Photoshop research

First draft of my poster

Here is my first draft of my poster for my short film. I took this picture on the day of filming and I think it really describes my protagonist well. I created this poster on a website called Canva. However, I now need to find out how to get the text for the bottom of the poster in the style of Universal thin condensed. I also want to change the background of the picture which I will try in photoshop.

My recent rough cut

I have spent some time putting my shots together and doing a bit of editing. It is too long at the moment and I will have to cut a lot of clips down as some of them are too long but this is the rough outline of my film.
I also will be taking out all the sound and placing my voice over the top then adding the song over the top of the dance so there is better quality of sound.

Research on flashbacks

For my short film I use flashbacks when my protagonist is remembering her old eating habits and her lowest times. I wanted to create a noticeable flashback which would would represent the negative past thoughts to the audience. I used youtube to find out different ways and tricks to make my flashbacks clear and as professional as possible. This tutorial was especially useful.

Film Review of Starved

Film review cover from Isadora SPRATLING

Filming Day 2

03/03/18

Today at 10.00 myself and Emily went over to the studio to film the dance scenes. It was a successful day and I managed to get all the shots I wanted and more. However, I was faced with some problems which made it harder to film, such as the mirrors. I knew this would be a problem as the walls are covered in mirrors which makes it hard to film as my refection is visable. I therefore, had to get into different places and angles where I woulnt be as obvious. We also had the problem of the cold. The day beofore it had heavily snowed and even though this wasnt a problem for continuity as the snow wasnt seen, the studio was freezing cold and the heater didnt work. This made myself and my actress very cold and stiff. I therefore had to make sure Emily was wraped up in coats and layers bewteeen takes so that she wouldnt get overly cold as well as hurting herself when she danced. I made sure she did a good warm up before for her muscles to warm up and to prevent any injuries. It also meant that plans where changed such as I planned her dance to be in bare foot but due to her cold feet we left her socks on so she could keep warmer.

Dispite these problems, I think the morning was very sucessful and im excited to start the next part of the editing process.

Shot List- filming day 2

Here is the second shot list for day 2 of filming on the 3rd March

Planning for filming day 03/03/18

Filming day 2
On the 3rd March I am planning on filming the last part to my short film. On this day, I will film the dance class, and the dance as well as taking picture for my poster.

Location:
I am using my dance teachers private studio in her back garden to film in. In the studio it is covered in mirrors which will fit with my storyline of my protagonist constantly comparing herself in the mirror. However, this could also be a challenge filming as I will have to place myself somewhere so I wont be seen with the camera in the mirrors.

Costume:
Emily will be wear the same black leotard and ballet tights, as well as some ballet shoes and maybe pointe shoes, with her hair in a bun.  She will then have a costume change into a different leotard with bare feet to do the dance and hair half up, half down.

Props:
We will her dance bag with a water bottle and a energy bar or banana. She will also need all her dance shoes as well as her phone.