My main role on this production was to be all post-production and promotional graphic design, however, I also filled other roles on this small, independent production team.
On set, I took the role of DIT (shot logging), data management and script supervisor, and worked hard to keep the shoot going as smooth as possible.
Shooting took place over several days in a nearly-deserted and mostly dilapidated block of flats in Stratford, London. It was the perfect set for the film and captured the look and feel of the film's message.
A challenge during editing was portraying the character's slow decent into paranoia by conditioning over the course of the film. I drew on my own personal experience with mental illness by using various quick, sometimes single frame cuts to elements to represent thoughts and flash-backs, and to convey the character's consistent deterioration. I also used colour to convey this, with the film becoming more saturated, stylised and less-true-to-life as it progressed, also representing the character's increasingly negative mood.
A sequence towards the end of the production, acting as a climax. The single frame edits are now being applied to the character's reality as well as his thoughts. This represents how his whole world is actively distorting around him.
I wanted to evoke a similar theme for the poster and promotional material. I used a minimal look with a slim but non-symmetrical font, hinting at the twisted morals of the character.
Using an image of the character looking directly at the viewer out of a mirror was a deliberate choice. The film's aim was to be a reflection of paranoia and racial tension in modern-day London; literally using a reflection of the character was a good way to represent that. It also shows the character's face in reverse, which tends to highlight the asymmetry of the human face - this ties in with reasons behind the font choice.
Since the opening narration of the film included the film's title, and was used for the trailer, I thought it perfect to incorporate it into the poster itself. It perfectly sets up the intentions of the film while building intrigue.
