From our feedback we can see that as a group we were slightly harsh on our marking, we can see this from the feedback sheets our peers have given us. We gave our film a level 3 however our peers gave us a level 4. It is clear that some of our shots and framing were a bit shaky but overall the feedback was good.
This is our second shoot. Based on the comments we received last time, we've made some changes in our story board and added various camera shots like shot reverse shot. We have also decided to not darken the scenes in the park to make it look like night as we think that the emptiness of the park during the daytime is much more eerie.
We have had to change actress due to our previous one not being able to make any of our shoots. But we have managed to find one that also has blonde hair and will be able to fit the part.
This is our chosen logo for our film. We have used the idea of the clouds from the Dreamworks logo but made sure that they were very dark so we can relate it more to a horror film.
One major media institution is 'Lionsgate'
An Example of Lionsgate distributing the film 'Saw.'
This is a trailer to Saw which would have been shown on youtube and on television to help to sell the film to people to make them want to go and watch it.
Lionsgate also use posters to try and sell the poster to people and make them want to go to the cinema and watch it. This is a very ambiguous poster so that means that it sells to the audience because it makes you want to go and watch the film to see how the poster links with the film.
Distribution is how the companies promote their film by making posters, trailers etc in order to get the film seen and to make as much money as possible.
We would promote our film by showing our finished film at a film festival like BANG. Above is a video we have found for people who like us, have made short films so we can publish our film.
We can also publish our films on youtube in order for us to be seen by other media institutions who like our film and want to distribute it. These are examples of screen shots of films that we have found which are on youtube and are of short films similar to ours.
This is from a bilborough youtube channel where we can upload our film like other students do.
Distribution of films is when film companies promote their films by using posters or trailers to advertise it to an audience. For our own film we will create a poster that will help promote it using all the relevant information e.g. Title, actors names etc. Major distributers have a much higher budget therefore they are able to widely advertise the trailers on T.V, use posters and create merchandise that relates to the film. However, independent film companies have a lower budget and generally only stick to trailers and posters.
You could upload your film to Youtube or enter them in film festivals such as the Bang! Short film festival
Here are two local short film makers from Nottingham that entered their film in the festival, we could also do this to distribute our own film.
LIONSGATE Lionsgate have used this poster to portray 'Saw II' as a gruesome film. The title of the film suggests that it is about extreme torture because of the way 'Saw' looks like it has been with fingernails. Due to the presence of the mask, on what would seem to be the threat, it gives the audience the idea that these torturings will be seen as a game to the villain.
In the trailer for 'Saw II' Lionsgate have use fast editing with occasional lengthier shots to give an intense atmosphere, enticing the audience with the deep voices of the villain and making them become intrigued and eager to see more. They use lots of different images close together that are associated with the genre of the film to let the audience know that this is a gruesome, torturous film.
HAMMER
Hammer have used very dark grey/blue tones for the poster to create a dark and dreary atmosphere, as if all the happiness had been removed from the place in which it is set. This attracts an audience as they begin to wonder why and how this has happened. It is clear that the cloaked figure at the back of the poster is the threat as it is looking towards the main character from behind.
By using more familiar things such as music from childrens toys and little country villages, this trailer helps people relate to old time english countryside making what is happening seem like it could have been true which makes it scarier for an audience.
FANTASTIC FILMS
The poster for The Wake Wood suggests that this film is about trying to break free and escape Wake Wood as the hand is reaching out of the ground. The blood running down the arm tells us that there will be gore and that some characters will be fighting for their lives. I believe that this is a very effective poster as it creates an air of mystery as to what is going to happen. This would be the sort of poster which would be put up on poster boards, at bus stops etc.
This trailer is fairly fast and jumps very quickly from one thing to another to mirror the way that the characters have a time limit in which they have to sort out their situation with their daughter that they brought back from the dead. This differs from the slow calm pace of the trailer for 'The Woman In Black'.
We based our poster around the Paranormal activity posters as we liked the idea of using a still from our film.
Here is our poster for our film, we took a still from our title sequence and created a tag line to make the poster seem more chilling.
We created our Red Balloon Productions logo by focusing on the layout of the Dreamworks logo, especially focusing on the clouded background. We chose to make the clouds dark and gloomy as it is for a horror film so we wanted to mirror the atmosphere of the film. We also used bold, clear font so it is easy to read and stands out.
Lionsgate have used this poster to portray 'Saw II' as a gruesome film. The title of the film suggests that it is about extreme torture because of the way 'Saw' looks like it has been with fingernails. Due to the presence of the mask, on what would seem to be the threat, it gives the audience the idea that these torturings will be seen as a game to the villain.
The poster for The Wake Wood suggests that this film is about trying to break free and escape Wake Wood as the hand is reaching out of the ground. The blood running down the arm tells us that there will be gore and that some characters will be fighting for their lives. I believe that this is a very effective poster as it creates an air of mystery as to what is going to happen. This would be the sort of poster which would be put up on poster boards, at bus stops etc.
