Making the book for our film (planning)

Hello, reader. Welcome to my blog. In this post, I'll be talking about the process of creating the book. Let's begin.

First,

Why is the book important?

As I mentioned in previous posts, our film opening is a causal agent. In this case, the causal agent is the book. This means that the book is a crucial object for the plot since it has significant implications for the story.

Context:

In class, my team and I were discussing props for the mise-en-scène. I suggested I make the book, since I had the materials at home and already had an idea of ​​how to do it. At first, I thought about making a book from scratch, using a large cardboard box, papier-mâché, glue, and paint. Since the goal was for the book to be unusual, the idea of ​​a large, sturdy book seemed good.

When I got home and started working on it, I realized it would take longer than I thought. I changed my plans and told my team. I decided it was better to make a new cover or cover an existing book.

I used a book I already had at home, covered it, and got to work adding the details.

the covered book

Ideas:

Our director had a clear idea of ​​what the book would be like. The initials of the book's title should form AI, for Artificial Intelligence. This had connotative meanings for the plot. But we didn't want to call the book that, since it was related to art.

We had to choose between two names: Artificial Irridissence and Artificial Ink (my suggestion). In the end, we went with Artificial Ink, which was shorter and easier to spell—by the way, the idea came from the scene in the movie 'Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo' where the artist paints figures that come to life with ink.

Color:

The book had to be simple and unusual, so we decided it would be a dark color or black.

Other details:

The book wouldn't have an author, but it would have an illustration on the cover. The illustration would also have connotative meanings.

I had creative freedom for the illustration; these are the meanings:

The image shows a light bulb. The most famous symbol to represent an idea is that of a light bulb, since it was a very ingenious and revolutionary invention. In this case, it's broken, which implies a lack of authenticity. The brain also represents ideas, but more like "fuel." Then there's the bouncing beam of light, like an inverted prism. This represents the illusion of creative ideas that actually bounce off as empty ideas, without substance.

Final results:

cover

Side

Takeaways:

Often, less is more. Especially in our film opening, when you're up against the clock. For example: a shorter title, fewer words, less color, and a simple illustration that tells a story.

That's all for now, reader. Thank you for reading this collection of thoughts.

-Dragorite