Trailer clip analysis and organisation- School routine scene

After filming part of the 'Love Note' trailer, I've decided to analyse why and what was involved in this scene.

Drafting Poster Ideas

I further experimented with the trailer poster, but on this occasion I thought about making the notebook the icon of the poster instead of the protagonist.

After researching on how notebooks are displayed in photography, I thought of these poster ideas:

The first one will have sections which'll show a feature of a person and the notebook will be the centre piece. This shows the many people over time that the notebook influenced and changed the lives of. And that love never ends, it reaches out to all kind of people.

The second poster idea shows the notebook opening, displaying the name 'Love Note' written inside. 'Note' has a red tinge as the letters fall out of the book itself. It is as if the text is escaping as the love escapes the book so to couple the names that have been written inside. Red resembles love, but the red is quite pale so it's not too intense- a weak colour. Though love is intense, the love that comes out of the notebook is not intense, true love, instead it is love that has been forced and controlled resulting in a weak and unsteady relationship.

After some thought, I believe I'll consider the first poster as it fits the romantic comedy, light hearted genre better than the second (that appears more sinister and dangerous) and it reflects the story better with providing an idea of the many people involved within and outside of the notebooks powers.

Experimenting with Adobe Premier

I spent some time working with the software Adobe Premier where I edited, cut and ordered my clips with background music.
So far, this is what I came up with, the music and 'universal studios' image won't be included in the final trailer but had allowed me to get an idea of how it could look together.

My first opinions of Adobe Premier has lead me to realise the complexity of the software and what could be involved in a short clip, but I feel that compared to other software like MovePlus, I prefer Premier better.

Organising timetable for filming Trailer

The timetable may change depending on circumstances but this is a rough guide for me to follow when filming my Trailer.

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Tuesday 10th December OR Friday 13th December	Before 12:00pm (Take about 15 minutes)	School Car Park	4 and 5	“Chaining up bike and Entering school”	Amber Josephs Bike Coat Bag
Tuesday 10th December (After School)	After 3:15pm (Take about 30 minutes)	Common Room	33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 and 40	“Meeting the Man”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Bag Amber in Cartoon T-shirt Black and Red Clothes for Kavan Cushions/ Crash Mat Able Volunteers- Boys and Girls- Who are willing to talk.
Friday 13th December	Period 1 and 2 OR Period 3 and 4 (Take about 1 hour)	Main School Corridor	6, 8, 9 10 and 11	“Every day routine”	Amber Josephs Able Volunteers- boys and girls Throwing props Cushions/ Crash Mat Bag Amber in Cartoon T-shirt
Tuesday 17th December (After School)	After 3:15pm (Take about 1 hour)	Common Room	25, 26, 27 and 29.	“The first test of the book”	Amber Josephs A Boy and A Girl Volunteer Amber in costume The Note Book (PRETEND TO WRITE IN IT) Clicking Pen
Tuesday 17th December	Any time (Take about 30 minutes)	The Quad or in School	Passing the time shots (Shot 32)	“Over time”	Able Volunteers- Boys and Girls
Tuesday 17th December	Anytime (Take less than 15 minutes)	Outside	55	“Letting Go”	Able Volunteers- Boy and Girl
Friday 13th December OR Thursday 19th December	After Lunch (Take about 15 minutes)	Corridor leading to the 6th Form Common Room	Shots 52 and 53	“Meeting HIM Again”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Amber in Costume Kavan in Costume Folders Books Bag

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Whenever You Can (Please Ask Parents Amber)	Take about 2 hours	Amber’s home (bedroom)	1, 12, 24, 30, 41 and 42	“Carla’s Diary”	Amber Josephs Amber in Costume Tidy Bedroom J Good Lighting Note Book
Best Day of Weather: Sunday 15th December OR Sunday 22nd of December OR A Date After X-Mas	9:00pm to 12:00pm (Take about 2 hours)	Yellow Brick Road	13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22	“Finding of the Note Book”	Amber Josephs Bike Note Book Jacket (with a hood) Bag Paper (lots of it) Able Volunteers- Boys or Girls
Whenever You Can (Both Amber and Kavan)	About 12:00	Sarehole Mill	56	“About to Kiss?”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Both in Costume

