Dear Moderator,

Welcome to my blog, I hope you enjoy reading through it.

I have completed a trailer, magazine cover and poster for the trailer which has been created. I have posted all my research and planning for my trailer, magazine cover and poster and then the process of making them.

My research and planning starts in September 2012, and my evaluation in March 2013. My completed trailer, magazine cover and poster is just below this note.

From
Sophie O'Donnell

Thursday, December 20, 2012

Research and planning: over Christmas

Over Christmas I am going to be continuing filming the trailer and taking pictures for my poster and magazine cover.

I will also be adding a few research posts into my role of editing.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Research&Planning: Magazine Update


Research&Planning: Poster Update


Research&Planning: Filming Problems

On Sunday the 16th of December we had planned to continue filming our trailer. We was unable to do this because the main characters in the trailer was unable to attend due to being ill, so we have planned more filming dates over the Christmas holidays to get all the filming finished for when we come back in January so we can begin our editing properly. 

Research&Planning: Plan For the Week

This week I am going to be

  • Carrying on with the magazine and poster for my film 
  • Research Editing Further
  • Plan for the Christmas Holidays

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Research&Planning: Plan for the Week

This week I am going to:

  • Beginning the editing of the trailer 
  • Get audience feedback 
  • See where to improve and make improvements

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Research&Planning: Font tests for magazine



I Have chosen to use Bebas Neue as the font on my magazine.

Research&Planning: Font tests for poster


I have chosen not to use any of these fonts as they are too blurred and could make out that the film trailer I am making is more of a joke horror than serious horror. So I have chosen to use a more classic font.

Research&Planning: Unsuccessful Auditions


These audition were unsuccessful as they don't seem to confident infront of the camera, so they will be shy when it comes to filming the trailer. Beginning shy will make the acting less believeable. Also some of them don't have to time to film, so when we need them might be a problem.

Research&Planning: Successful Auditions


These auditions where successful as the actresses seem confident in front of the camera so when they act they wont be shy, both actresses also have to film to spare to make the film so they will be able to to film when we need too without having any problems in getting them.

Research&Planning: Plan for the week

This week I am going to be

  • Looking through different fonts I could use for my magazine
  • Editing on the auditions together which took place to be in the trailer
  • Uploading all production documents/Audition Poster 
  • Begin Poster/Magazine 

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Research&Planning: Poster

On my poster I am going to be using a close up of the possessed person in my film trailer, therefore the camera will be focused on the face and will not be able to see the clothes the person is wearing. The make which will be use will be the make up what is used in the film trailer.

  • Dark eyes
  • Dark Bags under the eyes
  • Dark lip liner
  • Pale lips
  • Scares & Scrathes
Her hair will be backcombed and crazy.

Research&Planning: Software and Technology for Poster and Film Magazine

I will use photoshop for my magazine and poster, to edit the pictures I have taken for them as well as designing them on it, I can use the features on photoshop to touch up pictures, as well as created the poster and magazine buy adding text, pictures and background.




I will be designing my magazine and poster on a Mac computer as they have the software photoshop.
I will use the SLR camera to take pictures of my models for my magazine and poster, I will use a SLR camera because it will make my pictures look professional because of the quality of the pictures taken.

Research&Planning: Clips for Editing

I have researched and found clips of horror film trailers which I like the editing on, so I have an idea of what editing I want to use in my trailer.


Research&Planning: Make up Ideas for Film Magazine

I will be using make up which is similar to the possessed girls make up in the film, as it will be the same character on the front cover of my magazine. 

I will be using
  • Dark eye make up
  • Dark lip liner and pale lips
  • White foundation
I will also be putting scares and scratches on the model to make the picture more effective
The hair on the actor will be backcombed and crazy like in the film

Research&Planning: Clothes For Film Magazine

My film magazine is going to have a medium close up of the main actors face in the film, so for the clothes I will only need to dress the top half of the actor as this is the part which will be seen on the picture.
I have chosen a white vest top so that the make up which the actor will be wearing will stand out more, and if I decide to use fake blood it will stand out.

Research&Planning: Plan for the week

This week I am going to

  • Get make up ideas for my poster and film magazine
  • Get clothes ideas for my poster and magazine
  • Finish the script for my trailer
  • Production documents
  • Auditions

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Research&Planning: More Possible Actor Head Shots

All of these possible actresses would be good for the part as they are all drama students, so would be willing to act how we want them too in the trailer, but as they are drama students they will have other drama pieces to do, therefore might not have the time to do out trailer. 

Research&Planning: Test Shots


Birds-eye view this could be used for the bed scene in our trailer, so when she is being possessed you can see exactly whats happening and how its affecting the actor.

The tilted long shot could be used to show the distortion what she is feeling when she is possessed.

The long shot will be used when the girl is possessed in the trailer. When she kills the other girls and when she is walking around the house so you can see all her movement.



Close ups - will be used throughout the trailer so that the audience can see the emotions what the characters are having more clearly to the audience.

Medium Close up - this will be most commonly used through the trailer, when the girl is looking through the computer and sat on the sofa and when the girl first gets possessed to show the audience her change.