Poster progression from cochraner

Critical Analysis of my Poster

• The film's title is "Repression". This suggests a psychological element, repression meaning the attempt of an individual to repel one's own desires and impulses towards pleasurable instincts. This gives a brief overview of the basis of the film. Written in white, this a colour associated with a chilling atmosphere, shows the thriller element of the film. It also makes it stand out more than anything other on the page, catching people's attention. 

• The main image is multi-layered - this a medium shot of the main character holding his head in his hands placed over an image of a clock reading 11:57. This causes the audience to question the significance of time and intrigues them as to why the man appears distraught. The clock placed over the man shows the clock to be overpowering the character as if time is controlling/ tormenting him. 

• The actor is positioned in the centre of the poster, this suggesting he is the main character and focus in the film. 

• The clock is the iconographic image here, this also a recurring image throughout the trailer. This shows the theme of time.

• The poster features the tagline, "Lost time is never found again" found directly below the title. This suggests someone reflecting on or living in the past as if in battle with time. This strengthens the imagery. 

• The production company name is situated at the very top of the poster, this a possible USP. The billing block is conventionally found at the bottom. The website is also found at the bottom, this showing connections between different media platforms related to the film. 

• The main pleasure/ experience being offered to the audience is the mysterious element to the film. Nothing is given away if the plot, and leaves several questions to the audience, for instance what is the significance of the time? Why does the man appear vulnerable? The audience will be intrigued as a result to find the answers, wanting to watch the trailer to gather a more detailed picture, therefore leading them to watch the full length film.  

Poster First Draft

After producing the first draft of my poster, I received the following feedback:

• Main image needs to establish a relationship with the audience
• Needs to show the link of the wife
• Change the font of the title - not serious enough
• Billing block needs to be placed seperately to the main image 
• Include release date  

Billing Block

A KNIFES EDGE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS A STEVEN ROGERS PRODUCTION  A FILM BY RUTH COCHRANE  DOMINIC WILLIAMS  JOHN WALKER  ELIZABETH SLATER  "REPRESSION"  MUSIC BY RICHARD ROBERTS COSTUME DESIGNER REBECCA THOMAS EDITED BY CHRIS BROWN, ACE PRODUCTION DESIGNER GARETH DAVIES DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY CRAIG JONES, ASC EXCLUSIVE PRODUCER LUCY SMITH  LORAINNE PETERSON PRODUCED BY STEVEN ROGERS STORY BY RUTH COCHRANE SCREENPLAY BY  MARTELLE WILSON  DOMINIC FLOWER DIRECTED BY ALEX JAMES TIPPING

Film Magazine Analysis

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Filming Dates

29th January - Martelle, Dom and Alex filmed the classroom shots. Timing was a slight issue as we only had the hour to film and set up, however the majority of shots managed to be filmed.  

11th february - All four of us met at 10 o clock with the aim to film the majority of the shots in the house. The shoot was successful, but a few were unable to be taken as we needed to use a different house for some in order to cater for the props. Dom took the camera home to take these.

Witht the majority of shots completed, the following week we all took it in turns to go into the editing suite. We uploaded the shots we had done and placed them in order to get an idea of how it was coming together before taking the remaining shots. This also meant we could use our time more effectively by making a start with the editing process whilst continuing filming.

5th March - During our lesson we reshot a few of the class scenes. We then spent the rest of the day taking additional shots in the hosue. When editing we also found we needed to add shots in which would create a narrative for the female character in the film. Again Dom took the camera home to do these.