Props and Costumes

The props and costumes that were used for 'Nick' were all for the sophisicated look. We tried to dress him up in a suit for some of his scenes but due to the lack of funds, we just had to manage with casual smart clothing, so in some scenes he wore a polo shirt and skinny tie and in other scenes he wore a leather jacket and black jeans. As a group we felt this even though we didnt get the outifts that we had wanted what we had did work and still gave off the same look we were hoping for.
For the girls, instead of trying to buy outfits for them, as they all have such a different look, we just went with whatever they already owned and we felt like this for each of them which gave the right image as well.
For all the girls we wanted them to carry a handbag, as this is the trademark to any woman/girl. But then when we looked at the girls individually we wanted to give them all different characteristics, that would make them stand apart from each other. For Florinda, as she was the more fiesty one, we wanted to make her more glamourous and therefore in most of her scenes she is seen wearing a leopard print jacket. This could show that she has a bit of money, or that her parents willing to spend theirs on her. For Lucy, as she was meant to be the more timid one, we wanted her to be the feminine and therefore had her wearing more flowery skirts with nice simple tops and cardigans that all used complimentary colours. For Susan, as she was the one who was representing the diversity of different faiths, we had her wearing a headscarf, that complimented the colours that where on her dress. We also wanted her to come across as quite feminine and therefore we had wearing pinks and purples and did her make-up really elegantly.
We did want Nick to be holding either a newspaper or a Starbucks cup, something that would give off the sophisicated look, but when it came to filming we found that nearly all of his scenes involved the girls and therefore he wasnt able to hold anything as he would be hugging them or holding their hands, and even the scenes where he was on hid own the type of shot we filmed him in didn't require any props. Other props that we used for the girls were mainly mobile phones and handbags as mentioned before.

Poster Analysis

The main focus of this poster is the man and woman in the centre, as these are the two main characters. The way in which they are positioned, with their arms round each other, links very well to the teaser that we have been creating becasue it is all about romance, love and trying to find the one of you, or Nick in our case.

The colour theme for this poster is mainly browns, golds/yellows and hints of oranges. I think that this works well due to the colour of her outfit and the light that is in the background, which draws me to my next point. The light is shining down on the couple and is in the centre of the image highlighting them, showing that they are the most important people in the film. It could also have a reflection on the romance throughtout the movie and also help to draw the auidences attention to them. The fact he wears a guitar on his back shows that his character is obviously quite musical even if u didnt know that the film was based on Johnny Cash's life.

The title of the movie has been put in the same font as that of the covers of the DVD's and the various other posters that were used to promote the movie. The two main actors names have been put at the top of the poster, which conforms to nearly movie posters and have put in a white font so that they stand out to the audience, as it sometimes the actors that manage to sell the movie.

The tagline for the film reads 'Love is a burning thing' which also relates well in terms of our trailer, as it is mainly based on love (in favour of the girls in the teaser) and the Nick's inability to commit to one relationship.

The billing box at the bottom is like that of any poster, therefore conforming to all movie posters.

1st draft Poster of Nick

This draft is missing quite a few things, an image of Florinda, the tagline to the film and the billing box. Florinda was unavailiable on the day of the photoshoot for the rest of the 'cast' and has been a bit busy since then, but I am hoping to get her photos done after half term and will therefore be able to provide a second draft with her image. When I also get her image her name will be put in the white writing as well to match the other two girls.
The billing box has also not completed due to me not being able to get access to the font I needed. After half term I am also hoping that I can get this finished as well, with all the appropriate writing.
One other thing that I need to put on the poster is the tagline for the film, this probably go underneath the title of the movie, on a slant, just to make it look a bit more interesting.