REVIEW - editing final product

When editing the final product we improved from our draft of the magazine review.

Draft























Final Edit























From Draft to Final Edit we can see the improvements and changes made to create a final product.

REVIEW - drafting layout

Drafting the layout also gave a good impact on the film review as we could veiw the draft and improve on it from there.

Draft
























Final Edit

REVIEW - choosing most appropriate images from film

We did many screen shots of images off of the film and veiwed them all afterwards to choose the most appropriate image. With more images we had more choice in how we wanted Vicky to look and how she would be portrayed to the audience.


























We decided on this as a final image because, although Vicky does look quite happy, it is positive as it does not give away the storyline and how she really is unhappy and depressed.

REVIEW - drafting text

Drafting the text allowed us to create a magazine review with the best language and text we could. For example when drafting the text we could continue to read through, correct and make the language better.

REVIEW - analysing design & language conventions of magazine reviews

When analysing design and language conventions of magazine reviews we noticed the continuous conventions which we should use for our magazine review. For example they include:

• quotes from veiwers, magazines, directors etc.
• action shots from the film
• short film synopsis
• captions
• film info - directors, age rating, actors, release date, duration.

REVIEW - researching different film magazine audiences

Researching into different magazine audiences helped us realise what magazine our film review would be most suited to. We researched this by looking at other film magazines, and who their target audiences were.

POSTER - drafting / editing

We made many drafts of our poster. We found faults in some of them and came to the decision of a final poster.


























This is what we chose to be our final poster. We found it was most appropriate as she looks unhappy but it has all of the connotations and mise en scene of a chick flick, teenage girl kind of film.

These other posters showed faults in which we decided not to use. For example the two images where Vicky is applying makeup we can see she looks quite happy. We found this a little inappropriate for the poster as it doesnt match her emotional state in the film.

POSTER - choosing most appropriate images

When choosing the most appropriate image for our poster we used the same trial and error method as when we chose our title fonts. We took a series of different images with different mise en scene and upoaded them all to the computer. We then created many different rough posters, changing the images and testing them out to see which ones were best.

































From looking at these images we could see which ones were most successful in creatuing the best look for our poster. Some we could see had elements of her body, for example her shoulder covering too much of the image and spoiling it.

POSTER - exploring fonts

We used a trial and error process to decide on which font we found was best for our poster. This was effective as we had a wide choice of which font to choose at the end.
The font of the title had a big impact because it can tell the audience what kind of genre the film is. For example, blood dripping fonts would suggest a horror genre.

POSTER - setting up mise en scene

When setting up the mise en scene we had to think of the conventions that reflected the genre and the representation of our character.
We knew that the mise en scene would need to be feminine and in a location which we could access easily.

We used:

• mirror
• makeup
• female bedroom
• glass of wine

POSTER - pitching and sketching ideas for poster

When pitching ideas for a poster, our group all drew up rough ideas of what individually we thought would be good as a poster.















































These rough drawings helped us to decide on the final image of our poster.

POSTER - analysing conventions of film posters

When analysing the conventions of film posters, we researched other film posters and noticed the ongoing conventions throughout all of these. This told us what we had to include in our poster.

FILM - shooting schedule

We created a shooting schedule to follow during the process of creating the film. This is helpful as we felt more organised in our actions.

Thursday 22nd October 2009
Lesson 3 & 4
Laura Amie Rosie Luke
Planning the schedule for filming

Monday 26th October 2009
11am-5pm
Actors: Victoria Hatton
Rosie Amie Laura and Luke
Location: Rosie’s house

Wednesday 28th October 2009
3-5pm
Actors: Victoria Hatton
Rosie Laura Amie & Luke
Location: Rosie’s house
Notes: Re-filming scenes

Thursday 29th October 2009
6-7pm
Actors: Victoria Hatton
Amie Laura Rosie and Luke
Taking pictures for the film poster

Monday 2nd November 2009
3pm
Actors: Victoria Hatton
Laura Amie Luke and Rosie
Taking the establishing shot and re taking a picture for poster

FILM - organising locations, actors, etc

When organising our actors and locations we had to consider the facilities we had available to us to use. For example, our relatives as actors and our own homes for the location.

We used Vicky Hatton, Rosie's younger sister as our main character. This was good for us as she is a young teenage girl, who fits the description of our main character.

FILM - storyboarding

Here are a few samples of our storyboard. This was originally much longer, which we could follow while doing our filming process.

FILM - scripting

As we did not have talking in our short film, our script was only small and consisted of the stage directions used during the process.

FILM - developing a pitch

We then began to develeop a pitch. These images show how we developed a pitch step by step.

FILM - research into the target audience

The target audience is important because we had to find out who our film would appeal to. We decided that our target audience would be young females, from the ages 14 - 18. We thought this because the films plot was about a young girl in her teen years. She is experiencing problems in which this target audience could relate to.

FILM - researching other short films

Before planning our own film, we began by researching other short films on youtube.com to give us an idea of the outcome of a short film.