Looking through all of the shots that we had, I have some bloopers, deleted scenes and Cast cuts that I could use in my website. I am going to have a Cast & Crew outtakes instead of extended scenes. I don't think that I will use all of them, but I have spares just in case and I have to join some of the shots together. I have to edit these shots so that they visually look better. This is my list.
- Deleted Scenes
When I looked at the Abduction Cast & Crew page, the information wasn't actually about the characters, but about the actors and actresses life. The same was when I looked at the Footloose website. Instead of using the words Cast & Crew, like the websites do, perhaps I should use the term 'Character Profile's instead.
Dear Diary.
It’s Jade here again. Mum told me to write down what I’m thinking when something is wrong. So that’s just what I am doing. My main problem is that I don’t know what’s real and what’s fake! I’m beginning to think I’m insane… but then as the days go on, these feelings go away and I start to feel real again…
Looking at a few movie synopsis' from Abduction, Footloose and others, I have drafted up my synopsis for my website.
Jade (Kuzovin) is a schizophrenic teenager who, when going through some of her old belongings, digs up her old photo album. Flicking through the pages, Jade faces the difficult task of remembering what is reality, and what is made up in her mind. Various photos open up new memories and thoughts. Jade is almost always joined to the hip with her only friend, Aimee (Peart). But nothing is what it seems - Aimee is coming in and out of her memories as if she wasn't there. Flicking to shots where she is laughing with Aimee, to shots of her playing by herself. Is Aimee a ghost, a figure of imagination, or just an old memory that she cant remember?
AHSILA PICTURES PRESENTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE BLACK BOOK COMPANY A ELLECHER
PRODUCTION A ALISHA SEETO FILM STARING ANNIE KUZOVIN LIZZIE PEART HARTLEE BONSON
“UNFORGETTABLE” EDITED BY ALISHA SEETO BY PRODUCED BY ASEETO ©
Splash Screen
Home Page
Synopsis Page
Gallery Page
Video Homepage
Blooper/Deleted Scenes/Extended Scenes Page
Individual Blooper/Deleted Scenes/Extended Scenes Page
Cast & Crew Homepage
Individual Cast & Crew Homepage
I think that our film is targeted at young adults, ranging from about 14 - 21. I don't think that they want to be looking at a whole lot of words, but to more have a stroll around the website and maybe find out more of what is going to happen in the film. As the film is short, there isn't too much to put into the website, otherwise the whole plot will be given away. I think that because its a drama film, and features a different plot line to most films aimed at this audience, the type of girls and boys that will be watching this will be people who want more than a 'High School Musical', or 'Twilight' film.
Another idea is that the whole website is a photo album, which would be easy to work with, and be a unique website. This could then produce a different movement working across the page from left to right. The colours could be lighter, with purples, blues, and pinks like the photo album prop that was used in the film, with butterflies and flowers. More photos would be needed, and maybe we would even put in a diary entry in the photo album as a synopsis.
In the abduction website, they had a ‘Who can you trust’ link, and other interactive links. I thought that this would be a really good idea to incorporate into my website. I came up with a ‘Enter Jade’s Mind’ sort of theme. But there are limitations to this. If the whole website was in ‘Jade’s mind’, then the photos would all have to be in her perspective. Additionally, Aimee would have to be focused slightly out of the photos because Jade s understanding that she is not real. The synopsis would also be hard to tell from Jade’s point of view. I’ve kind of used this idea and titled the gallery ‘Jade’s Photo album’ which is a bit more personal to Jade.
The overall feel of the promotion material
I’m not quiet sure what photo to use for my poster. I don’t know whether to use a still image from my video, or an image off the internet. I wanted to get a photo that shows emotion by Jade, but we don’t have many or any photos showing this. I also tried to think of a symbol to use as an image but couldn't think of anything. I thought about using a still image of Jade on her bed with a photo album, with Jade looking down, but the image was kind of simple. But I think that this picture is my best option. I would need to photoshop the window on the right hand side, and enhance the colours, and make Jade and the photo album more emphasised. The shot cuts of Annie's head which is really annoying. I would also need to crop the picture into portrait and make it either ⅔ or ¾ to a proper film poster. The picture that i want to use is seen above.
