Sketch Ideas

Sketch ideas

I sketched ideas of what i want my font to look like and i have a choice of four different fonts that i have drawn. My favourite font is the font on the right hand side, because it looks bold and 'scary' looking where as I think the others I drew looked amateurish. However I will not be created my film poster by hand so the fonts are just different idea of what I actually want. I think the one I will consider is the second font. I think this best suits the theme of the film and will look a lot better on the completed version of my film poster.

The House I drew is just a sketch idea of what I want to include on my film poster. The photographs I want to include on my film poster I will take myself, the sketched image of the house is an idea of what I want the actual house to look like.

Rita Ora

Rita Ora

I chose to use this picture of Rita Ora to use as a template for my graphics work. After first drawing round the face features i began to realise that her hair would be difficult to draw round. It took a long time to to this as all the curls had to be shown.

First i drew round the outline of her hair before starting any detail. The hair was the hardest to complete as i had to think about the amount detail it needed in order for it to look good. Although on the original image, the hair looks all one colour but when i used the pen tool, i realised there were many shades of blonde and  i had to choose a shade of blonde that fitted the colour of her skin. To make her curls stand i used the pen tool to pick a lighter shade of blonde and drew round every individual curl and changed to direction so it was not all falling the same way. It took a lot of time to this, however i did it to make her hair look better, stand out and more realistic.

The face features were easier to draw round as not as much detail was needed. The lips were very simple to get right, as not a lot of detail is needed to make the lips look good. Too make them look realistic i drew a line in the middle of her lips in a lighter shade of pink, this made the lips not all on colour and separates the top lop and the lower lip.

The eyebrows was the easiest face feature to draw round as they a just one shape and only need one colour. The pen tool was used again for this to match the graphic eyebrows the same colour as her actual eyebrows.

To get the shape of her nose, i simply drew a few lines and not completely drew round it. This was due to the fact that the nose look ridiculously stupid when i drew the full things, so i drew in simples lines to to get the shape of her nose.

However, the eyes were the most complicated face feature to get right. A number of layers needed to be used and the shape needed to be as close to the shape as her real eye as possible. To get the perfect shape, a tool called...was used and i managed to curve the lines to make it look rounder and curvier.

Bitmap/Vector graphics

Bitmap vs Vectors

A bitmap graphic is composed of many tiny parts called pixels, bitmap images are never as good as the quality of a Vector graphic. Vector graphics are created in graphics packages and consist of many different shapes and the difference in graphics between them both are quite noticeable. By enlarging a vector graphic it remains smooth, whereas bitmap images look all jagged and rough as you enlarge them. A Bitmap Graphic is where you scan an image from a magazine or take a photograph using a digital camera, this creates a Bitmap graphic. A Bitmap graphic consists of many pixels which are often many different colours however a disadvantage of a Bitmap graphic is that it tends to lose its quality. An advantage of creating bitmap images is that is very easy to create; by taking a photograph on a digital camera, creates a Bitmap graphic. A main disadvantage of a bitmap graphic is that you cannot make the image bigger without losing quality. The only main disadvantage of a vector graphic is that in order to create a good vector graphic image, you need time and talent in order for it to look good, however I feel it is worth the wait as the quality of the final image is much better. 
In conclusion I believe that vector graphics are much more effective than a bitmap graphic as it doesn't have as many disadvantages; even though vector images are harder to create i feel that the quality of a vector image is much better and has more quality to it. 
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A) Vector Graphic

B) Bitmap Graphic

Exploring Fonts

Horror font

This type font looks like something that should be used as a title on a scary movie. The font is scary and looks as if it has been hand written. I would think that this type of font would be used on a horror film based on films with young people. For example, it reminds me of the film 'Orphan', and 'The Sixth Sense'. Both films include a young main character with a plot thats strange or disturbing. 

Romance font

I chose to use this font as had a 'romantic' feel to it. This type font uses flicks and swirls to make it look girly and romantic. A love heart replaces the 'O' in the word 'Romance', which is why i think it looks like a romantic font. I would use this font for the title on theatrical posters or a dvd cover for either Rom coms or a film about an emotional love story. This font best suits the film 'The Notebook'. This is because the film is an emotional love story, and the word 'notebook' reminds me of a diary, and this font looks hand written which is why i think it best suits the film.

Sci Fi font

This font suggests a genre of sci-fi or futuristic film because the font is used in films such as: 'Star Trek', 'Star Wars', and 'Alien'. These films are all based in the future or have a plots that are science fictional. The font itself is very bold, square and straight, and not like other fonts. This font is only ever used in sic-fi based films, and you never really see them anywhere else.

Action Font

I chose this font as it shows it best suits the genre of action. The title is bold and looks scratched and is suitable for an action film. In my opinion, i think the font would best relate to the film 'THE EXPENDABLES'. 'THE EXPENDABLES'  is an action film, the film includes scenes with explosives and fire and it relates to the font because it looks worn down and battered, as if it has been exploded.

