Sunday 8 May 2011
Saturday 7 May 2011
DETAINEE 238 - POSTER
This is the poster we would use to advertise our film, as we believe it has the potential to make a powerful statement and also allow the audience to understand what the film has in store for them.
The above two posters were also considered as we believe them to also have potential to be attractive to our audience however the first one being most powerful was chosen to be our main poster
2. How effective is the main product and ancillary texts?
The three products which we have created are closely interconnected. The poster we have made would be used to communicate visually about what the film has to offer. This could be used as part advertisement of our film if we were to hit the silver screen.
The poster is made up digital images which have been edited though a software called Picasa 3 and Photo Filtre. Both the main character and his children have been used together to show the story through the images.
The colours used in our poster have been purposefully used in order to make that essential link with the story line and the character within it. Together with this the colours have been used to create a certain mood, and that is the emotional drama our story is. The poster being dull and mostly using the colour black and orange connotes the Guantanamo bay Detainees. This in all then implies that the story is supposed to be a sad and emotional one which then relates to our genre, Drama, a serious film and this in all helps the audience to associate these factors together to help understand what is happening. I used the font ‘OCR A Extended’ and 'Stencil', for our film title on the poster and included the phrase ‘He was just an ordinary man, a husband, a father AND a Muslim’ , we have used the same phrase in the beginning of our radio trailer this creates the link between the two productions. This then became our tagline.
I created 3 posters, with similar and diverse pictures; the reason we have decided to put all up all 3 is due to believing that all 3 have certain strengths.
The 1st one is of just the children and the father in between; itself is a very strong yet simple poster. Having the adult male in the forefront and the kids in the background, will raise people curiosity as they will ponder why the layout is the way it is. Questions may arise such as why has he got handcuffs on? Why are there two children on either side? This then makes the audience probing to understand why the images shown have been shown. The bond between the father and his children can be easily identified, and the audience can empathise with the characters in the film and then have an idea of the film.
The 2nd and 3rd posters are a lot busier than the 1st. It has a lot more pictures but this helps understand what the main character is doing, and all three poster use a multi-exposure effect which is layering the pictures together.
What also helps makes my poster to be effective and helps reel in our audience is by having our main actor praying in the one of the images on the poster, anyone who also does this ordinary everyday action could apply this to themselves or anyone they know. They therefore may become concerned for this person, and engage with the film.
When recording our Radio Trailer we used the Digital Editing Suite, this then allowed us to use Logic Pro and a microphone. To find the right audio clips for our trailer we used some from iMovie. These were clips such as the sound of the clock ticking and wind we also used a website called sounddogs.com which let use save more complex music such as the presidents theme song. We also had a voiceover at the end which says ‘Detainee 238! Coming Soon!’. This adds to the excitement which the mood in the voice is trying to create and also having the audience anticipate for our film by having them wait for the screening. The ways in which I think the radio trailer is effective is by having the entire trailer at a fast pace, and the music also conveys certain messages to, as by the type of music played, can the audience understand what is happening.
Both the production of the poster and trailer are effective as they support each other and the film itself. It also has the proficiency to speak to large audience as a radio trailer could only be played on the radio. However a poster could be put up outside on the roads or in reading materials were the public can see this display.
All in all both these ancillary texts have the potential to be equally effective and be a profit to the film due to having a strong connection with all the media products.
Wednesday 16 March 2011
FILM CONTRAST TO ROAD TO GUANTANAMO
I contrasted the film that I and my group members have created with the film ‘Road to Guantanamo (2006)’. Reason being both our films have a similar story line of ‘innocent prisoners’ and also share the same genre: Drama.
DreamWorks Animation - Research Film Company
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. is an American animation studio which primarily produces a series of commercially successful computer-animated films, including Shrek, Shark Tale and Madagascar Although the studio also made traditionally animated films about serious subjects earlier, most of their computer-generated films and television series have now gained the studio a reputation for being focused on popular culture and satire although they also relied into CGI films and series with more philosophical issues such as the aforementioned Kung Fu Panda.
Films produced by DreamWorks Animation are currently distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures
Friday 11 March 2011
FILM EDITING - TRANSITIONS
The transition used was called 'Fade in Fade out Dissolve'.
Monday 7 March 2011
Friday 18 February 2011
RADIO TRAILER SCRIPT
Can hear children laughing and swings squeaking
Jail gates shutting
While voice over saying:
‘Just because I’m a Muslim, doesn’t make me a terrorist’
Music starts playing
While the music is playing, voice over:
Of the child reading out some bits of the letter:
Music is slightly fading, while letter is being read out:
‘I am writing a letter to ask you if you could please release my dad Ahmed. He is innocent and he does not deserve to suffer…’
Fades out and a new sentence is said
‘…He’s been away from us for so long’ (Soft sniffing sound is heard)
Fades out and a new sentence is said
‘…Dad deserves to be here at home’
Music is still continued playing, but slowly fading away.
V/O: Detainee 238! Coming soon!
SFX: Jail gates shutting
___ = Main Actor
___ = Narrator
___ = Child
___ = SFX
ACTOR AGREEMENT
The Actor hereby grants to the Production Company and to its licensees, assignees, and other successors-in-interest, all rights of every kind and character, in perpetuity, in and to the Actor’s performance, appearance, likeness, name and/or voice (the “Performance”) in connection with the motion picture entitled Detainee 238.
