Research and Planning - Location Recce (Magazine and Poster)

The location Recce for my magazine and poster photoshoot:

Research and Planning - Plan For The Week

 This is my plan for what I intend to complete by the end of next week (Sunday 20th January)

• Actor release forms
• Woodland trailer sequence filmed
• Matt's solo scenes filmed
• Location Recces for magazine/trailer Photo shoot
• Risk Assessment for magazine/trailer Photo shoot location
• Magazine and Poster complete (minus photography) on PhotoShop
• Podcast of what I've done so far and what I still need to do

Research and Planning - Teacher Feedback

My Media Teacher had a look at my final drafts which I created on PowerPoint of my film magazine and horror film poster. She said that they look good and professional however I still need to add the photographs to them and this may change the over all look of my magazine and poster, which may provoke changes to the layout and colours. She also commented, as some of my audience feedback commented also, that the overall font on all of my poster was too large - which I do agree with and will alter when creating the final product on PhotoShop.

I also received positive feedback on my blog.

Research and Planning - Font Problems

Despite downloading the fonts I require from DaFont.com they do not look the same as the ones I used at home to create the final drafts of my magazine and poster.

Below is a picture of my draft version on the left, proof of the downloaded fonts being installed on the right and in the middle is my draft when the file is opened on this Mac - showing its different, despite saying it is using the fonts I downloaded, which are the ones I used in my draft on the left.

To combat this issue I will create my poster and magazine on the trail of Photoshop I have at home, as then hopefully I can use the identical fonts which are already on my computer, which I tried to download today on the Mac.

Research and Planning - iShowU; Me working

This is an iShowU of myself editing my trailer on iMovie:

This is an iShowU of myself playing around with the sound for my trailer on Garageband:

Research and Planning - Podcast

Research and Planning - Deadlines

Today we were told the deadline for the next showing of our final versions of our teaser trailers and the deadline for presenting our posters and magazines for audience feedback.

The 25th January is the deadline for the final showing of the final trailer, magazine and poster.

I am setting myself a deadline of this weekend (12th, 13th January) to film at least half of the trailer. By half I mean at least the opening woodland sequence, all of Matt's solo scenes and most of the montage. However, I do have the problem of my actress only being free for 2 hours on the 12th and my actor only being free for 2 hours on the 13th... and it is also meant to be snowing this weekend.

The deadline I am setting myself for completing all the filming required for my trailer is Sunday 20th January - as that gives me a full 4 days to edit and add sound to the trailer.

I hope to have completed the layout and text of my magazine and poster by this Sunday (13th January) as I have Photoshop at home.

I've set myself the deadline for my completed magazine and poster of Sunday 20th January.