Over the last few weeks in Creative Media, I have been working on creating a poster and website for my film. This has been both a happy but challenging experience which I have put a lot of time and effort into.
During this process, I actually didn’t face as many problems as I thought I would. There were a few things in photoshop I needed Mr Andrews’ help with and other little issues that I needed him for a second option but I did not run into any major problems. In iWeb, I came across a few complainants but I managed to solve them by myself which I’m really proud of. I also think I didn’t come across many problems in both photoshop and iWeb because I had left an entire lesson to just playing around with both programs to get a better idea of how to use them.
For once, I would not want to improve my time management! I finally learnt from all the all nights I have had getting creative media assignments done and managed my time brilliantly. It’s so good in fact, that I have managed to get my assignment done almost a whole week before its due! The only improvement I would make would be my planning. I think I should have planned the website and poster out in greater depth to make things a tad bit easier but I still managed to get it all done on time so I am not complaining.
Overall, I think my poster and website really suit the film. I have had positive feedback from everyone who I have showed but I am very happy that everyone has been easily able to identify the genre of the film. I am really glad Mr Andrews forced us and kept nagging us about our planning and making sure we had it done by a due date because this made me get everything done and helped me to coincidently update my blog. For future improvements, more in depth planning would be more helpful, so that is something I can work on but I want my time management to stay the same as it is right now! I love having the entire assignment done before its due so on Monday night -no late night for me! Anyway, I am really proud of my work and I think all the time and effort has paid
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Reflection - 5/11/2010
...ok...I didn't get my website exported today because Mr Andrews was everyone with their project so I can't really complain. So instead, I decided to ask others about my posters and website. I got lots of positive feedback on my website and heaps of feedback on my posters. Girls said that my poster really suited the film and the text/colour tied into the website. Everyone was easily able to identfity that the movie had a horror and thriller genre to it and I even asked girls who hadn't seen the movie and they said the exact something as the girls who had seen the movie! GO ME!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Reflection - 4/11/2010
YES! I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED MY ASSIGNMENT! EVERYTHING'S DONE! I borrowed out a laptop tonight so I could finish the last bit of my assignment and I'm so happy that everything's done! Thanks to my wonderful time management, my assignment is complete almost a week before its due. In tomorrow's lesson I'm hoping to have the website exported so I can hand it in and then that's one less thing to worry about.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Reflection - 3/11/2010
YAY! I am so close to finishing my assignment its not funny! I only need to add a few more things to my website and then everything's done. I'm really glad that Mr Andrew forced us into making sure everything was done by a certain date and I'm so happy that I've (finally) learnt from my mistakes of running out of time. I am very comfortable with my assignment and for once I'm not stressing or worrying about not finishing on time.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Reflection - 2/11/2010
In today's lesson, I managed to get all the content/layout of my website into iWeb meaning that next lesson all I have to do is add the pictures required. I am really happy so far because my time management has been fantastic so hopefully I can keep it up!
Friday, October 29, 2010
Reflection - 29/10/2010
In today's lesson, I got all the posters done! I had worked on them during my spare time after school so that helped in getting them done sooner. I used a lot of masks and soft brushes to complete my poster but I also had to change the colours to make it look more like a horror film.
This was the picture I used:
And these were the posters that were created from it:
This was the picture I used:
And these were the posters that were created from it:
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Reflection - 27/10/2010
In today's lesson, I started on my poster. I decided that instead of doing an official poster that I would do three teaser posters instead. What I'm planning to do is have Eve's (Elena) poster as the main one and the other two characters will have posters with the same design.
Eve's poster - Have Eve's dead body and her face which will be a light blue colour. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
Alex's poster (me) - It will have my face but it will be in red while the rest of the background is black. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
Jenny's poster (Zheirleen) - It will have her face but it will be in red while the background is black. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
I managed to get my poster done (it took so long because of all the cropping, cutting and layers I had to do) so next lesson I'll do Eve's and then Jenny's.
Eve's poster - Have Eve's dead body and her face which will be a light blue colour. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
Alex's poster (me) - It will have my face but it will be in red while the rest of the background is black. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
Jenny's poster (Zheirleen) - It will have her face but it will be in red while the background is black. The words FATE will be written in white but the A will be in red with a blood trail falling down from the bottom.
I managed to get my poster done (it took so long because of all the cropping, cutting and layers I had to do) so next lesson I'll do Eve's and then Jenny's.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Reflection - 26/10/2010
YAY! I stayed behind after school today and I got all the pictures I needed for my website! In tomorrow's lesson, I am planning to get started on my poster and once that's done, I'll do my website (I already have all the information I need so that can wait).
