Filming day #2

Filming day #2

On my second day of filming I went back to the location with my main actor and myself playing the German officer. My mother came with me in order to film the parts that I could not, I directed her as to what shots I wanted and how long to shoot for. The footage I shot was a mix of shits, ranging from close-ups to long shots as I wanted to capture the sense of danger and difference between the two characters. I filmed a variety of shots in different locations in order to see which setting worked best with which shots, so that I can create the best effect on the audience.

An example of a shot I captured was an over-the-shoulder shot of me (playing the German) looking at the other character walking into the distance, this creates a sense of danger and ambiguity as it does not show the face of the German, nor does it explain his intentions with the other character.

Ancillary 2 - Film magazine front cover

Ancillary 2 - Film magazine front cover

For my second ancillary I chose to create a film magazine front cover,  chose to create this as it is a form of advertising and is also another way in which I can show the genre of my trailer other than the trailer itself. 

After I had created the main style of my poster, with the text, image and also other advertising such as the free poster I had to decide on the font of the magazine title. I was not pleased with this font as it gave the magazine a more sci-fi style, instead of a plain film magazine. I also noticed that the text on the main part of the magazine did not stand out as much as i would like, so I later changed the colour slightly and change other parts to make it stand out more against the background of the foliage.

In an attempt to make the title of the magazine stand out further I added a grey block behind the title in order for it to stand out more and so that it is clear and easily visible to the audience of the magazine. I also changed the font of the title so that it is easier to read and does not look as if it is related to a specific genre, unlike the previous font of text. 

To make my front cover more realistic and authentic I added a price in the bottom right-hand corner. I deleted the grey block behind the title as I thought that it took away too much of the image behind the titles, I also thought that it did not look right and looked out of place. I also deleted the grey block because when looking at examples of real texts, they did not have anything behind the title and the title would be on top of the background. To show the title of the trailer, I added the title and made it look as if it behind the protagonists head to give it a 3D style and make it seem more authentic.

To catch the audience's attention I altered the colour of the 'puff' so that it is brighter and more eye-caching and included the actual style of the title into the text on the right-hand side of the magazine to make it look authentic and to show implant the actual title of the film. 

I added a barcode to make the front cover realistic and official. By adding the barcode it means that if my magazine was a real media text it would be able to be sold commercially and nationally. Having a barcode means that it is quicker to find the price and being able to scan it means that it can be scanned on multiple devices. Barcodes are a simple and inexpensive way of putting a price on a product and keeping information on it.

I decided to change the font and style of the title of the magazine. I decided to do this because when looking at real examples I noticed that the text was stretched out which gave the text more impact

Changing idea from short film to trailer

Changing idea from short film to trailer

After the christmas holidays I decided to change my idea from being a short film to being a trailer. I did this because over the christmas holidays I saw some new trailers and I liked the way that they are out together and how they can portray the whole film in a short amount of time. Another factor that lead to me changing my idea was that I had a problem with sourcing 'German' actors so I thought that if  produced a trailer I would not have to show a large amount of Germans. I also liked the idea of the non-linear narrative of trailers and how well the are at capturing the audience's attention and having form of hook in order to get the audience to want to see the full film.

I also changed the narrative of my product, so instead of it being the Paratrooper against a large German squad, it is just the Paratrooper being stalked by a German SS officer. This also lead to a chase and conflict between the two characters. This narrative follows the convention of 'man vs. man' as there is two figures who are fighting with each other in order to survive.