magazine review page update

After receiving my first draft back , I have changed much of this magazine review page. I was told that the magazine looked quite un experimental and plain , which I agree with. I decided to try to read and take inspiration from other magazines layouts I order to grasp a better understanding of the conventions. I intend to alter the main image because I do not think it captures the title of illusion very well. I am also working on making the text article more concise and larger as it does not go into much detail. Additionally , there is some blank space above the verdict box which definitely needs to be corrected. The columns of the text are unprecise and messy , so they need to be put in the correct positions.

Magazine review page reconstruction attempt

This was my attempt at a magazine review page reconstruction. I did not try to recapture the photo and therefore it is not a complete reconstruction. However , this task did allow me to practice positioning the columns and text for when I begin work on my own review page to promote my short film. I found this task much harder than I originally thought as it was too difficult to shoot this photo in particular due to the dark lighting involved.

Shot List (updated)

This updated shot list gave me something to come back to while shooting and made it much easier to capture the footage on the day. I attempted to vary my shots so that the action was still engaging and thrilling. It is quite challenging to vary your shots when most of the film consists of two characters talking over the phone , but in most areas , I thought that I managed it. The most common shot I included in the final product was close sups , as I believed it was essential to see what the characters had on their mind and it gave the audience some perspective on what they could be thinking.

progress update

I have progressed with my film now , as I have some more footage and am currently in the final stages of editing the film.I am quite happy with my work so far and have started adding specific sound effects to to create different moods. I did this from downloading files from Free sound , which allowed me to add  another dimension to the film. As for the visual effects , I have decided to add a black and white tint over the footage in order to make it have similarities with earlier film noir features.