Monday, October 25, 2010
Reflection...I hate Macs
Ok, I really hate macs and any time of quicktime player file. None of them will open on my desktop meaning I can't do any work. I thought I just couldn't open the movie but turns out I can't open any work! This is very annoying so tomorrow afternoon I will be staying behind after school to get this done.
Reflection - 25/10/2010
In today's lesson I spent most of it playing around in iWeb. I now know how to do everything so next lesson I will start putting everything together for my website. I also got all the pictures and clips from Elena so tonight I will do a proper view of my website.
Homework - Do a proper view and poster for my website.
Homework - Do a proper view and poster for my website.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Developing the "Look and Feel" of my promotional campaign
Elements of Design
• Warm colours – crimson/black/bits of orange and yellow
• Tone -Strong contrasts between light and dark on the subject (tarot card)
-Dark and harsh
• Shape -A mixture of organic and geometric
• Form -Mainly geometric
• Line -Expressive, a mixture of jagged and flowing
Principles of Design
• Movement -Directs the viewer around the artwork by the lines, colour, tone and shapes
• Balance -Asymmetrical but tone and colours will balance out the website
• Unity -Cohesive quality creating a sense of balance
• Contrast -Differences in the elements to create dramatic effects – contrasting colour/texture/line
• Pattern -Repetition of elements
• Harmony -Pleasing arrangement of visual language to create a feeling of rightness or balance – harmonious use of colour/texture/background image to create feeling/balance.
Overall Feel
The overall feel I am trying to get from my audience is one of wonder and fear. I want to drawn them in with the mystery of the tarot cards yet I want them to be on the edge of their seats in fear. The atmosphere will be dark but clean and I’m hoping to be able to create such emotions like fright and anonymity.
How I will do this:
Tarot Cards – Tarot cards are largely involved with predicting the fate of someone so if I plan everything out correctly, then the tarot cards will draw the viewer in by using emotions such as wonder and curiosity.
Fright/Horror – By using dark colours, shapes, form and lines, I am hoping to create a frightening atmosphere and draw out emotions such as horror and fright from the viewer.
Website Layout
Font: Viner Hand ITC or Baskerville Old Face
Target Audience
The target audience I am aiming for is older teens to young adults. The website may also draw people who like horror/thriller movies as well but my main goal is older teens to young adults.
• Warm colours – crimson/black/bits of orange and yellow
• Tone -Strong contrasts between light and dark on the subject (tarot card)
-Dark and harsh
• Shape -A mixture of organic and geometric
• Form -Mainly geometric
• Line -Expressive, a mixture of jagged and flowing
Principles of Design
• Movement -Directs the viewer around the artwork by the lines, colour, tone and shapes
• Balance -Asymmetrical but tone and colours will balance out the website
• Unity -Cohesive quality creating a sense of balance
• Contrast -Differences in the elements to create dramatic effects – contrasting colour/texture/line
• Pattern -Repetition of elements
• Harmony -Pleasing arrangement of visual language to create a feeling of rightness or balance – harmonious use of colour/texture/background image to create feeling/balance.
Overall Feel
The overall feel I am trying to get from my audience is one of wonder and fear. I want to drawn them in with the mystery of the tarot cards yet I want them to be on the edge of their seats in fear. The atmosphere will be dark but clean and I’m hoping to be able to create such emotions like fright and anonymity.
How I will do this:
Tarot Cards – Tarot cards are largely involved with predicting the fate of someone so if I plan everything out correctly, then the tarot cards will draw the viewer in by using emotions such as wonder and curiosity.
Fright/Horror – By using dark colours, shapes, form and lines, I am hoping to create a frightening atmosphere and draw out emotions such as horror and fright from the viewer.
Website Layout
Font: Viner Hand ITC or Baskerville Old Face
Target Audience
The target audience I am aiming for is older teens to young adults. The website may also draw people who like horror/thriller movies as well but my main goal is older teens to young adults.
MY AWESOME DREAM!!!
Okay were to start. If I go to bed thinking about something in great depth, than I tend to dream about it. Anyway, so last night I went to bed thinking about Creative Media and all the work I still have to do and I had this amazing dream! I dreamt that I was sitting at a large crimson red table and there were rows of cards laid out in front of me. I felt something in my hand and when I raised my hand I saw that my wrisit had been sliced and I was holding several tarot cards, three which had pictures of myself, Elena and Zheirleen. The scene then switched to where we did the spell and a tarot card appeared before it disappeared and the words "accept the things to which fate binds you" appeared!
Thinking about it now, I can use that for my tagline and the tarot cards can be used for the poster and the website layout!!!
Thinking about it now, I can use that for my tagline and the tarot cards can be used for the poster and the website layout!!!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Planning and Developing the Contents, Information and Navigation Structure
Information on the Poster:
I’ve decided that my poster will be a teaser poster and therefore all I want on my poster will be the movie title, the release date and the tagline.
