Planning

Poster Design Development - Design 2

Planning

Hanging test video

We found the hanging shot hard to film as we wanted the legs to be relaxed and swinging but found it difficult to find a suitable place. This test shot was filmed using a fitness bar attached to a bathroom door frame and by us holding ourselves up using the bar. We think this gave an effective leg swing and allowed us to show the legs a sufficient and effective distance from the ground to create the most realistic hanging shot we could.

Research

Research - Social Networking

Planning

Planning - Test Editing

Using the screen shots from social networking, we were aiming to creating a quick montage of photos and typing until the revelation of the title and the hanging scene (to be shot). This is a quick test and a rough draft of the extract.

Planning

Planning - Picture Consent


As a part of our trailer we want to take lots of different screen shots of pictures of social media - we decided to ask friends if they would give their consent to allow their pictures to be used in our trailer - the following message was sent.

Research

Research - Costuming


 Using the films that we have deconstructed trailers and posters for and have influenced our decisions so far,   we have gathered a selection of images from these films that would influence or decision in costuming. 

Hard Candy - In "Hard Candy" the female character appears to break stereotypical forms of "feminine dress" as her clothing appears quite masculine , perhaps to represent how young she is and how she is not yet a "woman" and also due to the fact that the character does not take the typical "damsel in distress" role as she tortures her victim. Her clothing is therefore more for practicality and is plain. It is casual dress for her stereotypical teenage character also. The darkness of her clothing also shows her dark personality in the film rather than the innocent teenager she appears to be.

Chatroom - In Chatroom the characters clothing is seen to be more representative of their personalities. In the following image the central male character is the antagonist of the film. His dark character is reflected through his clothing with dark colours as well as dark hair. The film is set during a modern setting and so the teenage characters costumes also reflect modern fashion trends. The female characters appear to wear brightly coloured clothing to show their fun personalities in the film as well as wearing their hair down for the majority of the film making them appear more feminine .

John Tucker Must Die - Although not a film that we have focused on due to its genre, it is however set in a modern time period focusing on teenage girls. It also contained a shot which we took as inspiration for our chatroom scenes as our character is talking on webcam. Although our character will not dress so revealing she will be dressed in a similar dressing gown with a strap showing.

Research

Big Brother Research


As our trailer is based around the idea of being watched we decided to research Big Brother. We researched both the fictional character and the popular television series. 'Big Brother' is a fictional character in George Orwell's 'Nineteen eighty four'. He is a constant surveillance who watches people 24/7 using the phrase 'Big brother is watching you' to put fear in people.


In the television series the 'Big Brother' contestants are placed in the 'Big Brother' house were they are constantly watched by viewers and are given tasks to complete. The cameras are on 24/7 but they are limited to how much they can film. They can switch between cameras and decide who to film and who to listen to.
 
There are lots of one way mirrors throughout the house so they can watch and film from the outside of the house whilst the contestants can't see in.

Any glass in the house is used to film through and cameras are also hidden in objects. There are also some Manual cameras which can be seen filming the contestants. 


We took the idea of the contestants being watched constantly and sometimes unknowingly as inspiration for our trailer. 

BEHIND THE SCENES OF BIG BROTHER