Poster Ideas

Film Poster Idea

This is my view on what our film poster should look like. I tried to think about the main aspects of the film and what it would really be focusing on. I decided that the main focus would be the little brother of the film as he is the one that is bring the impact on the film. I had an idea of the older brother being in the background behind of  the little brother as to give him pressure. Having the little brother at the for front means that the audience will know it has something to do with him and that the older brother comes into it along the lines. As you can see only the brother and his hands are shown as well as him in the costume, with the religious hat on. We don't see he brothers bottom half at all as well as him not being centred in the middle of the page instead he is on the right hand side. I positioned him there so that the other brother could be seen behind him. I did this because the film is about both brothers but it is  the little brother that disturbs the peace and calm within the film based on him changing. 

The expression of the brothers face is not at all happy and this shows the audience that tension will arise as well as something will happen within the film.  The film title 'Prodigy' I added an affect that makes a theme that we are highlighting in our film stand out. The 'O'  in the title I changed to the islamic symbol with the moon and star and this relates back to religion. The audience will gain an idea of this theme running through film based on the little brothers posture and what he is doing which is praying. There are many verbal and visual representations in the poster and many are displaying the film in different aspects. The islamic symbol signifies religion in relation to the the little brother. 

In relation to the narrative and story, some key points are given away but not much as the audience should get an idea and develop that idea how they want until they see the film.  We ensure that the theme of the media product is made evident and this religion and the fact that it is a social relaism film.  The pleasures promised is that the film will be based and focused around one central caharcter. The tagline I came up with is that 'Change becomes reality' and this ties into the characters going through change and whether or not it will be accepted.

Pre-Production Planning: Casting

I produced a Casting sheet, and went round my sixth form asking males of around the same age to be brothers for our film. To ensure we had reliable people I ensured I  asked them when they would be free e.g. the times and days. With this information I matched them with our scheduling to film. I also recorded their contact details and the locality of where they lived to know how they would be travelling and from where they would be travelling. When casting these two boys I through it would be best to have many back ups just in case because ethnicity would not be a key factor within our film and so casting two males would be easier. 
























I also was able to get names of people from without or school that both me and Vivienne knew personally. Now me and Vivienne have many people to chose from when considering casting. 

Filming Problems and Solutions summary

In the  days leading up to filming, both actors dropped out of our film and me and Vivienne were left in a bad position, where we had no actors and only a limited time on the pub location where we would be filming. We had a brief with each other and decided that we would hunt for actors that could replace the characters. In one case we decided to change the etnicity from Caucasian to Afro Caribbean as it might be more easier to find people that we know in that way. this to proved to be a failed attempt as there was no one to step in as work commitments and school commitments often was the reply that we got back.

We took the time to talk with our teacher and decided to change the film a bit where the father figure would in fact become the son. We made this decision as it would be an easier person to cast as well as finding two brothers to cast as well. We made many alterations based on mistakes that we were displaying when planning for our film. I realised now that our short film would need to be more effective as well as straight to the point. We would need to display our story as effectively so that the story can be expressed where by the audience will gain understanding of what is happening. When we were shown the small film "lovers jump", I liked how straight forward the storyline was as well as how easy it was to pick up ion the story line.

Brother Relationship Idea

The film Me and Vivienne are going to produce will based on a brother and brother relationship where by the youngest brother will be hiding a secret from the eldest that the eldest disagrees with strongly. Whether the eldest accepts this is unknown. We will still be keeping the religion theme running through the film and the element of a secret.

Poster Analysis



Film Posters that Represent Father and Son relationships



 The films shown in the image above have some relation to what my short film will about. The films above all have representation of the father and son relationship but highlight and represent them all in a different way. Each film poster shown in the image above portrays negative and positive father relationships but all of them show the development of that bond and relationship through a duration of time. Out of all the film posters I found i decided to chose the film "The Road" becasue it highlighted a more stronger issue that I felt related to our fim.

The Road - 2009

This is Three different Versions of the Poster for "The Road"

 The Film The Road is similar to what The Prodigy is about where by the struggles of Father and Son and the overall development based on the outcome whether it be postive or negative.  Each poster for this film highlights the struggle in a idfferent way at a different angle. I will be focusing on  the main blockbuster poster for this film.

The Road Poster Anaylsis



Presentation Review

What Went well?

• I think that our presentation went really well based on us providing our auidence with our pitch.
• We ensured our main points were put across and displayed berally and visually.
• I feel that the information i spoke about i was confident and spoke articulaely.
• We managed to deal with our faults professionally and quickly.
• We was clear and referred to evidence when speaking.
• We were able to answer all questions asked when it came to the feedback
• We didnt over talk each other instead we picked up where each other left off and helped each other present the information.

What went wrong?

• Our struture of our presentation could have been better put together
• We didnt have all the information that we woanted to present and so that was a disadvantage to us.
• Our Animatic did not play due to technical difficulties and so we were unable to show it.

If i were to do it again...

I think if we had a chance to do this again we could have used prezi to make it more visual but also if we would have used powerpoint we could have made it more interactive via transitions and animation.  I also think we could take more time on how we display it as well as what we say as well as use prompt cars to extend what we would say.

 Overall...

Overall I think we presented really good with the information we had at hand. We managed well with the questions and were confident even though we didnt have all our information. We received feedback that we took on board and so even though we had some bad we also had good which was really a positive aspect for us.

