Finished magazine review/design

Here is our finished magazine review and design, double-click to see a larger version:

Designing the review page

In the past week or so I have been designing the magazine page for the incorporation of the review content. Originally, the first draft design (shown below) was A4 and portrait shaped. We had the essential content but needed to add a few more things like the page number, the film details and the overall rating:

I soon realised that to incorporate the large volume of text, we would need to change page size details, I decided to use a landscape setup, which meant we would still have the same design but it would mean more room and space to incorporate key content:

Then (we were fussy!), I enlarged this space because we still had more text left with little room to include it. Yesterday, our Media lesson was one of measurements, in which we checked the sizing of an actual Empire magazine review page. The sizing was 43.6 x 28.5cm in size, which was roughly the size of two A4 sheets side by side, with a few adjustments:

 So this is effectively our final design. I am just adding the final touches - page number, rating etc - and then our magazine review will be ready.

Finished Film

Here is our complete film, "After Thought"...

Adding some compression

I'm adding some final compression to our overall film sound in Ableton Live, which basically boosts the sound makes it more powerful, so that it's more cinematically pleasing. A more vibrant and colourful sound means a more satisfied audience.

Our project is nearly there...

Here's a little snapshot showing the editing of our project. Today I'm adding the finishing snippets of sounds, and waiting for Jack to send the opening sequence so I can incorporate this into the project at the beginning. I'm using Sony Vegas Movie Studio as you can see, along with Ableton Live (pictured below) for certain effects.

I'm using Ableton to add some vital post-production effects to our foley, such as reverberation to add a special touch to our project, stressing the mystery and space our film has to offer. Similarly, I'm using EQ effects in a more compulsory way - a lot of our foley was recorded indoors, when it needs to sound outdoors. Because of this, I take out the bottom, bass parts of the sound so that it sounds a bit more like it's outside (outdoor recordings never pick up bass!)

Initial Raw footage for Opening Sequence

Here is the footage I filmed for the opening sequence, in which our protagonist is running. From this, we will take individual snapshots and incorporate this into a sequence of pictures in quick succession. The pictures will be taken from this footage, graded, and matched with titles by Jack.

Today in the studio

Today I added the music to our project timeline, and have edited the levels in anticipation of incorporating our voiceovers in the next day or two. Below you can see our visuals matched with the music track itself, which will be built upon and extended:

Initial Magazine Review Design - draft

Here is an initial look at the magazine review design, seen in Apache OpenOffice Draw. 

Throughout the text areas are blank but ready to be filled with the actual review, 

which is being written by Chris.