our progress so far

After a quick turn around in idea we new we had to get to work on our new film very rapidly so we could complete our project in time and to a satisfactory standard.
We have once again come up with a number of issues with our film and the main one is the weather. At the moment we are having extremely windy conditions making filming difficult as the camera shakes even though it is positioned on a tripod. Also how cold our actors are and are finding it difficult to perform without their teeth chattering together. This bad weather may also give us issues with continuity but as our film is flicking between the past a present, the flashback scenes would in be better with varying weather as it changes day to day so this would be more realistic.

This is a scene from the film 'Forrest Gump' and alot of the film centeres around a bench much like our film centers around a tree.

I really like this poster for the TV drama 'six feet under' its really simple but extremely effective. 'Six feet under' is set in a morgue but the series mainly centers around the family running the business rather than it's deceased customers. Therefor the tree could be seen as a 'family tree'. With the title being placed below the tree as if it is berried underground giving the subtial tie between the company and its owners lives.
The colours used in this poster are very dull and light and almost fade into black and white. This gives a faded feel to the picture.


The other image i just found when i searched for family tree pictures, but the way i interprited it was very similar to how i would want our audience to see our poster. Just with the simple adition of the tire swing to the tree shows that this is a tree that is often visited by children it is a place od joy and activity. But as it is solitary and no one appears to be around it has a slight sinister feeling or mor eof a forgotten air.

These photographs were taken in our location when we were deciding on which tree would be suitable for our film. We wanted one that was isolated so it would symbolism the loneliness and isolation of the main character. Also family tree are often just one single tree.