Research into similar products poster 02

Today I did my second textual analysis while being on holiday.  It was a poster from a film called ‘I’m not there’. It featured a silhouette smoking in front of a white background. The main feature of this poster was the lighting. The lack of colour and no extra frills is also what I am hoping to use in my poster. Its very plain, but also very strong, and sends a clear message to the audience. Its also from a serious film , which is what mine is going to be. 

Textual Analysis Move Poster 2 

 

The black silhouette contrasts with the stark white background, suggesting to the audience a character that stands out of the light, that is perhaps guilty of some crime he has committed, and so wished to remain hidden. The audience also gets an idea of black vs white, or good vs evil, and that this film deals with morality as a theme.

The silhouette also suggests the idea that he's famous and therefore in the limelight but the silloutee gives the impression of being in the shadows as if there are things about him you don’t know yet, that the movie is going to portray.

The smoke trailing from the cigarette is significant, as the famous phrase, “where there’s smoke there’s fire” would suggest to the audience that the smoke symbolizes that the source is dangerous. In this way the audience can glean that the protagonist is a dangerous character, not to be meddled with.

The change in the colour of the text draws the audience’s eye to it , making it stand out, and also giving it the place of importance on the cover.

His hair is disheveled which implies a rock and roll type protagonist , who doesn’t care about the conventions of society.

His sunglasses propose that he is in disguise, but not to conceal his identity, but to cover his eyes, so no one can see what he is really feeling or seeing, as the eyes “are windows to the soul”.

The mise-en-scene of the poster suggest a rock and roll character, which contrasts the forlorn stance and lighting of the character, implying he is famous and admired , yet he will always be isolated.

Research into similar products poster 01

Today I did my first textual analysis of a movie poster. First I had to find the right posters, as I want something that is similar to the poster I will be making for my ancillary task. I found the poster from a horror French indie. The most important aspect of this poster is the colours used. That’s what really catches the eye of the audience, and in the same way I am planning to use colours in my poster, to really connote the roles of the characters on the poster. 

Textual Analysis Poster-1

The positioning of the characters on this poster suggests duplicity.

There is a symmetry of the two women portraying a light and a dark side,

 hot and cold, opposites but at the same time the same.

Blue often represents calm, frosty, detached and unfeeling. This is the mask for she uses to conceal her red self, which connotes

Red suggests heat . It is a strong colour that summons up a range of seemingly conflicting emotions from passionate love to violence and warfare. Red is Cupid and red is also the Devil.

The woman in red is the same as the woman in blue, except that she is battered and looks damaged.  The connation of this is that the woman in red is the woman in blue, but inside her. Her feelings and emotions, hurt, cut, stitched.  However the woman in red has blue in her eyes, which suggests to the audience that they are part of each other, and that her eyes are part of the mask that hides her inner self.

The faded font suggests to the audience a crumbling wall, perhaps the wall that is her blue self, letting her red self out, as her will weakens, as she loses control over her calm exterior, and her red self creeps out.

Smoke is deadly and so the smoke could connote to the audience that it is indicative of the inevitability of death, and of hell, evil, fire, and brimstone. On the other hand because of the positioning of the smoke in relation to the blue girl, and as blue is the colour of the dead, it could be a spirit, a life force, something being given from the evil side to the good side, reviving her and bringing back some of her life, or giving her some of her evil.

WISHY WASHY

Today we began filming for our spoof advert. We have called it “Wishy Washy” and it is a 50’s style advert about a cleaning detergent. We decided on this not only because it is a fun idea, that will let us use different shots and practice our technique, but also because part of the story for our actual task is going to be filmed in a similar way , so we saw this as a great way to practice.

'Prelim Task'

To get our group used to using the different software and filming equipment, we have been assigned the task of creating a spoofvert, a simple minute or so clip, to demonstrate our skills, and determine our weaknesses. We began planning and drawing our storyboard today .

Script 02

Script 01

I began the writing of the script. I am trying to be as detailed as possible, so that the shooting is easier, but still leave room for flexibility, and improvement. This is presenting a challenge, however my group and I are going through the shots one at a time, and discussing them as we go, which means the end result should be to everyones satisfaction. 


SCENE ONE


EXT. BEDROOM- EARLY AFTERNOON


Extreme close up of MIA's eye closed. Smears of dark makeup around her eye. Her eyes flutter open. The camera slowly zooms out to reveal her bedroom. Areal shot. Her bedroom is 50's style. Perfectly neat bedroom, to show contrast between MIA and her lifestyle. She sits up in her bed, and leans her elbows on her knee, and rubs her head in pain. She looks around the room and gets up. Cut to under the bed. You see her feet walking about, then leaving the room


ext.stair case


Cut to a full length shot of her stumbling down the stairs and holding her head. She turns to the dining room.


ext.dining room


Point of view shot of the 50's style dinning room. MIA's mother, father, and sister, all styled 50's "perfect" setting the table for tea. point of view MIA opening the fridge, match on action. Shot from the fridge of MIA looking around, taking the milk, and drinking it from the bottle.Mother enters and begins to shout at MIA. MIA continues to drink the milk, then licks the top of the bottle of the milk and puts in back in the fridge. The mother slaps MIA then they shout and each other, and she storms out of the kitchen.


ext.bedroom phone call


Ellipses mid shot to MIA looking at herself in the mirror. MIA looks sadly at herself, and traces the makeup stains on her face with her hands.


Fast paced cutting. Close-up on the Phone as it vibrates, MIA picks up phone. Mid shot of MIA looking at the phone and then the camera cuts to a tilt over her shoulder, capturing the text that she has been sent: 'PARTY. 26 REDGROVE DRIVE. YOU GAME?'. Camera cuts back to the mid shot as MIA texts back, camera cuts back to tilt showing her reply 'I'M THERE'.


MID SHOT of has one more glance at the mirror. Cut to MIA getting ready for the party.


Fast cuts. Close up of eye shadow being applied. Close up of lip gloss. Close up of stocking being pulled on. Close up  of hair being done.Close up earing's on Same camera angle as mirror mid shot, but MIA is fully changed for the party.


Mid shot of MIA storming down the stairs. MIA looks back at her family in the dinning room , perhaps at the closed door, and walks past the right side of the camera's view.  going through the shots one at a time, and discussing them as we go, which means the end result should be to everyones satisfaction. 

Starting the Group Tasks

Today Lizzy and I began to write the shooting script, while Jazz started drawing the animatic storyboard. This had to be done collectively, otherwise the shots that Lizzy and I planned would not be the same as the ones Jazz drew. This also helped us have a more rounded picture of what the shots and clips will look like, and helped us hone our ideas into practical notations.