What have I done today?

Today I have re-recrded the dialogue for my film trailer and added that into my trailer whilst continuing to edit it in premier pro. I also received assessment feedback for both of my ancillary tasks. I have made changes to my film poster but still have to work on my website.

Film Poster with added production logos

Research into Institutional Logos

After receiving assessment feedback for my film poster one of the things mentions was that I could add more conventions which poster use and one of them in particular was to include production company logos at the bottom of my poster. I researched into them and created a pinterest board which the link for is below:

http://www.pinterest.com/jmce123/research-into-independent-film-production-companie/

Assessment feedback for Ancillary tasks

Audience Feedback for first draft

Today I screened the first cut of my film trailer to people within my media class who would fit my target audience. The video still had some amendments that I wanted to do such as re-recording the dialogue in the seen with Kelly. I created an animoto video containing the audience feedback that I have received for the first draft of my trailer.

Some people suggested that I could shorten some of the clips at the beginning of my film trailer which I agree with and will take on board as I was concerned about the length of my trailer. Also some people criticized the pace of the trailer. I agree with these statements to an extent as some of the shots could do with cutting down in length however I believe that the slower shots work with the narative and the intended genre of my trailer. Also my trailer is very character driven so I believe that these shots can be justified. Also someone recommended that I add text into some places to seperate the footage which was something that I was interested in playing around with.

I am not happy with he ending of the trailer as I believe that it gives the plot of the film away so I am considering removing this to keep the audience in the dark and keep them guessing which would also encourage people who were interested to go and see it at the cinema in order to find out what happens.

Trailer first draft

This is the first draft of my trailer.

What have I done today

Today I have begun to edit my trailer. I have imported my footage into Premier Pro and begun to piece it together. I have also added music to the trailer and added the slow-mo shot that I wanted.

Editing footage (black and white and slow-mo)

For my trailer I wanted to create a black and white slow motion shot of Anna, this is how I did it.

1. Import footage into Premier Pro to be edited.

2. Find the shot that you need and drag it into the window, use the start and stop buttons to cut the footage down to just what you want and then drag it onto sequence 1.

 3. Go into the effects panel, in video effects section, image control and then select black and white option to turn the footage black and white. There are other options but I want to have black and white footage for this part.

 4. Right-click on the footage in sequence 1, select speed/duration, and then enter a percentage value which will determine the speed of the footage and how much slowed down the footage is.

What I hope to achieve today

I was able to film the footage for my trailer over the weekend so now my main aim for this session is to edit the footage and make a start on creating my trailer.

Seeking Permission for song use

I have decided that I want to use the song 'nothing and everything' by RED for my film trailer.

This is a screenshot of an email that I will send to the record label in order to try and gain permission to use the song. I have explained the intended use for the song in the email and am waiting to see if I receive any kind of response, if I do I will post it here.

Music Ideas

I am currently trying to come up with some ideas for music for my trailer. I know that I want a piece of music to accompany the trailer. I have a few ideas but before I actually decide and use music in my trailer I will of course try to gain permission in order to use it.

1. Red - Nothing and Everything.


 
I absolutely love this song and think that it could work really well with my trailer as my genre is a dark, kinda psychological drama and I just think that it would be a really good fit. The song is an acoustic version of one of their songs 'fight inside' which is still good but the acoustic version is beautiful.

2. The Used - this fire



3.  Chopin - Nocturne 20 in C minor sharp



I'm not really a big classical music fan however I like this song and think that this could work well in my trailer perhaps.

Inspirational Scene - Spiderman Willem Dafoe 'Mirror Scene'

Despite Spider man being one of my favorite super-heroes it has been a while since I have watched the Sam Raimi films and I'm not embarrassed to say that I screamed in what can only be described as giddy school girl delight when the frankly creepy scene with Willem Dafoe having a two way conversation with himself in a mirror came on as this is very similar to what I envisioned and wanted to try to create for my trailer.

The way that this scene was filmed is very interesting and has helped provide some ideas of how I could film the 'double' in the mirror for my trailer. In the scene, the camera approaches the mirror at an angle so that the camera isn't in shot as Norman Osborn approaches the mirror creepily and talks. Later on the shot changes to a close up of Norman's face as he speaks and switches in between his reflection as the two are having a conversation. As my idea involves the main character's reflection doing something different in the reflection will be tricky to achieve. I could either film the mirror frame and then what I want to be in the mirror and film that way or I could just film Anna talking and then flip the footage in Premier Pro which could prove to be easier.

Equpiment List

I plan to film the footage for my trailer this weekend on Saturday 7th December 2013. Below is a list of equipment that I have and intend to use:

• Camera
• Tripod
• Storyboard
• Script
• Shot list 

Progress Update

After speaking with my cast, they have arranged to help me film on Saturday. I want to be able to get most of my footage on one day of shooting but I have to take into consideration weather conditions or times of day in relation to which shots that I want.

Animated Storyboard

Animated version of my storyboard created using animoto.

Storyboard

As promised here is my storyboard, I can only apologise for the bad drawings and the messy notes but thats just so that I know what I want to do and help me with possible ideas while filming. They are numbered in order but some go in other places, hopefully it won't confuse you.

Shotlist

Character profiles

Amber Elwin (played by Anna Higgins)

The main character of my film, Rebecca suffers from psychological trauma and as a result has adopted another 'personality.' When in danger she blacks out and her ‘other side’ takes over to protect her usually leaving her with no recollection of events. Until one day the other her kills someone and Amber  believes that she’s dangerous and violent. When the guilt begins to eat away at her will she be able to stay in control?

Rebecca Phillips (played by Kelly Harrison)

Amber's best friend but she doesn't know what is going on with Amber.

Contacting Cast/Consent

I used Facebook in order to contact friends to arrange times to be able to help my film my trailer. Social media and texting will make it easier to stay organised and to make sure that my cast will know what to do.

What I plan to do today

Today I want to finalise plans to film with my cast so that I can get the footage for my film trailer. I want to upload my shot list and storyboard to my blog and make contact with my cast to film hopefully at the weekend.