Exploring and Evaluating Promotional Material for Existing Films

CHARLIE ST CLOUD





















Synopsis:
Charlie St. Cloud is a young man overcome by grief at the death of his younger brother. So much so that he takes a job as caretaker of the cemetery in which his brother is buried. Charlie has a special lasting bond with his brother though, as he can see him. Charlie meets up with his brother (Sam) each night to play catch and talk. Then, a girl comes into Charlie's life and he must choose between keeping a promise he made to Sam, or going after the girl he loves.

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Colour Scheme:
Tone:
Focal Point:
Balance:
Harmony:
Unity:

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GENRE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS



USE OF TRANSITIONS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS



In my movie I have used a few different transitions including:

• fade in
• fade out
• cross dissolve

I have used a few special effects including:

• gaussian blur
• speed up
• speed down
• soft focus
  

CHOICE OF TITLES INCLUDING COLOURS AND FONT TYPE



For my titles I have chosen a plain font for the main title and a cursive font for the quote. This was because the begining of the movie is really calm and happy so i chose fonts that weren't really busy and bright.

CHOICE OF COLOUR SCHEME AND MUSIC DECISIONS



When the girl is younger, the colours are bright but when she is older and has changed they are darker. When she is younger the music is calmer and more peacful but when she is older it is louder.

ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE

The only changes I would make would be to film a few different angles and a shot of the makeup washing down the drain.

New Movie: Be True To You

Genre: Drama

Idea:
The movie is about a girl who used to be happy and free but then she changes so she can be 'cool'. She goes to lots of parties, drinks and does heaps of stupid things. She is obsessed with fashion and gossip and is always on her phone, computer or reading magazines. She is invited to a party. She spends ages choosing clothes to wear and caking on makeup. When she is finished getting ready she looks at herself and realises how much she has changed. She takes everything back off, deletes her formspring account and reads a book.

There is no dialogue.

Characters:
Girl: Gena

Locations:
The movie was filmed in a bedroom and in the ensuite attached to it.

Title: Be True To You (there is also a quote)

Synopsis:
Gena is a young girl who is out of control. She is always out partying and when she's not she's either on her phone, laptop or reading magazines. She is invited to a party and spend ages getting ready. She realises how much she has changed and she decides that she isn't happy with the person she has become. Can she really change things back to the way she was before?

Film Breakdown Sheet

New Movie - Filming Process

Filming

Difficlties:

• time
• mirrors
• lighting

Skills, Techniques & Tricks

• we found a certain angle and some places where you could film in the mirror without being seen.

Process:

The process of making this movie has been very difficult. Because we had issues with our footage (the first time it was bad quality and the second time it wouldn't play) we had to re-film it in one day. Because our original movie took a few days to film, we had to do a new movie. So we came up with another idea for a movie and the filming process of this was very successful.

Time:

Because of the difficulties of the footage not working we spent a few weeks waiting to see if we could get it to work using a program. Because we couldn't get the program we had little time to come up with a new movie and film it.

Changes:

I don't want to make any changes to our new movie. I think that it is really good, especially as we only had a short time to do it.

Restart:

If I could start again I would film a few more angles and shots but I am happy with it anyway.

Props

The props that were used for the movie:

hair straightener

dress

tutu skirt

midriff singlet

heels

extra makeup/products to make it look like she has heaps on her counter

print off the invitation & the movie plan

magazines (fashion / gossip)

laptop

pajamas

black paint to wash down sink or something like that

an old chapter book or childrens book

Formspring account

This is a screenshot of the formspring.me account we made for out movie. It is called Girloutacontrol. This is a website the character looks at during the film and there are annonymous messages sent to her saying how she has changed and that no one likes the person she has become.