movie season  Coen brothers : dark comedy
a Coen brother’s season Joel and Ethan Coen know professionally as the Coen Brothers have directed and produced a number of successful films that o<en fall into the dark/black comedy genre
Posters from Coen Brothers’ films
* dark comedy
Topics and events that are usually regarded as taboo for example death/murder are treated in a humorous manner whilst retaining their seriousness.
Concept _
5 X 10 second idents adverGsing Coen brothers dark comedy film season to be shown on Film 4 Genre‐ dark comedy/thrillers
Tone of voice _
Ironic/ eerie/ comedic undertone
Audience _ Film stills
Coen brothers fan’s /niche film buffs/ Dark comedy enthusiasts. Film four fans.
Design Direction Hand craft_ using hand cra< to generate a sense of irony which the films contain. e.g. the juxtaposition between gory subject matter and a comedic tone of dark comedy. the powerful female character (Fargo)
_lePerpress _embroidery _etching _collage
Next…… _Generate storyboards consider camera angles, colour, scale etc _How I will incorporate handcra< into the animaGon Via illustrator? Edited scans? _Time scale is only 10 seconds so I don’t want to overcomplicate the design. _More research into key themes contained within the films