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Nearly Complete Website & Magazine

The website designs that I have specifically chosen to research are those that have a hand drawn 'indie' feel to them which is appealing to the youth of the modern day.

The official website for the yet unreleased Edgar Wright movie 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World', is advertising a movie that is based on a hugely successful graphic novel series that began in 2004. The creator of the franchise, Bryan Lee O'Malley, has praised Edgar Wright's efforts in capturing the over the top and outlandish nature of the comic. This vibrant design for the film, and the unique style of promotion that is obvious on the website is an element that our film would take a huge benefit from. Not so much on the 'OTT' and outlandish side of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. The World', but definately on the vibrant, unique indie stylings.

I also looked at the website for Juno, another film that was heavily influencing our own. One element that I found particularly pleasing about it was its simplicity whilst having a large amount on screen at one time. I also enjoyed the colourful and vibrant design that was so instantly appealing. However, this would be something that I would like to, in some ways, invert for my website. Due to my website being darker and advertising a film with more drama it would be wrong for me to be overly vibrant and colourful, yet I do need to stick to the indie roots.

Photoshop Progression

At this point in time I have started my photoshop efforts to successfully develop a front cover of a magazine, which, in this case, is the British 'Sight & Sound'. The certain style I was attempting to recreate was that of the Sight & Sound issue that presented Quentin Tarantino and his newest film Inglourious Basterds. The blatent reference to violence, drama and also due to the nature of who the person is there is a slight 'spoof' element involved too. I was aiming to eventually darken the colour scheme and possibly adjust some elements of the image of the lead character and create a more artistic feel in order to stay with the Sight & Sound style.

Updated Trailer Research

This trailer for the yet unreleased Edgar Wright film 'Scott Pilgrim vs The World' displays the type of trailer that presents a series of tasks that the lead character must complete. The consistent issue of his dilemma is something that as a group we have decided would be a great addition to our film.



Juno is another studio release that is created in the style of a low budget indie dramedy. This can be seen in the 'hand drawn' aspects of the trailer, and is all a huge influence on our trailer. Such elements as the awkward comedic dialogue is also influencial.



Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist is much like Juno in its style. A low budget indie film which, in this case, is more leniant towards the comedic aspects. Again, the use of 'hand drawn' text within the film is something that we hope to include in our trailer. The similar awkward humour to Juno is also something that we hope will subsequently be assisting our trailer.




(500) Days of Summer is a low budget indie dramedy that's unique style of storytelling, mixed with its strange and incredibly deep character development is certainly one of the key influences in our trailer. Again, it uses 'hand drawn' elements and has awkward comedic moments.

Ideas Shift

After reviewing what scenes we had already filmed, the scenes we had left to film and gave consideration to what the trailer would look like when we had finished it all, we decided to shift the idea of the trailer to a more comedic style, whilst also having an element of the drama that would still appeal to the more indie minded 'dramedy' fans that we are specifically aiming to appeal to.

First Shoot

The filming process was a great success, and filming late at night offered as many benefits as it did set backs. The main benefit of the 1AM filming was that the streets were completely empty, and helped give an air of realism to our film that centres on its insomniac protagonist. The darkness was also a great help as our original hope of only lighting the scene through the streetlights available was accomplished. The limitations that were obvious during the shoot were mainly that of tiredness and weather conditions. Due to it being filmed so late, some of the members of the group found it difficult to focus entirely on the piece and were obviously finding it much more difficult to be at their full potential on set. The weather conditions were the other limitation as we were filming in an infamous area for high winds, and especially at this time of the year, we discovered we were filming at -2°. This was an obvious inconvenience to both the actor, who was needed to wear a shirt with no coat or jacket, and for the person filming who, due to the cold, was subject to incredibly shaky hands.