Process of making and shooting poster

1. The process of shooting our film poster
When we began making our film poster, we needed to make a black background for
our doll to be placed in. In order to do this we had got a big cardboard box and cut
out the front and top parts of the box so we could spray paint the inside black. We
went for a more creative route, using the box to make the poster look more realistic.
We felt using a green screen to edit a black background in would’ve had an
unrealistic, false effect.
We ensured the spray painting was done outside as if we had conducted it inside the
fumes in the room would have been harmful and dangerous for us. As well as this,
there was a chance that the paint could have gotten onto the furniture or carpet if
we had conducted it inside.
Furthermore we ran into some problems when we were trying to obtain some red
rope. We weren’t able to get red rope in time for us to shoot our poster. As a result
we pained some white rope red. This worked out well as it had the effect we set out
to have.

2. After making the background we had to make a white dress for our doll to ensure we
create connotations of purity and innocence. We did this using white material,
scissors and some pins. We also had to make the doll look dirty and rugged in order
to create an old, frightful look for her. We stained the dress with fake blood, dabbing
it slightly on the bottom of the dress to indicate our filmconcentrates on the social
topic of FGM.
When taking the photos we ensured we got several different angles, taking low and
high angle shots. We used lighting to create a spotlight on Madeline. We placed the
box and doll on a chair to make it easier to take the images.