Drafting and planning

This is a first official draft of my poster. I experimented with the cover star images in my rough layout drafting of my magazine in this blog but i intend to use these images for the poster primarily and maybe take different images for the magazine so it better conforms to the conventions of a cover star
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I cropped and added darkening effects so the sky was a darker more ominous color and the dark shadows and dark foliage were prominent to add to the ambiguity of the poster, reflecting the mood of the trailer.

I followed my original rough draft so i could fulfill the ideas i came up with, for example the intimidating and ambiguous half-face of the antagonist looking over the scene in a position of power.https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3664132413503481447#editor/target=post;postID=7300003465690443908;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=13;src=postname

I ensured the tag lines matched the house colours of the posters and selected a font that was spaced out but bold and defined. I also tried challenging a convention of trailers, by rotating the title, which i thought was a cool effect as it slightly disorientates the viewers and adds to the ambiguity of the poster, reflecting its uniqueness and the non-mainstream approach of the film on the whole

However I think I may have to drain some of the colour from the background and maybe change the font and its colour to make it as serious as possible

Drafting and planning

These are two background images of the protagonist's house as discussed in this blog.

The house is in center view as it will in the poster due to how its the main setting in the film whilst there is also darkened foliage around the sides to add to the ambiguity.

However i will need to adjust the contrast and other lighting effects to make it slightly darker to give a sense of the dark mood in the trailer and its dark themes

This is the main reason i prefer the back garden image in comparison to the front garden image to the right here, as it doesnt have the darkness or ambiguity that the enclosed foliage brings.









Here are three images i took of the antagonist's lower face, creating enough lighting with an LED torch to define his face but at the same time create shadows and black and white contrast to convey the dark, evil ambiguity stereotypical of film villains

I prefer the above image as the bottom one is slightly higher key, which lights up his face a bit too much and makes grimace of his face more defined which looks a bit too cliche and stereotypical of a film villain.

Drafting and planning

these are two rough layouts of my potential film magazine cover. Although only the second cover star image would be appropriate as 'Empire' cover stars are normally facing the front with a straight mid shot, they are both effective for my poster.


The cover star image will be center aligned overlapping the masthead to display importance with the title also center aligned towards the bottom overlapping the cover star, connecting the two together.

The two backgrounds are the types of images i am considering using, dark and ominous just like many other empire magazine backgrounds which fit with the mood of the film.

Drafting and planning

These are the photos from my mini-photoshoot 

Drafting and planning

These are some of the ideal fonts i'm considering for both my poster and my magazine cover titles.

Some like the first and fourth are more smoother whereas the last two have more block-like and edgy feel to them. I feel theses might be a bit too much for the genre of my trailer as they're quite synonymous with big mainstream action films.

Therefore i prefer the more subtle fonts and i think this would suit a poster as generally, the images are supposed to carry the main message of the film as opposed to the title which doesnt always take center stage and sometimes doesnt appear at all.

Despite this i think a bold, mainstream font wold still suit a magazine cover as its usually the title that takes center stage just in front of the cover star therefore the third with its defined but slightly slimmer appearance would be most suitable.

The second one is an example of a more unique font that adds a bit more edge to the title, but again i feel it wont suit the drama genre very well as dramas are normally more formal, so a generically subtle or flat out bold font are the more likely options

Organisation

For my film poster i am also planning a mini photo shoot of the two main protagonists

• For both i think i can achieve good lighting in the house of the trailer where i can use natural light for my protagonist, giving a semi-low key feel to it to match the mood of the trailer.

• As for costume i will try out both a standard jacket and the white more formal shirt seen in the trailer climax with the sleeves rolled up and the knife prop present to give the protagonist a bolder, more sophisticated and more fearless look.

•  I feel a low angle, mid shot of his back with him looking over his shoulder would give the effect of him looking more dangerous, adding to the 'he means business' attitude and suggesting there is always someone in his shadow, the antagonist.

• As for the antagonist i think some night time shots with dimmed down low key artificial lighting will add to the mood and the character's air of mystery and danger.

• A standard close up or an extreme close up of the bottom half of his face should be taken and if need be the top half can be faded out in post production, concealing his identity and giving him an ambiguous yet dangerous presence on the poster like in the trailer

Drafting and planning

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Drafting and planning - official trailer draft

This is a first rough draft of my trailer

Organisation

For the background of my poster, as discussed in this blog https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3664132413503481447#editor/target=post;postID=7300003465690443908;onPublishedMenu=posts;onClosedMenu=posts;postNum=6;src=postname, i plan on using an image of the Protagonist's house as this is where most of the drama/ action of the film happens.

I could use the back or font as seen in the images which are screenshots from my trailer. I think organizing pictures to be taken of both sides around dusk/ late afternoon possibly on a slightly rainy day in order to capture the serious mood for the poster to match with my trailer would be most appropriate.

Both would also need to be taken from further away to get a longer shot in order to make more room for the characters on the poster. The car would also be removed from the front image (see left) in order to give the house full center stage. However i am leaning more towards using the back image of the house because a longer image would capture some of the surrounding foliage which would make it more scenic and add some ambiguity to it

The protagonist would be on the left hand side of the house with half of his body in shot whilst a closer up image of half the antagonist's face would cover the part of the roof/ sky above meanwhile, the auntie, if included, would be on the right side, ensuring that the house is surrounded by all the characters and thereby giving it greater significance

Drafting and planning

These are two trailer sound effects i am planning on using for my trailer's climaxes which are found in all drama trailers as it it heightens audience intrigue by generating a tense atmosphere, building up to some of the most clinical shots in the film as dramatically as possible