Finished film poster

Finished Magazine

Editing

Film trailer
We edited our film using Final cut express, in our AS coursework we used this software therefore we were familiar with it. A lot of the other students making film trailers decided to use iMovie, which is an easier software to use however we felt as we had already used Final cut express, we would rise to the challenge and use it to edit our A2 film trailer. We could remember the main functions needed to edit the film but had to use youtube for certain filters and to add text as we had forgot. We found it easy to pick up on techniques in which we had used last year such as adding a cross fade to make the footage fade in and out so it ran smoothly. However, a few problems did arise through the editing of our film such as how to add text into it. We struggled to get the text how we wanted, as we wanted the letters to gradually build up to make the text 'e.g - from the author Rupert Browning', in the end we stuck with a simple fade in and out on top of the footage.

It took us a long time to edit our film, initially our film took priority over the poster and magazine as it required the most work and time. We made a lot of changes after receiving feedback from peers to get our over all film. Initially the 'morning after' scene was too long so we had to cut it by almost half to make it appear as a quicker shot which is what a film trailer is conventionally like.
My favorite function on Final cut express is the duration tool, we used it to speed up certain parts of the trailer and slow down other parts. I think this made the trailer look very effective towards the end when Emily swings her head around on the field. We achieved this shot by carefully filming around Emily from a 180 degree angle, when we stood paralell (in front of her) she flipped her head down giving off a 'mental' look, she then stood up and carried on walking around to complete the 180 degree shot. This is classed as a tracking shot as the camera went around Emily. When we reviewed this footage the camera was wobbly due to not having suitable utensils to film it with, therefore the editing of this footage really saved it. 

We slowed down the first 90 degrees of the full 180, this minimised the shaky camera and made it look very professional. We slowed it down by about 75%.

 We sped up the part where I was standing parallel to Emily, after half of the 180 degree angle. This made her look confused and insane, which we thought linked to the narrative well as she is torn what to do about her pregnancy. 

The film magazine
After finishing our movie trailer; which we spent the majority of our time on, we had a few dilemmas with the magazine and the movie poster. We created and edited the magazine using power point, as we thought this would be the easiest when it came to adding texts and shapes on to it. 

The film magazine wasn't too hard to do, we used an image of Emily sitting on the steps outside Rochester cathedral, she is putting a blank expression which we thought looked effective, especially as she is looking direct at the camera. It most magazine front covers is it one character looking at the camera with a blank expression, rarely it is numerous characters like in avengers.
From using a sample film magazine cover we replicated the type of things on it such as texts and promotions with our own twist on it. One thing we noticed is that magazine covers have a lot of text on them, they are almost fully covered it text, therefore we crammed as must as we could onto ours. We also used different fonts for the text as its not conventional to use the same text throughout. We also used the magazine company 'Total Film' as this is a well known magazine brand specifically for film promotion. 
We also used shapes to create things that stand out on the magazine. We created a circle and set the colour as yellow to make it stand out and wrote 'The 10 biggest blockbusters you need to see', this made the film magazine look more professional as all magazines have things that stand out in shapes and are bold. 

Film poster

When it came to editing our film poster we had several attempts at editing it. Photoshop was crucial for our magazine poster to make it look really effective and professional however none of our group knew how to use it. I attempted to use Photoshop but found it difficult as I had never used it before therefore I used Publisher, Powerpoint and Paint to create it. Firstly we took an image from our footage at Capstone, where Frankie is reassuring Emily on the bridge that she will be there for her throughout the pregnancy.
We then got separate head shot images of the two characters and put a transparent fade onto them, which made them appear slightly see through. We then placed them at the bottom of the poster infront of the Captstone image, this create almost a montage of images which I think looks effective. We then added the title of the film with 'touchstone presents' on it and added a billing block.
From previously researching, I noticed that the majority of all published film posters have the same font for their billing blocks. I further researched into this to see if I could access this font, as this would make our poster look extra professional. The front was called Univers 39 Thin Ultra Condensed, however you had to purchase it which was around £30, so unfortunately we had to find a font that was similar. We also added a sort of catch phrase saying 'with only one to depend on', as a lot of film posters contain one. 

