these are some idea of how to do the poster and hide the face i like the last one were its dark and the people round him are lit up like shadows. the rest are also equally impressive for a poster ideas

ideas for posters

I chose these pictures because i think the poster or magazine could have similar designs. These images have like a dark background surrounding the images . This hides the faces and shows a dark side and a light side to the character which is what we are aiming to show in the video. I think this will be good because it relates to are film and makes him mysterious and strange towards the audience.

costumes

Our lead protagonist will be wearing a gee which will be white top and black pants with a black belt. he will also be wearing some black pumps. We also designed the hood or throw over he will be wearing to hide his face. the costume will be basic black and white to clash and make him stand out. Are protagonist is a adult so the costume should look real and athentic in the camera. The hood is being made by Luke's gran and will be there on the day o the shoot.

These pictures are some of our ideas for shots that we have decided on. We think that we should have the protagonist with their hood up, hiding their face in shadow, an air of mystery around them. Another idea could be the use of a silhouette of a wolf behind the protagonist holding his sword. The angle an position of the sword is yet to be decided.

Lighting

Are lighting will be done by lamps i will bring in. They are going to be tested and used on thursday during the filming in the dance studio. We are looking for lighting that is dark and right enough to hide the characters face and light him up. We also are bringing in a weapon and making it shine with the light. The fantasy genre tends to be dark vs light and we are putting it together and creating a mysterious scene. Also we are using the design to the enhance lighting in the room. The lighting was tested and approved and here are some pics of what it looks like:

Music

This is our groups favourite music track as we believe that it will suit our film perfectly as well as breaking the rules for the average fantasy genre.

Target audience

As with all films, We need an audience. We need a specific target age to which we can associate with the film. Our group has decided on a Teen to middle age audience. this film has young fantasy elements that capture the essence of youth and imagination but essential has a dark and mysterious construct that is more appropriate to and young adult audience. i would put the target between 16-25. this may have been noted in a previous post, but this is our final choice and overall audience decision.

Location shots for running scene

Our second location needs to fit the typical fantasy genre. Our group has decided that our running scenes should be set within Cross hills- a forest park within the Clitheroe area. The forest location fits our genre as it give the sense of escapism, a woodland area giving the sense of a somewhere , set apart from reality. our pictures are as follows.

Story Board video

This is a video we took of our story board in chronological order, showing a rough outline of what our teaser trailer will look like.

Importance of branding

For the film industry, branding is of great importance. Each company has its own design and logo that makes it individual to the industry and gives it that quality that allows it to stand out. Branding is important as it allows that specific company or industry to stand out and reach out to particular audiences, depending on the genre.

Feedback 4/12/09

Good group! Don't forget to comment on the importance of branding for the film industry ( your institution) link to other films also- make sure you have analysed the videos you have put on your blog, and what your films brand image is .....

- Research - which studio will produce your film and why?

- Planning - make sure you have put your target audience questionnaires and results on here
- Storyboard and animatic with comments
- shooting schedule and call sheets
- health and safety form
- props list
- cast list
- other location shots (woods?) costume shots/ideas etc...
- keep blogging on your ideas and progress

Miss McNulty

Character Casting

At first when we decided to do a fantasy teaser trailer, Members of our group wanted to be in the film as either the lead protagonist or as an extra. After careful consideration we have decided to have an outsider with more martial arts skills to be the lead protagonist. So the task came to me to find one seeing as I attend ju-jitsu classes and know a lot of people who were skilled and experienced at martial arts. At first I was able to get one of my friends called Charlie to be our lead protagonist. A picture of him is shown below.

The only problem with the timing of our filming is that he is rarely free as he still goes to college. This became a positive move for us as my Sensei (Lee) has become interested in the project and he has a lot of marshal arts experience. He also owns three katanas and he has a lot more free time. This is be better for scheduling times and dates to film So Lee has become our lead protagonist. A picture of him is shown below.

location ideas

These pictures are ideas for out locations for our film teaser trailer. we decided to do a scene in the college dance studio but we needed it to be closed off. our first location was too clean and flashy to work with our genre, as it had windows so it could not be used at it was open to the fields behind, thus breaking our fantasy illusion. out second location suited us better. it had no windows and had an overlooking platform from which to film our overhead and birds eye view shots.

Pictures of our first location above. idea for this location rejected. windows leave it open to fields behind and disrupt the fantasy location.

overhead shots to show our location of choice for our training room shot. opted location. closed off and overhead platform works for high overlooking shots.