Logo

In our group we all did our part. I felt that I needed to create something apart from the production and editing of the short Film. In my group, Eddy made the poster, I produced the format of the magazine whilst Harry wrote the article itself and I made the logo down below using Photoshop. Originally, when I made the design I wanted to create something simple which replicated traditional stamp. 

The name of our production company is C.A.M this is an abbreviation of our last names. C.A.M could also be short for camera therefore, I placed a camera silhouette in the middle to represent this. I created this design because its simple and was quick to make. I kept it black and white because I wanted it to look bold. Originally, I wanted to add the logo in the credits part of our short film however, it was difficult to do as it would not move up the screen along with the credits.

Storyboards

These are the storyboards for our short film which is called Delusional. The short film begins with him waking up and getting ready for school. To show this to our audience, we use mid shots and close ups. After leaving the house, we show the audience that there is someone following him. She then catches up to Derek and taps him on the shoulder. We use a close up to show how significant the action is. The audience is now introduced to Ava Morgan, Derek's friend. The two then exchange dialogue. During this we use reverse shots and mid shots for each line they say. After this he walks off and walks towards the train station to get to school. However by the end of these storyboards we began to lose the plot therefore, when we started filming we finally established what we wanted to show our audience. Here is our final synopsis:

Derek Waters, an ordinary young adult, finds himself wandering through the streets of London. Lost and confused he follows a young boy who looks exactly like his younger brother, but is he real? 

After filming it all, we use a number of establishing shots, long shots, mid shots, close ups, OTS shots, tracking and point of view shots. We wanted to show our audience that Derek is hallucinating/ imagining his younger brother alive although he is dead. The dialogue between Derek and Ava tells the audience that Eric Waters (the younger brother) had recently died. Many people deal with mourning differently. We, the audience find Derek trying to grasp onto whats left of his younger brother but he doesn't realise that he'll be gone forever.

Poster teaser

This is the poster teaser for our short film. The original and final poster will be coming out soon...

Magazine Article (draft)

Here is the format of our magazine article which I created on Photoshop. This article contains page numbers, article name, title, subheading, columns, quote and images from the film.

This article will be based on mental issues which links in with the short film's main character Derek.

Update! No.5

Underneath is an image of the footage we took yesterday. 

We filmed the morning scene and the last bit of the train scene. Overall, it went well because we used our storyboards to guide us and we didn't mess about and got on with it. 

Forms and conventions of listings magazine review

The magazine that I looked at and used as reference was the RadioTimes (November 2015 issue.)

After looking at several articles based on a film I found that:

1. The title is always bigger than the writing itself

2. The sub heading is slightly smaller than the Heading but its still bigger than the main body.

3. The main body is written in columns and is used in a readable font like Helvetica and Times. 

4. There are cut out images all over the page. Usually its the image of the film poster and its actors.

5. Quotes from the directors or the audience.

The first magazine, The author and the Typewriter,  is about the movie called 'The Lady in the van.' This article has a subheading and columns of writing and paragraphs written on paper in a typewriter font. It includes images of the writer himself and actors from the film. Because most of the context within this article is written in a typewriter, there are many errors and hand written corrections. This gives its readers a few expectations of what the film could be about. On the other hand, the middle article, How we've changed, is about The Peep show and it has a simple format because the background is kept white and the writing is in columns making it look simple and clear to its viewers. In addition, there are only two pictures which both feature the actors. There are three quotes said by the actors and the article talks about how the show started and how it has now come to an end. Lastly, the 'This is my story' has 4 images, all in different sizes but cut out to fit the page. Moreover, the writing is placed in columns just like the other magazines and it includes quotes. 

In relation to our short film, we plan on creating a review about mental issues. This is because our short film is about a paranoid character that doesn't know what's happening to him. He's more aware of his surrounding rather than himself and his well being. The audience never shows the stalker's face therefore when the audience watches it, we wanted them to question the film and make them question whether he's just hallucinating or if what he sees is real. What this article that I'll right about will touch upon people's experiences and how its a main issue that people should be aware of. Personally, I wanted to link our short film with mental issues because it's about a student aged 19 who is about to become part of the society and circulate the economy. There's stress, depression and suffering involved and its tough when they just transitioned from being a teenager to an adult. In the short film we don't know what his housing situation is like or if he's addicted to anything, which makes the audience question if these could affect his mind. 

The role of the internet

The role of the internet, affects the distribution and marketing of a film. The internet in today's society is used so often that it has become an inexpensive way to distribute and market a film. For example, the film 'Ted 2' used the internet and created a marketing campaign called #Legalise Ted on Twitter. Their aim was to reinforce the film's storyline as Ted looks to conceive a child as a human being.This allowed the audience to engage with the film which then created hype even before it was released. Moreover, after launching the trailer on YouTube it had over 20 million views. After all this marketing, when the movie was released in Blue-ray it reached $11 million dollars and overall the movie grossed $81 million.

In my opinion, I think that the internet is essential when distributing and marketing our short film because social media can easily create hype and allow people to know about the film. A trailer can also be easily uploaded onto to YouTube but if its not featured by a bigger company or if you haven't done enough audience research, not a lot of people may watch it or even be interested. For our short film, we could even make a website dedicated to the film itself so that everyone could be redirected to it. It may be inexpensive but its also time consuming and if you don't produce what people want to see then the film might flop. Overall, the internet is useful for distribution and marketing purposes because:

1. Its inexpensive
2. We live in an age where the internet is used 24/7
3. Allows film makers to create a direct relationship with their audience.