her face but they don' t come across as harsh. I also think the pinkish tint helps to give the picture a more romantic touch. If I do use this picture then I would have the title on the right hand side so it doesn't block her face. However I think I will try to retake the picture so it includes both of the characters featured in the trailer, so you can see that they are related. I would still include the tint on top as I like the effect it gives. When I edit the picture to become the magazine cover I plan to enhance the colours to make it more eye catching.

Diary Post 8

I had to redo my soundtrack work as the sound had stopped working I also decided to take the time to try and match up shots when certain beats play. I think this would have a positive effect on my trailer as I think it would make the trailer more interesting to watch. I also learnt how to fade music in and out so I decided ti use this technique on some of my 'loops' so they flow together better.

Poster Pictures

For my poster I possibly want to recreate something that resembles the 'Closet Monster' teaser poster. I want to use similar colours but instead of having the different characters overlapping I want to use just one. I want to have the character showing different emotions, I think this would show and
audience the struggle the character goes through.




Another thing I might possibly test out as an option is this softer idea. I really like the picture of the girl with the paint strip across the face. I also like the image where the picture of the person is only visible through the flowers. I think once I take possible pictures of the actors I'm using then I'll be to get a better idea of which would suit better.

Magazine Layout

I chose for this to be the rough layout for my magazine. I tried to replicate actual copies of the magazine to give me a better understanding of the placement of different images and texts, I think this will be helpful when it comes to creating my magazine as it will allow me to follow a structure.

Diary Post 7 Editing Update

In this lesson I spent time working on the music for my trailer and editing part of the footage I had together. I started to piece together the footage I had of Viki in London to try and show her exploring around. I then began to create the soundtrack that fits on top of the footage.