Poster Editing

Death in Bloom - FIRST DRAFT

THINGS THAT NEED TO BE CHANGED/IMPROVES ON

• Music needs to be slightly more upbeat at the start of the trailer
• Sound needs to be sorted out, some of it is too harsh and you can hear the creaking of the table in certain scenes, so it needs to be edited out.
• Very last scene has to be added and edited properly

Technologies Used and How They were Mastered

Music

Initially we planned to compose and create original music for our trailer, inspired by the soundtrack of 'Swiss Army Man' but changed our minds after we were recommended the alternative band 'Fox Academy'. They have a very atmospheric, nostalgic, and original sound which compliments our trailer well because it reflects it's independent and authentic style. We sampled a variety of their songs before directly messaging one of the band members on Twitter asking if we could use their music in our final project. He gave us permission and we quickly shortlisted which songs we wanted to be used.

This song will be used for the opening sequence because it's instrumental beginning has a fast paced but subtle sound which mimics the visuals. We don't want our soundtrack to be too overpowering because a lot of our trailer uses voice overs which establish the plot and characters. It is important for us that the music accommodates the visuals and the dialogue rather than it dominating the trailer.
















We are using this song as a backing track for the montage sequence and the penultimate scene of the trailer. It's combination of fast paced guitar instrumental and repeated lyrics mimics the swift editing of the montage and combats the serious and emotional tones of the trailer which threaten the trailer's comedic value.

Colour Grading

Adobe Photoshop C36 was used to colour grade the shots in our trailer; we used our own knowledge and help from a friend to transform shots such as those above. We wanted to use a lot of warm tones in our trailer to connote the romantic theme, which is evident in the first screenshot of the bin. We graded Mara and Sam's shots separately so to emphasise the contrast between the blue and red shades which represents the binary opposites in our narrative, life and death, boy and girl, extroverted and introverted, etc. In the shot of Sam spitting out water the background was initially compromised of pink tones but we drew out the colour purple in the edit so to show how his life, represented by the colours pink and red, was being changed by Mara (red and blue create purple). In the last screenshot, we were disappointed with how the camera muted the colours in the original footage; thus we targeted the red colour in the edit because colour is such a strong symbol and motif throughout our trailer. 

Final Script

9 Frame Analysis of Indie Comedies

Indie Comedy Iconography

Call Sheet

Shooting Schedule for Reshooting

Poster Ideas