Forest Massacre Trailer

Here is a link to YouTube were you will find our Forest Massacre Trailer.  As shown we have kept to many horror  codes and conventions.  This includes Low Key Lighting, slow start but speeds up as the trailer progresses, vulnerable group of people, a evil creature (Unknown Figure) and a death.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49QXlvQi71g

Evaluation

Here is a link to prezi were I have created the evaluation for my A2 coursework.

http://prezi.com/pmxqlyf8zg1i/a2-advanced-portfolio/

Film Poster

This is the poster for the film "Forest Massacre".  Posters are used to promote films by using them in magazines, billboards etc.  Firstly I am going to comment on the image I have used.  I took this picture myself whist filming.  This Poster has many features which link to good promotion and to horror conventions.  The first feature is the image used, the image is of the unknown figure, I have chosen this because within my research it shows the main villain on the poster, this is done to strike fear to viewers which will make them remember the poster and therefore the film.  The edits I have changed on this image is the brightness and the contrast, I have adjusted them to make the poster darker around the unknown figure, which links back to horror codes and conventions.  Next I am going to comment on the headline use in the middle of the page, this is the name of the film and I have created my own font to suit with the genre of the film.  I have used this font on my front cover and my poster, this creates synergy between the two which makes it consistent and professional.  I have put the name of the film on the poster so the viewers will know the name.  I have used the same phrase under the headline in both the front cover and the poster again which again creates synergy.  The phrase "Beware the shadows of the forest" is meant to spook the viewers as the use of the word beware could be interpreted as danger.  The colours I have used in these fonts are within the horror conventions because the use of the colour red is like blood which a horror convention.  I have made the phrase darker to make the headline stand out.  I have mentioned the names of the main actors in my poster because within my research it shows this because if viewers recognise the name they will be influenced to see the film.  Underneath the main text's it has the production information, this contains the names of the people involved in the creation of the film.  I have done this because it makes it look more professional.  I have put the age rating on the poster in inform viewers the age restriction on the film, this is shown in many posters as some scenes way be too violent for younger viewers.  I have mentioned the date of the film because it is a must have convention as the viewers will not know when the film is.  I have also put on it production companies to make it look more professional.         

Film Magazine Front Cover

This is my film magazine front cover which I have create myself using Photoshop.  This magazine cover has many features which make it appealing to audiences.  Firstly I am going to discuss the house style of the magazine cover I have produced.  I made a complex house style to make it look professional.  I have grey to mark subtitles, white to mark sub texts and created my own specialist font for the others.  Next I will describe the image I have used for the background.  I have taken this picture myself ad uploaded it onto Photoshop.  I took this image because it has the main villain, which might spark fear into audiences and it also has the main characters to let the audience know who is involved.  Also this image shows danger as the villain is in front of the teenagers which will intrigue audiences.  The fonts I have used link in with the horror of the cover.  However I created my own text more for the masthead and the headline.  For the masthead I used letter templates from the internet and filled them in and created my own blood using the 'paint brush tool' and 'liquidfying' it in the filter section to create a blood stream.  The blood links in with horror conventions as blood is within the category of horror.  The headline I use I created in dafont.com, I have made it fit with the horror theme of the cover, I have also made it stand out from the rest of the magazine by using the colour red.  The tagline "THE BONE CHILLING ISSUE", links with the horror theme of the cover because the use of the words "BONE CHILLING", these words together make a horror themed feeling.  I have used popular known films on this cover to intrigue the audience by using well known films.  The film "Paranormal Activity" links in with the horror theme of the magazine because it is a well known scary film.  The other two films are well known for their actors and previous films which makes them popular.  The sub texts under them link back to the titles, this gives the audience more insight into the magazine within.  I have put in the issue of the magazine, the date and the price, these three features are all must have conventions of magazine covers there I put them there to add a sense of realism to the magazine and professionalism.  I have used a pug to promote the film Skyfall and it mentions about the actor with reference to the film, this promotes Skyfall and the magazine.  I have put a tagline under the headline explain more about headline.  The phrase "BEWARE THE SHADOWS OF THE FOREST" has horror essence to it because it is play on words with horror.  This tagline is in green to again stand out from the magazine.  Finally I have put a barcode on the cover, barcodes are a must have feature for covers has it makes them personalised.  The effects I have added to the image is lowing the brightness and making the contrast higher.  I have done this to make the make the magazine darker which links back the horror theme.                     

Production Schedule

Here is my evidence of time management.  I have split this into three sections Research Requirements, Organisational requirements and Planning requirements.