Movie Poster Proposal

Movie Poster Proposal

Proposal for Creative Media Production Project

16th October 2013

Summary of content: The story for the film poster i am going to create is about a 15 year old boy who moves into a new town and has to start a new life with his new foster family. ('Thomas Moore' is the name of the boy). Thomas wants to live a normal life but theres something in his life that stops him from doing what he wants to do. This is because of the house he has moved into. Thomas is greeted by a demon that no one else can see. He gives Thomas tasks to complete from the  and it can go to the extreme of murder. Unless Thomas completes these tasks, the demon threatens to kill him. In the end, Thomas completes a number of horrible tasks but he dies because the demon asks Thomas to murder his friend in order to stay alive, but Thomas doesn't do this so he kills himself to get away from it. 

The Summary of style: Although the story is different, i am going to draw my inspiration for my film poster from the film 'INSIDIOUS'. The theatre poster for this was very creative and includes a lot images that it is in film. In order for my poster to be effective, i need to inlclude the right font to match the genre of the film, images that could be invloved in the film such as: other characters in the film, the house he lives, and the main character enlarged at the front. The demon is one of the most important characters in the story so i will have his face somewhere on the front of the film poster, but not so big so all the attention draws onto him.

In order to avoid copyright and Legal and ethical considerations, i need to put an appropriate BBFC age restriction on the front of my film poster. I think the right age certificate for my film is a 15, this is due the film storyline and the characters that involved in the film. To avoid copy write, i will take my own photographs and create my own tag lines, and use appropriate language so i do not upset social groups or infringe laws.

For the working title for my film i was thinking about naming it away with the darkeness'. My ideas for the these titles is because it fits with the storyline and the plot of the film, the character 'Thomas Moore' tries to stay away or try to avoid the demon in the film but other titles maybe better so im not fully sure on what to call it. These are just a few ideas. 

The genre of my film poster is a supernatural horror, i chose this because to create a good poster of this genre, you have to be imaginative, creative and clever in what you put into it. I had a lot of genres to choose from and the four i had in mind were action, comedy, romantic or horror. I chose to make a supernatural horror because the best storyline i came up with was a supernatural horror. 

The intended target audience for the film poster i am going to create is a '15' or '12a'. The reason for this is because supernatural horror films usually contain the images of either ghosts, demons, possessed characters etc. The images used on most supernatural horror dvd cases, are not suitable for children under the age of 12 and the film itself.

WONKA BABIES

WONKA BABIES



We were asked to create a title for a film, related to the film 'Willy Wonka and the chocolate Factory', the title we were asked to make was called 'Wonka Babies'. I created my title on Adobe Photoshop, and tried to make the title very similar to the original as if the film 'Wonka Babies' was to be made into a movie, it would have to look similar as it would be sequel. I  made the letter 'W' in the title 'Wonka Babies' to make it look similar to the the font in 'Willy Wonka'. This was very difficult as it took a long time to create as the curve had to look good as well as finishing it in time of the deadline. It took approximately an hour to get the one letter complete to the right standard, and took around half an hour to the rest of the title.

The font for 'wonka babies' is purple because the original film 'willy wonka and the chocolate factory' is also purple. I think the theme of the font needed to be the same, which Is why I created the font similar to the original but not exactly the same.

What is Film?

How would you describe what a film is to someone who had never seen on before?

A film is a story form or narrative that an audience can sir and watch. There are lots of different types of films ( Fictional and non fictional ) depending on on what you like to watch. There are lots of genres of films to suit each viewer for example: sic-fi, horror, romance, comedy etc. On each film you watch wether you are at a cinema or watching a dvd, there will always be an age certificate. This shows what age you should be to watch a a certain film. For example, most horror films would be aged 15+, which means that if you are younger than 15 then its not appropriate for you to watch that film.

The Expendables movie poster

The Expendables poster

I created my film poster to look like 'THE EXPENDABLES'. 

We used a green screen to take pictures of everyone individually. We had to look serious or hold a prop so in the final picture it will fit the genre of what the film is. We used a green screen because in Photoshop it easier to remove the background than other colours or backgrounds. We could use other colours like white or blue but green is the best colour to use.

After this we uploaded them into photoshop and cut out the green screen so we were left with the person. i used a tool called 'magnectic lasso tool' to remove the background. i then dragged each person into the final image. All the pictures were then scaled to a certain size to look right on the film poster. 

I used a number of different effects to create this film poster as it had to look like it was the real thing. I used an orange tint to make it look more like an action poster and a black effect at the bottom of the poster to blur out the bottom half of the people. 

