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Generally people liked the teasers they watched apart from one comment from someone who thought it was weird, I was prepared for negative comments like this as there is a stigma that is attached to mental health. Comments like "weird" increase stigma when there shouldn't be stigma. Having mental health problems is the same as having a physical problem. I accept the criticism, but i'm not happy with the way it was phrased.

Updated project plan

i am almost up to date with my media work as shown in my project plan, the only outstanding work at this point is my website

first draft of teaser

This is my intro for my media trailer. The opening shot is a long shot of Melissa on a busy street. I've chosen this location because it creates a lot of distraction in the background which creates the illusion that Melissa isn't as important as the background, which makes the character appear quite empty. I have also used manual focus in this shot as I wanted this shot to be blurry. This creates a dissociative atmosphere, a lack of reality. I have used a number of effects to enhance the shot. I've altered the contrast and levels to make the shot appear darker which ties in with the genre of the film. I have also used the colour wheel on final cut pro to add an orange, green and black photo filter. This creates a a natural and glowy effect to the shot, and the black photo filter allows the colour to drain from the shot again relating to my choice of genre.
My second shot is a tracking long/midshot along Marylebone Road. I've delibrately made the camera movement jolty as I feel a steady shot wouldn't be appropriate in a teaser about mental health. I had asked Melissa to appear slightly agitated and jumpy to allow her to connect with her character. I had also asked her not to stare directly at the camera as, I wanted her to appear dissociative and disconnected with the environment around her.
My third shot is a side angle tracking midshot. I used this shot because I wanted to show the audience how Melissa felt, and in this shot she appears very stressed as she pulls her hair away from her face. I also used this shot because the majority of shots I had for the intro were all head on walking/running shots down the road so I felt a different angle was needed. I deliberately chose to face away from the road to make the shot a lot darker, as the only light in this shot is the flood lights shining off of the block of flats.
My fourth shot is a long shot. Again I have used manual focus to make Melissa appear blurry. I told Melissa to walk slowly in this shot as this is when
My fifth shot is a long shot and a zoom out to midshot. I asked Melissa to run towards me and appear distressed. This relates to my chosen genre as the character clearly is quite upset. I used this location because there are several street lamps around this courtyard and I needed quite a lot of lighting in order to show her distress.
My sixth shot is a close up shot of Melissa. I have used this shot to show Melissa's facial expression, which could be argued shows a sense of manipulation and a sudden contrast from upset to feeling dark and dangerous. Before I had filmed this shot, I had already written the speech for Melissa, so I knew the final sentence would be "I am alone" which I felt really needed a dramatic shot, and I felt a closeup showing emotions would be the best shot.
My seventh shot is a blurred shot of glow sticks. I have used this shot because it massively contrasts with the previous shot, I have used it to shock and confuse the audience.
My eighth shot is a panning shot of Niamh looking overly excited, again I used this shot because it is a complete contrast to my previous shots, i've dramatically changed the mood to confuse and draw in the audience. I've also changed the mood because depersonalization, is a symptom of borderline personality disorder and another common feature is mood swings. I feel I have shown the mood swings through my editing skills. This also shows my extensive research into depersonalization.
My nineth shot I've used as a fast cut bridging shot, it doesn't have any significance apart from that it's a linking shot and I've used fast editing to stick to my idea of genre.
My tenth shot is a night shot of Niamh. I have used this shot to again confuse the audience. The night shot signifies how Melissa sees Niamh. Melissa perceives Niamh as an unfamiliar character, almost a threat.
My eleventh shot contradicts my last shot, the thought of Niamh being an unfamiliar character. This shot shows Melissa and Niamh running towards the camera as the camera zooms out.
My twelfth shot is a jolty blurry shot of Melissa, which insinuates that maybe Niamh was never there as she's not in this shot, and the blurred effect gives a mysterious effect
My thirteenth shot is of Niamh prancing around, this could be seen as Niamh taunting Melissa, as if she's a figment of Melissa's imagination.
My fourteenth shot is of Melissa in night mode. I wanted this in my trailer so I could confuse the audience, now the audience will think it's Melissa that isn't real.
My fifteenth shot is of a panning shot of Niamh, I decided to use this shot as a kind of "icebreaker" to break the tension. The change of scenery will again confuse the audience.
My sixteenth shot is a high angle shot of Melissa looking at the camera shocked/scared. This fits in with the music as it builds tension
My seventeenth shot is of Niamh looking at the camera shocked/scared. Again it fits in with the music as it builds tension
My eighteenth shot is an extreme closeup of Melissa's eyes. I have used this shot as I wanted a significant clip when the dubstep beat drops. I feel this works well.
My nineteenth shot is an extreme long shot of Melissa running. I decided to use this shot because it builds up tension after the dubstep drop.
My twentieth shot is a fast cut to a long shot of the previous shot. I had previously researched running scenes and a lot of them feature fast cuts and different angles, so I decided to incorporate this into my teaser.
My twenty first shot is a zoom out (almost vertigo) shot of Melissa running. This is part of my running scene.
My twenty second shot is of Niamh running. I have decided to use this to confuse the audience as the previous shots have all been of Melissa.
My twenty third shot cuts back to Melissa, a shot from behind. This shot gives the illusion that Niamh is chasing her, again confusing the audience.
My twenty fourth shot is of Niamh running, I have used a high angle shot to show her lack of power which again confuses audiences and they then doubt if Niamh is chasing Melissa.
My twenty fifth shot is of Melissa staring at the camera looking confused. Again the audience is confused as the tension suddenly stops and there is calm. It gives the illusion that it was all a dream?
My twenty sixth shot is of Niamh in the shower also looking confused, at this point the audience will be terribly confused, completely and utterly confused.
My twenty seventh shot is of Melissa jumping on her bed, this breaks the tension completely as it's as if she's regressed and everything is "fine"
My twenty eighth shot is my ending titles, a black background with a courier font "Depersonalization, coming soon"
My twenty ninth shot is of Melissa walking and then she slowly fades into Niamh. I used a luma key to create this effect. I have used this shot because it's a perfect cliffhanger for a teaser which will grip the audience intice them and they will want to see the actual film.

