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Finished Short FIlm Feedback

The feedback that we received was mainly positive, which was very good for us. However, there was a few criticisms that came down to three main things;

• Work on sound - In terms of the sound of running and footsteps to which we will make more levelled out. However this was a work in progress.
• Remove the shot reverse shot - as it removes the 'scary' feel and makes the chase anti climatic. We have decided to take this into account and have decided to removed
• Remove the scream at the end of the video - the audience felt this was unneeded as it added a comedy value, therefore we decided to get rid of the scream.

Poster Photoshop

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Contact Sheet

This is a contact sheet we have produced of all the images we took today as part of the photo shoot in the photography studio that features a few images we will be using on out film poster and for our film review.

 

Poster Photoshoot Props

As we have decided to use our evidence board as a background for our film poster as it is significant to the plot of the film, is used as an prop and will help set up the tone of the film on the film poster through its connotations.

In preparation, I have fixed up the board since using it for film, but changing the cardboard background to new fresh boards, adding more articles to the board to make it look more filled out to add to the effect. Though we are aware it will look different to how it does in the film we feel this will contribute to the tone of the film on the poster by making it look as if the vigilante killer has taken down more of those who have escaped the justice system 'one by one' tying with the title of the film.

updated evidence board.

Other details I have included that were not their before include the links and number squares between articles. I decided to do this as it is often used on evidence boards used on police/crime television shows or films therefore I felt it would make the board look more professional while keeping its amateur/D.I.Y look we wanted. The links also give off an effect particularly to the audience making them question why selected articles are linked giving a slight backstory to the film showing the vigilante killer has done this before.

Film Review Article Draft

One by One review

 

We all love a good thriller. We’ve all jumped back in shock, we’ve all sat on the edge of our seat in suspense and we’ve all laughed at the utter ridiculousness. The newest film to venture into the well-trodden path is “one by one” from newbie filmmakers Lazarus productions. They’re hoping to take the world by storm a la Chronicle. This indie production team has set out to bring the old school back to the thriller genre. Unlike many Hollywood flicks of recent years such as “The House at the End of the Street”.  The trio in a recent interview with us (to hear go to www.showreelfilm.co.uk) stated, “Having grown up watching horror /thriller films ourselves, we feel its loosing its credibility as a respected genre and now has become something repetitive, with countless reboots and over used storylines. Filmmakers are also responsible, as they tend not to respect the audience in terms of their intelligence, rather than dealing with the real issues shown in the films such as murder and striping back to the psychological reasoning behind it, instead think up new ways to kill a cheerleader with a chainsaw. If we can do one thing with one by one it would be to begin the revival of the good old fashion intelligent psychological horror/thriller.”

 

The small budgeted short film strays away from a complicated plotline and keeps it to the bare minimum. Following the route from movies of old, One by One centres on a vigilante killer out to exact his version of justice by killing convicted criminals who were released by the failure of our justice system…sounds familiar? However, despite the predictable plotline, this cliché actually works in favour of the film. With its non-existent dialogue the main tool of storytelling lies through the artful direction. This is where the film truly shines and starts to stand on its own merit. A series of blurred shots imply sinister things in the obscure parts of a deranged mind. The last scene stole the show with a powerful yet simple shot adding another metaphorical layer to the psychotic anti-hero who does what needs to be done (hear hear). Another stand out feature is the music, a brilliant piano piece composed by the legendary pianist, Ludovico Einaudi that enriched the atmosphere to creepier levels, giving thriller lovers that much needed build-up of suspense.

Similar films

1.  Disturbia (2007) - 
   A teen living under house arrest becomes convinced his neighbour is a serial killer.
2. The call (2013) - When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realises that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
3. Prisoners (2013) - When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?
4. Law abiding citizen (2009) - A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
5. Wanted (2008) - A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

Call Sheet

This is a Photoshoot described on a call sheet which will take place in a studio, featuring 2 of the main three images needed for our film poster. The first being the background of the evidence board and the second being the close up of the hooded figure, similar to the mock up poster.

Audience Feedback - Poster Pitch

Here is the pitch we did to an audience regard what we plan to do for our short film, film poster.
The main aim of this pitch was to open up to the audience which film poster design they thought we should go with. the majority of the vote went to the film poster mock up idea number one as the audience felt it showed what our short film was about using the forest as a background as the majority of our short film takes place their. However once we discussed this as a group we still preferred the mock up film poster idea number 2 but taking in account the audiences mention of the forest in the background we decided to somehow also include the forest in the second film poster, which led us to produce the poster below. As a group we felt this worked much better by include both the element of the evidence board and the forest, all locations and significant props were included. therefore we have decided that our film poster will follow the layout of the new mock up poster we have produced.

Film Poster Pitch

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