I googled the background by simply typing in 'war-zone background'. I found one that looked like it was in a battle zone and made the poster look very effective. The film poster looked better with the effect on. I googled the font for the title off a website called 'dafont'. I found a font called capture it which i used to make the title 'The Expendables' look like a war type font, which gives the impression that the genre of the film is mainly about action and war.

To make the film poster look realistic, we had to get a film company logo and an age certificate. I chose to use 'universal' and 'warner brothers' and the bbfc to be a 15. All three of the images had a white background so i had to remove this from the image. By doing this i used a tool called the 'magnetic lasso tool'. I went round the image and deleted the background then dragged into the final poster. Without the white background, each image looks effective and professional.

Pre Production Techniques

TV, film, radio & audio, print and photo imaging.

TV

TV is similar in the making of the production with film. Before making a production for TV you need to think of a number of different things. One thing you need to think about is how you are going to be able to fund it. The majority of TV programmes are funded by advertisements, for example ITV. Another thing you need to think about is what the show is going to be about, so cinematography is a huge thing to think about before the production even begins. Story boarding, planning, scripting are what you need to do in order to have a good quality show.  In order to create a TV production, you will also need to think about the target audience, who does it appeal to? Depending on what the TV programme is about, depends on what time the show is on the screens and when it is. For example, if the programme was a game show, then the show would appeal to families so it would be placed on TV screens at prim time, (between5 and 8). Obviously there are other important things in order to make a TV production like, location, casting, equipment and the staff involved.

                                                                                    Film

To make a production for film is very similar in how you would a production for a TV programme. However creating a film would take a longer time to make. To make a good film you will need a producer and a director.

Like a TV programme, you will also need actors and actresses and if needed you will need to find extras. But, before even filming, you need a location and permission to use it. This will involve location agency’s, and for a film you will want to change locations if there specific bits of film you want but sets are created in studios for them to film and can be changed whenever you want. However this would take time so the film company will need to watch closely as it costs a lot of money. This is on major issue for film companies, for example, they could book a location for 3 hours and all the filming has to be done in the set time, otherwise it would cost extra to use the facilities

Radio and Audio

Radio and audio is very different in terms of production to Film and TV. Radio doesn’t need film or cameras, the public just listen to the radio, and the majority of them do in the car. Although, radio is on TV screens but there are no images, most radio shows just have their logo on the TV, but some just have a blank screen. To have a good radio show, the viewers need to know what there listening to. For example the genre of music. XFM is radio station which has the genre of rock, if pop music was to be put on the show, than the majority of viewers wouldn’t be happy so it is important to stick to same genre. Timings are a key issue on radio shows. The public usually listen to the radio when in the car and if the radio present news like car traffic then it needs to be at the right time, also with public news, if the news is out dated or not right, no one will be interested in listening to show. Audio is essential in radio. You need sound for a radio show, for the listeners to listen to it. The majority of radio shows have songs and hit singles; however there are some that are set for an older target audience. Radio 4 is a radio show set for people 40 and over as it includes desert island disk and a lot of interviews about different things. Whereas Radio 1 is set for a much younger audience, this includes the latest tracks and interviews celebrities that have a number one single or song that’s about to be release at the time.

Photo Imaging

Photo imaging are used in lots of different productions but mostly used in magazines, newspapers etc. With magazines and newspapers, you get time deadlines in which the pictures needed to be taken, edited and printed. This normally happens in season time for example, christmas, halloween, bonfire night, etc. All the

responsibility for this relies on the time management. Although a camera maybe the only thing need to capture a photo, there is a lot of equipment used for photo imaging such as: green screens, lighting, camera lenses and data storage. Without all this equipment, the photograph will lack these things. Green screens are used so when editing the picture later, the background can be removed or change to something different. The software in which to do this is called 'Adobe Photoshop' and this is crucial when editing a picture as lots of different things be changed on it.

Print

Print is similar to photo imaging, only print can consist of many different things where as photo imaging is just pictures. When printing something, it has to have an ap

propriate content depending on where it is going or what they are printing. Companies for newspapers or magazines have tight deadlines when printing. Wether it is weekly or fortnightly, the newspaper has to be done correctly, not rushed and to be a good standard to sell to the public. But in order to have good stories or pictures, a contact list is essential and needed when looking for people they need, like photographers. Advertisements are major in print. Every where you go, you will see an advertisement somewhere at some point, wether it be in a shop window or on a billboard. The target audience is important to think about when printing. This is because whatever is being printed has to appeal to that target audience. If it was an advertisement for a show, festival etc. The poster would need the correct information and some sort of age certificate.

INTERACTIVE

Interactive media is when you talk or interact with someone or something. For example a computer game like grand theft auto or an app that guides you through something like learning a new language. Not all computer games are interactive, however consoles like the PlayStation 3 or the XBOX, have games especially made for interaction.