Final Trailer.

During our Half term break i cam into school with Hannah to finish editing our trailer. We filmed a couple of extra scenes before we broke up of Hannah being released from the mental institute. Once we uploaded them to the computer we edited them in and completed our Trailer. We are all very happy with it and we don't think anything else needs to be changed. We now just have ti upload it to a disk to give to mrs.

Final Horror pre production poster.

Once i had given in my final draft of my poster, Mrs Tyell said that it didn't fit onto an A4 piece of paper when she went to go and print it in colour so she told me to change the size of it. As i tried to do that i decided that i would go back and edit it to make it fit on one a page and now this is my very final poster;

new Horror Poster.

Horror trailer filming.

On Friday 16th March Me, Paige, Ashleigh, Tijana, Hannah all went to Paige's in the morning to film our Horror Trailer. we managed to get most of it done. we had to use a lot of fake blood to create the right scene. we are now doing a trailer based on our friend coming back from a metal institute but we all think she has been on holiday and we through her a party but she is cured and starts to kill us all. we need to go back to Paige's tomorrow to add in a couple of clips and then we can finally edit it altogether friday morning.

Horror filming.

1st March 2012,

we went to Orwell Park to film our Horror Trailer. we managed to get most of it done which was good. We managed to get the main parts done and we managed to stick to the storyboard we had created. Once we filmed done Orwell Park the rest of the group went round to Paige's to film the beginning and end of the trailer unfortunately i was ill that week so i couldn't join in. Once they had all the footage they then went back to school to edit it and give miss our first draft.

Storyboards and camera shots.

Last week we created our storyboards to help us through filming our film trailer. We had to make them look artistic. we had to create a camera shot list of the different types of shot we would like to use throughout the trailer. These pieces of work will help us create the best trailer we can and to really help capture the attention of the audience.

Horror still shots of different woodland area.

Today we went out of school to take still shots of different woodland areas and also practice our camera shots ready for friday. We took an over the shoulder shot, a point of view shop, and a birds eye view shot. We went up to Ravenswood to take our pictures. These pictures are just practice shots to help use decided what the best ones our. Here are the still shots;

Horror film trailers.

Yesterday we watched some different types of Horror film trailers. We watched a mixture of films from the 1980's to the present day. We watched both types of trailers because it helps us understand how films have changed so much over the years. it shows us how people got scared on the 1980's and it shows us that no matter how a trailer is made it will make anyone scared.

Here are the trailers we watched;

• House 1
• House 2
• House 3
• Nightmare on elm street.
• The Innkeepers
• Grave encounters.
• Saw 6
• Saw

These trailers were part of our research and they were also to help us to come up with how we want our film trailer to be. 

Slumdog Millionaire deconstruction task

I haven't managed to finish this task yet as i don't understand some of the last questions which i need help on.

Task 1;

The UK Trailer;

1.     How do the creators try to appeal to an audience?

The creators try to appeal to the audience by showing how people live in India and how they are treated when they live in slums. It is showing the culture of another country, which interests people because they like to see how other people live. As they show how other people it tells the true culture of what India is like. I also think another way the creators try to appeal to the audience is by filming in a hot country that has lots of vibrate and bright colours, this attracts a young audience which would be their main audience because of the young cast that they have in the film. I also believe that the music appeals to the audience because it something we haven’t heard before.

2.     Who is the target audience for this film?

I believe that this films main audience is people aged from 17 and above. I believe that it is aimed at this age because of the young cast and because of the whole story line. Because it is based on how the boys grow up and how they became successful it attracts the younger audience because it relates to a young audience. I also believe that they are the main audience because of the music and violence used throughout the film, both of these things attract a younger audience because they are the types of films they watch today. I believe that they are their main audience because a younger audience wouldn’t be able to concentrate on it as you have to do that because there is so much happening throughout the film that needs to be watched and I think it is aimed at an older audience because of the language used throughout the film.

The themes in the trailer are;

Love – there is the love theme throughout the trailer because it is about Jamal finding Latika again as they grow up, but it is also about love because of the relationship between the brothers. I think this theme would appeal to the most would be young adults because it is about them grow up which is what most young teenagers are doing.

Brotherhood – there is also this theme throughout because the brothers are sticking together as they go through the trailer. This shows the love between them and also the commitment to get themselves looked after. I main audience this would appeal to again is the young audience because most young audiences have brothers and they have to look after each other.

Technical codes.

Pace and style of editing; the editing used in the trailer really catches the eye of the audience. I like how they have edited the shots to make them shorter and snappier so it gives the audience the feeling of that they would like to watch the whole film. The trailer is paced at a good pace because it allows the audience to see as much as possible. I also think that the trailer is well paced because it has so many clips in but each clip gives you a lot of information. Also the writing on the clips are edited well because they are done so people can still see what is going on.

Use of colour; the colours used in the trailer are very bold and bright. They really attract the customer because they stand out but they also represent India where the film is shot. It tells the audience what type of culture will be in the film.

