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Coursework: Film poster research and pre-production

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The  three film posters  are as important as the trailer in terms of marks so it's vital we properly research and plan our print production work. What do you need to produce? You should create three posters to help promote the same feature film. You should identify the typical placement locations for each poster. Each poster should be different and target a specific segment of the target audience.  Specifically: Fans of the genre Females Males The posters will be used to promote screenings of the film at a  local film festival  and the layout and design of each poster should be appropriate for its intended location. Each poster should use a different image but the advertising campaign should appear coherent. Audiences should recognise each poster as being part of the same campaign. Minimum requirements Appropriate layout and design choices for each poster Three different posters, each identifying a specific segment of the target audience A common ...

Statement of Intent final draft

Truth Be Told For my film production trailer, I plan on using a low-budget means of filming and distribution to promote my 90 second coming of age drama that I have called 'Truth be Told' which is meant to be able to be broadcast before the 9am watershed. This means I will have to ensure no sexual content, violence, graphic or distressing imagery and swearing are shown within the trailer. The reason behind the title is to shed light on the fact that not all stereotypes are negative (Perkins). This idea helped me form the slogan 'A day in the life of a young black male in West London trying to break away from the negative stereotypes'.  With the coming of age dramas I was inspired by I noticed they use cuts, speech from characters (diegetic) and fast/slow paced non-diegetic soundtracks to heighten or lower then intensity for the audience. I aim to ensure that the driving force behind my trailer is centred on the actors’ voices - due to the production being aimed at yo...

Script

Truth Be Told (Black screen) Green screen with text saying "THE FOLLOWING  PREVIEW  HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR  ALL AUDIENCES  BY THE MOTION PICTURE ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND" (Black screen) Ext. establishing shot of Northolt(the hood) (Non-diegetic sound tack over diegetic voice over) Medium to long shots are taken of Northolt in montage form to generate establishing shots of Northolt. Iconic places like Northala Fields, the A40 motor way, Northolt station, clock tower and surrounding estates like race course and Islip Manour will used to set the tone for the trailer. Non-diegetic music will be used to fill the montage scenes and could potentially play as back ground noise over the voice over narration.  Protagonist (voice over - diegetic) Dear Lord,(fade in)please forgive us for all the sins we have brought upon us,(fade to black) A POV shot follows a moving Police car with sirens on driving at high speed. The scene would be set at ...

shot list

Opening introduction Shot No. Shot Filmed? 1 Establishing shot of Northolt(the hood) 2 Pan of police can with sirens driving past 3 High angle shot of a group of boys crouding around the shop corner 4 Close up of protagonists face 5 Protagonist kissing his baby sister good night 6 Mid - close up of best friend with tears in his eyes  7 Tilt with best friend putting on black gloves (continuation of shot 6 scene) 8 Fixed mid - close up of villains driving in the car 9 Low angle shot of boys playing money up 10 Mid - close up of protagonist looking in the distance  Leaving Home Shot No. Shot Filmed? 1 Medium shot of protagonist saying "bye mum..." 2 Mid shot of protagonist closing the door the a pans right as he walks  ...