Final Film - The Other Girl

Evaluation Question Four

Evaluation Question Three

Evaluation Question Two

Evaluation Question One

Anaylsis of my Film Poster

Anaylsis of my Film Review

Final Film Review

Possible Layouts

This was my first possible layout before I started to research magazine film reviews. I thought about all the things I could add into my review and placed them in an order that I thought looked best.

This is the layout I came up with after I had researched magazine reviews. I decided to go with Empire magazine as the magazine my review would come from. I developed this again when I was arranging my review, but much of the final review was based on this layout.

Researching Film Reviews

Online Reviews

Magazine Reviews

 

Final Film Poster

Protagonist's Final Poster

Like the rest of the posters, I put the title at the top in a big font so it stood out. Unlike the other posters, I decided to put the actor's name at the bottom in a bigger font so it still stands out when you look at it. I thought that it looked better nearer the bottom of the poster because when I put it in the same place as the other posters have the name it made it look too cluttered. I then put dark corner productions underneath that in a slightly smaller font because its not as important. I put the release date underneath that and changed it to "In Cinemas April 2nd" because then the writing all fit together better.

Protagonist's Girlfriend's Final Poster

 

 

I went with the black and white photo again because it had a link to the genre of my film. I again put the title of the film at the top to make it hard to miss when people look the poster. I put dark corner productions and the release date at the top as well because you wouldn't be able to read it at the bottom of the poster because Jodie's dress is too white. Jodie's name is in a similar place to Willow's because I liked the idea of having the actress's name more involved in the poster than at the top or the bottom. I liked that Jodie's dress in this photo contrasted more with the black background and made it more obvious that she was a good character. The light dress symbolises her innocence.

Femme Fatale Final Poster

 

 

I decided to go with the same font that I used throughout my film because then it links nicely. I put the title at the top and in a bigger font so that it stood out more. I decided to put Willow's name more to the top rather than the bottom because if I had put it at the bottom it would have looked too crowded with words. I also put it where it is because without anything filling the space the poster looked incomplete.

The release date and dark corner productions went at the bottom in a slightly smaller font, but still easily readable, because it is important information, but not as important as the title of the film and the actress's name. I decided to go with black and white because it had a direct link to the film noir genre and I liked the idea of having a black and white poster because it's not as common as a colour poster, which makes it more unique and would draw people in more.

Photos Ideas For The Poster

Jodie's Individual Photos

For Jodie, I had two different pictures that I wanted to try. The first one was a closer mid-shot of her looking down. I liked this shot better than the other one because there was a lot less wasted area and it looked more professional too. With this photo, I liked that her hair covered more of her face because it hides her identity a bit more than in the second photo. I then put it into black and white and colour to see which one I preferred.

This is the second photo I liked of Jodie. I liked this photo because its further away than the other mid-shot of her, which means you can see more of her expression. This does however give away more of the plot in the poster because they would be able to see that her character is upset for some reason, but the reason is unclear. I prefer the other photo to this one because this photo has a lot of unwanted space around Jodie more than the first photo. This makes the photo look unfinished. I prefer both photos in black and white.

Nick's Individual Photos

I like this photo of Nick because he is directly looking into the camera, showing he has power. Whereas in Jodie's photo she is looking down, making her look more inferior. I didn't want him to be doing anything fancy in the photo because his character isn't as bold as Willow's. I liked that half of his face is darker because it represents the two girls in his life, Amber being the dark side and Jodie being the light side. I put these photos into black and colour and preferred the black and white.

Willow's Individual Photos

This was the first photo I liked of Willow. I liked this photo because it made her look powerful and seductive. Her hair in this photo was exactly how I wanted it. I like that her hands aren't just by her side because it makes the photo more interesting to look at and her character is portrayed more. I put this photo into black and white and colour, but I preferred it in black and white because it looks more professional and you can add more depth and detail into the photo.

This is the second photo I took of Willow. This photo I don't like as much because its more obvious that she's in power compared to the photo above. I do however like her expression, as it's seductive and gives the appearance of a Femme Fatale more. I prefer this in colour because in black and white it isn't as professional or clear.

 

I like this photo the most; it gives the appearance of the Femme Fatale because of where she placed her hands and the facial expression she has. I like that her hair comes over her shoulder and covers part of one eye. I liked the colour photo because you can see her red lips and blonde hair clearly. However, I liked the black and white more and I feel that it symbolises film noir.

Possible Poster Ideas

My Initial Ideas

These are the initial ideas that I drew to give myself a rough idea of how I wanted everyone to stand. I wanted to put Willow on the left instead of the right because I wanted it to seem like Nick had more importance than Willow in the movie. 

Ideas From Movie Posters

I then researched movie posters to see what style of poster I want mine to look like. I chose four posters I liked the look of and analysed them. 

Poster Research

Audience Responses

 

 

Bloopers

In the filming stage, I had a lot of clips where someone had messed up or said something funny by accident. I decided to put the best clips into a movie.

 



Creating Sound

I created my own music for my Film Noir using GarageBand. I decided to use my own music because then I could choose exactly how it sounded and make it fit more to my film.





To create the institution and kidnapping scene's music I used Pad - Massive Trance Pad. I used four keys to create the low and high notes combined, to try and make it sound eerie. I wanted it to sound eerie to build tension at the start because it's quite a key moment in the film.

In the second scene, I wanted the sound to be quite simple but effective still. I decided to use just one instrument because I thought if I used more than one it could mask the sound of the voiceover, which is a big part in the scene. I used Soundscape - Event Horizon, which I thought fit well with the scene.

For the last section of my music I used Dreamy Bells. This was to create more tension in the last scene of my film when Nick and Willow are in the basement. 

Editing Colour

Filming Day 4 Evaluation

Filming Day 4

Filming Day 3 Evaluation

Filming Day 3

Problems Occurring while Editing

Creating Amber Snow's Email Account

 As part of my film, Amber Snow emails Jake Carter,so I had to create an email address. I originally just used my email, but I then realised that my name came up, which wouldn't have looked good, so I decided I would have to create an email for Amber.


I used Hotmail as the email because I have an account with them, so I know how to use it already. I filled out Amber Snow's information. I had to make up some information, such as her birthday. Once it was created, I screen recorded, while I was typing the email, on the mac.

Video to show the process

Creating the Voice-over using GarageBand

The program I used to record the voice-overs was GarageBand on the Mac. This program is easy to use, which meant that I didn't waste any time trying to work out how to use it.

The first voice-over I recorded was Willow's, when her character, Amber, has emailed Nick's character, Jake, about wanting to help find his girlfriend, Emily. The process I used to record Willow's voice-over was simple; I opened the GarageBand program, as well as the document that Willow's script was on. I then pressed the record button and Willow read the script, which appears in the left hand side of the video below.

 Once Willow had read the script, I then had to cut the audio, so that there were no pauses before or after the speech. I did this so that it would save me time when it came to putting the audio in my film. The video to show the process of creating the voiceover is below.

Video to show the process

Filming Day 2 Evaluation

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Behind the Scenes - Filming Day 2

Filming Day 1 Evaluation

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Behind the Scenes - Filming Day 1

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