This is an existing film poster. I have chosen to look at this because it shows how an effective picture can be all you need to create the film poster. The font used for the "Superhero Movie" is quite effective, its the type of font I would like to use on my own poster.

progress so far

Over easter, I have taken all the pictures i needed to create the stop frame animation. I filmed on a sunny day to get high key lighting and make the pictures look really clear. I took the pictures outdoors of all the characters. I wanted to show the 2 sides of the geek clearly so that they juxtaposed each other. For this i needed to make the geek, and her alter ego "hero" have 2 distinct and quite stereotypical looks. For the geek, I chose a plain white blouse tucked into some long shorts, black braces over this, long socks and some stereotypical looking geek glasses. I wanted the geek to be recognisable so I also gave the character a big stack of books to carry which were also used as a prop for the story. This contrasted well with the hero outfit which was a superman top tucked into a grey skirt, and once again using the long socks. The removal of the iconic geek symbols (braces and glasses etc) show that its almost like a new character. I didn't end up putting sunglasses on the cool kids as I didn't think it was necessary and the audience are able to see more expressioj from the characters faces too. Now that I have the pictures, I just need to superimpose the images of the hero and "damsel in distress" cool kids onto the pictures of the sky that I took to get the flying shots. I also need to edit in some quirky phrases / catchlines and the thought bubble onto some of the pictures so that it tells the story a bit better, which shouldn't take too long. To create the film poster, I have decided to use one of the shots of the hero flying in the sky, edit it a little more, and add some text. I have done a review page but I have failed to find an existing example from a magazine to compare it to. Therefore, I have no idea if its right or not, or if it looks realistic.

progress so far

Over the easter holiday, i will be retaking the pictures in daylight with a higher quality camera as the pictures i have aren't good enough. I will try to use a day where the sun is shining to get high key lighting as my pictures are going to be outdoors. Once I have done this, I will be able to create my stop frame animation and my poster. I have decided that the easiest way to create the illusion of flying will be to superimpose two pictures so that i am able to just edit it to make it look like "Super Geek" is flying. This would require me to take some pictures of Super Geek (in costume) next to a plain background so that it will be easier to edit. The pictures I take should come out much better as the last time ended up with me trying to take shots in the dark. I would have used these to create a mini sample and test the software but I had trouble trying to upload them onto the software. I have already created a review page, however I haven't found a real one to compare it to so I don't know what I can change to make it look realistic.

Originally, I had planned to take the pictures for my piece and record some parts yesterday, but two of the actors for the piece had other plans so hopefully I will be able to do this on Monday (their next available day) if the others can make it too...

Costume

Geek - I want the geek to look quite stereotypical so she will be dressed in geek glasses, long socks, braces / suspenders, shirt, bow tie

Cool Kids - To make them all match, I want to try and get them each to wear a pair of sunglasses but they will all be dressed differently to one another and will look more stylish next to the geek

Superhero - I will try to get hold of a cape and maybe print something on to a plain t-shirt as an emblem or logo for the superhero

Story Idea

I am creating a mini movie using "stop frame animation", where i will have people dressed up as the various characters in my story. I will use a combination of photographs and live action to try and make it look more interesting and to create the effect of someone flying. I will try to start taking my photographs over the weekend so I can begin to create my movie as I have already done some research. I have found videos of some examples of stop frame animation where there is live action, but also some 2D ones using cardboard or paper to give me a better idea of what I am trying to achieve. The idea is quite surreal, a superhero type story where a stereotypical "geek" will imagine herself turning into a superhero and saving the "cool kids" / bullies but returns to reality again only to be pushed to the ground once again and dropping a pile of books.

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ImXxudgspQ - This is an example of a stop frame animation using both 3D and 2D components, and although it is very advanced, it shows how I may be able to mix the two elements

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kDDzCfDU94&feature=related -Although this is very short, its an example of stop frame animation using just 2D pieces of cardboard cut outs. For some of my movie I may be using 2D photos so this shows how it can be done

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJzU3NjDikY - This was the first example of a stop frame animation that I found originally. Its a very advanced piece but this is how I got the idea that I wanted someone to fly in my piece (but as a superhero)

Storyboard - Draft Idea