Ancillary Task Website (Draft 8)

http://edgyn69.wix.com/websitefortrailer

We have made some changes to our trailer, including adding in black boxes to make the text easier to read and changing the background to match the poster.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 11)

We wern't happy with the background so instead Charlotte has played about with the background and has come up with this. We are both very happy with this.

Audience Feedback (Website)

• The text is a little hard to read
• I like the layout
• I like how the background matches the poster

Audience Feedback (Poster)

• I like the red glow around the text
• The background is weird, I don't like it
• The hand still looks fake

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 10)

 

Based on the feedback from Miss, we have changed the background so that the colours gradient.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 9)

 

 

Charlotte has changed the font colour at the bottom from whight to red. This allows 'The Project' to stand out more.

Audience feedback (Poster)

• I like the reflection on the images
• Images seem a little happy for a horror
• The bloody hand looks a little fake can you edit it at all?
• Having the background just black is a little boring.
• I wouldn't connect this with horror at the moment...
• I don't like the writing being all white

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 8)

We have added in our original picture of the hand.

Update 33

So I did the photoshoot last night of 'bloody handprints'. I experimented with a couple of different ways in which to take the photo's for example using a mirror, using paper, whether the camera did or did not have the flash on. We have chosen our photograph and now we have to edit and incorperate it into our poster. The image below is the imagewe are going to use:

Bloody Handprint Photoshoot

Please use the scroller at the bottom.

Mrs D

Well done for evidencing your photos - it look messy! I like the first draft of your poster - think about how you can avoid the black background - use shading to help you.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 7)

 

This is our new draft of our poster. We have taken images from our trailer and Charlotte has given them a reflection. We have used the same font across from the trailer and website so that they all link. We have also added in the 'slogan' from the trailer 'When they get given their new project, little do they know, it will be their last...'. This again helps with the linking of the products.

Update 32

Based on the audince feedback we got from the first draft of the poster, we are going to change the font we used. We will probably use 'Annie BTN' as it is what we have used in our trailer.

Mood Board of Images Taken From Trailer

These are images we have taken from our trailer as potential images we might use in our poster.

Update 31

Today I am going to do a photoshoot for our poster. We are also going to go through our trailer and see if there is anything we can use from that.

For our poster we still want to use the moon but we are going to layer the images we choose using photoshop so that is resembles some of our RMA's. For example:

The Amityville Horror and Drag me to Hell

Both of these posters have multiple images murged together to make one. Having small text above written above 'Drag Me To Hell' is effective and would be a nice way to link our trailer to our poster if we used the text 'When they get given their new project, little do they know, it will be their last...'.

 

We are going to play about with some ideas and see what we like the best and based on that we will then get some audience feedback.

 

Audience Feedback

• Like the moon and its glow
• Like the background
• Maybe try different fonts?

Audience Feedback

 

• Red clouds not red moon
• Maybe a glow?
• Move 'coming soon' under 'The project'
• Size of coming soon is good
• Red glow on the font?

Audience Feedback

• Make the moon red?
• The layout is nice
• Make coming soon bigger

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 7)

When going back over the website we realised that the background wasn't on the final page. So Charlotte put the background in. We then realised that grey text and the moon weren't going to work so she also changed the font colour and size.

8th Draft of Trailer

7th Draft of Trailer

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 6)

 

We have finished our website front page. We have added in the trailer that now works and also the 'blurb'.

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 5)

 

We have managed to get the map working.

Update 30

Tonight I am going to film the moon bit to replace what we have currently got of the internet. I am also going to edit the reporter sound.

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 4)

This is our 'Contact' page. We have been having a couple of problems with our map but hope we will be fixing this soon.

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 3)

 

This section of the website shows our cast. It tells you what their names and ages are and also gives you an image of them. It also crosses into the trailer as a couple of the images are used there as well. This helps the trailer seems more real.

6th Draft of Trailer

5th Draft of Trailer

Update 29

Today we are adding in the footage of the moon, changing the font and text colour as well as sorting out the music and adding in the static noise.

4th Draft of Trailer

For some reason 'The Project' moved from the end of the trailer to the middle. We are not sure why but by the next draft it will have been put back in its place.

Mrs D

I like your facts about film. Interesting song choice! Your 3rd draft is getting there - well done. The structure and pace is better. Think about the text and the use of sound to add impact. Well done for all your blogging - keep up the good work.

