The following is my critical reflection for the A-level project:
Showing posts with label Alma's Angel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alma's Angel. Show all posts
Friday, April 17, 2015
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Two Trailers, Comin' Up!
Trailer 1:
Music licensing:
"The Escalation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Trailer 2:
Music licensing:
"Undaunted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Music licensing:
"The Escalation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Trailer 2:
Music licensing:
"Undaunted" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Monday, April 13, 2015
If There's a Minimalism, is there a Maximalism?
Posters are hard. There. I said it. I am not a graphic designer, have never taken a class on computer programs, and I only know how to use basic tools on Photoshop.
However, I know more than Lisa, so this wonderful task was handed over to me (to be fair, the website was handed over to Lisa).
Because of my lack of knowledge with all things design, I took to researching. I started with "what makes a good movie poster." Next, I researched drama movie posters. Then, I thought about how to make ours different, so I looked into minimalist movie posters (minimalism is in right now, right?). From there, I noticed that many minimalist posters are also graphic posters, so I took the time to look into those.
With all these poster ideas running through my head, I got stuck on the idea of branding. We need a central image that can carry over between all media, as well as one that can be used for the campaign we're our production companies are starting to go along with the movie.
That, my dear friends, was when I recalled The Hunger Games poster:
It's a graphic, central image that is representative of not only the movie but also the cause. Granted, this cause is fictional, but the idea is still the same. The best part was that The Hunger Games has just about the same target audience as Alma's Angel, so I knew that this marketing technique would work. Picking an image was easy: The movie is called Alma's Angel, so our graphic should be wings. I had the perfect movie poster sitting in my brain.
After all this, though, I still didn't know how to make the poster, so I once again took to the Internet, uncovering this little beauty:
We already had a font, I had our central image, and we knew who the actors all were. I quickly came up with a hashtag (#BeTheChange) and less-quickly came up with a tagline (It only takes one person to make a difference). All that was left was putting it all together.
Wow. I just made that process sound so much easier than it actually was. Suffice it to say, Photoshop is not a user-friendly program. But I did it! It's complete!
Ladies and gentlemen, I am so much more than simply proud to present the completed movie poster for our film, Alma's Angel. You may begin the applause.
And, because no long message is complete without a P.S., here's mine: I also made a campaign poster. Here it is:
However, I know more than Lisa, so this wonderful task was handed over to me (to be fair, the website was handed over to Lisa).
Because of my lack of knowledge with all things design, I took to researching. I started with "what makes a good movie poster." Next, I researched drama movie posters. Then, I thought about how to make ours different, so I looked into minimalist movie posters (minimalism is in right now, right?). From there, I noticed that many minimalist posters are also graphic posters, so I took the time to look into those.
With all these poster ideas running through my head, I got stuck on the idea of branding. We need a central image that can carry over between all media, as well as one that can be used for the campaign we're our production companies are starting to go along with the movie.
That, my dear friends, was when I recalled The Hunger Games poster:
It's a graphic, central image that is representative of not only the movie but also the cause. Granted, this cause is fictional, but the idea is still the same. The best part was that The Hunger Games has just about the same target audience as Alma's Angel, so I knew that this marketing technique would work. Picking an image was easy: The movie is called Alma's Angel, so our graphic should be wings. I had the perfect movie poster sitting in my brain.
After all this, though, I still didn't know how to make the poster, so I once again took to the Internet, uncovering this little beauty:
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| A wonderfully large photo of a basic outline for a movie poster. |
We already had a font, I had our central image, and we knew who the actors all were. I quickly came up with a hashtag (#BeTheChange) and less-quickly came up with a tagline (It only takes one person to make a difference). All that was left was putting it all together.
Wow. I just made that process sound so much easier than it actually was. Suffice it to say, Photoshop is not a user-friendly program. But I did it! It's complete!
Ladies and gentlemen, I am so much more than simply proud to present the completed movie poster for our film, Alma's Angel. You may begin the applause.
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And, because no long message is complete without a P.S., here's mine: I also made a campaign poster. Here it is:
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Friday, April 10, 2015
And Again
Our second trailer will be much darker. We decided to make a more sad, struggle-driven trailer to appeal to those who enjoy more dramatic films. The script is as follows:
Black screen.
NORA
Something happened. Something bad. And nothing will ever be the same.
Abridged version of suicide scene, interspersed by flashes of black, fading in and out, more somber music. Drinking alcohol, grabbing pills, sinking into bathtub. A drum beat per shot
REPORTER
In other news, 17-year-old Alma Rodriguez committed suicide last night (pause). The Harrison High school junior was reportedly being bullied at school for being gay and died from drowning herself in her bathtub.
Shot of grieving family, sitting at table covered in black. Shot of memorial made by students with pictures, teddy bears, flowers
RAINA
Why are you doing this?
NORA
To make what happened to Alma never happens to anyone - gay, straight, whatever - ever again.
A bully stands, screaming, with a crowd surrounding him, laughing.
BULLY
You’re nothin’ but a bunch of FAGGOTS!
Nora riding bike, with fliers under her arm. Nora looks broodingly at mirror. Nora stares into her bath.
RAINA
You can’t do it. It’s impossible - the people, the prejudices - they’re not going to change. You can’t possibly take on the world.
Large crowd of people flocking to table and signing up.
NORA
You can take on the world, or let it take you. But it should always be your choice. It only takes one person to make a difference.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Completions and Reflections
I am proud to introduce our complete AS-level two-minute opening*:
The following is my critical reflection of the above project:
*Because our music is Creative Commons, we were required to include all of the extra information about the creator, the website, and the piece in our credits.
The following is my critical reflection of the above project:
*Because our music is Creative Commons, we were required to include all of the extra information about the creator, the website, and the piece in our credits.
Friday, March 27, 2015
dafont.com is dabomb.com
A couple weeks ago, Lisa and I chose the font Aver to represent our film.
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| The alphabet and numbers in Aver. |
We wanted something clean and simple, yet classy and more refined. Our film is serious, and we felt our font should reflect that. So, utilizing the amazing capabilities of dafont.com, we tested out our title with various fonts, finally settling on Aver.
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