Final Trailer for Derangement

This is my final trailer for Derangement.

Improved trailer

This is my trailer for Derangement, I have improved it by taking the echo of the stairs clip. However, I want to change the diegetic sound on the clip in which Olivia is talking.

This is a podcast to end my project

Improved Derangement Trailer

This is an improved version of my horror trailer- DERANGEMENT. I have added the green band in.

Shots that were cut from my trailer

In my trailer i used a different version of this shot as I filmed it from inside the house and watched the villain enter, rather than from this angle.

This is another shot in which I liked but used a different version within my trailer as I showed the character walking down the stairs, rather than up. I also changed it by using a tripod in one part of it so it was a steady clip, whereas in this version I used hand held so it looks shaky.

I cut this clip from my trailer as it was too long and it was hard to clip. Originally, this was just a practice shot which is why is it hand held as I wanted to try different techniques before filming properly, however, I thought it could of been a good shot so I imported it onto iMovie.

From my audience feedback I found that this ornament had a good response and people found it creepy. I used this in my trailer, however I placed the doll in a different place so it was just a dark background with the ornament as the main focus.

This is an outtake of the clip in which Olivia was being dragged across the floor. This shot took a couple of attempts to work right.

Storyboards

This is the storyboard that I produced before filming.




This is the storyboard that I have produced as I got a clearer idea of what I wanted to be involved in my trailer.

Improved trailer

This is an improved version of my horror trailer, I have removed the clip in which Jennifer was walking behind the fence as I found it looked repetitive.

FINAL MAGAZINE COVER

I have made slight changes to my magazine cover such as the font of the writing as after some more research on Empire magazine, I noticed that the font was quite plain.

MY FINAL HORROR TRAILER POSTER

this is my final poster for my ancillary task, I have added the age rating in now.

Improved Trailer

This is my final trailer, I have made slight changes.

TRAILER!!

This is my horror trailer, Derangement. I used many of the typical horror conventions within my work as when I researched other horror trailers the majority of them followed a certain structure: slow paced at the beginning and then the pace quickens and the music becomes more intense.

MAGAZINE COVER!

This is my magazine cover for my horror trailer. I used the conventional colours of horror to instantly tell the audience what genre it is. I also used the same font for the title of the film as I did on my poster as it gives it a house style.

ANCILLARY TASK- POSTER!!

This is my poster for my horror trailer. I used the colours red, black, grey and white as this is typical of horror. I edited the images so the villain is masked. In my experience this makes it scarier. The colours also connotate danger.

Evaluation 2. How effective is the combination between my main task and my ancillary texts?

Evaluation final question 2 from EmHall

Evaluation 1. In what ways does your media product, use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

Evaluation 4. How I used new media technologies in my construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

In the age of Web 2.0 I am now a prosumer rather than a consumer as I am now producing work that can be seen by a wide audience across the world on the internet.

Evaluation 3- Audience response

As my target audience was in the range of ages 16-25, I asked someone who I hadn't already got audience feedback from if they would view my trailer and then give some feedback.

Quick changes and The Angels' Share- representation of working class

I am currently making the last changes and improvements. I have changed my magazine cover completely as I thought it was very overpowering.

The angels’ share from EmHall

Easter Holidays

Over the Easter holidays I have been revising the different theorists on narrative theory and genre theory. I have also been working on my evaluation of my trailer and ancillary tasks. i plan to use programmes such as prezi and slideshare to present my evaluation, I will also film myself.

The Unborn trailer

This is the trailer for The Unborn, I have analysed this the most in the past months as I wanted to create one with the same style and pace etc.

Update

I havent been able to post anything recently as for some unknown reason I have been unable to get onto my account. We have been given some revision powerpoints on genre theory and narrative to do over the easter holidays. I will be producing a powerpoint about how a moving image of my choice uses certain techniques. I have also got some of my evaluation to do for my coursework. I now only need to make a few changes to my trailer and then I will be done.

Here is a revision powerpoint on Genre and how the film Salt uses certain techniques.

Genre! from EmHall

Horror Genre

Update

As I was out of my lesson on Monday I have been given notes from a classmate so I can catch up on the work I have missed. The class watched an episode on Coronation Street and had to analyse it, the video is on the school server so I will make sure to watch it and make my own notes.

Theory and Coursework

We only have just over a week left to finish our coursework in our own time as we are now looking into exam work. Yesterday we watched Memento and had to make notes on Narrative Theory such as the character types and the structure of the narrative.
I am finding it quite difficult to find music to go with my trailer so that is what I plan to look for now.

