A Single Man Trailer

This trailer gave us inspiration, whenever he sees a beautiful human being the clip goes an 'orangy' fade. We decided to use this effect in our trailer and to have a purple fade throughout the trailer in the scenes where the boy is being filmed. The purple stands for bruising, and we decided to carry this purple theme throughout the trailer to show how the abuse of his mother had bruised his childhood.

Calendar Dates for filming

Sponsorship Inspiration

As social realisms quite frequently don't have much funding, we wanted to look into getting a sponsor for a our film that would not only (in theory) fund our film but also would create more publicity for our film.

This idea came from the film Precious in which Oprah Winfery and Tyler Perry help fund the distribution of the film after seeing it at the Sundance Film Festival. Having names such as theirs backing a film their fans will watch it as they are such big influences. We wanted this for our film as it would be another way to get people interested enough in our film to watch it. 

Nil By Mouth Trailer Awards and Acclimations

As another film that is based around domestic violence we realise that awards and acclimations where heavily relied upon to draw in an audience to watch the film. We figure this is because people would not want to watch a film that would depress them unless they thought it was of a quality and worth watching due to the impact it would have and the acting.
The Cannes Film Festival award for 1997 is shown with the logo that is also recognisable and attention grabbing.
Although all the awards and acclimations are in different colours they are all in keeping with each other when it comes to their typography and layout.
The black background also makes the writing stand out as there is nothing to distract you from it. although the first two pieces of writing have three scenes of the movie above them it only enhances what the writing is saying and compliments it.

Fish Tank Trailer Awards and Acclimations

The awards and acclimations in the Fish Tank teaser trailer are direct and to the point.
All of these shots of writing appear and then zoom in for approximately 2-5 seconds depending on how much writing their is.
The awards with both the writing and/or with the logo are in the same colours and style as them rest of the typography.
The acclimations simply state the quote and then who it is from.
The star ratings are something which everyone recognises so having 5 stars in a trailer automatically tells the viewer that the film is extremely liked and worth watching as it is universally discernible.

Poster Image Ideas

London to Brighton Website Deconstruction

An example of the hyperlinked pages on the website.

http://www.l2b-themovie.co.uk/

Unknown actors and actresses

Fish tank is a prime example of using unkown characters in a social realism. This is because it increases the realism and makes it more believable if they are not familiar faces. Although these actors have experience in acting, the majority of them have never played in a film.

Head Shots

Our Protagonist

The Child

The Victim

The Mother

The Perpetrator

The Father

Typography development

Opening Experimentation

We wanted the opening of our teaser trailer to be catching and different, so we decided to experiment with what would look best and make the most impact. The opening we decide to use will have sounds of arguing, fighting and violence over the top of it.

Domestic Violence Wheel

Child Abuse

Child Abuse - Signs and Symptoms

-Sexual Abuse

-Physical Abuse

·         Improbable excuses or refusal to explain injuries

·         Wearing clothes to cover injuries, even in hot weather

·         Refusal to undress for gym

·         Bald patches

·         Chronic running away

·         Fear of medical help or examination

·         Self-destructive tendencies

·         Aggression towards others

·         Fear of physical contact - shrinking back if touched

·         Admitting that they are punished, but the punishment is excessive (such as a child being beaten every night to 'make him study')

·         Fear of suspected abuser being contacted

·         Unexplained recurrent injuries or burns

-Emotional Abuse

·         Physical, mental and emotional development lags

·         Sudden speech disorders

·         Continual self-depreciation ('I'm stupid, ugly, worthless, etc')

·         Overreaction to mistakes

·         Extreme fear of any new situation

·         Inappropriate response to pain ('I deserve this')

·         Neurotic behaviour (rocking, hair twisting, self-mutilation)

·         Extremes of passivity or aggression

-Neglect

·         Destructive tendencies

·         Poor personal hygiene

·         Constant tiredness

·         Poor state of clothing

·         Emaciation

·         Untreated medical problems

·         No social relationships

·         Compulsive scavenging

·         Constant hunger

Idents

Films/Programmes include: Fish Tank, London Boulevard, Red Riding, Hunger, Adult Hood and Carlos

Films/Programmes include: Submarine, Nowhere Boy, Lovely Bones, Four Lions and This is England

Films/Programmes include: Billy Elliot, The Boy in Stripped Pyjamas, Bullet Boy, A Cock and Bull Story and Glastonbury

Films/Programmes includes: London to Brighton, Midnight Kiss, The Football Factory, Human Traffic and The Firm

All these idents are for some companies that frequently produce and distribute social realism films and would be the best fit ours.

Kiera Knightly Domestic Violence Awareness

We have been inspired by this awareness video, using a well known actress Kiera Knightly. The shots in this clip involve many close ups and the shots mainly focus on the characters in the clip. There is low key lighting throughout the video, which fits with the sub genre.

Possible Awards

• Palme d'Or – Golden Palm
• Grand Prix – Grand Prize of the Festival
• Prix du Jury – Jury Prize
• Palme d'Or du court métrage – Best Short Film
• Prix d'interprétation féminine – Best Actress
• Prix d'interprétation masculine – Best Actor
• Prix de la mise en scène – Best Director
• Prix du scénario – Best Screenplay

• Drama
• Comedy
• Fantasy
• Animation
• Performance of the Year
• Must See Movie of the Year
• One to Watch: Brits Going Global
• Special Recognition
• Onscreen Icon

• Best Actor
• Best Actress
• Best British Film
• Best Comedy
• Best Director
• Best Film
• Best Horror
• Best Newcomer
• Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy
• Best Thriller
• Done 
• In 60 Seconds Award

Academy Fellowship Outstanding British Contribution Best Film Outstanding British Film Outstanding Debut Director Original Screenplay Adapted Screenplay Film Not in the English Language

Animated Film Leading Actor Leading Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Original Music Cinematography Editing

Production Design Costume Design Sound Special Visual Effects Make Up & Hair Short Animation Short Film Orange Wednesdays Rising Star Award

Questionnaire

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Thanks

Initial Typography Ideas

This typography was appealing due to the top of the letters being cut off and tilted, this emphases the tilt in the relationship and how there are two sides in a domestic violence relationship. Also how the antagonist takes most of the control showing that it is unequal by the line splitting at the top, the antagonist is represented by the larger proportion. This typography is clear and simple to read.  

These two typography ideas reminded us of a child's scribble, this could relate to the child in the storyline, describing his parents relationship. the outline shows there is some stability and the scribble in the letters suggest that the child is confused by what is going on. This typographys are not bold enough  and would not stand out clearly on a poster, the website or on a DVD sleeve.

This again suggests confusion or strain on the relationship, relating to the storyline. It is bold and is eye catching, but we think it is too fussy.

We liked the way some of the letters are tilted, however this font feels too 'fun' and domestic violence is a serious matter, therefore would not fit with the style of the storyline. Also the merged letters could make confusion for people when reading.

This typography is simple and the grey/lilac colour fits with the title and Jenny Holzer's work. It reminds us of a stencil and they are often used by children.

This calligraphic style could suggest that the storyline is an account or true story, which would fit well with the social realist genre of the film, due to the hand writting.

This was our favourite due to the breaks in the letters, showing the breaks and damage in the relationship of the characters. The typography is easy to read and bold.

http://www.dafont.com/