Colour Schemes & Tone - Jade is sort of in her own world for most of the film. She is happy because she thinks that Aimee is real, but we then find out that the movie is mostly in Jade’s view, and that Aimee is not real. I think that she is kind of in that state so I think it isn't that sad to use blue, but purple is kind of in the middle. I am thinking about some dark purples. Jade is also happy, and as her mum says, ‘The medication is working!’, so the purple is highlighting this. Perhaps some tones could be used so that the purple is darker in some places, and lighter in other places. The photos should be outlined with black - to dark purple. Some of the photos could look weird because they are bright, with the dark background. So this is where tone can come in handy, and make the website more realistic and professional.
Space - I think that there should be more negative space, than positive. That is, more dark colouring and spaces, than brighter shapes. But the space should also be balanced. With the use of the font and pictures, i think it should be easy to balance the space evenly. I want most things to be done the same way - e.g. where the menu's are located, font, size, etc. I'm going to go for a simple, yet effective method of my website for Unforgettable. I will be keeping the title 'Unforgettable' in the top left hand corner on all of the pages, including the 'enter site' page. When I was researching about some websites, the Abduction website had the menu on the side which i thought was different to it just being up the top. I've decided to use that, but in the Abduction movie the menu goes away once you click the link, but mine will stay there if it is that page, with the home button, and a back button. The abduction website used space well because its images were balanced with the words, and menu's on the side.
Shape - I'm thinking that most of the shapes should be smooth edged because it makes it fade into the background more, and looks more natural. The organic outlines of the shapes could also symbolise that Jade is calm, and happy, and not straight and jagged lines.
Gradation - When I was playing around with the splash screen, I thought that it looked better when it was gradient rather than just a solid block colour. It also shows that there is light and dark or happy and sad or shows emotion about the film. Because the film is a drama film, not the whole movie is 'drama', and there are a lot of mini different genres in it with different scenes that portray the characters different.
Mood - The mood shouldn't be too sad, but not totally happy. The colour scheme help the audience to realise that this film isn't going to be about rainbows and unicorns. Because the colours are fairly dark, it shows that the film is going to be 'drama-y'.
Focal Point - The focal point will change with every page. But because the title Unforgettable is in the top left hand corner, if there is nothing else on the page, that will be the focal point. The title is going to contrast with background of the website
Repetition - There will be a lot of repetition in my website. For starters, the title in the exact same spot will be repeated in every shot. The font and colours will also be the same in most of the pages. The same amount of sharpness on the photos will be used, and the menu will be repeated as well.
Composition - The colours, space, shape and repetition will compliment each other and create the mood the overall feel of the website. The composition will be orderly, and simple but effective.
Pages on my Website
- Enter The Site Page
- Home Page
- Synopsis of the film
- Full Film
- Deleted scenes?
- Poster
- Character profiles and Actresses
o Jade
o Aimee
Other
- The menu will always be up the top
- Able to access any page from the Home screen
- Dark colours because it is a drama film, and my film is about a mental illness
- Target audience of teens, young adults, early twenties 14 – 24
- Easy to read writing, with clues as to what happens in the film on the website
- Some of the pages are ‘in Jade’s mind’ that aren’t in the real world
What Programs I will need to achieve this:
- Final cut pro/imovie for deleted scenes, fix up the film if needed, to get screen shots if needed
- iweb to create the final website
- Photoshop to enhance my posters, screen shots, text
- PowerPoint, Word to plan
- Internet for pictures, ideas, to look for real websites and evaluate
What I need to put on my USB/Hard drive
- Full Film
- Sort through the excess scenes and choose some to put as deleted scenes
- All lists and planning (also on my blog)
- Any new work – posters, word documents, text ideas, actual website when I start
What should be included on the Poster
- should be set to a real poster of 2/3 or ¼.
- Title
- Caption
- Information about the film. Producers, Production Companies, Dates, Actors, Settings
- Picture (should the picture come from the Internet? Or from the actual film as a screen shot? There is not enough time to go and take some photos with the actors so that isint an option)
- Use new Photoshop tools for the text
- Use new Photoshop tools for changing the colour of images
- Remember to use masks, and not the rubber but the black and white tool brush
Today we found out that we have a test tomorrow. It is basically designed to bring your mark up if you do a good job. If you do not do well in the exam, it wont really matter if you got a good mark in the post production and production. This test will be about everything we have done this year. Including the Mise en scene, cinematography, editing, sound etc. You also need to know about genre, pre production, production, post production. How to Analysis - use examples, what conventions are common within this genre, miss en scene, cinematography, sound and editing. There is a glossary of film terms that is needed and the powerpoint on blackboard
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