Improvements

Last week I spoke to my teacher about the order of my shots and how I can improve it. I am going to shoot a clip of Liam and Olivia walking and spending time together to show the equilibrium. I was also told to watch the 30 Days of Night trailer to I can see the pace of it and the lengths of different shots.

Update

So far today I have been editing things such as fonts, transitions and other effects. I have also been talking to my teacher about how I can clip and film shots to use at the end of my trailer. I will soon be filming other shots that I can use to speed up the pace and make it more intense.

Film Structure

Tzvetan Todorov studied the basic narrative of films and his theory was that they followed the structure: Equilibrium, disruption, recognition of disruption and the equilibrium again.
I will be analysing the structure of my trailer and also The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones.

My trailer begins with the recognition that there is a disturbance as there is a girl talking about how something is wrong with her boyfriend. It starts with the recognition as it goes back to show and explain what has led to that. It then shows the equilibrium as the girl goes out with her boyfriend in the car and everything seems normal. As she gets in the car with him, there is then a shot of them talking, this is the repair as she is meant to be asking what it wrong. The disruption is then showed as we see that the boy begins to act differently and violently towards others. It would normally end in another equilibrium, however, as this is a trailer it would give the end away so it ends in the disruption. This is a restricted narrative as it doesn't give anything away.

The Mortal Instruments uses the basic narrative structure as it begins with the equilibrium of everything being normal as Clary seems to be a normal teenager. The disruption then happens as she begins to draw and see a certain symbol, she then thinks she sees a murder and is being followed by the murderer. The recognition is that she realises that the so called murderer is a Shadow Hunter, this is someone who kills demons, she finds that her mother was also part of that world and that is why she can see them when no one else can. The repairing of the disruption is that she then needs to help them find a cup which other people are also looking for. Clary finds the cup and then the disruption occurs again as she finds out her father is the other person looking for it, however he wants it for the wrong reasons. He then lies to Clary and tells her that her love interest, Jace, is also his son. Although Clary and Jace end up with the cup, there is no real equilibrium to the film as there will be a sequel.

Editing

Last Monday night I filmed quite a lot of what needed to be done, I have been editing it throughout the week. I have been showing me teacher and getting advice on what to improve and what I should keep. I have also had advice on things such as changing the lighting etc. I will be looking at adding music this lesson.

Planning for filming

This lesson I will be uploading and editing what I have recently filmed and then I will be planning what I am going to film tonight.

Filming

On Tuesday I filmed Olivia walking through the woods, I used the woods as it is a typical place for a horror film to be. I positioned the camera behind the trees so it looked as if someone was watching her. I am filming more on Monday. I will be filming Liam doing the same as what Andy has done so I can switch between them in the trailer to suggest they are the same person, just different personalities.

Experimenting with ordering

As I have iMovie at home, I have decided to create a new project, still using the same clips but just to experiment with different orders in which the clips could be. I am also filming more tomorrow, I will be focusing on getting a good close up shot of one of the main characters within the trailer.

Hitchcock

Last night I watched the film Hitchcock, in which Anthony Hopkins plays the role of Alfred Hitchcock and shows how Psycho came about. It shows how much Hitchcock had to fight and challenge everyone as no one believed in the film at the time. He had to finance it himself as the thought of murder, nudity, and even showing a toilet on American films was a scandal. This shows how desensitised we are now. Brian DePalma, the director of the original Carrie, but nudity at the beginning of the film to shock the audience and to make them think if the director would do that, what else is going to happen? This built the tension as they didn't know what other scandals were to come.

The original Carrie!

Last night I watched the original Carrie.
I realised that there was a lot of high angles within the film, especially as Carrie was at the prom, it shows her mother at home from a very high angle as she is pacing around, this makes her seem very vulnerable as she cannot do anything to control what Carrie is doing. Certain shots were also extremely slowed down, when it is announced that Carrie was prom queen, this effects the mood dramatically as the audience know that something bad is going to happen to her, however she is overwhelmed as she is smiling and crying at the fact people are cheering for her, the slow motion makes has a greater impact than the normal speed would have because you can see her every emotion.
The music throughout Carrie also has a massive impact as in quite a large about of scenes there is only music and no other sound. All the music was simple violins and other classical instruments, this seems to be a typical thing within older horror films, it reminded me of the iconic music from Psycho.
I found that the modern Carrie film is a lot more graphic in a violent way, I expected this, however, I was surprised to find that the original was more sexually explicit.

First Day Back

Today is my first day back at school after the Christmas holiday's. I will spend the morning editing and changing the order or some clips, I will also add the music I have chosen to play.

Editing

Today I will do some more editing and experiment with certain parts of my trailer such as the fades in and fades out, I will do this to see which has the best effect on the mood of the trailer. I will also look at the music I will be using.