It can be found here
These are some of the comments i have received
Audience Feedback - Kathryn Davies
I put the film on yahoo answers to gain feedback
It can be found here
These are some of the comments i have received
It can be found here
These are some of the comments i have received
Video Bar - Kathryn Davies
I have added the "Video Bar" widget, to show all of the films I have on youtube that are part of our media project, for easy access. It can be found at the top right hand corner of each page.
Radio Script by Kathryn Davies and Natasha Kendall, Photos by Kathryn Davies
V - Voiceover
V ~This autumn
(music starts)
V ~ From the directors of test subjects
(film sound)
V ~ comes the hit thriller, starring lucy shepherd
(film clip)
V ~ and kelly smith
(film clip)
END
V ~This autumn
(music starts)
V ~ From the directors of test subjects
(film sound)
V ~ comes the hit thriller, starring lucy shepherd
(film clip)
V ~ and kelly smith
(film clip)
END
Audience feedback - Kathryn Davies
I added a link to the film on my facebook account to try and gain more audience feedback
Film Radio Trailers - Kathryn Davies
I searched for radio trailers for films using both http://www.bing.com/ and http://www.google.com/ , neither of which brought up any radio trailers. This means that I will have to analyse a video trailer, but focus mainly on the audio elements of the trailer.
Creating A Film Poster
To do our film poster we have first beside to do two different versions of the poster and then merge the good parts from each poster to make one final one. As we are not in contact with the actors in our film we will have to use stills from the film for this. This means we won't have the best result for the poster but we have no other option.
How I made my poster - Kathryn Davies
I used "Photoshop Elements 8" to create my film poster. I started by taking stills of the film, as our actress has left college and we have no contact with her, leaving us unable to take photos. I took about 20 stills of the film to help my create my poster.
I started a new project, and chose to make the poster A3 size, as that seems a normal size for a poster.
I started with the still of the scrabble board, and stretched the image to show only the part of the image that spells out words relevant to the film. I used the black and white version of this still, to help other elements of the poster stand out, and so the background wasn't too overpowering.
I then added one of the stills of our main actress, Lucy. I stretched the image so that it was the main focus of the poster. I used the eraser tool and changed the opacity to remove the background on the photo of Lucy, and blend the image into the poster.
I also used the burn tool on the photo, to make Lucy look more distressed, and create bags under her eyes.
After this, I added text to the photo. I used white text to show the actors names, white and red text for the "directed by" section, and red yellow and black text with drop shadows for the main name of the film, again to help the title stand out most from the poster.
I then added the photo of our other actress Kelly, dressed as Jester, the clown.
I used the magic wand tool to remove the background from the photo, used the burn tool to enhance the black makeup on her face, and used the sponge and dodge tools to brighten the red make-up and wig, to make this image stand out. I also used the eraser tool to blend the edges of the image into the rest of the poster. I rotated the image slightly too to suggest that there's something not quite right with this character.
Finally, I added the 18 certificate in the bottom-right hand corner, I took the image from the bbfc website.
I started a new project, and chose to make the poster A3 size, as that seems a normal size for a poster.
I started with the still of the scrabble board, and stretched the image to show only the part of the image that spells out words relevant to the film. I used the black and white version of this still, to help other elements of the poster stand out, and so the background wasn't too overpowering.
I then added one of the stills of our main actress, Lucy. I stretched the image so that it was the main focus of the poster. I used the eraser tool and changed the opacity to remove the background on the photo of Lucy, and blend the image into the poster.
I also used the burn tool on the photo, to make Lucy look more distressed, and create bags under her eyes.
After this, I added text to the photo. I used white text to show the actors names, white and red text for the "directed by" section, and red yellow and black text with drop shadows for the main name of the film, again to help the title stand out most from the poster.
I then added the photo of our other actress Kelly, dressed as Jester, the clown.
I used the magic wand tool to remove the background from the photo, used the burn tool to enhance the black makeup on her face, and used the sponge and dodge tools to brighten the red make-up and wig, to make this image stand out. I also used the eraser tool to blend the edges of the image into the rest of the poster. I rotated the image slightly too to suggest that there's something not quite right with this character.
Finally, I added the 18 certificate in the bottom-right hand corner, I took the image from the bbfc website.
