Photographs not used - Ancillary tasks

Below are a selection of photographs that I did not end up using within my ancillary tasks for several reasons. 

 For my poster, I knew I wanted to include an image of the location  behind the characters. I took several photographs of the location be it the forest/trees or actual cottage in which we were staying. Above is an image of the cottage, I did not use this image as I felt that it did not convey an eerie enough atmosphere for my poster and found that it looked more effective using a shot of the trees/forest surrounding the cottage. I also found that the mise en scene was more effective, impacting and revelevent when using an image of the trees surrounding.

I was unsure of exactly what I wanted in terms of images for my poster, whether I wanted an individual shot of the main character or a group shot. The above images were taken when filming in Hamsterly Forest. I decided not to use the above images as the quality of them are not good enough for a poster and the shots were not what I wanted for my poster when reflecting on them. The shots were taken with a good quality camera on a smartphone yet still did not do justice to what I was aiming for in terms of a good quality image for my film poster. Using these shots would have made my product look unprofessional.

I decided on going with a group shot for my poster as, within my trailer all characters are given equal (more or less) exposure and it would be relevent to include them all in a film poster. I did not use the above shot (and several others similar) as, although the quality was excellent, the lighting was not great.  Some of the characters faces are shadowed and I felt that this wouldnt be the case in typical media texts/posters. 

I did not use this shot as the character on the far right (Sarah) is looking down and I felt that, to have the most impact on the audience, as many characters as possible should be looking directly forward in order to engage with audience members, and entice them into wanting to view the film. 

 I did not use this shot as, with my actor wearing glasses to suit her character, there was lighting issues in terms of reflecting into the glasses from the flash. This wouldn't be the case in a typical and professional media poster so I decided to not use this shot, and take further shots until the light reflecting was not a present issue. 

 When taking individual shots for character profiles to appear on my website homepage, I found that when reflecting through my photographs, viewers should have as clear a view of the characters appearance as possible. Although I loved this shot, I decided not to use it on my website homepage as viwers can not see this characters (kate) face, blocking them from identifying with her.  

 I decided to not use this photo for the obvious reason of it blurring. Blurred images look professional, rushed and would not be featured in typical media products. 

Shots I did use