TRELLO

I used Trello to create a to do list online. This app enables me to organize my thoughts in a way which is easy to keep track. By doing this I have identified what I still need to do, what I have done and what I am doing. This enables me to structure what is most important to do first and carry out that task.

CONSTRUCTION: P&A: POSTER

This is the original image we took of the actress playing Celine. We felt we needed a close up of an eye to be in accordance with our films title 'An Eye For Danger'

This is our first edit of the original photo. We added a filter to the picture which made the photo sharper and the shade darker. We could not have the photo bright as it would not represent the genre of the film.

This design is a working progress, we feel that the eye is perhaps slightly too dark and will not catch the audiences attention. Therefore we intend to make the eye brighter. This will draw the audiences attention to the eye which is a key element in our film. Also we feel that the picture needs to be cropped slightly so that we cannot see the beginning of the other eye on the face.  All we need to think about now is the slogan which we have not come up with yet.

This is the final poster design. The eye has been brightened to draw attention to it. The title below on the slight red background pops out from the page due to the colour contrast. Our slogan 'Keep one eye open at all times' has been added to entice viewers and is the same as that seen on the website. In the black space in the top left corner the release date is located along with actors names to inform viewers.

CONSTRUCTION: PRODUCTION COMPANY IDENT

In today's lesson we decided what our production company ident should be, we decided on the name Voyager Productions. We will use stop frame animation, iStopMotion. We decided that as our name was going to be Voyager it would be effective to have a boat going on a voyage over a vintage style map with the words 'Voyager Productions' appearing behind the boat.

CONSTRUCTION: WEBSITE

I designed the layout of our films website using adope photoshop. I started by researching othe film websites so that I could get an dea of the type of things which needed to be included. After doing so, I decided to start with one main picture from the movie as the backdrop for the website. The still image I chose was the overlay of Amber and the knife as this gives an overview of the film. Over the still image I placed the title using the same font as used for the poster to ensure consistency across both media advertisements. Also I have placed the words 'An Elliot Hogan Film' to allow the website viewers to see who directed the movie thus possibly increasing peoples will to see the film. Slightly above the bottom of the page I added a white band in order to create space for the different neseccary tabs: trailer, videos, downloads, itunes, facebook and twitter. Beneath this white band were a further three stills from the film to create more of an image in any viewers mind about what the film contains.

CONSTRUCTION: FILMING MURDER SCENE

In today's lesson we filmed the murder scen, this is the scene in which Elliot's character (Olez) kills Amber's character (Celine). This was a difficult scene to film as we had decided to film this scene in a car. We placed Elliot in the backseat of the car and filmed through an open door. We panned from left to right to show amber getting in the car then revealing elliot in the back seat with a knife. The next component of the scene was more difficult. We planned to film from the outside of the window looking in at amber so when she noticed elliot we could see her full reaction. This was difficult due to being able to see the reflection of the camera in the window and the light distorting the picture however, we eventually successfully filmed the necessary shot. 

CONSTRUCTION: EDITING IN IMOVIE

When editing our film opening today we used the Opacity tool which allows you to place one clip on top of another. We did this as we wanted to achieve a sense of fantasy, of entering into the thought process of olez, the older man who feels jealous of the younger man and his successful friendships with girls.

Olez is depicted as a troubled character who fantasizes about the beautiful girl who is out of his reach. He broods on images of her, in particular, her long hair and how she moves. He clearly has an unhealthy interest in her as he experiences a mixture if desire and resentment. Using the opacity tool allows us to stimulate the mixture of feelings that he is experiencing and lets the audience into his mental state.

 

We deliberately introduce images of the sharp fish knife that olez uses for work as he broods on his resentment and frustration. By overlaying images of the girl with images of the knife, we convey how he is starting to think of using violence as an outlet for his feelings. The knife is positioned over the girls body in order to connote violence. 

CONSTRUCTION: FILMING LOCKER ROOM SCENES

In todays lesson we continued filming. We wanted to establish the setting for the scene and did so by using a left to right pan. We planned the shot so that the wooden panel can be used when editing to have titles appear on it.

We also filmed the scene where Bryn gets ready for his job. We positioned the camera with a slight upward tilt showing the back of Bryn to keep his identity hidden for the time being. This was also done to leave us with an area of white space in the top left of the frame to enable us to add titles.

Also when Elliot comes into the locker room looking angry. We used a downward tilt of Elliot when he through his hat off in anger. We did this to show how his feelings have got on top of him and has forced him to concede to himself.