Poster Photoshoot

On Thursday 25th February we did a photoshoot for our film's poster.
https://youtu.be/KD9R59rDQp4

Above is a video that we created of photos that were similar in style to the idea we had for our poster. The aim was to create something like these photos but also for it to have our own interpretation and to tell the audience something about our film.

We had to bring a DSLR camera and lights with lighting stands to make sure that we got the most effective shots. Our group travelled to our actor's house together and then began to set up. The camera was handheld and we had two lights on light stands set up close to the bath. Our actor then had to lie in the bath with his eyes closed. The shot that we took required our photographer to be directly above our actor so that the photograph showed the actor's face and shoulders and part of the bath surrounding him.

A number of photos were taken so that we could chose from them which one was best suited to being the photo for our poster. We wanted to chose one that added mystery but also helped to give background information to the film.

Recording The Voiceover

The only voice heard in the film is a voiceover. The voice in the voiceover is Dylan's. This is used instead of him talking in the present moment of the shot. It helps to make the film seem more reflective as he speaks of the times in his life where he felt happy and everything that he misses. It also shows how he has reflected on his existence in the afterlife. The voiceover plays so that we can hear him speaking of the "middle-ground" that he is stuck in while the camera shots show him exploring this very place.

Recording the voiceover was the last task we had before making the final touches to the film. This was because we wanted to have the shots all taken and edited correctly so that we would know exactly how long he would need to all for and the different start and stop times in the voiceover. This meant that once it was done everything would be together. By shooting and editing everything first and leaving the voiceover to last, our group made the process of editing much more simple.

We recorded the voiceover on an iPhone using its built in speaker. There were a number of reasons for doing this

1. We had to record at the weekend and we therefore did not have access to the recording studio at  our school.
2. Using an iPhone was going to make the recording process a lot faster than spending hours in a recording booth thus meaning our actor wasn't being made to take up too much of his time.
3. An iPhone produces a lot less static noise than most recording equipment and therefore would help to give a clearer sound which would sound a lot better in the film.

After recording the voiceover, we transferred the recording onto the MacBook. Once this was done we added in into the video on Final Cut Pro and made sure that each clip matched up with the voice and that there wasn't a voiceover in any of the clips that we didn't intend to use of voiceover in. We also checked to make sure that the voiceover could be heard over the other background sounds.

QUESTIONNAIRE

Please circle your answer.

1. What is your gender?
   
     Male         Female      Non-binary

2. How old are you?

    12-15    16-19     20-25    26-34    35+

3. What is your favourite independent genre?

     Indie    Thriller   Comedy   Musical   Horror    Romance   Sci-fi   Drama

4. What draws you to an independent film?

     Actors   Plot    Title    Setting   Characters   HeroVs.Villain   Other

5. Write from most to least important, the order of importance of these elements in an indie film.

     Setting   Props   Costume   Make-up   Lighting   Sound

     1:................  2:...............  3:...............  4:.............  5:...............  6:................

6. How did you expect to feel when watching our independent film?

    Informed   Interested   Excited   Intrigued   Unresponsive   Confused   Bored

7. What was your reaction to our independent film?

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8. Are there any improvements that you think could have been made?

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Target Audience

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