Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 4

Stunt Research

We practiced the kidnapping with a professional stuntman to demonstrate the correct way to handle a person when imitating a struggle scene. We were then able to recreate what was taught with our actual actor in a safe and controlled way. We also filmed the situation in order to watch it back and pick up techniques again. 

We looked at front fall tutorials because during the scenes where Emily is running through the woods, we wanted to have Emily trip slightly, and just in case she was to fall completely over, we wanted her to be careful in the position she lands to restrict causing injury.

Health and Safety

When creating our trailer, we had to carefully consider the health and safety requirements throughout to ensure that our production was risk-free.

When our main actress was being filmed for the running scenes, we make sure she was wearing sturdy shoes, appropriate clothing, not running for too long, and had enough water to keep hydrated.

Temperature controls: appropriate clothing; coats, boots, jumpers. We were prepared for rain with umbrellas and waterproof clothing, and sunshine with sunglasses and sun cream.

          

The transport methods used included being either driven or walking, and reasonably short journeys avoiding main roads, seat belts worn, and at a reasonable speed to enhance the safety and comfort of everybody involved.

When she was 'shut' in the boot, we never fully closed it to avoid her becoming stuck inside. This reduced any risk of an accident and making the actress uncomfortable.

First aid equipment ready if necessary in the boot of the car belonging to Ellie. This meant that if we encountered any incidents in which we required help immediately then we had the necessary facilities to administer basic first aid.

No one was left alone in the woods, there was always at least two people together so that if anything happened and their was an emergency, no one was alone. By making sure that every group member and actors had a fully charged mobile phone and everyone else's phone number then if necessary we could contact  the others as quickly as possible.

When filming the motorway shot we stood on a bridge, two steps back from the edge and held the camera close to the body to avoid falling and dropping the phone.

Kidnap scenes were described to each actor, then rehearsed and practiced to make sure that neither were hurt and there was no risk of being dropped or harmed. Stunt work was researched and we used techniques to learn how to effectively recreate an abduction.

When the car was being filmed we ensured that all other people involved and not in the scene were far away and not in the area in which the car was moving to avoid accidents. Everyone involved within the scenes with the car were inside and so there was no risk of not being seen by the driver. While the driver was fully insured and permitted to drive the car, so that if something happened to the car, it could be sorted quite easily and tidily.

Poster Development Prezi

Colour Analysis

They key colours used within our film trailer and ancillary texts are black, grey, red and blue. We chose to include these colours heavily due to the meanings we discovered in our research. Below are the key connotations of each of the colours that we have incorporated into our film products which we found in psychology reports and colourist specialist websites;

RED

Red is the colour of blood and fire and so it is associated with danger, energy, power, and determination. Red is an emotional colour, used for danger signs and the colour can be found in national flags showing power. It is a stimulant colour which makes us make quick decisions. 


BLUE

Blue is the colour of the sky and the water. It symbolises intelligence and wisdom. Blue is regarded as a masculine colour, although used in Victorian times as a feminine colour. It can also connote isolation which links well with our film trailer as the point of view camera shots allow the audience to empathise with the character. When we slowed down the shot of the spinning sky at the end of the climax, it is implied that she has been drugged and is unaware. It also suggests that she has given up hope due to the slow eerie music played in sync with the footage of the sky. 


GREY

Grey is a timeless and practical colour that is often associated with loss or depression. Dark, charcoal grey communicates some of the strength and mystery of black. It is a sophisticated colour that lacks the negativity of the color black. Light greys can carry some of the attributes of the colour white. We have consistent themes of the colour grey in our film trailer due to the colour saturation effects on the images and footage. We have used this colour to illustrate our thriller genre clearly. 

BLACK

Black is associated with elegance, power, death, mystery and evil. It is a mysterious colour, it normally has a negative connotation, also black is the symbol of grief. Black is a good contrasting colour, as it contrasts with any colour. We have chosen to have a black background for the credits to allow the font to stand out as we have a white font. It makes the credits more eye catching for the audience when watching the film trailer. We have also incorporated this colour theme on our website and poster. 

Using Snapchat

 

During the creation of the poster and the website texts as it was a quick and easy app which allowed me to send to our target audience and other group members to gain feedback. I sent these images to teenagers aged 16/17 in which they responded with positive feedback.

 

Apps Used

                                                  

 

Here is a mobile screenshot taken from an iPhone which demonstrates the apps that were used during the creation of our products. The blogger app was very useful as whenever a computer was not accessible, we were able to use our mobile phones to upload posts, it was also useful when uploading images as it saved us having to email each other the images then upload via a computer.

 

 

The social networking apps were also very helpful as we were able to tweet or upload images to our Instagram account whilst filming and editing in order to comment on the progress being made with the products.

 

Below is also a screenshot of the apps used on an iPad during the development of our products. Prezi was a very useful tool when creating interactive and creative presentations during our project.

 

 

 

Film Poster Image Effects

 

Here is a mobile screenshot to show the different image effects that are available on the iPhone 5c. Below are some images of the different effects we tested out to experiment the different styles and to compare which suits our film trailer genre most.

