Post Production - Colour Editing 2 (Tests)

I began filming my exterior (chase scene) footage on 11th January 2017. Although I filmed later on in the day at 3:30pm, I had enough sunlight to capture successful footage with good lighting. 

However, when I filmed more chase scene footage on the second day of filming at my exterior location, the overall appearance of my footage was significantly different. Despite filming at the same time as when I had previously filmed, I found that the lighting was more cool toned and dark.  

I have included examples below of stills from two different clips I had captured on this day. The overall lighting is quite blue toned which although provides an ominous feel which is conventional of horror thriller films, does not match my other external footage in terms of colour. 

I therefore decided to attempt to colour match this footage with my clips from my first filming day. I applied the 'Lumetri Color' effect to my footage and edited the white balance by selecting a part of my footage that was supposed to be white; I selected the lightest part . The colour temperature was altered to 162.6, whereas the tint had changed to 10.0. 

Nothing shown in frame of my second clip was supposed to be white. Therefore, I adjusted the overall temperature and tint of the colour of my footage to the same temperature and tint applied to my first clip after I had selected the white balance (shown below). The temperature was altered from 0.0 to 162.6, and the tint to 10.0.

Planning Ancillary - Film Poster Format/Layout (Landscape)

Although I plan on creating an ancillary poster that is portrait, I may decide to use a still image from my film to use as a main focal image in my poster. I therefore decided to create a landscape version of a potential poster layout, as the framing of my trailer is landscape. 

Post Production Research & Planning - Billing Block Research

I selected a range of billing block examples from existing horror thriller film promotional posters. This gave me an idea of what I could incorporate into my own billing block in regard to providing production information to my audience. 

(The Conjuring 2)

(Insidious)

(Blair Witch)

(The Cabin in the Woods)

A Billing Block is typically included towards the end of a film trailer (when the release date and film title is often revealed to the audience), as well as at the bottom of a promotional poster in a small font. It is used to provide the audience with any additional information they may need about the film during the run up to its release. The Billing Block is often located near small production company logos, age certificates and promotional websites/social media accounts/hashtags which allows the audience to engage more with the films promotion in both film trailers and posters. I intend to incorporate this alongside the Billing Blocks on my own products.
Based on looking at these four examples of existing horror thriller billing blocks, I have noticed that there is a consistent use of the following information:

• The names of any Production Companies involved in the creation of the film.
• Name of the Film Director responsible for all creative aspects during the making of the film.
• Casting Directors
• Cast Members - particularly those with a major role in the film.
• Producers and any Co/Executive Producers
• Costume Designers
• Film Editors
• (Script) Writers 
• Director of Photography (for any promotional products; including film posters and DVD covers).
• Individual(s) responsible for the film's Screenplay

I aim to incorporate most aspects into my own Billing Block in order to make my products appear as realistic as possible. However, I will need to create my Billing Block at the end of my post production editing process of my trailer.

Ancillary Production - Film Poster First Draft

First Draft Ancillary Product - Film Poster

I intend to use Adobe photoshop as my main platform when creating my ancillary poster(s).

I decided to use a still from my film as I had not yet taken photographs specifically for my ancillary products.

Planning Ancillary - Film Poster Format/Layout (Portrait)

Research Ancillary - Genre Specific Horror Thriller Film Poster Analysis: OCULUS (2013)

When researching and finding existing horror thriller film posters to use as potential inspiration when it comes to creating my own ancillary product, I was drawn to the range of commercial posters created for the promotion of 2013 horror thriller film 'Oculus', written, directed and edited by Mark Flanagan. However, I have chosen to focus particularly on the central film poster shown above. This specific poster stood out to me the most due to the focal image; in comparison to the other posters, the main image fills the entirety of the page, rather than the focal point being on one side of the poster.

In this poster, we can see a close up image of a woman's face, implying that she plays a significant role within the narrative. Conventionally, horror thriller posters contain dark lighting in order to create an ominous atmosphere and to instil fear within the audience. Dark lighting is most present around the edges of the image, therefore framing her face which is illuminated using brighter lighting. 

White text is used throughout this poster; the film title, release date, tagline and promotional information/logos are used in a similar font, contrasting the darker colours in the background. White, although imply innocence, also connotes isolation and sets up for a divide between antagonism and the protagonists in the narrative. This makes the use of the dark lighting appear more dramatic; suggesting there will be evil and danger within the film.

The overall layout of this poster is typical of existing horror thriller film posters whereby relatively small text is used towards the top of the film poster.