Magazine development

This picture was taken so that we could get a different perspective compared to the film poster. This is because  within the film poster we have focused upon a single individual character to have the feeling of total alone ness within the picture for emphasis and affection to the target audience. At a first glance this is just a simple picture but in fact it symbolizes their solitude as a character and an individual about how alone they are in something so serious and life changing.  We did consider having both of the characters looking into the camera to have that connection with the target audience, however we wanted to capture the power and portray it in way of an emotion. An emotion of looking up and having just that tiny bit if hope which will help them conquer their mission. The key concept of this picture is something very small but it is very significant and this is the position of my hand ( the one in the army gear ), As you can see from this image you can see that both characters look very distant, but by having the hand connection they symbolize unity and becoming one and it also creates and portrays a stronger connection between both characters.                                                

This was one of our first ideas for our film magazine.  We thought that this kind of position may portray a sense of fear as both of the characters are trying to hide behind the tree suggesting that they are running from something.  However we found that this kind of magazine cover didn't suit trailer conventions and the angling of the characters also looked strange.  In hindsight we could see that there wouldn't be enough room around the characters for text, the tree trunk takes up the center of the cover which draws in most attention and Laura's positioning it too twisted, a more direct angle such as Jess' would have worked better.  It presents our main character as very vulnerable for our magazine cover, vulnerability is something we could use in our poster however for the magazine we wanted to create a sense of power to imply more things about the film.          

                                                                                                       Improved

                  Original          

These are our two different magazine covers which we had to change and improve upon due to the target audience feedback as well as not having the requirements for the target audience. The target audience feedback suggested to us is that the girl in the army outfit is to much blended into the background and the so the magazine cover did not have the affect in which we wanted it too. So by having taken in our target audience feedback we decided to take into account all of the possibilities for our magazine cover.

 The difference between the two magazine covers are; changing the colour of the text at the top of the magazine cover as well as for the exclusive  text which is located within the magazine cover at the middle left side of the magazine cover. We also elaborated on the background colour of the trees as well as the composition of the outfits and how they were lifted with the use of colour enlighten tool. Emma was the more professional and most educated when it came to Photoshop so she was the one to make all of the changes as we wanted more of a professional look to the magazine cover rather than an amateur doing the magazine cover.  We also changed the title of our film with font, this is because we decided to have our logo included upon the magazine cover, this is because at first we just substituted for a different font style due to us not of already completing the trailer. 

Green screen

The green screen was used within our research and planning because we wanted to research about the best possible ways in which we could present our trailer and poster, as well as showing how our skills have developed from our foundation portfolio to our advanced portfolio.  But after doing some trial runs on what the outcome would be we decided that this would not be effective within our trailer because of the realism behind it. This is because all backgrounds we could find for the green screen made the trailer look amateur and completely unprofessional. We mainly used the green screen within our research stage of our coursework which allowed us to experiment about how we could use the green screen effectively or to see whether it would work or not.  By experimenting with the green screen we was able to gain knowledge and information about how to use the green screen as well as how professional photographers use green screen to create film posters and magazine covers.
 
During the research stage of researching magazine covers and how the are combined with different methods and forms of applications and softwares, we came across a convention which was the background of the covers. Which was commonly a hazy background or a background which looked like it had been technically modified to fit the purpose of the cover. By looking at this conversation we attempted to use the green screen to re-create the magazine covers which we had researched. The reason why we attempted to use the green screen was to try to have the professional approach on the magazine cover. Although the outcome which happened was unbearable, this is because no one within our group used the green screen before in our foundation portfolio so we was unsure about all of the different factors which could affect the outcome of the picture.

A benefit of using the green screen is that by capturing shots and still images with the screen would increase the professionalism of the film poster as well as almost imitating the film posters we have researched which could become more appealing to our target audience. It also allowed us to re-take the still images as often as we like rather than having to wait for the most appropriate weather moment.

