Audience FeedBack Questionnaire.

Trailer

1. Does my trailer meet the conventions of other horror trailers you have seen?


YES
NO

2.What genre conventions does my trailer possess? (list 3)
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3. Which aspect of my trailer did you enjoy viewing/hearing?
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 4. If you saw my trailer – Would you go and watch the film when released in cinemas?

YES
NO

5. If selected no, please explain why? ………………………………………………………………



Ancillary Task



1. What attracts you most about my poster and front cover?
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2. If you were to see my poster – would you go and watch the film in cinemas?

YES
NO

StoryBoard Analysis.

13. When editing this in, I had the same problem from when I was editing the title of the film . When producing my story board I didn’t know how the captions were going to be designed until actually editing the trailer.

14. This is the same as the above. I knew what the captions where going to say. But I had no idea on how they were going to look like.

15. When editing my trailer I had a very good idea on giving a different look on one of the captions. So I ignored the ‘Do not fear’ caption and stuck with the above. The effect which I created on the second caption, is that I created the image on Photoshop and then imported it into my trailer and copied it 3 times. In which I used the zoom tool and zoomed a little on 1 of the copy versions, and a little more on the last.

StoryBoard Analysis.

10. This scene was shot once as it went successfully and matched my story board.

11. My original plan was to just film from one angle with just the character swinging the watch necklace. But then I had an idea , and that was to film the character swinging the watch necklace and using handheld go around the character, in an arc. I then editing it and made the speed of the scene faster. The reason why is so that it matched the overall pace of the trailer.

12. This shot was easy to shoot, and the most fun to shoot as the character had to scream at the camera, which I took the still out of the filming and put it in my trailer so that the audience can get a glance of the possessed.

StoryBoard Analysis.

7. As I zoomed into the character, I didn’t zoom in as much as it is pictured in my story board, that is because I thought it would be effective if I filmed the character look upwards, by doing this and editing an earthquake effect, along with the sound FX in the background it can create a very dynamic, eerie feel to which the audience can feel.

8. I haven’t keep to the story board with this text, as when I was creating my storyboard I didn’t know the style of text which I would use in my trailer, so I decided to use the text in which was featured in the front of my magazine front cover and promotional cover. So that house style is maintained.

9. With this shot I didn’t stick to the story board as I was hope to do an angled shot however, because of the lack of equipment I couldn’t achieve this effect. So I stuck to an eye level shot in which the character was level with the character.

StoryBoard Analysis.

4. This is the other view of the conversation, but this time we can see the male character. This is the first time where the audience can see the male character, however it is just a quick glace.

5. Whilst shooting this scene I changed the angle of the camera as I wanted it level with the character. The reason why I changed the angle is because the higher the camera the more of a vulnerable effect it has on the character, and I didn’t want to make the character . vulnerable

6. In the story board I have drawn the shot as it would be a mid shot, however on the trailer I have shot a mid shot of the character and used the zoom button which features on the camera.

StoryBoard Analysis.

 1. I stuck to my storyboard and accomplished this shot. This is shot is shown at the beginning of the trailer as I wanted the main focus to be on the watch necklace as this is the focus of the film.

2. Whilst editing this into my trailer, I gave this shot and many of my other shots an earthquake effect. I gave it this effect because I wanted to give it a sense of awkwardness to it. Along with this shot and the previous one I duplicated the shots and used the zoom tool in Pinnacle and zoomed in some of the shots and made the pace of them fast to suit the pace of the overall trailer.

3. As you can see, I have doe an over the shoulder shot, as it is a conversation between 2 people. By accomplishing this scene at the breakfast table, I remembered the camera workshop which I attended and learnt the rule of thirds, in which I used whilst shooting this scene.

Editing.

Today I finally was able to finish the trailer and burn it onto disk.  The shots which I added was the ending of the trailer where I wanted to scare the audience at the end to really give it that horror feel.
The way I achieved this was to add the scene of the necklace watch with it zooming in close, and as the music is still playing softly and quietly, I added a quick scene of a closeup of the main character face with the makeup run down her face and looking possessed for 0.01 seconds, and then I added in the possession text where the colour were inverted (which I edited in photoshop) to finally finish the trailer off.

Editing.

Today I produced the 'coming soon' text which I also created on photoshop. I then saved it as a picture file (Jpeg) and imported it in to the trailer.  

I then added a transition similar to the transition used at the beginning of the trailer introducing the first scene. 

I felt that this gave an interesting look and something unique for the audience to watch.

Editing.

Today I edited in the scene where the main character is holding the knife and the necklace watch in her hand and she is beginning to slowly walk towards the boyfriend. He is unaware of her behind him, and continues to read.

Whilst she gets closer to him, I edited in the shots where the boyfriend is lying on the ground dead where she stabbed him.

So as she got closer I edited this scene into it switching from scene to scene using no transition as this would slow the pace down.

After she got very close, the shots change completely to where he is on the ground and is an arc camera movement around his face using a close up, and then a mid shot of both of the character on the floor.

Editing.

Today I created the Characters name in photoshop. By using my photoshop skills to my advantage i was able to produce the main characters name in photoshop and saved it as a picture file. I then imported it into the trailer.

