Ancillary task progression two

 

 

Since my last progression post, I have played around with the position of the tag line, as I am unsure where about I want it placed on the poster. I am not sure which position will be most effective, whether it will stand out better at the top of the poster or beneath the title.

I have also added some film production company logos and awards at the bottom of the poster. From looking at real short film posters, I have noticed that they tend to represent the companies that have funded the film at the bottom of the poster, as a sign of credit for the film. 

Short film screenshots part one

 

 These are a few screenshots from the time lapse at the very beginning of my film, and the very first scene. I wanted to use a time lapse at the beginning of my film to introduce the title of the film, however at the moment I'm unsure how I am going to get the text onto the clip.  By using a time lapse at the beginning of the film, it also informs the audience of the time of day that the film is set in. The time lapse itself watches the clouds move over the sky, and it turns from bright and sunny, to where dark clouds are starting to roll over. This matches the storyline of the film, as it begins with a state of equilibrium, and then takes a very different turn.

 

 

 

 

 

Ancillary task progression part one

These are screenshots of my ancillary task in the beginning stages. I decided that for my poster I wanted an image of the main character, in which she is looking into the mirror and there is no reflection. This correlates with the opening scene in the film, where the character is getting ready in the mirror and notices that her reflection is not there.

To do this, I took the original image (first screenshot) and cut out the characters body. I then chose an image of the mirror that has nothing in the reflection, and pasted the cut out body onto the image with no reflection.

For my title, I used a website called dafont.com, which gives you a wide selection of choice for different fonts to choose from. I chose to have the title in capital letters, as it makes it easier to see on the poster and stands out. I changed the colour of the font to white to make it stand out from the image behind it more than it would if it was in black. To define it more, I dropped the shadow to give it a black outline around the letters, making it stand out more. I also decided to add a tag line onto the poster, to give the audience a slight insight into the film. I chose 'WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE?' as it keeps it short and sweet, but still makes reference to the film. At the moment I am unsure of whether I want the tag line to remain below the title, or whether I want to move it to the top of the page instead. 

Text choices for my short film poster

In preparation for creating the ancillary task for my short film, I decided to start looking for font options for the title of the film. I think out of the 6 of them, my favourites are the third font and the bottom font. The bottomn font is thicker than the other, which means that it will stand out on the poster for my film and attract an audience, whereas the other font may be harder to see.

Ancillary task options

 

 

Before I can begin my ancillary task, I decided to create flat plans of options for my poster. I decided that to have a true representation of the film on the poster, it would be a good idea to take two photographs; a photograph of the character looking into the mirror from behind and then a photograph of the empty mirror. By taking two photos, I can cut out the part of the mirror in the image including the character, and insert a clipping from the other photograph of the blank mirror. By doing this, it can appear as though the character is looking into the mirror and there is no reflection looking back at her. This represents a scene in the beginning of the film where the character is getting ready, and upon looking up into the mirror she realises that there is no reflection.

 

Trouble whilst editing

Last week I filmed some of my classroom scene, in which I have a shot of; the class going into the classroom from the outside, the teacher telling the class to take their seats, a shot of the class sitting down, a shot of the teacher giving the class instructions, a shot of the class getting on with their work and the main character putting her hand up to ask a question.

When one of my extras who is in the class walks into the room, she comes in without a book. I took two shots were the main character puts her hand up to ask a question; one where the class are just looking at their books and she puts her hand up, and one where the class are flicking through their books whilst she puts her hand up. The shot where they are flicking through their books is the better shot, however in that shot she has a book.

I'm unsure on whether I want to re-film the shot altogether, or whether I could shoot the teacher telling the class to take out their books, followed by the shot of him giving the class instructions and then the shot of the class flicking through their books and the main character puts her hand up. I don't want to lose the last shot because I think it's definitely the better shot, so I'm swaying more towards just filming a shot where the teacher asks the class to get books out. In the first shot one of the extras is blocking the main character so you can't really see her, but in the second shot you can see her properly.