Coursework Discussion Two - 16th November

After discussing our initial genre 'romance' my group and i came to the conclusion that romance would have been a little to advance for us and it would have been very hard to find the time to travel all the way to London to get the perfect shots for our trailer, Therefore we decided to look into different genre's that caught our eye, the genre that caught our our eye the most was 'gangsta and crime'. as a group we decided that this genre would be a lot more beneficial when it comes to editing and creating a film poster etc. we found that brainstorming idea's as a  group regarding this genre came easily as the genre is  little different as well as enjoyable and upbeat. we agreed that the location wouldn't be an issue if we chose a gangster film as they are normally set in dark gritty places such as ,muddy ally ways or garages, this is ideal for our group as it is easily accessible. 


In the discussion today we decided to divide the tasks up between the group as it would be a lot less time consuming if we undertook the task we had most expertise in. i feel that doing things this way was a very good idea as although we where work separately our communication was excellent  in terms of asking one another their opinions asking for advice and sharing ideas to ensure there would be no disagreements in the long run. Today we also looked into different film posters such as:

Casino Royale- my group and I where drawn to the dim lighting and the way that it fits in with ‘bonds’ characteristics. The attractive male on the front cover almost steers away from the target audience, being men as this cover would attract women to go and see the film this is a technique I am particularly fond of as it ensures all types of audience can feel involved I like the way the use of the diluted colours is consistent and there is no need for bright colours to make it appealing. Although the title is relatively subtle in regards to the choice of colour, the editing technique adds a sense of movement, which I am fond of.

'Reservoir Dogs'- my group and I where very inspired by the use of silhouettes in this specific fim poster as the black and white block colours, The colour red on the film poster is very symbolic and it is the only colour used except from the obvious (black and white). Red symbolises blood, vengeance and hate. Overall, my group and i feel that this poster sums up the film well and is very striking.

'Snatch'- firstly my group and i noticed the colour palette used for the characters is in a sepia tone, the use of decaying colours conform to the genre of the film and confirms what the film has to offer; action,We had the idea of giving each one of our 'gangsters' a nick name to conform with the typical Gangster & Crime genre as well as create a sense of bond between the group as they would all have nick names for each other due to personal traits.we were able to relate our idea with this poster in particular as you can see each actor has their nick name written above them.