Final Poster and Evaluation
This is a screenshot of my final poster. The two main images i used are stills from our film, This was because the actor we used it the film quit college and we had no way of getting in touch to try and take proper pictures for the poster. this means the images we used are of poor quality and unfortunately do not give the best results. If i was to do it again i'd make sure i took stills of the shots and actors are we filmed. The tagline i choose to use on my poster was 'Daddy can't save you now..' i choose this tagline, because i think i shows the audience something will happen to the girls dad. This will scare the target age group of 18 to 25 year olds as many of them still have there parents and go to them for support whenever they need it, the thought of losing that would scare them. I used a outer glow and a drop shadow on this font to give the font a kind of creepy look too it. I have chosen to do my poster in mainly black and white to follow the conventions of many thriller/horror films. One of the images i have chosen to use is an enlarged picture of the clowns head. I chose to only show one of the characters on my poster because i didn't want the images to look cluttered. I have used to the burn tool on the clown to blackout the clowns eyes. This shows the audience that the clown is evil and that the clown has something else about him that you can't see yet, this is hinting towards the twist at the end of the story. Also thriller/horror films often use images of eyes to scare or disgust people. For example, many people don't like the thought of anyone touching there eye so films will have pictures of people doing this to disgust these people. The text below the clowns head, has all the information a normal film poster would have such as directors, actors, and the website. This text also has a glow around it and drop shadow.
Making a Film Poster
To make my film poster i used Photoshop Elements 8. The first thing i did in photoshop was that i put all my images into grey scale as i wanted my poster to be dark. Thriller film posters often use dark colours that show it is a serious film. I then used the burn tool to make the clowns head darker. After this i added my text and certificate.
The above two screenshots show me putting text onto my poster. To do this i just clicked on the T icon and wrote my text. Then to add effects to my text i clicked on layer then layer style then style settings. this aloud me to add dropshadows, glows, to my work.
The above images show me using the burn tool to darken the face and eyes of my clown. This affect helps make the clown look creepier and more sadistic. 
The above picture is the magic wand tool it selects around objects to help you.
You can't see much on the above picture but it was to show that i had changed the opacity of the clown layer so the background layer is slightly viable. 
The above picture is a picture of the layer selector you can use it to change certain layers without affecting the others.
The above image i used for my background image
Evaluation of Our Film
Our film was a short thriller film, about a young girl that suffers from bipolar disorder and other mental disorders. The film follows the girls as she goes to her first counselling session to help her control her disorder, it also shows flashbacks of the girls troubled past and how it has affected her disorder and her life. the original idea for our film was just about a girl that suffered from bipolar disorder, however this idea changed slightly as we later decided to make the film more interesting we would introduce a clown that started Scarlett's disorder. Scarlett see's the clown in her head, this isn't a symptom of bipolar disorder this is schizophrenia, this lead to some confusion to the viewer of our film. This was the only really problem with our film. The ideas in the script didn't translate well to the viewer when the film was finished, if i was to do it again i would change some aspects of the scripted.
Our film's target audience was 18 to 25 year olds. I think this certificate was appropriate as our film included strong language and scenes that could distress younger viewers. It also appealed to this audience as it used actors of about that age. However i think some of the script was a little outdated and needed re writing to relate to this audience more.
We had trouble with the editing as many of the shorts begin and end in back positions and angles to edit together we had to re film many bits of the film as some of the shots we're impossible to edit without jump cuts. If i was to do this again i'd try and think about the editing more as i filmed shot. Some of the shots where also of colour and we had to use colour correcter to edit this out. To change this next time i film i will make sure the white balance is set correctly. Because of the actors turning up late many times we didn't really have time to think about The camera settings.
Film poster analysis - Kathryn Davies
The denotation of the poster is a close-up of two men, separated by text, with a sepia tone to it.
The sepia tone suggests perhaps it is set in a different time period, or alternately could suggest it's detective film. The close-up of the men suggests that they are the main characters, and being a close-up, it shows the strain on their faces. Although it is difficult to tell, they appear to be wearing formal clothes, suggesting that they are middle-class, or again could suggest that they are detectives.
The text at the top of the page shows the actors names. The correct name is above each actor to show anyone who sees the poster who is in the film. The text is easy to read and quite large, showing that these actors are famous, and are a reason to go watch the film. The text is white to help it stand out from the poster too.
The text between the two actors are the names of the seven deadly sins. This suggests that the seven deadly sins are an integral part of the plot, and also fit in with the name of the film. Each of the sins also have a red line through them at a cantered angle. This suggests that they are being crossed off a list. The red suggests danger and perhaps blood.
The name of the film is in a different font to the rest of the text on the poster, making it stand out as it is the most important part of the poster. The text looks quite like handwriting, which could link in with the idea of a list. It is also white, again enforcing that this is an important part of the poster. It is placed towards the bottom of the poster, meaning that it is one of the last things that you see, helping the title stick in the audience's minds.
