TimeShift Film Poster.

Here is my final film poster magazine. I created it in 'paint.net' which is an easy enough program to use rather than using a much more complex program that would've taken longer to understand and therefore use. I stuck with the original still of my characters face however used the example of 'Kill List' to influence my poster: http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/61/6127/RBPF100Z/posters/kill-list.jpg
I used the idea that my main character is faded out into another image which suggests he is still present though vaguely. This is suggestive of time and that he is 'fading' away.

Here are some of the parts in the creation process to my poster: 

 This is the colour balance I used to change the colour of my fonts. I originally went for black font however, it didnt stand of very well therefore I changed it to white. It is very useful as you can get the exact colours you wish to get. I also used this to make the red 'S' which stands out.

 I had to use 6 layers which basically means I imported 6 items. I they were on the same layer, it would've made editing a lot harder. Also, it allowed me to create that fade with my characters face which I thought is effective.




The magic wand was really useful for the times i wanted backgrounds being removed or specific parts removing. I enjoyed using it to perfect certain parts on my text. When I had imported my 'TimeShift' text, it had a white background, I used the magic wand to delete the white background.

This is very self explanatory. This is how I messed with the brightness etc. It was very useful for my characters face as I wanted it dark as if he is a memory and 'fading' away.

 

Lastly, this is how I created the 'blur' in my main 'S'. I wanted it blurred to create the effect as if it is moving through time, therefore I added the motion blur. I think it turned out well as is looks as though its blurring over the whole font.

Film Director || Xavier Gens

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xavier_Gens


I have taken a lot of my work from the film director Xavier Gens who was notified for his direction of the film 'Hitman'. It is like my trailer as it is about an assasin who must kill a target however get lost along the way and in doing so falls for a woman and must defend his honour as well as look out for this girl and kill the target. I got my basic storyline structure from this and found it very easy to identify with when thinking of my own trailer.

Peer Feedback

Main Peer Feedback:

·         More audio needed especially to create suspense. Add some ‘stings’ at certain parts.

·         Use straight cuts instead of fades when panning up main character

·         Titles need to fit the shot frames.

·         Narrative isn’t quite clear, try and make it clearer.

·         Sound needs to be used clearly.

·         Ending needs to be clearer and a little more effective.

·         Make the narrative clearer.

From this in depth feedback, I can see what area’s I need to focus on most. The main worry for me is that my sound is lacking and needs to be chosen very wisely. My peers noted that the lack of sound doesn’t create any atmosphere in my trailer therefore I will aim to sort this factor out. I found the feedback very helpful as it pinpoints exactly where I need to focus on to improve my teaser trailer.

1st Teaser Trailer Draft.

This is my first draft of my teaser trailer, which I have recorded and within the past two weeks have been editing. Me and my peers have watched my trailer and I have received feedback from them as well as from teacher. I have looked at them at got a basic idea of what would enhance my trailer.