Progress Specification

Here is my progress specification which I have colour coded so it is easy to see what I have done and what needs to be done.

Key

Red-Not started
Yellow- Started but not yet finished
Green-Completed.

Print:

Level 3 36-47 Marks

There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:


framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;


using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;


shooting material appropriate to the task set;


selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;


manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing;


accurately using language and register;


appropriately integrating illustration and text;


showing understanding of conventions of layout and page design;


showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size;


using ICT appropriately for the task set.


Level 4 48–60 marks

There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:

framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;


using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;


shooting material appropriate to the task set;


selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;


manipulating photographs as appropriate to the context for presentation, including cropping and resizing;


accurately using language and register;


appropriately integrating illustration and text;


showing understanding of conventions of layout and page design;


showing awareness of the need for variety in fonts and text size;


Using ICT appropriately for the task set.

Video:

Level 3 36–47 marks

There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:


holding a shot steady, where appropriate;


framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;


using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;


shooting material appropriate to the task set;


selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;


editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;


using varied shot transitions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;


using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;




using titles appropriately.



Level 4 48–60 marks

There is evidence of excellence in the creative use of most of the following technical skills:


holding a shot steady, where appropriate;


framing a shot, including and excluding elements as appropriate;


using a variety of shot distances as appropriate;


shooting material appropriate to the task set;


selecting mise-en-scène including colour, figure, lighting, objects and setting;


editing so that meaning is apparent to the viewer;


using varied shot transitions and other effects selectively and appropriately for the task set;


using sound with images and editing appropriately for the task set;


using titles appropriately.


Audio
Level 3 36–47 marks

There is evidence of proficiency in the creative use of many of the following technical skills:


recording voice(s) clearly in studio/confined setting;


recording voice(s) clearly in location/outdoor interviews/presentations;


accurately using language and register;


integrating recorded material, as appropriate;


editing and mixing sounds appropriately;


editing to create continuity and meaning;


integrating jingles, music, location sounds and sound effects, where appropriate.

Poster Analysis

Film posters for all genres all basically use the same layout but change background colours, the main picture and the captions that are used. Film posters can tell alot about a film from just the colours used and the layout of the poster. Below is a list of different films from different genres and how the designs change.

A romance film's poster usually use very soft colours that are not bright and harsh to the eyes. The colours associated with romance films posters show the consumer that the film doesnt contain any gore or violence but is more of a "chick flick" than a thriller or an action movie.

Here is some examples of romantic film posters.

Letters to Juliet uses very calm and neutral colours which tell the reader that the film has a very non complex storyline and it can be easily consumed.

The love & Other Drugs film poster is a little different to the normal conventions of a romance film poster. It uses dark red for a main background instead of a soft colour such as a peach or cream. The poster still shows the reader it is a romantic film but in a different way to other romance films. It does this by having the actors lying on a bed naked being covered by pillows. This instanly tells the consumer that there will be no action or gore involved.

A Horror Genre film poster is alot different to that of a romance film poster. It uses more dark colours such as blacks, Dark blues and blood reds. This can instanly tell the consumer that the film will be action packed and will contain gore just by the colours and the layouts it uses. Below are some examples of horror film posters.

Paranormal Activity uses an actual screenshot from the film as its main image on the poster. The text used is very significant because the screenshot used only gives the consumer so much, whereas when the text is added in Red and not a natural font it makes the poster stand out and gives the consumer an idea of what the film is about.

The strangers film poster uses natural colours of house lighting but they blacken out the surroundings so that the person in the middle of the poster looks more vunerable then she noramlly would. For an added affect they have one of the taunters in the background watching her every move so that the consumer gets the feel of the hairs standing up on the back of there neck. The text also states that it is "inspired by true events." Because of this use of text the consumer automatcially knows that this has happened to someone in reality making the consumer feel vunerable too.

A thriller's film poster sometimes has a horror's charateristics but they are made so that the consumer can look at a poster and can tell if its a thriller or horror genre of film.

Below are some examples of thrillers film posters.

The film poster of "The Crazies" uses a clouded sky which gives a the consumer the idea that some kind of storm is coming but they dont know if its the weather or if its a metaphoric storm such as a war or something. The colours used a natural colours so this makes you think that everything is fine. The last aspect of this film poster is that there is a young girl standing in a desrted town with a gas mask on. Because this is used the consumer gets a senstaion that everything is not as it seems.

Shutter Island is a thriller which is based on a detective trying to find a missing patient at a mental hospital which is based on an island. Throughtout the film we follow Leonardo Dicaprio who uncovers the truth about the missing patient which is infact him. The reason why he is a detective is because he plays a detective and the people who are in charge of the hospital allow him to play through his story to try and cure him. The poster uses a picture of the island during a storm with the sea very rough abnd heavy rainfull. The reason they use this is because a storm usually means thats something bad is going to happen or that all is not as it seems. By using the image at the top of the poster you get a sense that this film is a mystery because of the use of the match.

What is a magazine review?

The magazine review is one of the secondary products that we have decided to produce along with our main production of a thriller and the other secondary production which is the poster. I have been doing some research into magazine articles and the layouts that they choose. The magazine article must be on a double page spread and consist of a some screen shots from the film and then an article on the film.

Below are some links to magazine layout Ideas:

http://bestdesignoptions.com/?p=4076

http://www.exodusdesign.com/magazine_layout.htm

We have looked at some templates for a magazine double page spread and have considered what would look the best for a thriller film. They all basically consist of a large screenshot from the film which covers most of the double page spread. Smaller screen shots are also used so that the reader can have more than one perspective on the film that he is about to read about. Underneath each of the film screenshots there is usually a caption about 1 or 2 lines long explaining what is happeneing in the picture. At either the sides or the bottem of the double page spread there is a write up which gives a review on the film and quotes from people that have viewed the film. It will also have a star rating and the using of exciting words such as, Exhilarating, Amazing, Breath taking etc. With the use of these words the reader creates a picture for themself from just reading a few words.

Change of plan

We have decided not to use the idea of live footage as we believe that it would be to hard to create. The problems that we encountered were that we couldnt think of a way to edit scenes. What I mean is that with the use of live footage everything has to be one continious piece of filming with no cuts in it. We had come up with the idea of having previous events already filmed on the camera like for example a wedding which we could then cut to to have a break in the film so editing could take place. Because we believe that we are not capable of creating a live footage film we have decided to still create a thriller film but not using live footage.