Final Draft

This is our final draft of Prank after taking into consideration our classes feedback, we had a final couple of hours editing and are really happy with the end result. We have mainly changed the colour of the chase sequences to make it more effective and more unique. By changing it to negative it shows the audience exactly when the exciting chase sequences of the trailer are and it grabs their attention straight away.

Second Draft of Prank

This is our second draft of our film trailer, after having previously shown it to our teacher we took on her advice and edited our trailer. We spent nother few hours looking at the shots and working out how to rearange them in order to make it less like a mini film. We started by mixing up the shot order, so that it was not in chronicle order. Secondly we shortened certain parts of the film ie: we cut down many of the running sequences. Finally we cut out some shots so that it doesn't give away the actual film ie: we did not show any characters getting killed or give away the psycho's face till the end shot.

FEEDBACK
We showed our trailer to our whole media class so that we could get as much feedback as possible to give us the best chance of making our film trailer the best it can be.

Whole Class –
“Good camera angles”
“Breathing creates suspense”
“Would be better with an epic voice over”
“Colour fade is really good”
“Sound effects are good but need to be louder”
“No credits to show whose in the film”
“First running shot is too soon”
“Cheesy start but then gets into it”
“Narrative is good – false scare makes you think thats all its about but then gets into it”
“Shots from are effective”

As a group we are planning to review all the comments and use them in conjuction with our own critical feedback to make a final draft of our trailer.

First Draft of Prank

This our first draft of our film trailer Prank. As a group we are really happy with the result and feel all our hard work has paid off, in all it took us about a month to put together from the start of filming to our final editing lesson. At the start of editing we were unsure wether or not we had got enough shots during our filming week however after cutting them down and putting a vairety of shots together, we feel it enables the audience to see enough of the film but leaving them wanting to know more about it.

FEEDBACK -

Media Teacher Miss Taylor

"It is good however it is more like a mini movie rather than a trailer, your task was to make a trailer however this shows way to much of the film itself, maybe you should shorten certain shots and mix them up together to make it more effective"

We have taken on board all feedback given to us by our teacher and will go away as a group and make changes to the trailer so that we can make it completely successful/effective.

Editing The trailer

We started editing our movie on the 8th of March and the 10th of March on the apple mac laptops. We were able to use the software I-movies to edit out trailer, it took us a while to work out exactly how to use it however after an hour of editing we had got the hang of it completely. The software enables us not only to put together different shots, but lets us crop them, add in new slides and even add effects which is really good in order to make our trailer look professional.


After about 4 lesson we had cut all the shots down and put them together to create our trailer, we were very happy with how the shots had turned out. We then looked to the sound effects on I-movies to make the trailer even better and found a range of different effects that fitted our shots well. As we played through the trailer once we found that the music and shots combined made it look really proffessional however as a group we felt the shots did not flow together well. We then asked advice from one a media teacher and he showed us another aspect of Imovie that helped us merge the shots together. We added the little pockets of black between each shot which made the trailer flow better and we finally had a finished product.

The Purpose of a Trailer

The trailer is a powerful weapon in the marketing campaign. Posters are important in capturing the initial interest of the audience and drawing them into the cinema, but they cannot convey the excitement and atmosphere of a film in the same way a trailer does. The combination of moving image and sound, both experienced “larger than life” through the advanced equipment of the cinema auditorium, is an exciting experience. In this way, the trailer stirs our emotions and gives us a “flavour” of the film that is impossible through still images alone.

Most trailers are created and produced at the same time as the film is being edited. The timing of a trailer campaign in cinemas, online and on television is important; it must be shown far enough in advance to generate excitement about the film’s release, but not so early that people forget about the film before it even comes out.

Prank Final Website Design

This is my final finished website design to support both my trailer and my poster. I decided to pick a different image

instead of the one I had being practising with before, as I felt this was much more powerful. I used power point to put

together this design, and played around with the image colour to make it look more effective. I am really happy with

how the image has turned out, as it looks even more creepy in this darken black and white effect. I then carried on

with the idea of putting the red font against the black strip, so that the titles were not lost in the background. I then played

around with the main Prank title as to where exactly to position however finally placed it here as it aligned in the centre

so the audience is able to see exactly what the films called without hesitation. The font is chiller, which I think is really

effective as it goes with the creepy horror conventions and suits the narrative of the story well. I also kept the bold blood

red colour as I believe it makes the website look really scary and enables the reader to know the genre of the film

without even reading the story line. Finally I added the search bar, as I was really impressed with how it fitted in well with

the red colour and the fonts, however it took me a while to work out exactly where to place it as I didn't want to take away

from the image or the writing. I placed it just below the image so that it gives the audience a chance to look at the picture

first then they can then find out exactly what it is to do with through the search bar.

Website Ideas

These are some of my website ideas that I put together on the computer. I played around with one picture in particular, as I thought it was powerful, not giving too much away. I used the same bold red colour on the writing however played around with different fonts to see the changing effects.

Idea 1:

I simply uploaded the image to cover the background, so that it showed the audience not only the characters but the setting of the film.I then put together the writing, I started off putting them against the background however even in the bright red writing they still were lost in the picture. So I decided to add a black strip at the top of the page, I then brought the titles forward on top of it so that they were much easier to see. I then copied a search bar from another website, I felt it went along with the red theme and made the website look more professional. I was really happy with the finished product as I thought it conveyed horror conventions well.

Idea 2:

This was my second website idea using the same image. I moved the image away from the centre and cropped so it look more interesting. However I feel that it now doesn't show enough of the image to the audience therefore they won't be able to relate to website to the film. However I think how the title over laps the picture makes the website look more interesting. I then added the titles down the side against a black border to make them stand out and then added the same search bar as I thought it went so well. I am not as happy with this design as the first one as I don't think it looks as professional, but has given me plenty of ideas to work with for my final piece.