Editing.

Today I added the scene where the main character shuts the doors quickly and then the shot changes to her boyfriend asking what she wants for dinner. he then stutters and asks is that your new necklace, can I have a look. the shot changes - using a black fade transition to bridge the two scenes, to where the boyfriend is sitting at the breakfast table and he turns around and see something. It then cuts back to the bedroom scene and then the main character says no. This is when the audience sense that she has changed in the way she is communicating.

In this scene I allowed the characters to talk as i didn't want the entire trailer to be silent.
There is a feature on Pinnacle where you can increase or decrease the sound of the scene to the desired volume.
Instead of decreasing the sound and increasing the sound of the music, I turned the volume of the music down and the talking up.

Editing.

Today I added a long shot of the main character and this is when she is in the kitchen changing batteries and she thinks shes seen something and is shocked about what she sees. However in the trailer only she knows what shes seen but it is kept hidden from the audience.

The next part which I added into the trailer is the scene where the main character is looking into the mirror and examining and feeling her face for any physical changes. This then zooms in and changes shots to her with her head in her hands. This is portraying that she is changing and gradually the necklace watch is possessing her.

Editing.

I then edited the part where the main character is sitting on the bed in a different room and she is playing with the necklace watch and then I edited the part where the transition of her possession from the necklace watch is taking over her and this is when we see it.
She is rocking back and fourth and I wanted the audience to see this. I used a close up of her face as i wanted to portray that she is still holding the necklace watch despite what is happening to her.

Editing.

Today I created the captions which will be in the trailer. The way I done this was to produce the text in photoshop, and then import them into the trailer by saving them as picture files.

But with the other caption I imported it 3 times as I used the zoom feature in Pinnacle. I felt that this looked more interesting than just a fade in transition.

Editing.

Today I edited in the scene where the main character is on the bed and is swinging the necklace watch. Whilst filming it was very difficult filming as there was limited space, but i did manage to achieve the shot.

The camera movement which I used was an arc movement - this is where the camera moves around a person or an object.

I did this camera movement with my character as I felt this would go against the conventions of the horror genre and will give my trailer a unique feel to it.

When I edited this in my trailer I tweaked the pace of the scene by using the speed feature in Pinnacle which allows you to adjust the speed of the scene.

I increased the speed of the scene as it matches the rest of my trailer. This also gave 'jerky' movements which was uncomfortable to watch, but this is the reason and it fitted in well with the genre of horror.

Editing.

I then included a fade and place the shot where the main character is looking up the stairs with curiosity, this is the mid shot of her. It then zooms in slowly - which I did with the camera itself, and then changes shots.
The second shot is her still looking up the stairs but is a high angle shot as I want the audience to feel that she is feeling vulnerable at this stage. Whilst shooting this shot I zoomed into the characters face to show the emotion more clearly. When editing this scene into my trailer, I used the speed feature in Pinnacle to speed up the zoom. I feel that this gave the shot a sense of awkwardness in which i want the audience to feel uncomfortable.
Along with the zoom, I also added an old style film effect, as this looked more authentic to the picture/scene. 

Editing.

Today I edited in the part where the main character is walk down the road, however this is only for 0.3 seconds as I wanted the trailer to be kept under a minute.
And I also put in the conversation between the 2 characters, and this is the first time where we see the main character interact with another character, and is also the first time where the audience will see the new character being introduced which is also the main character as he plays the role of the boyfriend.

Along with those shots I edited the conversation by cutting out the sound as I only wanted the music playing, and I also chose 2 shots.

After editing in the conversation I added a close up of the main character walking towards the camera. This is so we get a mid shot of the main character holding the necklace watch whilst walking.

Editing.

The shots that I am using are very short, sharp, and quick. I want the trailer to have fast paced editing as I want it to contrast the music - which is dominate in my trailer.

Today I edited in the necklace watch. I placed this at the beginning as I wanted the trailer to be solely focused on the object as this is the thing that releases the possession.

Along with adding that i included fade transitions in front of the shots so that the trailer plays smoothly and that the transition from one shot to the next is smooth and clean.

Editing.

Today I made the text for the name of the film.  By doing research into my competitors I discovered that the title of the film always fades onto the screen. However I wanted to have a different approach to the text. With having advanced photoshop skills I can use it to my advantage and create a stop motion effect on the title and make it spin. I created the text in photoshop and saved it as a picture file (Jpeg) I then duplicated the file, opened it in photoshop and rotated the text a little clockwise, and repeated it. I then imported all of them into Pinnacle and arranged them so that when I played all the images together, the text was spinning.  

Finally the last part of the text was a picture which was zoomed in using the zoom feature on Pinnacle. I then added an earthquake effect on the image as I feel this would give the text more of an edge and awkwardness.

The Voice Over and The Soundtrack.

The Voiceover of the trailer, and the background music was all done today by computer. With the help of my friend who works in the music industry. He recorded voiceover and was recorded via a microphone, and then transmitted into a music editing software called Logic Pro. Using this software we were able to put sounds together using a keyboard and record a soundtrack which will be best suited for my trailer. We also used Garage Band Pro in which we used this as an extension to the Logic Pro.