The Actor hereby authorizes the Production Company to photograph, videotape, film and record (on film, tape, or any other medium), the Performance and audition(s) for the Performance; to edit the same at its discretion and to include it with the performances of others and with sound effects, special effects, digital effects and music; to incorporate the same into the Picture, trailers, posters or other materials or programs related to the Picture; to use and to license others to use such records and photographs in any manner or media whatsoever, including without limitation unrestricted use for purposes of publicity, advertising and sales promotion; and to use my name, likeness, voice, biography or other information concerning me in connection with the Picture and for any other purpose associated with the Picture. The Actor further acknowledges that the Production Company owns all rights to the Picture.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement by and between the Actor and the Production Company and supersedes any and all prior contracts, understandings, negotiations, and agreements with respect to the Production Company and the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
Actor Name: _____________________________________
Signature: _____________________________________
Date: ___________________________________________
_________________________________
Salma Ansar,
Silverline Productions
The production company Silverline Productions will:
1) Not take responsibility for injuries caused to the actor at any time of filming
2) Complete full health and safety risk assessments
The undersigned actor guarantees to Silverline Productions:
1) To be available for all performances agreed between the actor and legal consultant
2) Authorisation to the Production Company to photograph, videotape, film and record (on film, tape, or any other medium), the Performance
3) to edit the same at its discretion and to include it with the performances of others and with sound effects, special effects, digital effects and music
4) To incorporate the same into the Picture, trailers, posters or other information concerning me in connection with the Picture and for any other purpose associated with the Picture.
5) to use my name, likeness, voice
6) The Actor further acknowledges that the Production Company owns all rights to the Picture.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement by and between the Actor and the Production Company and supersedes any and all prior contracts, understandings, negotiations, and agreements with respect to the Production Company and the subject matter hereof, whether oral or written.
Actor Silverline Productions
Actor Name: ____________________ Company representative: ____________________
Signed: .________________________Signature: .____________________________
Date: __________ Date: ___________
_________________________________
Salma Ansar,
Silverline Productions
Monday 7 February 2011
FILM POSTER - DESIGN
A poster is the illustration of the forthcoming movie, to do this we must depict the most suitable and attractive images to create a semblance if the film.
Our poster will be a picture of our main actor Junaid (Ahmed) with his head looking down, with his hands cuffed against a cage. Behind him will be his two sons on the swings, however they will be slightly blurred out.
We will have the title of the film on the top right. The idea was brought about in a group discussion after looking at the poster to 'The Road to Guantanamo'.
Sunday 30 January 2011
RESEARCH: MONTAGE THEORY
Montage literally translated from French is assembly, the process by which an editor takes two pieces of film of tape and combines them to emphasise their meaning. It is a method by which through two unrelated shots we may create a third and different meaning. Visualise for example shot a which is a pumpkin and shot b which is a hammer going down. Mix both shots together and you get meaning C. Mixing the two shots together insinuates that the pumpkin will be destroyed by the hammer
PRODUCTION - FILM EDITING
Monday 17 January 2011
Friday 7 January 2011
DRAMA POSTER - NEVER LET ME GO
The poster I have chosen is of a 2010 drama based on a novel. I believe it to close my ideal poster as our film is dramatic the poster itself has a visual sense of heartache and sorrow similar to the story line of our film. And our ideal poster would be something similar, dramatic picture and colours which match the emotional sense trying to be portrayed to the audience to give them a slight understand of what the film is about.
The image used in the poster matches the title. The image itself tells a story as well the angle in which it was taken and I believe this would attract the audience.
The similarity in movie posters would be the title that would in most cases be bold and stand out and an image or two, which contribute to the story line. This makes the poster eye-catching.
The film title is placed at the top of the poster; the image begins from the bottom to the middle. The image is a long shot of a two people running. The colour of the poster is very dull and the poster is clear and simple which adds to the dramatic sense trying to be portrayed. There is no extra writing.
Sunday 5 December 2010
Shooting For Detainee 238
They then descend down the stairs into the living room where they begin to write a letter to the president where the child pleads for the release of his father.
The scene which follows this is when the father Ahmed is being questioned in the police station. We had to book the interview room at the police station. The station base which we used was Limehouse Police station. We were prompted with the rules and regulations on our arrival. We used one of the PC’s to act as an officer who questions our main actor. However, we were not allowed to film the faces of the officers present as this would go against their policy. We requested for a tape recorder and tapes to add to the realism of the scene and atmosphere. This was included whilst filming.
The PC had to sign the film location release contract as it was formalities to do so. After this we asked if we could have a tour of the cells the PC had to consult his superior and he agreed to it. He spoke about the Bill which once aired on ITV. He told us about the cost of them borrowing London Met’s props which cost the show thousands of pounds each year.
It was a very different atmosphere whilst walking past dozens of steel bolted doors and having many cameras point at my direction. Seeing the high security procedures which are taken on places such as this allowed me to understand how hard police officers must work. We then spoke to the sergeant and the PC who spoke to us about the nature of their job which was really interesting. The line I particularly remember was when he said ‘no two days are the same’. I thought wow. All in all having the privilege to film in such location was a great experience as they do not usually allow such happening.
The scene which we filmed after this is when the father Ahmed, is doing community service. For this scene we used a caged in pitch, we had to throw loads of rubbish around again to add to the realism we were trying to create. We got the rubbish from our college, we collected shredded paper and A4 paper which was to be recycled. Junaid, who is playing Ahmed as well one of our group member had to wear an orange suit which we had hired from Amnesty International.
The following pictures are the aftermath of the rubbish and the hard work of attempting to clean up.
We then shot the eye line match of when Ahmed looks over to empty swings which are moving with the wind he then hallucinates his two sons playing on the swings who then disappear again.
There are still more scenes to shoot which is the presidents office scene and the sorting room scene which will be filmed this week.