Clowning Around

I found this live brief online and thought it was perfect in regards to the style of brief I would love to undertake. There are aspects that make it the ideal live brief for me to sink my teeth into, however there are other aspects that do not appeal to me. For example it is a poster design competition which I feel is a strength of mine, however the target audience and therefore the tone of voice does not seem to appeal to me. The film seems to be quite dark, perhaps a black comedy, whereas I usually prefer to design for light hearted and humorous briefs. I also don't like how it is implied that photography should be used. If I was able to turn the images provided into illustrations and really play with colour then the brief could would appeal to me a lot more. Nevertheless, it's definitely a starting point and proves that there are briefs out there that apply to the niche corner of design I wish to explore further.

POSTER DESIGN COMPETITION
We are currently in pre-production for our next short film “Clowning Around” which is being funded via IndieGoGo (www.indiegogo.com/clowningaroundfilm) and to show investors and sponsors the ambitious and visual nature of the film, we shot some amazing stills in Tower Bridge Studios which feature across the campaign and on our website. From the 1,500 stills we took, we have chosen 75 we like most which feature a mixture of our ensemble cast together and individually, which we would like to use for the main poster and other artwork to promote the film. Rather than get a specific graphic designer, we would like to invite people from the online filmmaking and creative community to design the poster, which will be seen far and wide by the Indie filmmaking community, not only in the lead-up to production, but also during our festival exhibition and any published art we have for the distribution of the final film. To participate, you need to email leilani@clowningaroundfilm.com and you will be sent a link to download the images you would like, all in JPeg format (or RAW CR2 upon request) and have until 12th September to design a poster that will be seen by a team of design and film industry judges led by Total Film magazine’s Matthew Leyland (www.totalfilm.com) The winner will then be announced as part and be publicized in a various blogs and online and print media.

COMPETITION RULES & REQUIREMENTS

• Only one poster submission per entrant
• The competition will run from 12th August to 12th September 2011
• To enter you must email leilani@clowningaroundfilm.com and you will be sent a link to a gallery of high resolution jpegs. If you would prefer to work with RAW CR2 files then please let us know
• All images are copyright Summit from Nuthin Productions 2011
• Posters must include the website address www.clowningaroundfilm.com and the following credits at the bottom