In conclusion with using the green screen it is clear to us as a group that we could not use the green screen to add professionalism within our promotional package, this is because we were not comfortable and confident when using the green screen as well as trying to combine the appropriate background with the possible picture. We also felt as a group that we lacked the knowledge of how to use the green screen effectively to get the best possible grade for our film poster.

Film Poster Collage- war

Costumes

Laura (Me)-
     I wore a dark coloured top, which was either black brown or deep burgundy depending on the scene as well as the natural ambiance from the sun.
    For the film poster I wore a purple top with my green parka coat alongside with black leggings and brown boots. The reason for this combination for an outfit is because the purple top gave that deepness feeling to the atmosphere whereas wearing the green parka jacket gave the poster that old reminiscing feel to it, this is because parker jackets were worn back in the day when the war was occurring- which will attract our niche target audience. The reason why I chose to have leggings is because they were the easiest piece of clothing to use for the filming as well as being a very much generic piece of clothing which people can relate back to the war times as well as having relation to the newer generation with regards to the clothing and the fashion styles. The boots were there as more of a generic footwear this is because we needed to find a suitable piece of footwear which is practical for the filming as well as to suit the genre of film in which we were doing- war.
    For the footage of the trailer I wore my brothers  cadet uniform which is a camouflage jacket and matching trousers with the black military boots.

Emma-

Emma wore her grey coat within the picture taking for the magazine cover and film poster ideas, and film making.

Jessica

 Jessica wore black leggings and her black coat with a pair of black wellingtons for the themed genre of the film which kept things consistent within the film and the shots.

FIlm Poster picture taking.

The reason why we decided to take this picture is because we got a different perspective of the camera. This shows off the characters from a perspective of some one looking upon them, By getting Laura( me in the middle) to look up in such a way which suggests that I am looking at the way out. We chose this location to shoot this possible film poster because of the atmosphere in which it creates for the picture. With the dirty-muddy un even surfaces with the surroundings gave a great atmosphere to the picture as it also links in with the genre of our film.

The reason why we took this picture is because we decided that by having one of the characters reaching for help this will symbolise the fact that I was running from something. The reason why we chose to have this picture is because it shows the audience that we can use a different range of shots to create a different range of atmospheres for the target audience as well as giving a different perspective for the way in which the picture can be interpreted.  The reason why we chose this image is because of the natural ambiance of the picture already will have a perfect basis to edit upon for photoshop as well as any other possibilities within our trailer.

Billing Block

A billing block is a block of credits which are usually located in the middle of the page at the bottom. These show other aspects of how credits can be presented for films. Some of the conventions for a billing block are;

• It is all written in capital letters
• It is located at the bottom of the poster
• All of the names are in a larger font compared to the other text within the billing block.
• Under the billing block there are usually film companies that were used in the production of the film, for example Universal.

The billing block within our trailer is a very important font, this is because it is a very unique font which is significantly the only font style which is long and thin so it looks almost squashed, after researching for a billing block font we came across one which suited the billing block to a 'T', as well as it following the conventions of a billing block. The font in which we found as well as using is named Steel Tong. 

Some examples of billing blocks

Our Billing block from our film poster;

Film poster development--- Idea 1

To create the first film poster idea I decided to take 3 images and input two faces on to the other picture. The pictures which I decided to crop and change were the two pictures either side of this paragraph. The reason why I decided to merge these two pictures to recreate a new photo was because within the two pictures we are showing two very different emotions of bravery and fear, with the characters optimism seeping through their eyes it was a perfect example for our film poster as this is what will attract the target audience. From the picture on the left I cropped out my face and transported it to another photo by using the polygonal lasso tool on Photoshop. I also did the same steps with the picture on the right, but with the picture on the right i only selected Jessica's face from the photo. By doing this i then inserted the two faces onto another photo of Emma standing in the middle with a grassy area surrounding her- which still linked in with the genre of the film.  Then by merging the faces and changing the opacity and location of them I was able to make mine and Jessica's face slightly transparent which came from inspiration from the film poster of Pearl Harbour. The finished poster is below;