Based on the comments we recieved on our last presented version of our final poster, we have made the appropriate changes to our design and content in order for it to be a successful poster. I have moved the billing block from the space on the wall to the lower left hand corner. This was because of continuity, as short film posters do not usually make the billing block very big at all. The billing block is more of a contractual element of the poster, and does not fit well with designs. I had placed it on the wall before as I had thought that it would work well with the sense of perspective I achieved in the title itself. The billing block is now in the corner, and has has an added dark edge effect, so that it stands out over the varying tones of the grass it is in front of. It is at least 3 times as small as it was before, and it has given us space on the poster in order to add more relevent content.
Ther are now also relevent social links in the bottom right hand corner. I have added these as these would appear on other short film posters. The website link I have given is a facebook page. I have added this as because we are a short film company, it is unlikely that we would have our own website for our film with a private domain name. A facebook page seems more appropiriate, as it can attract people to view our other films.
Sunday, 18 December 2016
Thursday, 15 December 2016
Poster feedback - Alex
We were told that our poster was plain and boring so as a result we made another one which is the one we have submitted as our final poster. Although not shown in this filing evidence, we were also told that our poster was clever in the way that is was the title 'The Magazine' as it was resembling a magazine cover. They also said it was straight to the point and gave the audience an idea of what is was going to be about. This poster is one of our final drafts.
Tuesday, 13 December 2016
IMPROVED Review
Faces were pulled when production group JAI announced they
were releasing a film with them theme of social realism. Ken Loach successfully
produced ‘Catchy Come Home’ with a similar aspect of homelessness but will JAI
be able to compare? Their latest, The Magazine, even
manages to evoke a sense of extreme desperation through – the grass and debris
of Burgess Hill. JAI doesn’t just film actors speaking lines, or chose to
develop stories in conventional ways. They are about perspectives, about where
to place the camera in order to heighten, explore and complicate the viewing
experience.
Louise Martin Gaff takes on the role of Louise, a character which
pushes all of her acting qualities and after her role in Cabaret- The Film, big
things are expected from her which she succeeds to do so in ‘The Magazine’. She
manages to represent all 3 different notions of class in one film. It’s not
only her kindness to strangers or how she is oblivious to her surroundings its
her ability to transform herself into 3 different people. The 3 different personalities
don’t quite match DiCaprio’s feature in Shutter Island but creates the
sensitive person every audience member will fall in love with. It sadly
foreshadows her downfall, which makes it even more tragic at the ending.
The film doesn’t start off so promisingly. There are long pauses
and sloppy acting which does not begin to set the audience up for anything
special but as the film moves along, the pace starts to builds up and it gets
better. Combining the genres of thriller
and social realism always creates an interesting film as it’s like a mix
between Psycho and Fishtank with the use of kidnapping and guns to the theme of
homelessness. Combining the two with the aspect of flash backs really make it
work. It contrasts Jason Eisener’s work by toning down the violence whilst
creating an atmosphere even more chilling due to using a younger actor which
sets the message of social realism that it can happen to anybody.
JAI’s use of plot twists confuses, captivates and controls
the audience’s minds by making the whole film become either an illusion or a
dream due to the way it is interpreted by the audience and the way they craft
their shots transforming it into a mystery. The dramatic ending is unexpected
due to its mediocre pace and its worry for the ending to be too predictable but
they managed to turn around all expectations and save the film.
Overall JAI delivers a good film; their plot fulfils the
purpose of shocking and making the audience think about how easy it is to get
homelessness so praise must be given for raising awareness of homelessness but
there will always be a better film or way to raise awareness about this topic.
Monday, 12 December 2016
Saturday, 10 December 2016
Final Poster
This is our final poster. In the end we created a brand new poster due to having new footage which has better lighting and fitted better with the genre of social realism. I think this will captivate audiences attention when the poster is launced and will encourage them to watch our film.
Thursday, 8 December 2016
First Draft of Review
Faces were pulled when production group JAI announced they
were releasing a film with them theme of social realism. Ken Loach successfully
produced ‘Catchy Come Home’ with a similar aspect of homelessness but will JAI
be able to compare. Playing on audience’s heart strings, JAI has craftily set
their film in Brighton where a strategy is set out to target homelessness
making sure no one will be homeless by 2020 but there is currently over 700
people sleeping rough. Will JAI’s audiences be able to handle the truth of
homelessness, which is right on their doorstep?
Louise Martin Gaff takes on a role, which pushes all of her
acting qualities and after her role in Cabaret, big things are expected from
her which she succeeds to do so in ‘The Magazine’ by managing to represent all
3 different genres of class in one film. It’s not only her kindness to
strangers or how she is oblivious to her surroundings it’s her ability to
transform herself into 3 different people. The 3 different personalities don’t
quite match DiCaprio’s feature in Shutter Island but creates the sensitive
person every audience member will fall in love with but it sadly foreshadows
her downfall, which makes it even more tragic.
The film doesn’t start off so promising. The long cuts and
sloppy acting does not begin to set the audience up for anything special but as
the film moves along, the decrescendo builds up it gets better. Combining the genre of thriller and social
realism always creates an interesting film so the use of kidnapping and guns to
being homeless really captivates the diverse world we live in and despite it
being tricky to combine the two, the aspect of flash backs really make it work.
It contrasts Jason Eisener’s work by toning down the violence but creates the
atmosphere even more chilling due to using a younger actor which sets the
message of social realism that it can happen to anybody.
JAI’s muse of plot twists confuses, captivates and controls
the audience’s minds by making the whole film become either an illusion or a
dream. Throughout the whole film the dramatic ending is unexpected due to it’s
mediocre pace and it’s worry for the ending to be too predictable but they
managed to turn around all expectations and save the film.
Overall JAI delivers a good film, their plot fulfils the
purpose of shocking and making the audience aware of homelessness but there are
other ways of doing that, maybe a poster.
Planning Review
On the 4th of December, Alex and I did a rough plan for our review.
As the writing isn't very clear I shall type it out.
Paragraph 1
- Director, Actors
- The messages of social realisation "playing on heartstrings"
- Element of context- homelessness (find statistics in Brighton
- Scene 1
- Link to the genre (hint)
- Introducing the protagonist
- Representation of class.
Paragraph 3
- Genre
- Issues
- Plot
Paragraph 4
- Plot Twist
- Conclusion
We decided to start the first paragraph with the directors and actors so we could set the picture of who was going to be in and also combining in with the message of social realism and the context it allows the readers of the magazine to understand what is in store for them and hopefully encourage to watch the film as it might have aspects which is ideal for them.
Paragraph 2 is all about introducing the audience into the film with information about the protagonist and a summary of scene 1. This can help make the readers decide whether it sounds good to them. By hinting to the genre it allows us to reveal the rest of it later in the review.
Paragraph 3 hits the key parts of the film. This is the reveal of how we as film makers managed to target these isssues within our plot and how it fits into the genre. By describing the plot we won't reveal the whole storyline as the plot twist is a key moment.
In paragraph 4 the plot twist is talked about but not explained thoroughly. This will encourage the audience to watch the film due to hyping up the plot twist.
Conclusion will reveal the overall thoughts of the film.
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