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Meeting Notes - Tuesday 27th March 2018

THINGS THAT NEED TO BE DONE ON WEDNESDAY 11TH APRIL 2018 Film Beatrice waking up in Brescia and Myles in basement  Film all characters in Brescia  Finish off intertitles Film Talisa's eye  Add scenes of all characters waking up on to premiere pro Find music for trailer Redo setting shots - corridors and classrooms  Edit after school on Monday 16th April 2018 ORDER OF TRAILER (things that need to be added) Brescia scene - fades to black - Talisa's eye - all characters waking up - characters finding clues in school to escape - climax (all characters running) - Talisa's scenes 

Film trailer storyboard

Film trailer props

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Duck tape used as a prop for the scene in trailer where one of the character's finds herself tied up to a chair. Dictionary used as a prop for the scene in trailer where another character wakes up in a classroom and sees dictionary open with the word "psychopath" highlighted.  The acceptance letter that all characters have to sign at the beginning of the trailer School uniform is worn by all the characters in my trailer to emphasize the fact that they are students and perhaps even their vulnerability as students 

Trailer editing progression

Film magazine progression

Brief film trailer character profiles

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NAME: Talisa ACTRESS : Taylor ROLE IN TRAILER : Talisa is the protagonist of our film trailer who pretends to be a student of the school that the trailer is set in. However, it turns out that she is a psychopath that sends out a fake acceptance letter to a group of students and ends up trapping them in the school. BACKGROUND INFORMATION : Was raised in a troubled family background, hence her violent and aggressive nature. NAME:  Beatrice ACTRESS : Taylor ROLE IN TRAILER : She is one of the students that are trapped in the fake school by the protagonist and as made evident in the trailer, finds herself tied up to a chair. BACKGROUND INFORMATION : Is usually always referred to as the "snobby popular girl" and therefore doesn't have many friends as a result NAME : Blessing ACTRESS : Taylor ROLE IN TRAILER : She is another student that is trapped in the fake school and finds herself in a classroom that is untidy and unorganised. BACKGROUND IN...

Film Poster Drafts

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Film Magazine - Final Product

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Comparing inspirational poster to final product

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Although I was inspired by the Dark Circles poster, I ensured that my own poster had a distinct style which I emphasized by using a different colour scheme as well as camera shot. This is evident as the Dark Circles poster used a dutch tilt shot of an eye with a colour scheme of black and grey which is seen to be a typical convention of psychological thrillers. Whereas, my film poster contained an extreme close up of a female eye which is identified through the long eyelashes as well as an eyeline match. Perhaps, creating a sense of identity and therefore toying with the emotions of the audience, emphasizing my creative decision making. Also, unlike the Dark Circles poster, my film poster had a colour scheme of red and black which made it quite similar to a bloodshot, perhaps connoting death and violence. Moreover, unlike the Dark Circles which had a super imposed image of a haunted house within the eye, my film poster had a school within the eye. This therefore highlighted...