Dates	Time	Location	Shots no.	Scene Name	Casting/ Props/ Costumes
Friday 10th January	5th period OR After School	The Quad	44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49 and 50	“The result”	Amber Josephs Kavan Green Able Volunteers- Girls and Boys A Filled Folder Bag Milena Ostrowska Amber, Kavan and Milena in Costume (Milena can wear her heart jumper!)
Anytime when Amber’s Available	During School	Common Room or place with good lighting	23 (must be done in common room), 28, 31, 43 and 51.	“Close up shots of writing in book” (MUST BE DONE AFTER “Finding of the Notebook”)	Amber Josephs Note Book Clicking Pen ‘Names to write in’
Any Morning with a clear sky.	Before 9:00am	Playground	3	“Establishing Shot of School”	Just a clear playground!
THE FINAL SCENE! Done when everything else is done.	During school (Take about 30 minutes)	The Quad (must be windy)	54	“Ripping up the Notebook”	Amber Josephs Amber in costume Note Book Volunteer Paper

Planning and Drafting Poster and Magazine cover layout

I decided to draft out small thumbnails of ideas showing how I intend to layout my magazine cover and poster. These might change later but this is my first thoughts.

First Draft of Love Note Story Board and Shot List

Here is my first initial ideas of how my trailer should follow.

Planning: Trailer locations

I took photo's of the locations around school that I plan to use in my trailer. I'll also be setting a scene in Serahole Mill and my friends bedroom.

As an establishing shot, I'll show the school in the early morning.

Scenes that'll involve more than one person I'll consider using out door locations.

A narrow corridor would be helpful for awkward situations so to build up this mood.

I intend to use this corridor for one of the scenes involving the amount of havoc and movement is involved within getting from A to B around school.

The Autumn, rustic scenery I hope to use when Carla begins ripping up the book. The jagged pillars of trees and the bed of leaves could make the scene appear a comfort to look at, but is also natures way of letting go as is Carla.

I plan on using the common room for some scenes which may involve a bit of socializing and groups of people.

Organising Prop's: The Note Book

This is how I've progressed in laying out the book and it's appearence.

The notebook is leather bound and the paper has an old, fabric like quality which makes it appear ancient. I decided to place 'X's down the centre of ever page. This makes the book unique yet odd and the 'X's will be used as a way to couple people together.

I had damage the book in different ways so for it to appear like it's been treated badly or that it has been used regularly.

The beginning of the book is in fountain pen and the end of the book hopefully appears more modern with the written tools e.g. biro pen.

Casino Royale poster analysis

Casino Royale:

Positions and Clothing:

A theme of sophistication and wealth runs through the poster. James is wearing a clean cut suit yet the buttons and tie are undone; this somehow provides a rebellious attitude to his outfit. This is emphasised again with the wind effect; his clothes are clean, yet there are still small imperfections. This could also relate to his duty as an agent; how he must disguise his identity, appear to be a wealthy, charming man yet he hides the dirty work that goes on behind the scenes.

This idea of hiding can also be demonstrates as his jacket hangs slightly over his gun. There is no emphasis on the gun, nor is it in the eye line of the woman. It is kept away as method of defending who he really is underneath. But James is wise; the gun is only used when necessary. But often, he wants to put up a front as the hero within the drama.

The woman wears a long black dress, somewhat mimicking the shades in James’ clothing. Black resembles class, mystery or death therefore this could reflect upon their personalities. The woman shows little sign of movement, she just stands there watching. This could highlight the fact that James rejects the woman, or is it that she’s haunting the back of his mind. Either way, the angle that she’s placed shows that she is of little interest and instead James concentrates on his duty more than pleasure. Yet her size in the poster could also reflect on her fragility within such an intense and dramatic affair- that only the men could defend and protect. In addition, the black dress is very figure hugging therefore revealing her shape. This supports the beauty of women or to reflect a sex appeal within the poster and the story.

Lighting:

A soft light is used within the setting of the poster. The light is more intense near the top which highlights and supports James’ identity as the hero in the tale. In comparison with the woman, she is shrouded in a misty, less intense lighting. This makes her appear rather spooky or less focused compared to James, therefore she’s unimportant to his role as an agent. The lighting also emphasises the text ‘Casino Royale’ behind James. This supports the location and how James’ life often entails a lot of gambles and risks.

The lighting provides a blue hue which could support the time of day, or the mysterious atmosphere of the poster. The blue also further emphasises James’ blue eyes which is an iconic quality to his image.

Title layout and language:

The title ‘Casino Royale’ fits with the house colours of white, black and blue. The intense white and the wisps coming off the text provide mystery and movement. This could reflect on the idea of ghosts, spirits or disorder. But it could also give a holy sense, especially with the extra emphasis on the ‘007’, as if to give an angelic quality to James’ role.

Of course the ‘007’ is an icon for the film, so slotting it into the logo not only makes the logo more interesting, but appears as if agent 007 is a gambler and a risk taker himself.

