Draft Four: Magazine

Instead of stereotypical background I decided to add a background to the magazine. The background that I chose is a 'hit board' that appears in my trailer. By putting this here it one anchors the genre - Psychological Thriller - well. It also lets the audience see the antagonist and because this appears in the trailer its a sense of synergy between all three platforms (magazine, poster and trailer).  By putting this background it also ties the poster together.

Church filmshoot

Untitled Presentation from JayC96

Protagonist image changed (film poster draft)

For this draft I contributed by changing the image so we can a different image from the magazine cover and this image is more effective for the poster due to the cinematography. My group and I took a medium close up image of our actor so we can have a clear image of his facial expression because while doing our primary research we saw a lot of posters with medium close ups such as the hannibal rising poster.
Furthermore I added 2 of the actors/actress names as well. I didn't add a age certificate because while analysising posters during my research I saw that many posters didn't have one so I didn't see it as a main poster convention, due to that I didn't add one.
In addition with the image our actor's image automatically makes a connection with the target audience due to the position of my characters eyes making an instant eye contact with the audience which can force the target audience to be attracted to this poster.
The image was cropped out by using the tool polygonal lasso tool.

Poster image

This is the mage that my group will be using for the poster, the cinematography used for this image is medium close up and it automatically allows the audience to be engaged with the poster because of the eye contact that our main actor gives in the poster. In addition the body language of our actor allows the media conventions to be placed around in a tidy, presented manner as well as the body language of the hand pointing forward also forces the audience to engage because it gives this thought that he's pointing at the person reading, grabbing their attention.

Sell lines colours changed (magazine draft)

Trailer note

These were some of the screenshots of the bedroom scene for our trailer. These shots did not go well on the day and was just too dark with the lack of lighting which really shown poor quality. These were taken within our best interest, however as shown above these parts were just not good enough to place within our trailer and thus we had to remove them to re-shoot this scene again or change the location to a better environment. 

Changed fonts (magazine draft)

Puff added (Magazine draft)

Draft 2 Poster

I changed the font to match the synergy of the magazine and trailer font so the audience knows that it's all apart of the same brand. Even when the audience views it individually they still see know that its still connected. 

  I used guidelines and rulers to get the right proxemics for further things i'm going to add. 

Film poster (Dark background added)

Draft Three: Magazine

As I said before, this independent magazines don’t usually have conventions sell lines. However, I got typical independent stars and added their names to the magazine in a list.  Which matches the conventional  look of an independent magazine. It also gives a more authentic look for my magazine making it look more realistic by having 'individualists stars' on the side.

Draft 1 Poster

This is draft one of my poster, its very naturalistic but I just wanted to show my layout of the poster. I wanted the cover to be a picture that is in the movie, I have Crystal Peak Productions in the corner so the audience know the production name.

Second Early Draft -

This is a second early draft that I have, I added music to the trailer edits to see how that works and weather that can be improved or not.  This edit is also way to long for a teaser trailer so I am looking to cut that in future edits.

Changed background, font and colour scheme (Magazine draft)

Poster in development

Construction of Poster

During the development of our poster I created a template for a starting point and something I can add towards. I searched on Google for a dark background and edit/cut the parts I needed to look more appropriate. I like the lighting it naturally gave and the bottom part looks perfects to place our actor. After the background was complete I wanted to layout the main  

Very Early Edit Draft One

  This was our first movie edit, I had just put the clips together and hadn't really done much to it. It is no where near complete we are still looking at the order of shots we are going to do, and weather it works or not. Its a good beginning platform for our group and me as an editor.

Second draft of magazine

First draft of the magazine

Use of the polygonal lasso tool

 The polygonal lasso tool was used to crop the background out so I can use a different background for the protagonist. Using a rubber will make the image look more untidy and using the polygonal lasso tool will have a better effect on the magazine cover.

Film poster (Puzzle added)

Prop and Costume.

With sociological thriller films, all the characters used in the film have typically normal clothing and even though our character is the main protagonist we want the audience to know that he is just 'normal'. So we wanted to dress him in that fashion. This is also what makes sociological thrillers so scary and effective because the main characters usually look exactly like everyday people, so it makes the audience put themselves in the protagonists shoes and wonder if that could happen to them.
We have chosen jeans and a black shirt nothing that stands out to much.  That will connote to the audience that he doesn't want to stand out of the crowd, he has nothing that attracts to much attention he wants to blend in. This is a very conventional outfit for a young teenage boy/young adult it also helps the audience relate to him more because he dresses like anyone would.

Photos from the filming shoot in the drama room

These are the photos from the filming we did on this day, we had to do a variety of cinematography such as close ups, wide shots.
We used focus pull camera shot as well.
We had our mise en scene props that supported the filming such as the science apparatus, blood, rope, and chairs. The lightning also helped with the scene.

We filmed some good shots for the teaser trailer, if there is something that doesn't go well or seem right for the teaser trailer we will be able to edit it out on Magix movie edit pro.

                       

Props Images

These are some of the props used in our trailer we wanted to give the feel that our 

main protagonist was being experimented on by evil scientists. So here are

some of some of props we used to give the illusion that he had been taken. 