The image on the right is the software which we used to produce the sound for the trailer. As you can see there are a lot of controls on screen which I was struggling to utilise effectively, however, with the help I received it was easy to understand and operate.

Editing.

Still editing the beginning of the trailer I added an old film effect on some of the clips. I did this as it gives a nice effect to the trailer. However - I will only do it on some of the shots in my trailer.

Today I edited in the shot where Simone is sitting in the living room with her laptop. But I only want the audience to have a quick glance - thus I edited the shot to 0.3 seconds.

Today I got this idea of having the text typography on a black background and have it shown between each shot however, I want it to act as a subliminal message. Therefore making the shot to 0.1 seconds.

The way in which this will work is if I import the image film (as a Jpeg). I did this all on Photoshop and saved it as a picture file. With the picture imported onto the trailer I was then able to place it whereever I desired.

Editing.

I started off with the beginning of the trailer by adding a transition in front of a scene which I edited and cut out the importent parts which I wished to use. The idea that I have in my head is to start the trailer off with the transition as it will make the trailer have an interesting start.

The video footage which I have used is where the 2 characters are at the breakfast table talking.

Whilst filming I shot the conversation from one view of one character, then another from the the second character and then I filmed the whole conversation having the camera facing towards them.

I want to portray the characters first - laughing and enjoying a good conversation.

The way i want my trailer to be is mostly mute - so that the characters don't speak. I want the music playing as a soundtrack to the trailer as I feel that my audience will remember the film more.

Editing.

I have started the editing process of my trailer. For the editing of my trailer I am using Pinnacle. I hava never used or touched Pinnacle before, so it is all new for me. However I feel that it will be simple to use and that I will be able to get familiar with all the tools and features within the software.

Filming.

This was the final day of filming the footage for the trailer. On this day I filmed the scene which took place in the second bedroom where I shot Simran on the bed swinging the necklace watch and I did a arch camera movement around the character. 

I shot the scene where Simran holding a knife and slowly creeping towards Raj who was sitting at the breakfast table casually reading the newspaper. 

Finally I shot the scene of Raj on the floor in which he was stabbed by Simran as she was unable to overcome the possession and se let it over possess her. 

 

 

Filming.

 This day I filmed the bedroom scenes. These consisted of the conversation between Raj and Simran where they conversed about dinner. This was the time where the audience would see the awkward vibe coming from her by the way she  was clutching the necklace watch and how she spoke to Raj. Whilst shooting this scene, it was the most challenging as I had little space around the bed to get wider on the shoot. To over come this dilemma, I put the camera up on the window ledge and filmed as this gave an enough wider shot for both the characters to be in the frame. 

Straight after doing that scene, I filmed the scene where Simran is looking at herself in the mirror, touching her face showing emotion. By directing the character to act this way i wanted to connote that she was analysing her face in the mirror, trying to spot any physical changes as she knew that her mental persona has altered.

Filming.

On this day, I filmed the scene outside, where Simran was walking. I only wanted this scene, just to get the diversity of locations. This took one shot as it was relatively simple.

On this day I also filmed the scene where Simran screamed into the camera, and in which I utilised at the end of the trailer where I scare the audience. 

This day also consisted the scene where Simran was looking up at the stairs and climbing them slowly. This was easily done however the manoeuvring of the camera was difficult, in which I had to experiment with the space which was open to me. 

Filming.

On this day of filming we shot the breakfast table scene. From the camera workshop

I took into account the rule of thirds, and I incorporated that here whilst shooting. With this scene I had to shoot it 3 times in order for the shot-reverse-shot editing to looks effective as I need the conversation from one characters view and another shot from the other characters view.

Also on this day I shot the scene where Simran was sitting in the living area on the sofa with her legs up and laptop. With this scene I only had to shoot it once as the space in the living room is very spacious therefore it was easy to manoeuvre the camera around – on the tripod and handheld. 

Filming.

To film the footage in order to produce my trailer, I will have to use a video camera. The video camera in which I will be using will look exactly like this...

Blocking.

The images shown are the areas within the house which I want to shoot in. The first image is where I shot the main character looking into the mirror, and her sitting on the bed rocking back and forwards. I have done my shooting in a house, as most people in my first questionnaire which I carried out preferred a horror scene to be taken place at a house or apartment. So I took this into consideration and shot it all in the house in different areas of the house. The second image is where I shot when Simran was swinging the necklace watch.

It was a bit difficult shooting in this room a there was limited space. The room was a decent size however manoeuvring around the bed to get the arch shot around the character was difficult and took 3 shots to get it right, as I kept on tripping over. The third image is of the sofa in which Simran had her legs up and typing on her laptop. You can see on the wall there is a canvas painting of an Indian god. I wanted this in the frame as i wanted to send across the message that these couple are religious and do adopt the traditional Hindu culture. The Stairs is where I used for Simran to climb. It was mildly difficult to shoot this scene but was successfully done in one take. The last place is the scene at the breakfast table, where we first see the characters in action. The audience first see Simran and Raj interacting and talking about their careers.