Research

Planning

Organisation

Forms (Venue and Risk assessment)

Running Order

Shot lists

Soundtrack Idea's

The soundtrack in a trailer is normally created by the company who created the trailer and it is suited to the genre of the film.  e.g. a horror trailer soundtrack will have a low pitch with a jumpy sound, were as a romance genre will have a soft and relaxing sound to it.

Here are some possibly soundtrack which might be used in our trailer.

The Hunger Games Soundtrack 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fr_eafDUGi8

The soundtrack for this was created for the hunger games.  This sound track has a spooky start to it high high beat sounds pacing through it. This is good because a horror convention is spooky sounds with high beats sound within.  However after a minute in the soundtrack becomes too much of a action genre which might not suit are trailer.

Friday The 13th Trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b71j1v5oyOY

This soundtrack is calm but spooky at the start which is a positive feature of a horror genre soundtrack. This soundtrack also speeds up which makes the soundtrack more intense as it is fast paced.  However it becomes too techno towards the end which is not part of a horror convention.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLjvXSx231s&feature=g-hist

This soundtrack is my favourite out of the soundtracks I looked at, this is because it was many feature that link to a horror genres codes and conventions.  The first one I am going to point out is the start, it is within the codes and conventions of a horror genre that the start of a sound track is slow with a spooky sound, this soundtrack fulfils this.  The second one is that it speeds up as it progresses, our trailer does this so it would match well to the footage.  Finally is that it has jumpy parts to it, this keeps the audience tense and it will frighten then which is one of the purposes of a horror genre.

Idents

In every trailer, it is a must have convention that it has a Ident.  An indent shows what film companies have supported the film in interests and filming.  Ident's are personal created by the company so it can be recognised by views and to make them remember it.  In some cases the company makes a personal Ident for a film because it is very popular.  Me and my group are going to browse Ident's and select one that suits the conventions of a horror genre and that relates to are trailer.

Here are examples of Ident's which we might use in our trailer.

LionsGate Horror Indent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaqRwg2GP6w&feature=related
 
This Ident would be good for our trailer because it has many horror features that suit the codes and conventions of a horror genre.  The first feature is the change from the original Lionsgate Ident, normally the Lionsgate Ident leads an entrance to heaven but the creators have changed this and made it seem like an entrance to hell, the concept of hell links with the horror genre due to the fact that it is possibly the worst place to go.  Another good feature about this Ident is that is the soundtrack that comes with it, this soundtrack again links in with horror codes and conventions, this is done with spooky sounds that match with a horror genre conventions.  The final positive feature about this is that it is eye appealing which the Ident last 23 seconds but keeps the viewers attention by the video which is going on.

New Line Cinema Horror Ident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnKspJsUde4

This Ident would be good more our trailer because again it has many horror features that suit the codes and conventions of a horror genre.  The first feature is the colours used, the creators have changed the Ident to suit a horror genre, original the colours are light blue, which gives a calming affect, but the creators have changed it to a dark red colour, this could symbolise many conventions within a horror genre e.g. blood.  The second feature is the soundtrack used, the creators have changed the sound from the original Ident and replaced it with a more spooky soundtrack to suit with the horror genre.  However this Ident is as eye appealing as the lions gate one.  

Warner Brothers Horror Ident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9FEi7kvxnY   

This Ident would again be suited to our trailer because it horror genre conventions.  The first feature I am going to explain is the colours used  original the colours are light blue, which gives a calming affect, but the creators have changed it to a dark red colour, this could symbolise many conventions within a horror genre e.g. blood.  The second feature is the soundtrack used, the creators have changed the sound from the original Ident and replaced it with a more spooky soundtrack to suit with the horror genre. 

Actors list

Characters and the people who played them

Steve (Luke Hignett)

We have chosen Luke to play the role of Steve due to the character descriptions mentioned in the film pitch and because we has stereotypical teenage features.  We have made sure that all of the cast look like stereotypical teenagers because teenagers can relate to them. 

Dave (Josh Filson)

We have chosen Josh to act in the role of Dave because of this stereotypical features and because he looks like the brave type which suits well with the trailer.  Male audiences will relate to this as they will want to be Steve in this trailer.

Chris (Tom Cannon)

We had chosen Tom to act in the role of Chris because of his stereotypical features of a teenager.  Also Chris is the entertainer of the group which will make the audience like him better.

Jason (Steven Hendrikse)

We had chosen Steven to act in the role of Jason because of his stereotypical features of a teenager.  In the character description is mentions that Jason is the intelligent member of the group therefore we kept his costume to be 'nerdy' outlook.

Unknown Figure (Andy Nelson)

We have chosen Andy to act in the role of the Unknown Figure because he has a good height, which makes the unknown figure more feared,  his clothing of all black and because he has physical features of a horror being.