The phrase ‘Casino Royale’ refers to the casino -a place of gambling and money- and Royale which could refer to royalty or a king. In this way, by linking with James Bond, he is a gambling king.

Setting and layout:

The poster is set at an entrance to a casino. James is walking down the stair case towards the camera therefore his is turning away from the set. Compared to the woman the temptation to enter is less likely, this highlights the weaknesses of a woman.

The stair case also deciphers the angle of the poster- a slight low angle shot. This supports the heroism of James and his strength in presence. The woman on the other hand is further away but you can see her from her from head to toe. This again reflects on the beauty of a woman. Additionally her shadow casts towards James’ direction therefore giving them a somewhat underline connection. However, shadows often resemble a spooky presence or something that’s hidden from sight, therefore this could resemble the woman’s role in the story.

Poster analysis: Sin City

Sin City:

Text Boxes-

The text boxes follow the house colours of black and white. The simplicity allows them to stand out boldly, but not as a distraction from the character.

The font used is familiar with graphic novels. This provides an action, hero sense to the poster which appals to those who’re interested in comics.

In addition, the language involved supports this unnatural, super person concept linking graphic novels. Through the phrase “She grew up. She filled out” gives us an idea of the character, her being a hard, intense and a powerful woman.

Also by describing her as ‘Skinny little’ supports her youth as well as brings about a sex appeal.

However, the phrase ‘little’ may well give the idea of youth, but also naivety. This could link to the stereotypical blonde personality; that she still has much to learn and experience.

Pose-

Jessica’s pose is very seductive and particular. By her leaning emphasises her figure and her arm poised upwards gives the hair lift as she pulls out her rope, it also frames her face therefore providing it further attention. This supports her character as an extreme, deviant personality.

Although this pose appears sexy, it also emphasises her health, strength and youth. Her position is full of motion; this means that she will be up against a lot of challenging and physical events including fights. This again reveals a super human characteristic to Jessica.

Background, Colour and Editing-

The background reveals a Saloon Door, often seen in Cowboy base films. This could provide an idea of the setting of the movie and reflects upon rebels and fights stereotypically seen in such films.

The colours used throughout the poster are black, white, grey and red. The background mainly involves black and grey which doesn’t distract Nancy’s focus, but reveals an idea of where she is. Black and Grey provide a sense of gloom, darkness and the unknown. This could support the story or the character’s background. In addition, such shades are used in comic books therefore continues this bold, action hero theme.

The white droplets scattered about the top of the poster highlights the bright lighting and the light in Nancy’s hair. The drops disburse from her hair which provides movement. The dots could be interpreted as stars which lightens the dark background. This might demonstrate an idea of hope, turmoil or her fiery personality.

The colour white is used at the bottom of the poster, where the colour is moved as horizontal slashes. This gives emphasis to the title and highlights Nancy’s figure therefore making her stand out.

The layout of the paint, decorating most of the poster, emphasises the action, comic book theme. The paint could also be seen as blood scatters which again provide the idea of violence and fights.

The Title-

The title ‘Sin City’ demonstrates that the film involves rebelling and going against ones conscience. This will reflect the genre of the film and its target audience which may involve older teenagers and young adults.

The bright red helps for the title to stand out as well as reflecting on the idea of sin. Sinning can be considered dangerous, violent and risky. By looking at the red and its intensity is almost off putting for the eyes therefore audience reactions would want to look away from the title and towards Nancy. It is as if to turn away from sin yet the rest of the poster is a lot easier to look at.

Clothes and lighting-

Nancy’s leather clothes reflect the lighting which supports the black and white house colours. The belt, tassels and leather continues the cowboy trend and by using leather allows the light to emphasise the creases on the clothing, as if something from a graphic novel illustration.

Leather also frames the body well so Nancy’s figure is not hidden. This brings a sex appeal and reflects on the characters confidence.

The lighting is so intense that it leaves bold white highlights to the clothing, skin and hair. This reflects on the white splats throughout the poster and creates excitement to the poster.

The overall layout frames Nancy, making her the focal point as she is a star of the show.

When the eye’s scan from top to bottom of the poster, it provides a build up to the title .e.g. The text “Skinny little Nancy Callahan. She Grew up. She Filled out”, then scans down to the picture of Nancy, then to the title “Sin City”. It somewhat makes a drama from a dramatic poster by simply looking at it.

Drafting and Planning for the finding of The Notebook

I will be following this storyboard the best I can so to practice the layout of the location for shooting this scene.