Film editing - video evidence

This short video shows my involvement in the editing of my short film "Hardware". This video classes me as the prime editor for my film, and entitles my work to be genuine.
Film editing from Luke Anderson on Vimeo.
Post-Production and editing with Apple Mac, on I-Movie HD.

Inspirations for Poster Ideas

I have selected a variation of posters and downloaded them from the internet to analyse for an online presentation. These posters are directly referenced to the filmmakers, and are parts of the initial marketing campaigns.

As the film describes itself, this is Looper, a sci-fi film made with 2 actors globally known, some by epic action films, and some by teen romantic comedies. This poster consists of plenty of information, such as; tag-lines, actors names, and distribution logos and information. The linear gradient of the background is plain, yet effective in presenting contrasting figures.

Poster analysis

For my short film, I will be self-generating a poster for an exhibited advertisement (to be exhbitibed both virally and within public structures) to go alongside my presentation. The poster will display my key genres for Action & Sci-fi. Action means that I will have to design/capture an image that shows movement, or a sense of fast pace with fierce facial expressions and a providence of props. Sci-fi may mean that I'll have to include a dark sense of lighting with rays travelling across the image, and props that will conceal the bodies of my actors within the photo, that would seem futuristic/ unnatural.

Some of my poster research includes films relatively similar to my genre selections: Looper, Ghost in the Shell, District 9 and The Terminator. The presentation below demonstrates the key aspects to analyse for a film poster.

This poster anlysis doesn't explain which type of poster this is however. There are three types of poster catergorising that this poster could belong to. There is:

• Teaser - This will be the most basic. It won't reveal much of the plot, but may have picture of the stars and the title.
• Main Theatrical - This will include infromation on the production crew, the stars, and the distributors.
• DVD Release - This will contain the same content as the Main Theatrical poster, with both positive line reviews and relevant publications.
• Genre Identification - Props, costumes, etc... That will include images relevant to the genre. An Action film would include guns and/or explosions. Whereas a a Sci-Fi would display alien/futuristic effects within the image.
• Character - This will display the lead actor/actress.

These elements are vital in the creations of film posters. But there also other elements that can be deciphered within the poster, such as; key settings for the film and main characters, clues to the narrative, colours, and layout, with written textual displays and unique selling points which shows how it differs from other films.

I will have to include some of these elements to display my poster for the film critique.

Location (Ariel) shots of my scenes

Below are 2 aerial shots of my conventional locations for post-modern, sci-fi scenes. Greatfully accepted for the genre. The city itself is mixed with rural and urban structures spread around the neibourhoods, making some exterior shots especially grand for hiding the main characters from the cityscape.

                                          The county of Norfolk with Norwich in dead centre.

This is a zoomed shot of the vast outskirt landscape of Sprowston, that surrounds the city centre in a plush rural location worthy for a character to be hiding away from.

Below, the 2 aerial shots, are another 2 street view shots of my proposed filming locations, as well as them being the actual scenes. I thought of only noting these 2, so I wanted to recreate the scenes, it would be easy to reenact without major changes.

These areas are both full of natural and man made elements which provide the consistency needed to establish a rural cityscape.

Film editing ideas

Throughout the course of which my film plays, I've had some ideas on visualisng different styles for it. As it is a Post-Modern concept, I have the upper hand on playing wih the genres.

• One concept I noticed on several media products is the use of placing big, bold keywords as the film plays. Examples of this includes films such as:

Scott Pilgrim vs. the world - This film is created to look exactly like pages from a graphic novel. So keywords and images are displayed to show understanding for the audience about small subjects that are hinted at briefly.

• A huge amount of films use "after effects", especially for filters to change the films images from bright to dull. My film, if any filters were to be included, woud be presented with saturated colours, to appear dusky. An example of good filtering would be:

The Matrix - When in the computer world within the Matrix, the entire film gets a slight green tint. And when in the real world, it returns to default. Therefore it establishes where and what the characters within the film are up to, and you will always be infromed what world they are in.

These are just ideas that I'm concucting, I may not neccessarily come back to these ideas, as they may have disastrous effects on my film.

Prop still images

These are some images of my signature props and costuming pieces to be used for my illustrated characters within my film:

These cyberpunk goggles will establish eye augmentations for the Drone/antagonist within my film. A possible first person camera view seems good to use while showing a HeadsUp-Display, so that the audience will recognise whose eyes they're seeing through.

This respiratory mask is also for the drone, and will be placed to cover the nose and mouth as a breathing apparatus. I specifically required this prop so that most of the face for the character will not be recognisable, and will show how society has transformed horrifically.

This head scarf is able to cover the nose and mouth for the protagonist "Jonathan Stanston", to conceal his identity from the public. This scarf will show how the character makes simple decisions to hide from bad events.

Both characters will be wearing casual clothing that the actors would wear on a daily basis. Since this will be specific for the winer season, both characters will be costumed with over-coats, jumpers, etc...

Storyboard for film

This is the final storyboard for my film. With stage directions and transition labels.

Key: Standard fonts contains camera angle(s) and visual display(s).

         Fonts within brackets contains transition(s).
This presentation was uploaded with Speakerdeck.com, and made with Microsoft Powerpoint 2010.