Closing titles

I used the program motion to create my film closing title. Using the courier font I have stuck to the codes and conventions of movie fonts as I have used this during my entire production

2nd Teaser idea

Again like my previous teaser I have decided to go with the voiceover and the soft piano music.

My first shot is of a zoom in of Niamh. This gives the trailer a philosophical edge to it, it makes the audience think.
My second shot is a close up of Mel looking deep in thought, i used this shot because it fits with the speech where it says "what do you see" 
My third shot is a low angle shot of Niamh look really dissociated. I felt this shot really worked as in this shot Niamh appears to be out of touch with reality which basically sums up depersonalization
My fourth shot is of Melissa slowly waking up, her lack of emotion on her face suggests she is out of touch with reality and is dissociating
my fifth shot is of Niamh running next to a canal, I used this clip to confuse the audience as it's such a calm trailer i thought i'd include it in and confuse the audience.
My sixth shot is of Niamh standing in the shower. I felt this shot was very powerful as the background shot is white and the makeup looks a lot stronger with the use of colour contrast
My seventh shot is of Melissa tumbling out of bed. I felt this was really effective as it appears she is having a nightmare and it adds a lot of action to the scene
My eight shot is of Melissa looking confused, I love this shot because of the light against her face, and the confusion on her face works really well.
My nineth shot is of Melissa dancing on her bed. Like the shot of Niamh in the park it shows a lack of touch with reality and a sense of dissociation.
My tenth shot is of Niamh in the bath, again i love the contrasting colours
My eleventh shot is of Melissa looking scared i used this shot because it fits with the type of music and you are able to see her breath in the cold air
My twelfth shot is of Melissa walking I used this shot as a bridge shot to link to the next shot
My thirteenth shot is of Niamh lying down, i used this shot because again it illustrates Niamh's Dissociation

advertisting my pre posters

I have decided to make "pre posters" for my film. These will be released a month before the release of my main posters. This will intrigue my audience, and it will become a topic of conversation, therefore gaining my film more publicity. I have decided to make it a bus stop advert as people of all ages will see it therefore again gaining more popularity.

I have used one of my photos I had taken previously for this pre poster. This was the original image as you can see I have heavily edited the image on the left. I created two more layers labelled red and blue of the translucent character and used auto levels to create a 3D effect. I then duplicated the text and capitalized it and made it bigger. I then adjusted the colours and contrast to get the colour of the image. I then wanted to distort the image more, so I cut the background image in half and stretched it to create the sense of uncertainty. I feel this is an accurate portrayal of distorted reality.

Posters

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My first poster is a landscape image from St Mary's church gardens I have decided to stick to my convention of courier font for the title. I used steel tongs for my billing box. Despite not sticking to many of the conventions of film posters, I felt I have done well as my genre is psychological thriller and by leaving out a lot of the conventions, my poster has remained enigmatic and may entrace the audience.
My second poster is a landscape image of orchardson street. I have decided to use this image as there is a lot of space I could use for text. I have created another layer and lowered the opacity to create a ghost like effect
My third poster is again set is St mary's church gardens. Like the previous image I have created a ghost like presence in the image. I like the use of colours in the image, i created this effect by adding green and black photo filters and increasing the contrast.
My fourth image is my favourite poster, however due to there being very little space in the image I feel I am unable to use it.
My fifth image is the image I am most likely to use. this is my only image of Niamh I have used in my poster. I like the way her character is silhouetted to create an enigmatic feel.