Journal Of Critical Reflection Task:8

As for my current set of photos, I have a set of photos that are a mixture of screen shots from our cuts and photos that we have taken during the shot.

To fill out our shots and allow us some movement when editing and needing image I have taken screen shots from our film that I would have taken if I had the time with the actor. Unfortunately, our actor was called out for a last minute appointment in London which cut our shoot 1 day short. In this day we could have got a photo shoot done.

Overall I believe this refined set of shots will allow me to design a few posters etc will are up to the quality of other film posters. In addition to this as the shots were taken on the day of the shoot the continuity of the photos works well with the film. I believe that if we could get our actors back for a shoot ( Not possible due to their schedule) it could look out of place as everything from the lighting, clothing and even the camera settings would change which could make for a less professional outcome.

For my poster and other forms of photos I will go with a graphical illustration style, this I believe will allow me to edit the photos how I want them instead of having to work with the image in its current angle. For example If I wanted to Illustrate the knife and cigarette into a single poster I could as they would be of a vector format, Allowing for the images to be manipulated without a loss of quality.

My two favourite images from this shoot are the Cigarette and the cutting of the cocaine. This is due to the fact they connote what the film is about. In comparison from this, the images alone of the actors would not necessarily suggest anything about the film to our audience.

However I believe that I could easily edit the images with surrounding imagery that supports the plot of the film. For example, with the film Shutter Island DiCaprio is seen to be alone on the Island that is underneath him in the poster. This connotes something to do with being on a island maybe alone and lost. With a technique like this I could connect Rory ( Protagonist ) with the drugs and alcohol in the film.

As for ideas, I have had a few in the illustration route in comparison to the photo style. However I will consider this when designing my poster flat plans.

My first Idea is to create a illustrated glass table from a birds eye view. On the table you will see the Drugs, alcohol and Knife, in addition to this you will see out name/masthead cut out of the Cocaine.

Another Idea is to create a illustration like Psycho with the knife and drugs being in a graphical format with a smaller name in a normal font somewhere on the poster.

I will follow up with these design and develop them later in the process.