This is the official DVD wrap template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the wrap. This is the font for the credit block.
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the wrap will be cut after printing. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed during printing. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished wrap.
Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your wrap concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the FSU seal or FSUFILM logos.
This is the official DVD disc art template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame. The red guide is where the art will be cut. Keep any essential elements within the green guide, in case they are trimmed. Be sure to hide the guide layer before exporting the finished art.
Adjust the color of the elements to best fit the aesthetic of your disc art concept. Be mindful of the legibility of any text, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the text and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the copyright, FSU seal, or FSUFILM logo.
Steel Tongs is the font to be used for the credit block on FSUFILM marketing materials, such as posters and DVD wraps. You’ll need to download the zip file (above) and install the font on your computer before starting work on a poster or DVD wrap, otherwise the credit block will not display correctly.
Steel Tongs works by displaying certain keystrokes as credit titles or logos. All uppercase letters, numerals, and basic punctuation symbols (periods, commas, quotes, dashes, ampersands) will display as normal. Lowercase letters, other punctuation symbols, and ALT key codes, however, are translated into different graphical elements of a credit block, as shown below.
Lowercase
a
WRITTEN BY
b
CASTING BY
c
MUSIC BY
d
COSTUME DESIGNER
e
EDITED BY
f
PRODUCTION DESIGNER
g
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
h
LINE PRODUCER
i
CO-PRODUCED BY
j
PRODUCED BY
k
DIRECTED BY
l
CO-DIRECTED BY
m
STORY BY
n
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY
o
SCREENPLAY BY
p
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
q
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
r
GUEST DIRECTOR
s
SPECIAL EFFECTS BY
t
VISUAL EFFECTS BY
u
3D VISUAL EFFECTS
v
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
w
ART DIRECTOR
x
CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER(S)
y
CREATURES DESIGNED BY
z
CREATURES DESIGNER AND SUPERVISOR
Symbols
{
ANIMATION PRODUCTION
|
SOUND EFFECTS SUPERVISOR
}
BASED ON THE CHARACTERS CREATED BY
~
DIRECTOR OF GRAPHICS
\
ANIMATION DIRECTOR
^
WITH MUSIC FROM
_
ORIGINAL MUSIC BY
£
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
#
MAKE UP ARTIST
$
STUNT/FIGHT COORDINATOR
%
A*
*
A FILM BY*
+
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
[
SCREENWRITER
]
KEY ANIMATION SUPERVISOR
<
TECHNICAL ADVISOR
>
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR
?
ASSISTANT TO CHIEF ANIMATOR
@
CINEMATOGRAPHY BY
!
CUSTOM LAYOUT BY
(
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
)
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
:
PRESENTS*
;
PRESENTS A*
/
AND*
=
PRESENTS AN*
ALT key codes
The following characters need to be accessed by holding down the ALT key while typing the character code number — e.g., hold the ALTkey and type 0131, then let the ALT key go and “MECHANICAL DESIGN” will appear.
This is the official poster template to be used in the creation of marketing materials for FSUFILM productions. Use it as your foundation for making something beautiful and compelling!
Do:
Make sure to install the Steel Tongs font on your computer before starting work on the poster. This is the font for the credit block.
Keep all of your layers inside the appropriate folders, so that everything remains well-organized when you deliver the final Photoshop file. Make sure all of your layers have appropriate names, so that someone else could make sense of what each layer is.
Take your artwork all the way to the edge of the frame, but keep any essential elements at least a quarter-inch from the edge, in case they are trimmed during printing.
Adjust the color of the credits, logos, and copyright to best fit the aesthetic of your poster concept. Be particularly mindful of the legibility of the credit block, as it can quickly become hard to read if the background is busy or if there’s not enough tonal separation between the credits and the background.
Don’t:
Do not adjust the dimensions or resolution of the file. It’s set up to meet the specs needed for printing.
Do not reposition or resize the logos or copyright.
Pick-up photography is defined as any photography taken after completion of principal photography in order to enhance the narrative.
On the BFA and MFA Thesis cycles, students may make a request for pick-up photography to improve moments in the film that were not captured successfully during principal photography. Pick-up requests may not be made for additional moments or scenes that were not part of the original shooting plan. Requests for pick-up photography must include:
the exact nature of the subject matter to be shot;
the reason why it was not shot with the first unit crew during principal photography;
the date, times, and location of the proposed shoot;
a summary of the plan for the pick-up shoot, including any equipment requests and budgetary considerations;
the crew required for the proposed shoot, including names and signatures (you’ll need to determine how many crew members you need and you’ll need to recruit them);
any other supporting documentation.
No show will be approved for more than six hours of pick-up photography. And all pick-up photography will need to be completed and cut into the edit before picture lock. In some cases, this may mean that the turnaround time for pick-up photography is tight, so students will need to be diligent and proactive if they want to put in a request.
Since pick-up photography involves time and resources, requests will not be approved automatically. Approvals will only be granted if the time and resources are available and if students make a compelling case for the value of the pick-ups to the film (including proof that you can’t solve the problem with careful editing choices). In other words, they are a privilege to be earned.
All of the D1 shows shoot at Critchfield Hall. Two productions shoot per day, with one show occupying the “upstairs” area and one show occupying the “downstairs” area. The floor plans below show the available interior spaces for each floor: yellow for the upstairs area and blue for the downstairs area. Please make note of the room numbers when referring to specific spaces.
The exterior space around the building is divided into numbered areas (0001-0008) to help the two productions shooting on a given day communicate with each other about their footprint. Generally speaking:
The College of Motion Picture Arts pays an annual fee to Soundsnap for the licenses to the sound effects they provide on their site. No releases need to be signed for the use of these sound effects, so long as you remain in accordance with this licensing agreement.
You are free to:
Remix or transform the sounds in any way.
Copy and transmit the sounds – but not resell them as they are originally downloaded from Soundsnap.
Use the sounds in any music, film, video game, website etc. whether commercial or not, without paying additional royalties or other fees beyond the initial membership cost.
The College of Motion Picture Arts pays an annual fee to Universal Production Music (Killer Tracks) for the licenses to the library music they provide on their site. No releases need to be signed for the use of this music, so long as you remain in accordance with this licensing agreement.
