POSTER AND MAGAZINE PHOTO

SHOOT.

For our poster and magazine we knew that we wanted them both to be character based, with a simple statement background. With our females being the main selling point of the film we wanted to highlight that. Ella was the photographer.

Our first selection of photos we took were against a yellow brick wall. With the main protagonist in dark clothing this really highlighted the character because of the strong colour contrast. We liked the yellow as it complimented out post modern element to our film, we matched this with a blue gun. We used a canon EOS5600D and to create clear shadows on the wall we used a small battery powered light. We wanted the costume to compliment our characters personality. Using the iconic fur coat and red lipstick that appears throughout the film trailer and the ancillary products. This gives it a sense of continuity and shows clear symbols so people will be able to identify our film.

For the second half we went into the toilets to use the mirror as a prop and to write on the mirror. We loved the shoot of writing out tag line #thejokesonyou on the mirror as it add the hashtag onto the poster or magazine instantly. We used the light again to shadow up onto my face.

Ella successfully took pictures that focused on the writing and had me in the background however we couldn’t use these shots just because of the toilet background in the back just didn’t look right, and we didn’t have the time to edit it out on photoshop.

These were our favourite images from the shoot we did. We felt That these portrayed the atmosphere that we wanted. In relation to marketing our film, we are keen to have our USP of the female protagonists in a British crime film the main focus. We feel this will draw In a range of audiences as we tried to portray a powerful female character that women would like to see. But also by using her costume to fit the stereotypical sexualised girl character in traditional crime films hoping this will draw in males too.