Tests

For our fashion advert and sponsorship sequence we had planned to use a green screen but now we going to use the black backdrop in the studio. 

Confetti Test

We did tests with confetti, snow and feathers. Our test of the confetti, was to show us how it will look at the end of our advert and how much is the confetti cannon and if we need to use a fan to make more of an affect and look dramatic. We stuck Emily in that position as it is gives a good effect and the fan can catch the confetti and circulate around dramatically.  We will get the boys in suit to pop the confetti at the climax of our fashion advert, it will be dramatic and bring that sense of fun and excitement to our audience

Snow test

The first time we tested using the snow, it was unsuccessful because we used a small fan and the snow was limited because it was only on one side of the show. However when it snows it doesn’t just fall from one side so therefore we decided to use a bigger and more powerful fan. This was successful as it blew all the snow across the shot and made it look more realistic. We will use the snow for the little boys as younger children usually like the snow and with the Christmas jumpers it will present that element of winter and Christmas effectively.

Feather test

We did this tests to determine the amount of feather we will need in our pillow fight. Also how they will look when the girls hit one another with the pillows. We also needed to see if we needed a fan so they feathers would create an effective impact and looked like a real pillow fight. We used the black background for the feathers and also the snow so we could see them more clearly. However may have to use a white background when we use the feather with the girls due to it bringing it more light and will contrast well with their skin and look more brighter than the black and also if there is a huge amount of feathers used they should be visible.

Hand test

For our fashion advert we tested different types of lenses to see which one would be suitable to use for the transitions between different scenes in advert 2 (clothes) which will have different groups of people in the advert transiting from one another. Firstly we used telephoto lens, this was unsuccessful because the camera was too far away therefor not allowing the hand to cover the screen and then therefore not giving the effect and some transition we were aiming for. Following this we experimented with a wide angle lens which worked much better as the hand covered the screen fully. We will use this in our fashion advert and sponsorship sequence in transition between each group/scene which will create fun and cool feel to our advert.