Draft of magazine cover

For my magazine cover I decided to try and recreate the Variety Power of Youth cover. I really like how the two girls half faces are included on the cover and it fit perfectly with my trailer as it is about two best friends. I think that if I do a photo shoot with casey this cover is easily achievable, however I must begin to learn how to use photoshop as I am still not completely confident with that software. I added a little box for text about the article inside so that the cover relates more to the film. I am hoping to do my photoshoot with Casey some time this week when we are both free.

Script

I decided to write a script for my trailer as most of the trailers I analysed had dialogue to help to explain to the audience what was going. I think trailers should have some dialogue otherwise audiences would be confused. I wrote a rough script plan of what I wanted to be in my trailer as well as the different settings in which these scenes will take place. I also thought that I'd include when I want the intertitles to appear. I think this will come in useful when I am editing so I know when to add these in, though I will see during editing if they fit well in these parts.

Music research and plan

To find my music, I went to a non-copyright music website and typed in the 'feelings' that I wanted in my trailer, I chose calm and bright because I want my trailer to be happy but also with a hint of sadness. 
There were a lot to choose from so I sampled most of them. I really like Water Droplets on the River as I feel like it really fits with my trailer and the emotions running throughout. 




Another non-copyright track I found was Two Together, The name caught my eye first as my trailer is about two friends being together and apart so I though this would be great. I really like the sound of it and I've discovered that I really like piano tracks. I will definitely consider this song as my music choice.



I also thought about this track called 'Eternal Hope', however I think that it is a bit too quiet to be in the back and not really emotional enough to fit with the feel of my trailer.



Final decision:

I have decided to use Two Together as my soundtrack for my trailer, as I really like that it is bright but also has a sad tone to it. I really like the piano as I feel it really compliments the emotion and feel of my trailer.

Film Poster research

I've been looking more into what ideas I have for my film poster. I was still a bit unsure on what I wanted to do for it or what style I wanted to do it in. I decided to type in to Google 'teen movie posters' and I found two posters that looked perfect! The two posters that really caught my eye were for The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Diary of a Teenage Girl. The styles are simple but still are eye catching. I like the fact that they are looking into the camera, and we can see the personalities of the characters just by standing/sitting there in front of the camera. I also really love the text and the type writer font.

I think I could try to create a poster like this, I would find a wall in school and shoot some pictures in front of that. I am thinking of maybe using a chalk board as the wall, we could write I Wish You Were Here and draw pictures, to make the poster stand out more.

I really love this idea and I can't wait to try it out.

Diary - Magazine and poster

I have been thinking more about my ideas for my magazine and poster and have been doing some research on magazines or posters that could I could recreate or be inspired by. I have been looking at a few magazines like Variety and The Hollywood reporter and deciding how I can shoot or design my cover. 

I also researched some teen drama posters and I have found a few that I really like:

Hopefully these real media texts will help to inspire some ideas for my magazine and poster when I begin to shoot, edit and create them.

First draft of my trailer

This is my first draft of my trailer I Wish You Were Here.

I haven't completed all of my filming yet as I am trying to arrange a date with Casey to do more filming. I have edited all of the scenes so far though and I am really liking how it is all coming together. There are some scenes that I decided against, for example, when Ellie and Casey plant a tree as I felt like it didn't really flow well in the trailer. 

I added some inter titles, but I feel like I should work on these a little bit more and perhaps add a few more. I also included some non-copyright music that I really thing brings the whole trailer together to set an overall feel.

I added a few voiceovers throughout the trailer, however I might tweak some of these as I near the end to make sure I am 100% happy. 

I will show this trailer to my friends and see if they have any feedback or constructive criticism, in order to get some audience feedback.

Diary - Filming in USA

Over my holiday, I filmed a little bit but not as much as I anticipated. I filmed the scenes at the airport where I stand by the window and watch the planes and also got some footage of the plane taking off although it is slightly blurry. 
During my time in Vegas, I got a few shots of the scenery and one shot of myself, which I could incorporate. 
I also filmed in Disneyland by the castle however over the two days I went, it was incredibly busy therefore I could't really get a range of shots. For the shots of scenery, I am thinking of adding a voice over perhaps saying "Look Casey, I'm in Disneyland, tick this off the list, I wish you were here!" for example. 
Overall, I'm slightly disappointed with the amount of footage I got, however I will try my best to make it work and I'm sure I can make it look good through editing.