Film Synopsis: Three girls who are out casts in society and wanting nothing more to be accepted, are paying for their selfish wishes with their life. When their group leader, Eve, finds an ancient spell under mysterious circumstances and convinces her followers to perform the spell with her. She tells them it will make society acknowledge them and since they are all desperate for that acceptance, they agree and thus...the chaos begins.
Character Profiles:
Eve: Eve is a cruel, ruthless girl who wants nothing more than to be accepted in society. She grew up in a violent family home where her alcoholic father would beat her mother on a daily basics. As she got older and started understanding more about the situation she was in, she turned to drugs and smoking as a way to get out of it all.
When she met Alex, she was so happy to finally be acknowledged by someone that she was able to stop taking drugs and smoking. However, as time went on, Alex’s acknowledged wasn’t enough anymore. She started hiding her true feelings and began to portray herself as two very different people, one in public and the other in her private time. When Jenny joined her group, she had no problem in manipulating the sweet girl into a troubled teen who needed Eve’s approval in just about everything she did. Eve wants nothing more than society to accept her but this desire has turned into a very deadly obsession.
Alex: Alex was an ordinary girl who came from a normal family background. She had a very loving family and lived a comfortable life style. However, she wanted more. Her greed turned her from a caring girl to a selfish brat who had no problem in hurting other people if it meant she got what she wanted.
When Alex first met Eve, it was her pity that made her stay and be friends with her. As time went on, Alex saw the power that Eve had over others. She grew obsessed with Eve’s ability to manipulate others and how she was able to use that to get whatever she wanted. Alex started to idolise Eve because Eve was able to get whatever she wanted, something that Alex craved for but could not achieve. When she first met Jenny, Alex became friends with her because she thought she would be able to manipulate the girl like Eve had done to her. Alex’s fixation with Eve and her control over Jenny, is slowly turning her into a very dark and cruel person.
Jenny: Jenny is a sweet, timid girl who associates with the wrong crowd. Due to her incredible shyness, it makes it hard for her to open up to others around her so she tends to spend a lot of time by herself which she absolutely hates. As she struggles to make friends, other students start making fun of her and bully her because they know she won’t fight back.
When she meets Eve and Alex, she starts to open up to them but she doesn’t truly feel like she’s their friend. As time goes on, she hangs out with the other two girls and lets them manipulate and use her to their desire. There are times where she does not agree with what the other two girls are doing but she does not speak against them as she fears that they will abandoned her, leaving her alone and secluded. Jenny truly believes that it’s better to be used and have some meaning then to be left alone and isolated in the darkness.
About the Cast/Crew:
Elena Liang: (Elena will write her own)
Taryn Williams: (Will write later after I've talked to the others)
Zherileen Sicango: (Zherileen will write her own)
I’ve decided that my poster will be a teaser poster and therefore all I want on my poster will be the movie title, the release date and the tagline.
Film Synopsis: Three girls who are out casts in society and wanting nothing more to be accepted, are paying for their selfish wishes with their life. When their group leader, Eve, finds an ancient spell under mysterious circumstances and convinces her followers to perform the spell with her. She tells them it will make society acknowledge them and since they are all desperate for that acceptance, they agree and thus...the chaos begins.
Character Profiles:
Eve: Eve is a cruel, ruthless girl who wants nothing more than to be accepted in society. She grew up in a violent family home where her alcoholic father would beat her mother on a daily basics. As she got older and started understanding more about the situation she was in, she turned to drugs and smoking as a way to get out of it all.
When she met Alex, she was so happy to finally be acknowledged by someone that she was able to stop taking drugs and smoking. However, as time went on, Alex’s acknowledged wasn’t enough anymore. She started hiding her true feelings and began to portray herself as two very different people, one in public and the other in her private time. When Jenny joined her group, she had no problem in manipulating the sweet girl into a troubled teen who needed Eve’s approval in just about everything she did. Eve wants nothing more than society to accept her but this desire has turned into a very deadly obsession.
Alex: Alex was an ordinary girl who came from a normal family background. She had a very loving family and lived a comfortable life style. However, she wanted more. Her greed turned her from a caring girl to a selfish brat who had no problem in hurting other people if it meant she got what she wanted.
When Alex first met Eve, it was her pity that made her stay and be friends with her. As time went on, Alex saw the power that Eve had over others. She grew obsessed with Eve’s ability to manipulate others and how she was able to use that to get whatever she wanted. Alex started to idolise Eve because Eve was able to get whatever she wanted, something that Alex craved for but could not achieve. When she first met Jenny, Alex became friends with her because she thought she would be able to manipulate the girl like Eve had done to her. Alex’s fixation with Eve and her control over Jenny, is slowly turning her into a very dark and cruel person.