Update 28 - Facts About Film

Update 27

So as a way of adding in the video of the moon into our trailer, without it looking out of place as it will be featured multiple times, we are going to have the clip underneath the text in the trailer and one short snippet during the rest of the trailer. This allows us to use our iconography and to have a nice background for our text.  

Update 26

Tonight I am going to get the following sound effects:

1. Static noise
2. All the sound effects from a video titled 'Horror Sound Effects and Music Free'

Also tonight I am going to get some footage of the moon. This will help with the iconography of our trailer and also with helping the poster, website and trailer to link.

Another thing we want to do is make it so that the overlapping of the news reporters doesn't start instantly.

We also want to edit our text font and effects to make it slightly more impacting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95a9pXj03Rs

3rd Draft of Trailer

Update 25

After writing the 'blurb' for our website we have decided to once again change the text on our trailer. The new text will read:

1. When they get given their new project
2. little do they know
3. It will be their last

These pieces of text will be shown seperatly from one another in the sections they are shown in above. By changing the text we are linking our trailer and our website.

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 2)

We have completed the 'Creation' page. This page shows images of us working on our trailer and also tells the audience who we are.

Images of Cast For Website

These images are the images we are going to use to show our cast on the website.

 

Update 24

So today we created our poster and have created the first draft of the website for our ancillary task. For the website we need to grab a few images of Charlotte and I working for the 'Creation' page. We also need image of our actors/actresses so that we can put them on our 'Cast' page.

Website 'Blurb'

When their media teacher gives them their new project, little do they know it will be their last.

 

Nicole, Stephanie, Katie and the Charlotte's set out to complete the lastest project given to them. A documentary on local myths and legends. Easy enough right? But when myth turns into reality theres no where the girls can run or hide.

 

When footage from their cameras is found with their bodies the truth about their deaths is revealed...  

Ancillary Task Website (Draft 1)

This is the first draft of our website. At the top is the name of our film. To the right we have the trailer, however we need to talk to Michelle as we are not sure how to show it on the website without the 'RM SafetyNet Plus' sign coming up. Charlotte and I have also come up with some 'Reviews' for our trailer including, '5 Stars says Horror Weekly', 'Best Scare Yet!! tells Shock Horror Magazine' and 'Deadly Story line' we still have to come up with a name for the last reviewer. Underneath the trailer we want to add a 'blurb'.

Planning The Website

 

New Music

This is the piece of music we have chosen for our trailer. We shall be adding it to the trailer in tomorrows lesson.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 6)

After talking to Charlotte we agreed that a night sky was probably the best course of action so I have added in a night sky behind the moon and I feel the whole image blends a little more smoothly.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 5)

I have added in some trees to fill in the empty space left on the page. I want to put something in the background behind the moon as I don't feel the white is working. I will talk to Charlotte and discuss what she thinks we should do.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 4)

So to set the scene we decided that we wanted an image of the moon because for the most part our film is set evening-night. We also think this will help with the idea of silhouetts.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 3)

I have added in the beginnings of the background so that the girls have something to run across and also so that the poster has a little more depth.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 2)

We have decided not to have a slogan and also that we want to use a silhouette theme a bit like on the poster for 'Head lamps in the Darkness'. I have added in some silhouettes of girls running as a starting point.

Second Draft of Trailer

Update 23

This weekend Charlotte and I are going to work on the ancillary tasks as well as filming a couple more scenes for the trailer including:

1. Girl being stabbed
2. A longer version of the girls 'on' T.V

We have taken out the music as we do not feel it fits all that well and we shall be looking for a new soundtrack.

Ancillary Task Poster (Draft 1)

Charlotte has made a basic layout on Serif x6 showing vaguely where we want to have the text and the font of the text. We are not sure about having a slogan but she has left a space for it if we decide we want one.

Update 22

Today we are going to film the teacher section in which she creates a base for the whole trailer. Charlotte is creating a one slide presintation on PowerPoint that we can have on the screen behind her to set the scene a bit better. We will be doing the scene starting from behind her and panning round to the front.

 

 

We have also gone back and had a look at our title. 'Hunted' no longer really fits with what we have as a trailer so we have decided to change the name. The new title is 'The Project', we feel this fits a little better with our theme overall. Although we are changing the name we are keeping the same font.

