Feedback on first draft of trailer

After we had created the first draft of our trailer we received feedback from our class mates, both positive and negative comments were made-

Positive:
No speaking or similar noise- just music which is really effective.
Tension is built up all the way through which makes you want to keep on watching.
Sound picks up at the end of what's been done so far, so you know where the change in tone is.
It's quiet all the way through which is unexpected but good.
The setting is effective.
The captions are convincing.
The camera static is really effective.

Negative:
Fonts need changing/ improving for captions and they either need to be slightly shorter or more text added to them.
The clip of the actors running towards the car needs to be shortened as it looses suspense near the end.

As a result of this feedback, we will adapt the parts of our trailer which received criticism and also develop it further to the end of the piece. We will then get further feedback and again look at the sections which may need improving in order to create the finished trailer.

Filming Session: Part One

On the 8th February my group and the actors/actressses, went on our first filming session. We decided to film at Ashridge Woods as we wanted the trailer to be set in the woods at night.

In our first session, we wanted to film the calm scenes, running scenes and setting the plot of the trailer without giving to much away. The filming went well and we manged to film all the scenes we wanted and more before it became to dark. Whilst producing some scenes we came up with some more effect scenes. Which turned out to enhance the effect of our trailer and the horror genre, without giving away the plot.

We will go on a second filming session, to film the main parts of the trailer, the killing scenes. These scenes will set the genre of the trailer, but in a way that will not give too much away about the film plot.

Editing original footage- creating Trailer

In order to create our trailer, we used the iMac programme 'iMovie'. The images below explain how we used the specific features of this programme to edit the footage.

Props and Costume List for Trailer

In order to successfully make our trailer, we have produced three lists of what we need in order to make the trailer. It also ensures that no props are forgotten on the day and so that actors know what they will need to wear and if any extras for the trailer needs to be produced.

Final Poster & Webpage Design

FINAL POSTER:

I have chosen this poster design for a number of reasons.

I think that the use of the red tinted image, is very effective for the horror theme, as it can represent a number of things like death, blood etc... therefore it gives the poster the horror feel.

Also i chose this photograph, as it has a mystery feel to it, which suits our horror film plot well. As the branches slightly hide the character, therefore they have that mystery side, so the audience does not know who it is. It could be an innocent person hiding or the mystery kill hiding/watching. therefore the image creates a lot of questions for the audience and keeps the film a mystery.
From my feedback i found that the red title worked well so I chose to keep it, but to make it more bolder and effective, I have placed it on a plain area, therefore making it more eye catching but as well it does not effetc the image.

Also from my feedback, changed a few things such as, making the title and slogan bigger which therefore made them bolder and more eye catching on the page. I also had feeback about the blank spaces and what could fill some of them, so I decided to add in a small review of the film. which worked very well, and also it gives the audience more information about th film.

FINAL WEBPAGE:
I have chosen this poster design for a number of reasons.

I chose this image as it sets the scene of the film without giving much away, also by adding in a pair of legs next to the person laying on the floor. It tells the audience that it is a horror, but also making it seem mysterious, as you can only see part of the killer. This keeps the film plot and characters a mystery, which is the main point of the film.
I also added coloured lines around the two people; therefore making them bolder to the users from the dark tinted background.

I chose to use a tinted background again like my poster, but instead I made the colour darker which therefore makes it more scary. It also makes the people stand out as they are in colour, which therefore makes the whole background more effective and intresting to the user, when they are on the site.


I also carried on the red text, as from my feedback I found the audience found it very effective. I chose to make the links white as they stand out from the rest of the webpage, therefore making them clearer to the user, but not in a way that effects the dark background effect.

Also from my feedback I changed a few things such as, making the 'Coming soon' text a light purply red colour, which flows with the background. As their was too much white on the page, but my changing the text colour, it made the page more effective, as it made the rest of the white much bolder of the page. I also put a red box around the logos at the bottom, which made them look more proffession and bolder on the page, as a result of the red throught the page.

Feedback on final poster & webpage designs

To get a wide range of feedback on my final poster and webpage, I decided to upload my designs onto Facebook. This therefore allowed me to get feedback from the public rather than just from my media class, which as a result gave me more realistic feedback on my designs, if they were produced for real.

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