Final Products

trailer reflection

I thought my trailer was an okay rough cut, however it needs a lot more work on to make it look more professional and look more like a horror trailer. Due to my audience feedback I thought of a number of key things I need to change to make it look a lot better, these include:

• make the storyline more clear
• re-film the trailer to make it look a lot more professional
• actors be a lot more serious to make it more professional
• look at the candy man trailer and mine trailer resemble that trailer

By doing these changes this would make my trailer a lot more professional and allow the audience to know more about the film's storyline and make the story more realistic and create the edge of their seats impression.

poster reflection

I feel like I did a good job on creating my poster, and I feel like it meets the codes and conventions of a typical horror poster. Also i feel like the colours used give off an eery vibe and the fading of the girl makes her look like she is dead.
Although I did do a good job, due to my audience feedback I do need to make some changes to my trailer to make it look more professional and add in more of what the audience want. I need to:

• connect the magazine with the poster more, to make them look like they are related
• do some more research into professional films with the same type of storyline (e.g. candy man)
• add more of the storyline to the poster
• add a poem or rhyme about the myth to give it a more of a creepy presents. 

By doing these changes I feel like it would allow my poster to look more professional and look more like a typical horror poster. It would also allow the audience to understand more about the film therefore this would persuade more people to watch the film.

magazine front cover reflection

I do feel like my magazine front cover does meet the codes and conventions of the horror genre however I do need to make some changes to it to improve the look.

• I feel like I need to add the date on the magazine because this would allow the audience to know when the magazine got released. 
• Make the main image stand out more by adding a glow around the image.
• I need to make the sell lines less stand out to allow the main image to stand out more.
• I also need to make the magazine front cover connect with the poster more so they look like they are related.

I feel if I do these changes to my magazine front cover it will look a lot better than what it does now and also make it look more professional as these changes are from my audience feedback therefore this would allow the audience to see what they want to see.

audience feedback from poster

I created my magazine front cover on photoshop and posted my final product onto twitter and facebook to get some feedback on how to improve it. 

Sam said he likes:

• myth font

however sam said he would improve:

• make it bolder
• make the main actress the selling point
• take a low angle shot of the windmill
• write a creepy rhyme or poem about the myth
• use the universal font on dafont.com for the directors and producers etc. 
• move text away from main image

Jodie said she likes:

• how the girl looks ghost like by the fading
• font matches the other fonts on magazine - makes them follow and connect

however she said i could improve by:

• put coming soon in capitals
• made out the logo to make it look less harsh

I poster my poster and magazine front cover on twitter together and got some audience feedback

• Haley thought my poster was good
• Lauren thought my poster was very good and I don't need to change anything
• Laura thought my poster was good and I don't need to change anything
• Sophie thought my poster was good

I also interviewed Tricia Davison to see what she thought about my poster and magazine front cover
She liked:

• colours
• layout
• she thought is was easy to read
• eye catching
• she thought it was intriguing - it makes you want to know what the film is about and why you want to watch it
• she also managed to work out the story line by the poster and magazine front cover

Although she said many good points about my poster and magazine front cover, she also disliked and things to improve on:

• who the main character is in the film
• she wants to know more about the child
• she thought i need to try and put a connection between the poster and the magazine front cover to know that they are linked and relate to each other
• she also thought that i could make up an interview with a famous star to lure more potential audience in and persuade them to watch it. 

I got some more feedback and she said that the narrative isn't fully clear, therefore I need to provide some backstory as in who is the girl? and what is the myth? She also said that I should look at Candy man and bloody mary to link my trailer and storyline to a professional one and do some more additional research. She also thought the acting was weak at the start and not serious therefore I need to change the opening shots. She also thought I should bring the urban legend idea into my trailer to make the characters more fearful. I also need more fast paced action shots to provide sense of disequilibrium, And finally I need to enhance the soundtrack to make it look more scary and some heightened diegetic sound effects.

audience feedback from trailer

i decided to post my trailer on twitter and facebook to get some feedback to find out on what people like, dislike and ways to improve it. 

I got some useful feedback from Twitter and this what evidence of this:

• Heather thought the music could be used all the way through the trailer but the costume and makeup of the girl looks very effective.
• Abigail thought the trailer was professional and interesting to watch
• Elisha thought the trailer is good and realistic
• Laura thought the trailer was good however my friends need to be more believable.
• haley thought the trailer was good and very well documented and produced however my characters need to be more realistic. 

I got some feedback from Facebook and this is evidence of this:

I got some more feedback and she said that the narrative isn't fully clear, therefore I need to provide some backstory as in who is the girl? and what is the myth? She also said that I should look at Candy man and bloody mary to link my trailer and storyline to a professional one and do some more additional research. She also thought the acting was weak at the start and not serious therefore I need to change the opening shots. She also thought I should bring the urban legend idea into my trailer to make the characters more fearful. I also need more fast paced action shots to provide sense of disequilibrium, And finally I need to enhance the soundtrack to make it look more scary and some heightened diegetic sound effects.

audience feedback from magazine front cover

I created my magazine front cover on photoshop and posted my final product onto twitter and facebook to get some feedback on how to improve it. 

sam said that he liked:

• text wraps around the magazine
• content
• the blood splats

however, he said that I need to improve:

• write 'interview special' in capitals
• gold colour scheme - it contradicts horror
• add date under issue number
• make circle banner 3d

jodie likes:

• the blood splatters

however she said that there needs to be improvements on:

• make the main image stand out more 
• sell line images less bold
• put the date on the front cover

on twitter i posted my magazine and poster on together and got some feedback

• Haley thought my magazine front cover was good
• Lauren thought my magazine front cover was very good and I don't need to change anything
• Laura thought my magazine front cover was good and I don't need to change anything
• Sophie thought my magazine front cover was good

I also interviewed Tricia Davison to see what she thought about my poster and magazine front cover 

She liked:

• colours
• layout
• she thought is was easy to read
• eye catching
• she thought it was intriguing - it makes you want to know what the film is about and why you want to watch it
• she also managed to work out the story line by the poster and magazine front cover

Although she said many good points about my poster and magazine front cover, she also disliked and things to improve on:

• who the main character is in the film
• she wants to know more about the child
• she thought i need to try and put a connection between the poster and the magazine front cover to know that they are linked and relate to each other
• she also thought that i could make up an interview with a famous star to lure more potential audience in and persuade them to watch it. 

Rough cuts