Mrs D

You are working really well. I like some of your mes and your ideas are good. I like the start - the end becomes very repetitive. Are you providing enough for your audience? I'm not a huge fan of your font at the end. You might want to rethink this. I really like the shot where the trainers come towards the camera.

Update 21

We need a way to get the point of the story across a bit better. In order to do this we want to film a 'Teacher' giving us instructions about the assignment the girls are meant to be on. In between these shots we are going to have the captions 'A project' and then 'designed to kill'. This helps us to anchor the trailer a bit better and also meets the audience feedback point of "more footage" and "building the storyline".

Update 20

Today I have recorded the scream for the end of the trailer and edited it into the trailer. I have also re-added the soundtrack to fit with the newest footage. I have also gone through the whole trailer adjusting the brightness and contrast so that it matches across the trailer.

However on Sunday we were unable to record because Charlotte was really ill and was unable to make it and also we hadn't planned for the Wokingham Winter Carnival that took place that day making it really hard for anyone to get where we planned to meet. I was going to film the couple of scenes that I was able by myself, but it rained all day and I was home alone with no way to keep the camera dry whilst I recorded myself. We are going to re-schedule the little bit of filming we have to do.

We want to add some text over our footage to help the audience follow the storyline a little better so we need to come up with some idea's for that.

Poster RMA Research (The Amityville Horror)

The image is a multi-tude of images that have been edited together. The house sets the scene, and the 'walls' at the edge make it feel isolated. The person in the foreground sort of fades into the house a little creating a link between the two. He is also holding a weapon, this signifies that he might need to defend himself in or from the house. In the bottom left hand corner is caption that reads 'KATCH EM & KILL EM'. It looks a little like its been scratched or written on a wall and helps us to begin to understand what might be going on. 'KATCH EM' makes us feel like something or someones after some one and the 'KILL EM' shows that once they've caught them they want to kill them. 'EM' could signify that whatever it is, is after multiple people. This links back to the man but we don't know yet weather he's the victim or the killer. This creates intriuge as to who he is making the viewer want to see the film. The title of the film is at the bottom of the poster and simply reads 'The Amityville Horror'. It looks a little like its on fire and stands out largely from the rest of the poster as its bright compared to the faded background image. This colour helps to draw the eye of the audience to the name.

 

 

This is another poster for the same film. The top half of the picture looks like it could be any old house on any street with the proud owner standing in front. However looking down you see a swimming pool thats completely red as though its covered in blood. In the pool you see a reflection of the house but in the reflection there is no man and in the reflection you can see whats behind him, whereas in the 'normal' image you obviously cannot see behind him.

 

Website RMA Research (The Collection)

http://www.thecollectionmovie.com/

The main page for this website is pretty basic. You have your trailer nice and big on the right hand side just below the title of the movie. Above the title in a smaller font it reads 'From the twisted creators of Saw IV, V, VI & VII' this gives information of past films and builds a hype for the fans of the Saw movies. Towards the bottom of the page is a review and the social networking sites on which you can find out more information. Right at the bottom of the page are the tabs which take you to a different page relevant to the title on the tab. on this website they are titled:

• Film makers
• Cast
• LD Entertainment

The background is very simple being just black with a couple of read 'blood' streaks. The pieces of information are encased in boxes  keeping everything nice and neat and also matches the name 'the collection' as it looks like everything is being stored in a collection.

First Draft of Trailer

Update 19

On Sunday we are going to do a little bit more filming as Charlotte and I have discussed some extra scenes that would cover the audience feedback points of:

• Need some more shocking scenes
• Need more footage 
• Is the killer male or female?
• Brute force shows masculinity

This allows us to meet some of the audienece feedback as well as potentially making our film better. Today I am also going to sort out the length of the captions at the beginning due to the fact that it is a little hard to read and it was also mentioned as part of the audience feedback.

Website RMA Research (My Amityville Horror)

http://www.amityvillemovie.com/

This website is for the film 'My Amityville Horror'. Upon opening the website the trailer starts to play automatically. It takes up quite a large area of the top section of the screen. Below the trailer is the name of the film and next to that a review. Both of these fonts are the same and also have the same 'glow' effect. Underneath the review are tabs to other pages. They include:

• About
• Press
• Media
• Screenings
• Contact

These tabs take you to pages relevant to the information they entitle. Also on this page is some links to social media websites such as facebook and twitter. It also has this dark background that has some images at the top but is just black the rest of the way down which keeps the focus on whats written.

