Year 13 coursework

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The film centres around a merciless professional hitman. He has the innocent look of an ordinary and caring civilian. This appearance can be used to mask his true nature - the old idiom of looks can be deceiving. The film is a representation of the Hollywood trope of ‘Lone Hitman’, similar to ‘John Wick’ as they are both assassins and also enjoy similar rich lifestyles. They are both professional and successful. I presented my main character as a man with good looks, and seemingly harmless, but he is, in reality, a cold, calculating and ruthless mercenary killer. This is seen by the close-up of the smile he had on his face to show his delight when he thought back to both his past deeds and possible future. His greed for money is shown by a phone call where he coldly demands a price for an assassination contract. He sees life as transactional, always in demand as a killer for hire. The victim is the opposite, his desire to kill is driven by revenge, an emotional motivator. This is repre

 

  The most obvious image to use was the image from the postcard. Then I used the format of the website, Indie Wrap, which features many short films and interviews with their directors. I took a photo of myself... Then altered the image and text. And created some quotes to be posted in a thread. I led used the photography from the postcard shoot to create the actor/character bios. which extended the branding of the postcard. I used a dynamic still from the film for the banner image, which reflects the thriller genre I was working in. Using the template from Indie Wire was easy and could easily be change in google slides rather than Photoshop Finally I took key moments from the film and edited them to create a short trailer which you can see below.