Camera angles and types of shot; there are quite a lot of close ups used throughout the trailer. And at the end of the trailer there is a long shot to show what the slums look like now. The long shot really shows the audience how much India is changing but they also show what people went through.

Sound effects; the trailer doesn’t really have any sound effects.

Voice over; It does have a narrator talking through it. The narrator does give the trailer a good effect because it helps the audience watching it now what is going on through the trailer and what the film is going to be about.

Music; the music in the film represents where the film is set. It represents the culture of the people who are in the film also. The music really captures the audience because it is something different and it is nice to hear a different type of music in a film.

Selection of clips; the different selection of clips represent what the culture of the film is about. They really appeal to the audience because they are showing what another country is like.

The film appeals to the global audience because it is telling the world what most countries are going through. It appeals to the global audience because it shows people what other countries go through and what other people in different countries go through. It is giving them a culture lesson on different people.

my reflection horror poster.

Here is my research horror poster;

Slumdog Millionaire poster.

This is the official poster for the Slumdog millionaire poster.

Horror posters

Hey,

Last week on Thursday we started to create my own Horror Posters, we had to come up with our own title and image. these are all part of our research and will help us to come up with our final horror project. i have done two posters, they are drawn and i am going to do one with a proper picture with a camera and edit it all on the computer.

Questionnaire results.

These are the results of my questionnaire;



This graph is telling how many of the students in media who watch horror films. I got a great range of who watches them which will really help with coming up with the best ideas.



This graph tells me what type of horror film they like. Each person who answered gave more than one answer which is good because it tells me they enjoy a wide range of horrors. the 0% is hammer horror, this tells me that this isn't a good idea to go with because no one likes it.

3. What would you expect from a horror film?

Elliott – To provoke thoughts and predictions, then supply the unexpected.

Hannah – to be kept in suspense.

Chris – blood, gore and parts which make you jump.

Harry – Build up tension.

Paige – to be scary.

Ashleigh – to be scared.

Charlotte – victim and villain.

These results tell me what people expect from a horror. these results are great because it tells me that i need to make a trailer that will scare them.

4. What is you favourite Horror character, such as serial killer or ghost and why?

Hannah – Jerry the vampire from Fright Night because he is sneaky and confident and hard to kill because he is immortal.

Chris – Jason he is a huge undead serial killer.

Harry – ghosts more of a mind mess.

Paige -  I don’t have one.

Ashleigh – I don’t have a favourite.

Charlotte – Ghost.

Elliott – didn’t answer the question.

These results tell me that every one likes the serial killer character which tells me that they like films with a lot of gore.

These results tell me that the class like to watch horror films apart from 1 person. This tells me that this project will work really well.

6. What is your favourite Horror film and why?

Elliott – paranormal activity 2; because throughout the film you are in suspense as to what happens, then when you think you have it figured out the completely unexpected happens.

Hannah – don’t have one.

Chris – Halloween; it is a story about a young boy who turns out to be a serial killer, who is incredibly tall, strong and goes out to kill any body after escaping prison.

Harry – Silent hill; I found it funny and jumpy.

Paige – Stay alive; because it has a complete different concept in the way its about a game, and I like that idea.

Ashleigh – nightmare on elm street because you never know what’s going to happen next.

Charlotte – only seen the Last house on the left.

These results tell me what type of horror i should stick to. All of the results are different which is good because me a wide range of options to choose from.

7. What horror film has really scared you and why?

Hannah – paranormal activity 3 because very jumpy and unsuspected ending.

Chris – paranormal activity scared me enough that I couldn’t sleep well that night I watched it.

Harry – nothing really.

Paige – REC because I thought the demon/monster things were terrifying and almost every scene had me hiding behind my pillow.

Ashleigh – Insidious because its freaky as hell.

Charlotte – only seen the last house on the left.     

Elliott – didn’t answer.

These results are telling me what horror film has really scared them and why. These results give me a load of ideas that will really help.

These results tell me that most of the class like their films done in cinema mode. This tells me that i shouldn't do a trailer in handheld mode because they wouldn't like it.

These results tell me that the class don't like horror films with a lot of gore. This gives me the chose of what to do and what i think would be the best way to go.

10. Do you think horror films are suitable or do you think they shouldn’t exist? Please explain why for either answer.

Elliott – they are suitable, because they all have an appropriate rating, and anybody who feels they aren’t appropriate doesn’t have to watch them.

Hannah – I think they are fine as long as certificated.

Chris – I think they are suitable, I find them great to watch, especially if they are acted out well, you can get into them, which makes the experience more realistic and scary.

Harry – I think they should because they are funny.

Paige – I think they are suitable when they are certificated correctly.

Ashleigh – I think they are suitable for certain ages.

Charlotte – I don’t like horrors, I’d rather watch a rom-com.

These results tell me that the class think that horror films are aged appropriately. This means that we should stick with the idea of that age range.