The rope was very important we used this to tie up of main protagonist to a chair 

this was the most important because it connotes that he had been taken, the mise - en -scene had

to be right otherwise the audience would have gotten the wrong idea. Usually in 

sociological thrillers there usually knife being used, however to match our story line 

we used a scalpel to stick with the scientist theme but still having the stereotypical weapon being present on screen. We had test tubes and we put red food coloring and washing up powder 

to look like there was some type of poison or medical drug being made inside. Another 

prop we used was blood in our trailer you see our main protagonist having blood dripping 

from his hand and the side of his forehead, this was the best way of showing 

that he is in danger and was taking against his will. 

All of the props used do add to our trailer and makes the story move forward. 

Updated: Order of Filming

Order of filming:

Drama Studio:

• . Tracking shot with large depth of field, background everything is quite soft focus - shapes and lights that aren’t recognisable - e.g. brown test tube rack, bottles and liquid
• 5d. same shot, pulling focus as filming a few times
• 5c. same shot but reverse - background is in focus and foreground is soft
• 5b. same shot but changing focus so background is soft focus and foreground is sharp.  (Wheely chair)

• 16.  Wide shot of commotion - men in w
• 5ahite coats, a struggle, shaking (few seconds), play with focus

• 6. Two shot (mid) of men in white coats, laughing - passing a scalpel between them
• 10.  Close up of hand on moving drill (drill sounds) (men in white coats)
• 8. Tilt up on fizzing test tube
• 15. Tilt/ Close up of blood on the floor

• 12. Close-up of bead of sweat on forehead trickling into eye (don’t reveal face)
• 17a. Tilt down to tattoo on his neck
• 17b. Zoom in on tattoo of his neck so just the shape is evident
• 7. Close-up of foot shaking
• 9. Pan - right to left (left-right) from elbow to finger as it twitches suspended off the bed

Bedroom Scene:

 

• 1. Tracking, Wide Shot of Joshua in bed approaching the bed
• 2a. Birds Eye view of Joshua sleeping in bed (a)one still
• 3. Wide shot, tracking closer towards the bed from the other side
• 2b. the same slight and b) one with a slight move i
• 4a. Birds eye view closer towards the bed  -  a wide shot with a move in

4b. mid shot

4c. close-up

4d. extreme close up

4e. Zoom into eye

• 7. Close-up of foot shaking
• 9. Pan - right to left (left-right) from elbow to finger as it twitches suspended off the bed
• 11. Close up of laying down in bed
• 12. Close-up of bead of sweat on forehead trickling into eye (don’t reveal face)

Bathroom Scene:

• 18. Close-up on reflection of tattoo in mirror, zoom out to reveal adult Joshua in mirror gripping basin in mid shot as he hits the basin
• 19. Mid shot from side on of him looking in the mirror, also he hits the basin
• 20. C-U of him hitting the basin from side-on
• 21. POV of his hand hitting the basin
• 22. OSS shot of him staring intently at the mirror
• 22b. (OR) OSS of him hitting the basin and  turning and walking away.
• 23. Extreme close up of eye
• END  

Order of filming:

Order of filming:

Drama Studio:

• 5a. Tracking shot with large depth of field, background everything is quite soft focus - shapes and lights that aren’t recognisable - e.g. brown test tube rack, bottles and liquid
• 5d. same shot, pulling focus as filming a few times
• 5c. same shot but reverse - background is in focus and foreground is soft
• 5b. same shot but changing focus so background is soft focus and foreground is sharp.  (Wheely chair)
• 10.  Close up of hand on moving drill (drill sounds) (men in white coats)
• 6. Two shot (mid) of men in white coats, laughing - passing a scalpel between them
• 12. Close-up of bead of sweat on forehead trickling into eye (don’t reveal face)
• 8. Tilt up on fizzing test tube
• 16.  Wide shot of commotion - men in white coats, a struggle, shaking (few seconds), play with focus
• 15. Tilt/ Close up of blood on the floor
• 17a. Tilt down to tattoo on his neck
• 17b. Zoom in on tattoo of his neck so just the shape is evident

Bedroom Scene:

 

• 1. Tracking, Wide Shot of Joshua in bed approaching the bed
• 2a. Birds Eye view of Joshua sleeping in bed (a)one still
• 3. Wide shot, tracking closer towards the bed from the other side
• 2b. the same slight and b) one with a slight move i
• 4a. Birds eye view closer towards the bed  -  a wide shot with a move in

4b. mid shot

4c. close-up

4d. extreme close up

4e. Zoom into eye

• 7. Close-up of foot shaking
• 9. Pan - right to left (left-right) from elbow to finger as it twitches suspended off the bed
• 11. Close up of laying down in bed
• 12. Close-up of bead of sweat on forehead trickling into eye (don’t reveal face)

Bathroom Scene:

