Wednesday, 28 March 2018
Tuesday, 27 March 2018
Question three
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
From my audience feedback I have learned that people have different views on what scary is, I also found that people are more scared if there is more of a break in the sound, so building tension can be used with silence.
From my audience feedback I have learned that people have different views on what scary is, I also found that people are more scared if there is more of a break in the sound, so building tension can be used with silence.
From others feedback I feel like the website was quite successful, the feedback that I got was that it works well that there are animated aspects to my website and that it works nicely that the trailer starts playing straight away. I have also found from feedback that people think that my trailer itself fits with the conventions and shows that it is horror well, which is good as this was one of my aims.
In the trailer, I decided to do some of the filming in a studio, although this gave it a good dark and unclear effect, I have had feedback that says that it is unclear and doesn't quite work, so this is something I would look to improve on in the future.
Comments on my work have shown me that it is a good idea to get a second opinion on work, this is because you aren't making the product for yourself, you are making it for the audience, and in some cases what's effective for you may nit always be the best for the audience, so this is always good to look into.
When producing and editing a trailer it is important to keep continuity, but not give away too much of the story line. Its about finding the balance between showing the audience what its about and what will happen, but not giving away the plot completely or the outcomes.
Thursday, 15 March 2018
Tuesday, 6 March 2018
Idea and plan change
I decided to change my plan and idea for the film trailer, while sticking with my initial plan of horror I completely changed the story line, actors, and setting. I decided that because my idea waqs set in a house, and the house I was using was very moddern, as most in the area are that this was not fitting well witht he conventions I had looked at for horror. This is because of the bright white light, carpeted floor and warm looking tones. Also I had planned to originally use a young bo for one of the roles and hadn't realised how difficalt it would be to get a young child to co-operate, this is why i then changed myidea while still sticking to the same genre and adapted my idea to being a more realistic and better trailer. I changed my idea to be set in the woods, at night time- with a group of teenagers who would be old enough to be out alone but also young enough to still be easily scared and be nervous being out alone, this adds to the fear factor as teens would e the most common age for viewers of my horror trailer as they are the target audiemce. This means it would be relatable for them as people relate to people close to their own age the most.
Friday, 23 February 2018
Plumtree
Nicole - well done for posting everything on time and having your blog up-to-date.
Positives:
Positives:
- The trailer works quite nicely and I like the addition of the text in red to appeal to the audience
- Your website looks good and the links all work effectively
- Your poster image is simple but in keeping with your chosen genre and the overall content of your film
Improvements:
- The font used for the film title on the home page of your website is different to the trailer and poster and thus greatly affects continuity across your products
- Have you experimented with colour for the text on the poster and the website? The white text looks almost too clinical where red might suggest more of the horror element you are trying to achieve
- The text at the bottom of the poster is still confused and with a few too many mistakes. Look at it carefully and adapt it so that it is structured more clearly
- The post-production sound of the knife going into the victim's body in the trailer doesn't sound right. See if you can find a better soundbite that is more realistic
Friday, 9 February 2018
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Friday, 26 January 2018
Plumtree
Nicole, the poster is really coming together but the text at the bottom is a bit confused and has a number of errors. I think it might look better if you just had a series of reviews, put the age rating next to the film title and then try to centrally justify the production company, logo and website address. This will help the symmetry of the poster. Your strap-line at the top could also be a bit bigger.
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
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