Production Company - Mirror Productions

Practical Task – Production Company

As our next practical task, we had to design our own production company name and its opening introduction. We decided to name ours ‘Mirror Productions’ as it is a very simple name and does not specify any genre. This meant that my production company title did not to show our film genre of horror, so was easier to carry out. Although I did not use a mirror to make my production company which would have suited it well, I decided to use two candles side by side which mirrored each other. I liked this idea because it was unique and the use of candle light can be effective for all genres.

To do this, I used basic equipment of two candles, white cardboard and a camera.

I lit the two candles as I thought their flickering light would be effective, and I placed them in front of the white cardboard which I used as a backdrop to keep it professional looking.

This shows my production company in the process of being made:

This is my final product:

What went well?

I think the idea of using candles was a good idea as they create a unique and atmospheric effect. I also think my editing on the computer went well as I successfully combined the filming of the candles and the title to work well together using editing effects.

What I would improve:

I think I would use the candles more effectively and use their light to create shadows. I could have focused more on the flickering fire and used this to my advantage, especially against the white cardboard background. This would be a lot more atmospheric and also look a lot more professional which I think it definitely needs to be.