Update 18

We have decided that for our ancillary task we are going to create a poster and a website for our trailer.
Our trailer is coming together nicely, however it still needs editing to make it nice and clean. Also we are going to look at the audience feedback and see what we can do to make it better.

Audience Feedback (Trailer)

• Add more 'shocking' scenes
• Think about iconography
• Is the killer male or female?
• Brute force shows masculinity
• Great Storyline
• Pictures of the girls 'news flash' is excellent
• Camera filter is good
• Text could be a tiny bit slower
• Possibly more footage
• Nice transitions
• Great use of MES
• Nice setting of the scenes with captions
• Seems to be lots of dead body shots
• Nothing that really builds the storyline for viewer
• Love the music

Update 17

Today I spent a couple of hours adding in footage to the trailer and making sure it fit with the music. I also shortened the clips in order to make the trailer and move away from what was looking like a short film.
Charlotte and I also did some filming today. We filmed Katie dieing and the killer standing behind her. Tonight Charlotte is going to get the killer with a bloody knife.

Update 16

Today I have filmed the scenes in the shed. These include Stephanie dieing, the 'door' opening, cowering from the inside. However we are not sure about the door opening scene as it doesn't really have any relivance.

Filming - T.V

Update 15

Today we begun adding in the soundtrack which is helping to add a little more depth to our trailer.
We have more to do in terms of editing that including fades in and out when there's some speaking in the trailer.

We also have a couple more scenes to film/re-do. We will be making a list of these in tomorrow's lesson.

Update 14

Today Charlotte and I did some editing on our trailer and added in the new footage we shot on Sunday morning.

Today I am going to do a little more filming including the clip of the killer.

Raw Footage

Update 13

Today we did some filming. We shot:

• Girls legs hanging
• The shot of us filming the 'Documentary' opening
• A bit of running
• An over the shoulder shot of a girl hiding behind a tree
• The ankle 'Breaking' scene

We plan on putting this into the trailer tomorrow. Along with the music we have chosen.

Chosen Soundtrack

A variation of these sounds will be placed through out the trailer.




With this one we will be using the second piece of music featured here which is called Halloween and is the main title piece from a film in 1978. However we will be editing it to make it:

1. Fit with our trailer speed a little better
2. We want it less recognizable but we believe it will be a great base line to start with.

Update 12

Today I did some editing on our trailer. I edited the brightness and contrast on the clips we are using to darken them down a little.

Update 11

Today Charlotte did some editing on our trailer. She put the new footage in and with my help put it in order based on our storyboard.

Mrs D

Well done for adding so many updates. Keep up the good work.

Photo's From Filming Session (31/10/13)

Raw Footage

The footage here is from two different camera's I have therefore kept it separate to show this.

 

This camera has a different view range to the other camera's which could be good with our different girls with different camera's theme however if it changes to often within the trailer it can seem inconstant.

Update 12

Today we went filming. We had a little difficulty getting the two girls together on the same day so we have decided instead that only one girl will be hung whereas the other will be found dead in a clearing.

Later today I will post the raw footage from that filming session.

Planning the Filming (31/10/13)

Charlotte Wells

Charlotte Simpson

Update 10

Today Charlotte and I recorded the heavy breathing that features towards the end of our trailer. I then put it onto Final Cut Pro, rendered it and fit it to the trailer and timings.

Charlotte is doing another horror trailer timeline and I am also going to do another one. Then we shall have a look at how our trailer currently plays out in accordance to this and in turn edit it so that it fits the convention of a trailer.

Still to do:

• Edit the character profile for Katie to fit with the new actress.
• 2nd Timeline
• Film the long shot that goes before the first clip seen on our storyboard
• The 3 media students going into the woods
• Meeting the other girls
• Film the girls being hung,
• The girls in the shed,
• The door from the inside of the shed
• A pan of the woods
• Camera lying on its side on the ground and the killer appearing
• Add the static/'Fuzz'

In the trailer we want it to start out with quite light tones, indicating that the scenes are happy and carefree. Then as the trailer progresses it will get darker to show tension and to increase the 'scary' factor.

Update 9

I have taken some pictures of the text from the trailer  straight from final cut pro to show what it would look like and to show me using the software.