Editing process - music

For our film we think that music is very important as it will set the mood from the happy beginning which no worries or tie backs to dramatic as the trailer goes on. Choosing the most suitable music is crucial however we have to ensure that we do not use copy right music. 

The first piece of music we needed was something that the two best friends were getting ready to go out to. This music needed to be very upbeat to show they are going to a club and they have no worries. We searched for non-copyright music on youtube and on search engines and had a lot of difficulty finding music that wasn't cheesy and fitted the criteria. This piece of music we found on youtube and it is non-copyright (as stated by in the print screen). It fits the genre liquid drum and base which is a form of dance music. We played around with the music to get it to fit the scenes we needed and decided that we should carry it on through the 'club' scene too as this would work better than getting another piece of music. 

Seven lions - Fevers evidence of non-copyright

The next piece of music we needed was something that would begin playing in the background when Emily wakes up from her one night stand. We decided to get a classical dramatic sound to show the audience that what has happened is going to effect Emily badly, we then made this music quiet as when we kept it loud it made the scene look quite freaky and more like a horror or thriller. I think this piece of music fits well with the scene. 

The dramatic sound which we used for Emily waking up

When there is a disruption to the narrative, when Emily finds out she is pregnant and the trailer/story line turns dramatic we needed a piece of music that was going to pull on the audiences heart strings. Therefore we decided to remix and put our own twist on a song called Sailor & I. We slowed the piece of music right down to make it slower and more emotional, we thought that it sounded right for the mood change. 

Day 6 of filming

12th March 

Today we decided that we need a few more 'filler' shots in order to have enough footage to complete our film. From initially editing our film and getting all of the footage in place using final cut express, we found that we had gaps that needed to be filled. For example the part where Emily wakes up from a one night stand cannot be followed by her finding out she is pregnant as we need to show time has passed. 

We used this shot for the end of the trailer to show the audience she is pregnant and keeping the baby. She looks washed out and tired showing she is exhausted.

This is showing Emily is torn and confused.

This shot is of Emily with a blank stare to show she is confused.

This shot shows the best friends having a laugh together. 

We first decided to go up onto the school field and film there because the weather was perfect for a gloomy scene. The part of the trailer in which we would need this scene is after she has found out that she is pregnant, therefore we want to emphasise the fact that the character doesn't know what to do. We decided to try something new and we filmed the character shaking her head about, this would be edited faster to look like she is going insane and doesn't know what to do. We then filmed some shots on the stairs of the two characters messing around showing they have a good friendship and are always laughing, displaying happiness. We thought that we could use this shot in between the one night stand and Emily finding out she is pregnant. The last part we filmed was Emily pregnant as we needed this shot for the end of the film to show the audience that she keeps the baby. In terms of make up and costume we made sure Emily looked exhausted by her not wearing any makeup. This will show the audience that she alone, tired and her life has changed forever. 

Representation

The main characters:
The main characters of the film are two eighteen year old girls. They represent the youth of today due to their behaviour and image. Both of the girls are up with the latest trends in which consists of a creative style. They enjoy going out and having a good time including clubbing, which at the age of 18 they are legal to do so.

Behaviour:
Emily's promiscuous behaviour is due to her bad childhood memories. Her relationship with her mother is not great, her mother is careless and she doesn't give her the attention she needs. Therefore Emily's behaviour is quite rebellious due to craving attention which she doesn't get from her mother. There a lot of teenagers out there with repressed negative childhood memories in which may be quite promiscuous. Emily is a representation of this. 

Best friend relationship:
Best friends are typically two individuals who do everything together, they trust each other highly and look out for each other. Emily and Frankie are best friends who spend a lot of time together, they certainly trust each other as Emily feels she can confide in Frankie when she finds out she is pregnant. Frankie helps Emily through the entire duration of the pregnancy and never leaves her side, this shows that they will do anything for each other. I think this is an accurate representation of youth as nearly everyone has a best friend in which is practically family to them. Emily doesn't have a reliable authority figure therefore she also looks up to her best friend, at times in life everyone feels they can confide in their best friend over a family member due to being the same age and having so much in common.