La Sombra print

BFI trip notes

Types of cinema
-multiplex cinema
-arthouse cinema
-crossover/prestige

Uses and Gratifications-international audience
Information/education: Historical figures, celebs
social interaction: Social pleasers
personal ID: solidarity with subcultures
pure entertainment: spectacle escapism

Uses and gratifications- National audience
Information/education: how do British people live
social interaction: crowd pleasers
personal ID: national pride
pure entertainment: spectacle escapism

Warp Films
-middle ground between arthouse and multiplex
-Warp Films is an independent film and television production company based in Sheffield & London, UK, with a further affiliated company Warp Films Australia based in Melbourne, Australia

Vertigo films

-Vertigo Films is a British film production and film distribution company based in London, England. Vertigo Films has been responsible, for the production and distribution of Bronson, StreetDance 3D and Monsters.

Sketches

photoshop tutorials

Double-page spread

La Sombra

Human trafficking

Spain is currently grappling with its Human Trafficking problem with an estimated 12,000 victims earning the gangs $6 million everyday. 62% of all victims transported by the gangs are women and are mainly used for sexual exploitation elsewhere in Europe. 25% are forced into labour whilst 14% are victims of organ removal which are subsequently sold on the black market. Many of the victims do not wish to speak out against the traffickers in fear for their own lives however one woman last September did and was granted asylum in Spain and Traffickers were punished, however the punishment for human trafficking is a mere 5-10 years in prison. This sentence should be greatly increased for the crime being committed although human trafficking wasn’t a crime in Spain until 2010. Helena Maleno is an expert in this field and said, “To raise society's awareness about what is happening, it has to be made clear that trafficking is not prostitution or irregular immigration, but that there are undocumented immigrants and people who are sexually exploited who are victims of trafficking,”

Shadow of a doubt…

Have an insight into the complex and conflicted mind of a ‘Sicario’ and the even more twisted mind of his boss. La Sombra may be the silent type but his mind is very active and something which he iterates frequently is ‘"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men” La Sombra has an unconditional hatred for his boss however, in a world full of fallen angels you must shelter under the broken wings of one of them. Over a  prolonged period of time La Sombra has acquired a certain set of skills which make him a nightmare for certain people but he’s as much of a danger to himself than he is to anybody else.  With traumas suffered as a child and a lethal drinking habit, not to mention the several undiagnosed mental health issues he suffers with it’s a miracle he has found love in his shadowy world. But then again it’s a small world and little does La Sombra know he is in love with his bosses daughter.

Facing demons

This can be used literally and figuratively in the film. Everybody has their ‘demons’ and the film explores the problems faced by the individuals in greater detail. Don Javier, the human trafficking boss may seem like he has everything but is seriously damaged inside. You could argue he his a psychopath by showing no remorse for his crimes and to do what he does to people he must be hiding a secret of insane magnitude. Moreover, Maria Don Javier’s daughter must live with the thought of knowing what her father does and what he did to her mother many years ago. The silence of La Sombra is him facing his demons by suffering in silence but at the end when he is faced with the bill for his mistakes he must pay…

MEST 2 progress report

• Work completed since 6 January

-All preproduction tasks have been completed including the script in both Spanish and English translation, a film pitch delivered to the class was also completed and a review of this was typed up. Furthermore, several pieces of research on the BBFC and other things. Also, producing a film schedule but this will need to be adapted.

• Any incomplete pre-production tasks

The storyboard and the shot-list need to be placed into my folder and posted to my blog but other than that everything else is complete.

• Next steps/Action plan

The next step for our group is to begin filming and this will take place on 23/01/15 and continue every other day from then, after filming is completed editing will start but this wont be until February and should take a week or two.

• Date filming will be complete

Filming should be completed within the first week of February so to begin editing promptly.

• Requirements for photoshoot next week

Photoshoot requirements are on a previous blog post.

Research and planning/sketching

1) The title is placed within the top third section and the company is well-known so the title is partially covered by the central image, also a simple colour scheme of mainly primary colours is used with red and yellows but also an effective black background.

2)From looking at this programme i can see that it is very different from what a normal, mainstream magazine looks like. It doesn't include most of the 12 key conventions of a magazine cover, however it does include the language aspect of it being snappy and economical and it states exactly what the event is about. To an extent it does use the rule of thirds, for example the logo of the BFI is positioned in the top left hand corner of the leaflet and along with other important symbols such as the symbol of its partner is in the bottom right of the leaflet. These are important positions that catch the eye of the reader but do not interfere with the main piece of text on the screen which stands out from all of the text.
3) From this film promotion I could take the idea of having more than one image on the front page but still having significance. This also features the title as well as a quote from the film.


From this I could use the effect of having the same image continue from the front to the back. Also I like the background being black with smoke flowing across it and I think this could be appropriate for my films front page.


This is interesting because it uses simple colour schemes which could be adopted and things are spread out clearly. This also gives a quote from the film and a very clear title but edited in a unique way and this could be implemented into the print brief.


The use of the collage in this print brief is an interesting way of presenting it and although I may not use this on the front cover the idea of a collage could be used with the double-page spread.

4)This contents page uses a selective colour scheme with the page numbers larger than other pieces of text to grab the readers attention. Moreover the smoke drifting in the background could be a reoccurring theme within the print brief and happen on every page.



This contents page is similar to the previous one however it uses more images from whatever it is advertising. Also the logo continues on each page of the booklet and this should definitely be used in the print brief.


This contents page is from Empire again but this includes one central image including a well-known actress to entice the reader as well as the numbers being the larger than the other text.

This contents page features some advertising of other magazines relating to the film. also the text is in its own space with enough room for the picture which doesnt cover up any of the numbers or the text.

planning/sketching

.People could be interested in the main character so he could be on the front cover

. Subtle things could stand out such as the hipflask to emphasise the problems faced by the main character

. small element of violence with syringe could appeal to younger end of the spectrum of the target audience

.news of human trafficking 

all sketches completed on paper and double page spread ideas.

Booklets (re-do)


From looking at this programme i can see that it is very different from what a normal, mainstream magazine looks like. It doesn't include most of the 12 key conventions of a magazine cover, however it does include the language aspect of it being snappy and economical and it states exactly what the event is about




This film booklet is colourful and the dialogue fits the sci-fi genre well, the picture in the background of an astronaut looks as though she is fixed on something wonderful. Although it doesnt have a date on the front of it.


Another one from the BFI shows a simple colour scheme of black and a vibrant orange. This booklet also gives information about where to buy tickets from and the sponsors of the event as well as social media links and the name of the event.