• 18. Close-up on reflection of tattoo in mirror, zoom out to reveal adult Joshua in mirror gripping basin in mid shot as he hits the basin
• 19. Mid shot from side on of him looking in the mirror, also he hits the basin
• 20. C-U of him hitting the basin from side-on
• 21. POV of his hand hitting the basin
• 22. OSS shot of him staring intently at the mirror
• 22b. (OR) OSS of him hitting the basin and  turning and walking away.
• 23. Extreme close up of eye
• END  

Production Schedule: Updated Shot Lists

Production Schedule
SHOOTING SCHEDULE – 22nd January 2015

Camera Shots:

-          1. Tracking, Wide Shot of Joshua in bed approaching the bed

-          2a. Birds Eye view of Joshua sleeping in bed (a)one still

2b. the same slight and b) one with a slight move in)

-          3. Wide shot, tracking closer towards the bed from the other side

-          4a. Birds eye view closer towards the bed  -  a wide shot with a move in

4b. mid shot

4c. close-up

4d. extreme close up

4e. Zoom into eye

-          5a. Tracking shot with large depth of field, background everything is quite soft focus - shapes and lights that aren’t recognisable - e.g. brown test tube rack, bottles and liquids

5b. same shot but changing focus so background is soft focus and foreground is sharp.  (Wheely chair)

5c. same shot but reverse - background is in focus and foreground is soft

5d. same shot, pulling focus as filming a few times

-          6. Two shot (mid) of men in white coats, laughing - passing a scalpel between them

-          7. Close-up of foot shaking

-          8. Tilt up on fizzing test tube

-          9. Pan - right to left (left-right) from elbow to finger as it twitches suspended off the bed

-          10. Close up of hand on moving drill (drill sounds) (men in white coats)

-          11. Close up of laying down in bed

-          12. Close-up of bead of sweat on forehead trickling into eye (don’t reveal face)

-          13. Close up of bloody knife being put down on the tray (hand-held/pan across to follow the arm as it places the knife on the tray)

-          14. Mid-close-up shot side view of- Joshua’s chest moving  up and down (breathing sounds in background)

-          15. Tilt/ Close up of blood on the floor

-          16.  Wide shot of commotion - men in white coats, a struggle, shaking (few seconds), play with focus

-          17a. Tilt down to tattoo on his neck

-          17b. Zoom in on tattoo of his neck so just the shape is evident

-          18. Close-up on reflection of tattoo in mirror, zoom out to reveal adult Joshua in mirror gripping basin in mid shot as he hits the basin

-          19. Mid shot from side on of him looking in the mirror, also he hits the basin

-          20. C-U of him hitting the basin from side-on

-          21. POV of his hand hitting the basin

-          22. OSS shot of him staring intently at the mirror

-          22b. OSS of him hitting the basin and  turning and walking away.

-          23. Extreme close up of eye

-          END 

Animated Storyboard

Magazine font experiments

I will be testing the majority of serif fonts because my magazine cover will be an independent magazine so the sell lines, mastheads and other text will be predominately serif.


Potential fonts for the masthead and sell lines of magazine front cover.
 

Convention of film poster

Colours

The colours used were black, white and red. The black used on her dress is to represent the black swan. While she is wearing the dress a red hand is shown, the colour red represents danger, blood, and other things associated with those words. This revolves around the black swan because the black swan was dangerous messing with her brain, ending up with her stabbing herself and the red hand can represent that because in the film that hand was probably the hand she used to stab herself with. The white background can represent the white swan, the colour white is the dominant colour on the poster and probably is because the white swan was the innocent one out of the swans. Innoncence as a force was dominant due to the fact that people always so the girl who was taking on the role as both of the swans as innocent and when she tried to make her personality fit with the black swan, it was messing her up psychologically so she wanted to be innoncent like the white swan again. Furthermore the black and the white on the poster can contrast each other, the white representing the light side and the black representing the darkish. The text on the on the poster is white so it will be able to be seen on the poster due to being right on the black swan.

Image

The image being shown is Natalie Portman character in the form of the black swan surrounded by black feathers in the air. This automatically represents the black swan in the film plus the body movement of the girl shows how this girl being the black swan makes her less innocent plus her facial expressions makes her look like she's going to be a problem within the film. 

Font

The title' Black Swan' is big so the customer or person reading it can easily see it plus it's in white for a reason because it's placed on the black part of the poster and being their in white will be easier for the audience to see because if it's black then it will blend in with the black dress. In addition the title is one of the main conventions on the poster so it has to be easy to read and noticeable for the reader. The names of the main actors on the poster is placed on top of the title, the font size is still big enough to read but it has a different colour. The colours is much darker compared to the title but still noticeable. The reason could be because the poster may want the reader to see the title first then the actors/actresses featuring in the movie. Plus the names were around the main title of the film so making the names of the actors/actresses would make style of the poster unorganised. The text right at the bottom is small, the reason for this is because they didn't want it to take up to much space because it really wasn't that important like the main title. 

Layout

The layout of the poster is most of the text at the bottom area of the poster which gives the poster an organised, tidy look, the text at the vary bottom is small with the title in the middle of the poster and it has the biggest font size and the names of the actors/actresses are a bit smaller but at the top of the title. The image of the main character which is the girl in the form of the black swan is all over the poster with the feathers thrown in the air.