At the bottom of the poster, there is a list of people who have worked on the film, giving them credit. The font is quite small, showing that this isn't a main feature in persuading an audience to see the film.
One problem with the poster is that is doesn't contain an age certificate. This is a feature of most film posters, although it may have been missed out to generate more interest in the film, and make people wonder what it's about, an what kind of content is shown in the film.
After analysing this poster, I have seen some features that I could use in my film poster, and also have spotted places where I could improve.
Example Thriller Posters - Kathryn Davies
Before creating my poster, I looked at several posters for thriller films to get an idea of what to include.
All images are taken from http://www.impawards.com/
All images are taken from http://www.impawards.com/
These posters are mostly black and white, with hints of other colours, mainly red or orange
They all have the main actors/actresses names on the poster
They all have details of the director and crew on at the bottom, in a small font
The title of the film is large on the poster, and is an easy to read font
They all have at least two faces on, the last one the faces are blended into the flower, making it slightly more cryptic.
The backgrounds try not to detract from the main image/images.
I will try and include some of these features when making my poster.
Elements of a film poster
The Basic Elements of a film poster
To do this i am using the film poster for the first jaws film. I have enlarged each bit of the poster to make it clearer.
Full Poster
The writer of the book, this is important as any people that liked the book will proble go see the film. Also if the film has a a cult following such as films like harry potter many people will go see it purely for this reason.
It is importan to have the name of the artist that did the music as the fans of the artist may come and see the film.
The certificate, this is important as it tells the audience what to expect from the film, for example if a film contains bad language or violence or nudity.
Actors this is important as famous actors will draw in more people and some people will go see a film just because it has an actor they like in it. Also certain actors draw in poeple from certain age groups so it can help you get your target audience.
The title this is obviously important without it on your poster no one would know what film the poster is for
Other elements that arn't featured on this poster
Tagline - A catchy slogan for the film that everyone remembers
Reviews and ratings - if a film gets a good review the film will want to publicize that
Producers
Audio Film Trailer Research
I couldn't find any audio film trailers online. I believe this is because since video has been available on the web, audio trailers alone have become irrelevant. Also it is much easier for a production company to attract an audience with a video trailer not an audio one. Instead of getting just audio trailers i have had to research video trailers and just concentrate on the audio on it. These are some examples i have found. They are all films of a thriller/horror genre
From listening to the audio on these clips i have learnt about many elements that a trailer contains, for example:
- It often contains a voice over that mentions reviews for the film such as "critics are calling it the best film of the year" or "the daily mail gave it 5 stars" etc. This voice over also often says a tagline or slogan for the film.
- Quotes or audio clips from the film, for example a funny conversation or if a character has a famous saying etc. This also gives the audience an insight into what the film is about. This is important it audio trailers as you cannot use props or scenery to show this.
- Music that reflects the film, creates suspense for the film and gives an atmosphere for the film. For example classical music often represents a serious film or a fantasy fiction film.
- The film release date, title and sometimes production company
- The actors in the film, this helps to attract fans of the famous actors
Character Posters
Analysis
The above posters are examples of character posters. There's is normally one of these made for each character in the film. They help to give the audience an insight into the names and personality's of the charters. The above posters all have a large picture of the character and then the name of the characters above the picture. This means the viewer can recognize each character before they even see the film. Also character posters are sometimes sold as merchandise if a viewer likes a specific actor or character in the film they are likely to by the poster. Below the picture the posters have the line 'You're invited to a very important date 3/5/10, this is an iconic line from the Alice in wonderland film that has been changed to show people the film release date. The audience will recognize this. The poster also advertises the film USP which is that the film is to be shown in digital 3D and imax 3D.
Poster Analysis
Film Poster for the film Year One
The poster for this film pictures to men dressed in furs, the way they are dress suggests to the audience that the film isn't about modern times.The background to the poster is bright blue this is common for posters for comedy films and the use of bright colours shows the audience that this is a comedy film. The use of bright colour shows the audience the film it light hearted and sometimes if the colours have been overly exaggerated it can give a comic effect.The title of the film is in bright red with a white edge. The title being red is to attract the viewers attention. Above the actors is the names, this is likely to attract viewers as Jack black is a famous comedy actor and Michael Cera was in the successful film Superbad. People that liked these actors in other films will be likely to go see this film and it can also be used to draw in a spefic age group as younger or funnier actors often attract young viewers and serious actors attract an older age group. The use of the actors Jack Black and Michael Cera shows that the film is most likely trying to attract a teenage to young adult audience. There is a tagline in the middle in black that says 'meet your ancestors'. This gives the viewers an insight into what the film is about and that it is about the past.