Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
Finished Poster
Top left image: The main settings in my teaser trailer are outdoors in nature, I wanted to reflect this in the images chosen. I chose to place this image in the top corner as it appears that the figure in the bottom image is looking up at the moon, which leads the viewers eye towards the top of the image. I also really liked the contrast in colour between the light sky and the dark trees, it conforms with the horror theme. The moon is also a focal point which attracts the viewers eye.
Top right image: The extreme dark background next to the bright blue of the left image creates a nice contrast which will attract attention. The broken glass shows a reflection of the trees in the left image creating a link between the two, allowing the images to flow. The broken mirror is an effigy of my main characters mindframe in the 'film' - broken, scattered, empty. There can also be a link between the gun and broken mirror, the imagery suggests the gun has broken the glass, the destruction links the images together.
Bottom left image: The natural green and browns in this image compliment the naturalistic surroundings and fit in with the colours in the adjoining images, this again allows the images to fit nicely and flow together. The figure in the image is surrounded in a desolate green mass, this creates a sense of isolation and distances her from the other images. She appears quite vulnerable and lost, these factors portray what the character will be like in the 'film'.
Bottom right image: This image is probably the most dramatic in the sequence, the gun is an automatic signifier of danger and death and adds an element of violence to the quite peaceful imagery. I chose to place the image here so that the gun points towards the female character, suggesting she will be endangered in the film. The gun acts as a leading line towards the female, allowing the viewer to follow a path through the images. The hands also belong to a male which suggests the male character will be the antagonist and the female character will be the victim or perhaps the 'femme fatale'.
Banner: The white banner in the middle separates the images and creates a broken feeling, like a puzzle being pieced together, which will relate to the themes in the film. This broken and scattered imagery also relates to the teaser trailer as you have to attempt to work out what the story is about, it is in non-chronological order and doesn't make complete sense to intrigue the viewer ergo 'teaser'. The bright white of the banner also stands out clearly contrasting to the dark coloured imagery, allowing it to stand out and catch the eye.
Focus Group Feedback
Focus Group Research from Katharine Wood on Vimeo.
The feedback from this video is analysed and discussed within my Media Evaluation.
Friday, 2 March 2012
Final feedback for my trailer
After going through each tiny detail of my teaser trailer with a member of my target audience and also a media practitioner, I have gained some final pointers on how to give the product a more professional and cleaner finish.
The font within my trailer will be adapted slightly to fit in more with my two ancillary products creating a sense of continuity between the pieces, some of the transitions and effects also need to be altered slightly to maintain pace and tension.
This final cut has been uploaded below.
The font within my trailer will be adapted slightly to fit in more with my two ancillary products creating a sense of continuity between the pieces, some of the transitions and effects also need to be altered slightly to maintain pace and tension.
This final cut has been uploaded below.
Sound and Music
The piece of music I have used within my teaser trailer is this composition by J.S.Bach
The original song is now copyright free as works created before 1923 are public domain. Although, this is a sound recording which falls under different regulations, as the orchestra is playing the music I would have to obtain permission from them to use their recording. Rather than waiting for a reply from this certain orchestra I have found a royalty free website in which the original music is downloadable.
I believe this certain piece of music fits in well with my piece as it is quite calm and mysterious sounding, but builds up pace and tension which fits in well with the genre of my film and the action on screen. The music is quite eery sounding which fits in with the images on screen and gives the piece a sense of sophistication, adapting to the 'psychological' part of the genre. The music sometimes fits in with the images on screen, the pace often changing when the pace of the images changes, also the notes getting higher as the more eery images come on screen. This music fits in well with the genre, although it is not stereotypically 'scary' music that you would find in a horror film.
The music within this film gave me the inspiration to use a classical piece, as it contrasts to the negative or disturbing images on screen, which is the effect I wanted to go for. The target audience for this particular film is also male, and so I thought my piece being similar would allow my audience to be accurately targeted.
I decided to use bursts of diagetic sound through out my piece to create a sense of tension as the audience never knows when the sound will appear, it is a bit 'jumpy', which conforms to the horror genre. The diagetic sound involved, the male speaking, heavy breathing and running all add to the horror aspect of the trailer. The piece of sound used in the end of the trailer of a music box appears diagetic but it is in fact recorded from another music box, as the sound of the box I was using was too upbeat, I wanted to use something more creepy.
The original song is now copyright free as works created before 1923 are public domain. Although, this is a sound recording which falls under different regulations, as the orchestra is playing the music I would have to obtain permission from them to use their recording. Rather than waiting for a reply from this certain orchestra I have found a royalty free website in which the original music is downloadable.
I believe this certain piece of music fits in well with my piece as it is quite calm and mysterious sounding, but builds up pace and tension which fits in well with the genre of my film and the action on screen. The music is quite eery sounding which fits in with the images on screen and gives the piece a sense of sophistication, adapting to the 'psychological' part of the genre. The music sometimes fits in with the images on screen, the pace often changing when the pace of the images changes, also the notes getting higher as the more eery images come on screen. This music fits in well with the genre, although it is not stereotypically 'scary' music that you would find in a horror film.
The music within this film gave me the inspiration to use a classical piece, as it contrasts to the negative or disturbing images on screen, which is the effect I wanted to go for. The target audience for this particular film is also male, and so I thought my piece being similar would allow my audience to be accurately targeted.
I decided to use bursts of diagetic sound through out my piece to create a sense of tension as the audience never knows when the sound will appear, it is a bit 'jumpy', which conforms to the horror genre. The diagetic sound involved, the male speaking, heavy breathing and running all add to the horror aspect of the trailer. The piece of sound used in the end of the trailer of a music box appears diagetic but it is in fact recorded from another music box, as the sound of the box I was using was too upbeat, I wanted to use something more creepy.
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