Pre production: Animatic

On the Animatic I recorded one of the characters voices and uploaded the animatic onto youtube. With Vivienne I also helped out with the problems that occured when it came to recording and saving our animatic. Working alongside Vivienne we were able to match our script to t he animatic i mages as well as choose the sound effects and theme tunes that will runthoughout the animatic.

Pre Production: Story Board Planning

Before we began putting our film into action, Myself alongside Vivienne created a Storyboard of how our film will be carried out. The storyboard was really creative as I produced the images that could represent every shot of every scene. I briefly gave a description of what each shot will be about. Each scene was different from the other and in total there are five scenes. The Storyboard Images looked like the ones shown above. I then applied them to a storyboard template shown below.  The storyboard helped me and Vivienne develop our ideas on how the film should look and how we would go about filming it.

Pre-Production Planning Location

It was my job to find our wanted loacations to conduct filiming. From discussing the locations with Vivienne it was evident that finding some of our locations might prove to be difficult. The locations that we will be lloking to film at are: 

• Crystal Palace Stadium (External)
• Local Pub
• A House (Bathroom,Staircase,Kitchen and Bedroom)

Crystal Palace Stadium

This location is for our first scene. Father and Son will be comming out of the Stadium hving watching a football match. We chose Crystal Palace Stadium becase it is easy to get to as well as it is exactly the location we need in order to represent the father and son relationship. The fact that it is an actual football ground makes it even more realistic. We will filming mainly on the exteriour of the footbal stadium as the Father and Son will just be comming out of a football match. This location will not be busy anytime soon and so ease of filming will be at our advantage.

Local Pub

I have found a pub that may let us film in their premises. This location is needed for t he second scene where the Father and Son are having a drink. Thislocation is proving hard to ffind ecause of the restrictions and timings that we may film at. I am still contact other pubs to see if they will let us film. If i cannot get hold o this location then I will seek to find an alternative location whereby these scenes can be acted out.

A house

We have yet to find this location but we have some offers as to the houses we can use to film at.

Audience research Outcome

I carried out a Questionnaire based on Short Films. This questionnaire was conducted to find out just how much our target audience knew about short films and what their personal knowledge and view was on short films based on their experiences if they had any.

I created a Mood board to give an overview of what our film will be based upon and things that relate to what we are trying to portray. My mood boards were on the focus of the Father and Son Relationship and Religion. (Islam and Atheist).

The relationship Between Father and Son is critical within our film because we are portraying how there relationship is tested between a fundamental thing, religion. The changes that occur when one aspect is not what the other expects or upholds is displayed through their actions and deterioration of their relationship.

The outcome was that not many of our target audience knew what a short film was until explained further. Many had the common view of short films being extended music videos as their only experience. Only a handful outlined the short films that had an affect on them and why they thought short films.

Moodboard

Summary Of Research- Drama

Analysis of the Codes and Conventions of Drama and Conventional Narratives.

From looking at the short films that my group posted I have been able to summarise the codes and conventions of our chosen genre which is Drama. 

When it comes to Drama it is a very difficult genre to establish codes and conventions for. A film that is based around drama will have specific focuses around it in order to keep the audience entertained.  The focus remains on the development of a character and how that character goes through everyday struggles and grievances that the audience may have experienced or understand. They show the characters development through many things such as the narrative, dialogue, camera shots, language and dialect. These developments are also based around themes such as Love, Loneliness, death, conflict,Isolation, historic and Crime. The most common convention is the stereotypical character that is dysfunctional and rarely sees any happiest for a long duration of time. Much focus is spent on the character rather than the general effects or special effects that may be seen in other films. There are specific codes of the camera that we associate with realist drama on television. These codes have become the norm and although in some cases they are incredibly unreal, they are what an audience expects, and without them there is the chance they won’t accept what they see.

 An example of a Drama film is Notorious, which is based on a the theme revolving around conflict,love and crime. The film shows the upcoming of who we know to today as Notorious B.I.G. and his downfall. This film like many others ends at a point where it it is not considered to be a equilibrium but ends at a stand still. This film can directly link to Drama because it focuses on a central character that goes through day to day experiences and how that affects him. Through his appearance and how his personality is portrayed can determine the narrative and the encounters in relation to problems he will face.

Drama engages with the audience in relation to experiences and realistic on goings that happen everyday.

What is a Short Film?

My Definition of A short Film

Short films are feature films but their narrative is more condensed. Short film narratives are more simple but still have a beginning, middle and end. A short film can usually be between 1-20 minutes long. There are two different types of short films and these can be adverts or music videos. When watching a short film the story does not have to be explained, the story line is surreal. The overall visual of a short film is basic and has a limited number of features rather than having a majority like longer feature films.

Review of a Short Film

The Short Film I have chosen to review is: "My Name is Lisa" by Shelton Films.

When watching this short film it is evident to see that it has a clear beginning, middle and end.  I like the fact it has a repetitive pattern throughout it and it is clear to see the detoriation of the mother character and the frustration of the little girl. The storyline becomes quite clear as the story gradually unfolds. The mother has some illness that is causing her to forget things. The key moment within the short film and that is when the mum gets to the point where she does not recognise the little girl Lisa and this made me feel extremely saddened for Lisa. In the end you see how they come to deal with it, which is to ignore it and carry on as if everything is normal.  

I like how the film was carried out, through the eyes of the audience through her online video blog. Its like she is not aware that we are watching her. The storyline is very effective and comes across in a strong, mind catching way.