Lockers for Poster Update

I believe that I have been able to properly edit the locker photo using Photoshop.

Animatics Ending 2

Animatics Ending 1

Synoptic Day Plan

I plan to get the following completed on synoptic day:

Periods 1 & 2: Work on film poster and magazine cover, complete as much as I can.

Periods 3 & 4: Film all scenes I can, including the majority of Ellie's scenes and all of the newsreader's.

Periods 5 & 6: Import footage into Premiere Pro and watch back all clips I have filmed. Begin editing and piecing together everything I have, so that I know if I have to re-film/film extra scenes.

Script Update

Because teaser trailers are conventionally very short in comparison to normal trailers, I have decided to shorten my script to the first two scenes, rather than the final, 'Who's that rapping on my office door.' I have decided to cut this scene because it would be difficult for the sound to be good quality, given that my main character would be moving away and towards the camera whilst speaking.

I would have benefitted from using this scene, because American Gothic films were traditionally seen to derive from his poems, such as 'The Raven' and 'The Haunted Palace.'

I will therefore have to think of another way of ending my teaser trailer, so I will brainstorm ideas.

Magazine Cover Images

During my photoshoot, I took these three pictures for my magazine cover and decided to edit two in Photoshop before deciding on which photo to use. Having edited the bottom two, I have realised that the angle of the picture on the right is best for a magazine - the photo on the left appears to be looking down on my actress.

Title Fonts

In my search for finding a font for the title of my film, I decided to look on FontSpace and DaFont. These websites allow users to download free fonts to use in most softwares on the computer. Before making a decision on which font I wanted to use, I thought I would research into fonts used in horror films beforehand, before making a collection of some of my favourite fonts and choosing from there.

Saw II Font

Some characteristics of the Saw II title logo:

• Simplistic font, not cliched in the sense of blood trails, yet implies that the name of the film is written in blood (uneven writing, small amount of trails left between the 'S' and 'A')
• 'W' in the shape of a devil's pitchfork to create a sense of horror.
• 'Saw' slightly out of focus - well known brand image/name and emphasises two fingers, which has a greater effect on the audience, whilst telling them the film's genre.
• Shadow of fingers - very simplistic, creates a sense of realism.

These tag clouds were extremely helpful in finding relevant fonts

 

After much deliberation, I decided to use the first font, because the genre is not overtly obvious. I may add a sign such as an upside down cross so the audience understand the genre and so I can efficiently target the correct audience, as with the fingers in the Saw II font.

Script for Teaser Trailer

In order to make the storyline clear (so that the right audience is targetted), I decided to write a script for the teaser trailer.

Ellie Smith: Anyway, I've got to go see Miss about the work we were assigned - I don't understand what we have to do at all.

Sacha: Oh, okay, I'll see you later then.

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Newsreader: Breaking news. It has been reported that Ellie Smith, aged 11, has appeared missing since yesterday afternoon, where she attended Roadside School, Wandsworth. There are no current suspects within the police investigation and the abductor may be armed and dangerous. The victim was last seen wearing a uniform of a red jumper and grey skirt. If you see anything suspicious, please call 0800 435 7329 immediately.

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[knocking heard in the background]
Claudia: Who's that rapping on my office door?

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Once I begin editing, I may end up cutting down these scripts due to the time limit (30 seconds to one minute), however, I will film them all just in case.

Photoshoot for Magazine Cover/Poster

I have organised a time for the photoshoot with my main actress (Thursday 9th). Hopefully these photos will look similar to my mock ups.

In addition to this, I have already taken pictures of the school lockers for the background of my poster (below).

Lockers (with flash)

Lockers (without flash)

I have decided to use the second picture. My reasoning behind this decision is that I am creating a horror film, therefore want the poster to look as dark and mysterious as possible. I will also remove the white tags/stickers in Photoshop

Filming update

Due to the snow, I have been unable to begin filming. A couple of my scenes are outside, therefore - for continuity reasons - weather conditions must be stable before I start.

Moreover, I have had difficulties finding times suitable for both my actresses in my teaser trailer. This has proved to be one of my main barriers for filming.