Evaluation Question 1

Final Product

Sound

I have finished my sound, creating a song that is appropriate to the feature. The sound itself is split into three distinct pieces. the first two last about 30 seconds, and the last a short 16. The first part, mainly using violins is supposed to show the intelligent and calm nature of the titular character. The synth bass that is used quietly underneath it is to show that the character is modern. As the Title "Marlo" Comes onto the screen, it is greeted with a sudden explosive sound. This is used as the main separating feature, and also to represent the explosive nature of the character. As the noise fades down, a deep, sinister tune is played. This shows the other side of the character. He is always changing between his reasonable and darker sides, and the music is used to represent this. Finally at the end, a guitar slowly builds and constantly plays as Marlo beets someone up. This is simply none-diagrtic, yet ambient noise, not as loud as the rest of the soundtrack.  Its reason is simply to keep some kind of noise constantly going, and to not let the soundtrack rest. Underneath the entire soundtrack is the sound of a volcano erupting. It is a constant, and though quiet now, would build in size until tensions snapped later on in the film. It is used to represent underlying feelings of rage that would become more prevalent and obvious as the film progressed.

Rough cut

As of 5th march 2012, i have not filmed, and therefore have no rough cut.

Garage band

Using the sound design software "Garage Band" i started to create a "Theme-Song" for my film. It plays throughout the beginning of the opening, and fades out to allow for some dialogue. I used the same violin track for the majority of the song, introducing faint  synthesisers. However, in the end the track was too long, and some of it had to be cut out. This cut out does not effect the pacing or  impact of the song however.

Logo Ideas

Using the research i gathered from the three logo's, i made a rough draft of what my own logo could look like. My initial design includes a black door with a doorframe. Taking inspiration from the doors in my own house, a square pattern is shown with white lines. There is also a doorknob that is represented with a white circle. The name, "BlackOut Pictures" Bisects the door. The lettering is black over the lighter sections of the image, and over the black parts of the door i made the lettering white. I tried to centre all the text so there was an equal amount Hanging off of either side. Above the door i included the text "Vereor Quod Fides" Which is latin for "Respect And Assurance.", a slogan for the company. Underneath the main image i have put the parent company, as it seems common practice to do so. To finish off the logo i gave it a grainy background and a thick black boarder. This is meant to evoke images of silent movies and add a sense of horror to the overall image, as it harks back to films such as "Nosferatu" and "The Phantom of the Opera"

This logo is a more simple, text based design than my previous. Rather than cutting through a complicated shape, i had the words change colour over the companies initials. The line on the right of the "P" is to add some kind of symmetry to the whole shape. However i wanted to tip the balance of symmetry by adding the logo underneath the "P". By placing it to the right and making it smaller, western audiences will assume it is less important than the large central image. Once again i have kept to a black and white colour scheme to add a sense of age or foreboding to the somewhat bright image.

Returning to the gritty grey of the Background, i attempted to make the text look as if was exploding with ink or something similar. This is to emphasise the dark content of the film. The grey "Clouds" are there to evoke a sense of misery, because an overcast day is usually portrayed as miserable. This use of pathetic fallacy is only used to heighten the foreboding of the distorted text. Because the parent company may not want to be associated with the gritty image i am trying to get across, there is a thin black line between the two names.