 

Credit Transition and How We Made It

Myself and Ellie created this transition by using the software Microsoft Powerpoint. We created two text boxes, the first one including 'F          E             A            R' and then the other one including 'ORGET   VERYTHING   ND  UN'. We created an animation to combine to two together and have the writing dissolve away and after that have the F E A R  to increase in size to emphasize the key theme of FEAR represented in our trailer. We then set specific start times and duration of the text boxes an animation affects to run automatically. We then used quicktime to create a screen recording to video the animation. We first tried to export the powerpoint as a .MOV file, but this continued to cause error when we imported it onto iMovie. However, using quicktime and a screen recording was very straight forward and easy to use. 

Music Inspiration - Ian Brown F. E. A. R.

Ian Brown - Fear 

For each a road
For everyman a religion
Find everybody and rule
For everything and rumble
Forget everything and remember
For everything a reason
Forgive everybody and remember

For each a road
For everyman a religion
Face everybody and rule
For everything and rumble
Forget everything and remember
For everything a reason

You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)

Final eternity arouses reactions
Freeing excellence affects reality
Fallen empires are ruling
Find earth and reef

Fantastic expectations
Amazing revelations
Final execution and resurrection
Free expression as revolution
Finding everything and realizing

You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)

(Fantastic expectations
Amazing revelations
Finding everything and realizing
For everything a reason)

F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
F.E.A.R. (You got the fear)
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear
You got the fear


Our TagLine is "Forget Everything And Run", inspired by the lyrics from this song where FEAR is the main focus. Ian Brown cleverly uses the letters in 'fear' as acronyms for each line of the song and we wanted to use this effect as it emphasises our genre, leaving the trailer in suspense and drawing the audience in further. The word play not only highlights the key emotions portrayed in the film but is also a reflection on the film, as the intelligent title foreshadows an intelligent narrative.

Existing Film Websites Slideshow

Poster Image Photoshoot

We decided to have a poster image photo shoot, because originally we were going to just use print screens from the film trailer. However, once doing this, we realised that the print screens were pixilated and blurry. By taking these images with an Iphone 5c we were able to use the high definition camera to create excellent quality images. As the lighting on these images is quite bright, we will edit the images on a photo editing software called Fireworks to make the overall image darker and more suited to our film genre, Thriller. 

These images will also be used for our film website not only the poster. As a group we will go through all the images one by one and pick out the best images and then create a survey on which images are most appealing. We will then edit the images and add them to the poster layout we have already created and the film website.

By Chloe Allchin

Codes and Conventions of Film Websites

Twitter Account

 

This mobile screenshot shows our Twitter account and a few of the tweets that have been made since we began creating our film trailer. This account is linked to our website, if we were going to market our film we would use various social networking sites as these would provide us with the source to target our main audience as they are 15-17 year olds. Social networking sites are most popular with this age group and therefore would allow us to create a 'buzz' or 'word of mouth' to promote the film. It would also benefit us as we are an independent production company therefore using social networking sites to promote our film would be cost effective as are a low budget film makers.

 

Below are print screens of some of our tweets:

Tagline Planning

We brainstormed key words to do with Thrillers, our trailer and relevant emotions.

There were many ideas and possibilities we explored and eventually we settled on:

'Forget Everything And Run'

This is because the main aspect of our trailer is the concept of fear and escape, and this tag line emphasises both of these with one sentence and the initials spell out FEAR.

Below is a link to another blog post about a song created by Ian Brown - F.E.A.R., we used this music video/song as inspiration due to the consistent theme of fear throughout our film trailer and as we wanted to relate this and reflect it in our tagline. The song lyrics have been cleverly created to use the first letters of the words to spell out FEAR, this is an idea that we liked very much.  - http://apolloproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/music-inspiration.html

Also below is a link to a blog post to how we created are animated credit including the tagline to emphasise that the tagline spells out FEAR using the first letter of each word. 

http://apolloproduction.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/credit-transition.html

1st Film Poster Drafts

Instagram Posts

                                      

This mobile screenshot shows the Apollo Productions Instagram page which provides photos of our filming journey. The photos shown in the screenshot show settings images, editing image, potential poster image and other filming setting images. Other images shown such as the map and sunset timings are other screenshots which were used to plan when to film and where to film. Videos have also been uploaded to show our footage captured which will be edited into the film trailer.

This Instagram page will continue to be used throughout the project to upload images and videos of how our journey progresses.

Interesting Psychological Thriller Film Posters

 With this poster, I really like how it is divided up into 3 images. I also like how the images are blurred as it provide the impression of running or escaping or being chased. We could relate this to our film trailer as the female victim is being captured and escaping throughout the trailer, we could add the blurred element to our poster image through Photoshop.

In this poster I like how the females face is the main image but also the dark image of what is implied the 'baddie'. this suggests that the film trailer may consist of this male character haunting the female. This also is relatable to our film trailer, a good idea could be to use the character positioning in a similar way for our film trailer to imply that the victim is being stalked by the male character.

 With this poster I like the element of darkness, the victims expression is highlighted through the use of the match which could be a good idea to relate to our film poster. The flame also is incorporated into the title and is used as the 'I' in Conjuring.

We apply a similar element in our actual film trailer when the victim is on the swing and then the next scene shows an empty swing which suggests that she has been captured and has disappeared. The ghost like element for this film poster could be used for our film trailer by suggesting she has disappeared also like how we have portrayed this with the swing scenes. We could use the two swing scenes in a two part film poster. However, this is just an initial idea for what we could use for our film poster.

Poster Inspiration