Rival Scene

To showcase Sam's rivalry for the other character I printed a picture of him and made Sam burn it with a lighter because I felt it showed his hatred of the other character. This was Sam's friend who I instructed to wear a tie around his head and pretend he was drinking because I thought it would show that he was having fun with tie reviewing in contrast with Sam who is very serious about reviewing ties.

I tried a mid-shot of Sam burning the photo but felt like it should have been closer because you couldn't see the photo very well so the meaning was slightly lost. 

This is a closer shot which I preferred because it kept everything I wanted to be in shot in shot but you could also see more details.

I also filmed some overlay footage of Sam outside of his shed because I didn't establish it as a location beforehand.

Newspaper advert drafts

 I've made 5 newspaper advert drafts now and plan on showing them to some people to get feedback. I used an eraser tool around the edges of Sam in order to make the edges look less rough.

Newspaper Advert Draft 1

This is the first draft of my newspaper advert. I feel like the channel 4 logo and the words 'The Untied Story' seem out of place and I'm also not sure whether I should have included his name because all of the words start to clutter which could be used to symbolise that Sam isn't a very organised character but I feel like it ruins the simplicity of the advert. I also tried making the Channel 4 logo white and putting it over Sam but due to the brightness of the ties it was difficult to see.

Newspaper Advert Photoshoot

I took various photos in a few different positions which showcase a few different ties. We made sure to use some of the most colourful ties for the photoshoot so that they became very obvious in comparison with his dark shirt. I used this room because it was the best place I had access to where the background could be edited out with photoshop. I also used a soft box light during the photoshoot to increase the lighting and quality. I'm going to use these to create a few draft adverts and then I may get some feedback as to which one is the best in relation to what the documentary is about. 

Tie Frame

I felt like the Tie Frame was an essential piece of the set because it shows that Sam's ties mean to him as a character and that he wants to keep them pristine. The fact that he has ties that he doesn't even wear shows that he has too many ties.


When me and Sam created the tie frame we placed the ties in a way which we felt was appropriate with  specific ties which have been seen on his youtube channel and some others.

 

When we placed the backing on the frame the ties didn't stay in place so we decided that we needed to use tape to keep the ties in place

We used a green tape to retain the shape of the tie and keep a similar length. We also decided to make them face different ways because it looked better and more organised.

This is how it looked when it was finished and all ties stayed secure.

We put the frame on the wall and although they stared to bow we felt like it would be appropriate due to his relatively untidy character. 

Prop Update

I am planning to create a frame with about 10-15 ties in it. This would represent the importance of some of Sam's ties to himself. This would really showcase his addiction because there would be ties that he doesn't use for their purpose. I plan to have it in the background of his interview shots and he may refer to it a few times.

Semiotics