Jenny: Jenny is a sweet, timid girl who associates with the wrong crowd. Due to her incredible shyness, it makes it hard for her to open up to others around her so she tends to spend a lot of time by herself which she absolutely hates. As she struggles to make friends, other students start making fun of her and bully her because they know she won’t fight back.
When she meets Eve and Alex, she starts to open up to them but she doesn’t truly feel like she’s their friend. As time goes on, she hangs out with the other two girls and lets them manipulate and use her to their desire. There are times where she does not agree with what the other two girls are doing but she does not speak against them as she fears that they will abandoned her, leaving her alone and secluded. Jenny truly believes that it’s better to be used and have some meaning then to be left alone and isolated in the darkness.
About the Cast/Crew:
Elena Liang: (Elena will write her own)
Taryn Williams: (Will write later after I've talked to the others)
Zherileen Sicango: (Zherileen will write her own)
Tree Diagram: 
Friday, October 22, 2010
Reflection - 22/10/2010
In today's lesson, I managed to get quite a bit of part A done. I still have lots of work to do but not as much as I did before. So far, this task has been really hard for me because I'm not use to using such arty words and explaining everything from an artist view. Hopefully I'll be able to get the hang of it soon and it won't take me as long...hopefully.
Homework: Finish Part A
Homework: Finish Part A
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Reflection - 20/10/2010
Since I came late because of a meeting I had at lunch, all the laptops were gone...so I had to use the massive Mac (which I don't like). Anyway, Mr Andrew told us that part A of our assignment would be due next Monday so I have quite a bit of work to get done.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Dark Knight Poster
What type of colour scheme is used?-Dark and analogus (colours are next to each other).
-Mostly dark blues/purples and light shades of white and blue.
-There is also a light green (Joker's hair) that can just be noticed.
-Dark red (meant to represent blood)
How does the colour scheme make you feel?
It creeps me out slightly but it makes me very curious. This is because I am curious as to why it is written in blood and just who the person is. However, in saying that I am creeped out by the type of person who does this and I am a bit uneasy to find out who.
What genre? Why?
The gene could be a thriller with horror elements. This is because the way the character is standing and the fact he is writing in blood is enough to say that it can either be horror or a thriller. However, looking at the colour scheme and the buildings in the background, I think the gene is more thriller than horror.
Is there a clear focal point?
My eyes are drawn straight away to the writing in red. I then tend to look at everything in the poster since its just something I do. Since everything is blurred a part from the writing in red, my eyes are drawn straight to that since it stands out so much.
What is the overall feel of the advertisement?
-Curious
-Wonder (who is the man in the background)
-Slight fear
-Dread
-Gives off a creepy feel -Excitment
Is the poster effective?
-Yes as it really draws the viewer in since the writing stands out so much. It also makes the viewer feel a range of emotions and makes them curious, therefore wanting to know/see more. The poster has been planned out carefully as it gives off enough information for the viewer to identity the person as the Joker from Batman but keeps enough away so the viewer wants to find out more.
Reflection - 19/10/2010
In today's lesson, Mr Andrew told us that part A of our assignment was due next Monday. I was very relaxed about it because so far I had planned my time out very well...that was until Mr Andrew showed us a document about visual language which we had to use in the website activity. Therefore, I need to ask Mr Andrews if I have to re-do the task or whether my work is just fine.
A part from that, in class we also did several exercises on different posters using the visual languages. We used the posters from New Dawn, Ratatouille, Blindness, Avatar and Blood Letting (a vampire movie). We then did our own analysts on a poster from the Dark Knight. This exercise did help me better understand how to write all this but I'm still very annoyed with the fact all my hard work has gone to waste. Mr Andrews should have really showed and done this with us BEFORE we did this exercise. I can't really do much but suck it up and do the work...as annoying as it may be.
Homework - Re-do the film analysing task and finish the Dark Knight poster.
A part from that, in class we also did several exercises on different posters using the visual languages. We used the posters from New Dawn, Ratatouille, Blindness, Avatar and Blood Letting (a vampire movie). We then did our own analysts on a poster from the Dark Knight. This exercise did help me better understand how to write all this but I'm still very annoyed with the fact all my hard work has gone to waste. Mr Andrews should have really showed and done this with us BEFORE we did this exercise. I can't really do much but suck it up and do the work...as annoying as it may be.
Homework - Re-do the film analysing task and finish the Dark Knight poster.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Creative Media Reflection - 15/10/2010
In today’s creative media lesson, Mr Andrew got us to re-do our poster but we had to try and make our poster for a different genre. We needed to use the same title and tagline but we were allowed to use different pictures. I managed to get some of my poster done but I will need to finish it off for homework.
Homework – Finish poster
Homework – Finish poster
Thursday, October 14, 2010
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