Production- choice of shots

We decided to use the dying of a flower to signify the breaking down or dying of the relationship. We sped it up to make it more dramatic. The flower we chose was a lily, because lilies are often representative of death and funerals. Also, the red has many connotations of death, passion, love and maybe danger. In our film trailer, the red will signify the death of love. The white background contrasts well with the colour and exaggerates the red. 

Post production- ancillary editing for the magazine front cover

After using Photoshop last year to create our ident, I felt more confident to use it this year. I used YouTube to understand how to do certain tasks. I spent more time this year in searching and trying out different things to ensure I challenge myself. 

To create my magazine front cover I used Photoshop. I have altered my main image a number of times after receiving feedback on which image of the couple worked best. I feel the image I have chosen works well as you can see the faces of the actors. I slightly alter the saturation of the image, to add warmth to represent the emotions of the characters. This is all done on the same layer. This tool was also used for some of the text (stroke tool) to enhance the text and make it clearer to the audience. 

I then began to add the text which around the image. The title of the magazine is called 'True colours', I came up with the idea after hearing the song by Phil Collins, it has lovely lyrics and would aim well at my target audience. The colour scheme is unusual, the colours all work well however. The red stands out and draws the reader in, it also contrasts with the background. This screenshot shows the font that I used for the text as well as the colour. The other font is in an off-white and a black. The mast head needs to be one of the main focus on the page, so by having two different colours in the title makes it stand out as well as the size. But it also enables the text to be read clearly. By increasing the size of '55' it draws the reader in and makes it stand out. The buzz words draw in the audience, so by having the bigger in comparison with the other texts, makes it stand out even more. The font size is altered also, depending on the position of it on the page. 

After creating the text, I simply organised the position of it on the page. I added the red and black box on the top and bottom of the page to make the text clearer to the audience as well as fit the typical conventions of a magazine front cover. I then added the barcode. I had to be careful that I left a bleed around the edges. I did stretch some of the text out to fit the typical conventions and to fill up the page a little more. I feel that this image did make it difficult for me to achieve what I had envisioned. I had to carefully work with the space but be mindful of where I positioned the text. 

Post production Ancillary product one- poster

This is our poster ancillary product that was created on Photoshop. The shot was a photograph taken during filming. We thought this would represent the relationship well and connection between the characters. In addition, the singular swan in the background further represents the idea that the couple are going to fall apart. I think it presents the genre well, signifying that it is about a relationship between to people and perhaps something may change. On the original poster, i did not have the date, but i have now added it due to feedback. I have tried to add small print at the bottom of the page but due to the white from the water, it cannot be seen. I have restricted myself with the photo but we thought it immediately inform the audience of the genre. 

Production- makeup updated

The makeup was kept very natural and minimal as we had planned. We decide not to do dramatic eye make up due to the time restriction and felt the costume worked well with the make up. I simply added a little more bronzer and highlighter to add definition. I did a full face of makeup on Emily and only used concealer and bronzer on Ollie in order to give him a slight glow. 
On the other days of filming we did minimal makeup again as it shows the breaking of the relationship, the lack of makeup signifies the sense of giving up and contrast well with the previous shots. In addition, Emily had a perm so we did not need to curl her hair. 

Photo from the first day of production.

Production- voice overs and non-diegetic sound

The voice overs will provide more structure to the trailer and enable the audience to completely understand the narrative. They will be added to specific shots in order to build the atmosphere. When there is the phone call, it will be clear that Charlie is answering the phone, we will have a ringtone. 
In addition, we decided to choose the song by Gabrielle Aplin as the lyrics fit well with the narrative and we preferred the rhythm. We have decided that the voice will be slightly quieter than the backing track in order to really emphasize the beat along with the shots appearing on screen. 

Production- equipment and software

Production- narrative structure updated

We have changed the narrative slightly. Originally, it was meant to appear as though he was cheating on her when in actual fact he was simply planning a surprise party. However, after thinking of the shots we thought it would be more powerful if there was another woman, allowing us to have a number of shots of her to contrast with the character 'Daisy'. Also, the change of narrative draws the audience in as they are intrigued to who will win 'Charlie' over. In addition, we thought that we will show the couple arguing to represent the breaking of the relationship as well as show that he is denying the fact he is cheating. The other lover looks as though she is aware of the woman and will not go down without a fight, she becomes a hated character as does 'Charlie'. It makes the audience feel sympathy for the character of 'Daisy'. 
The narrative becomes a lot clearer to the audience and less confusing. The audience understand what is happening as well as staying engaged and making them what to know more.