POSTER - Font Decisions/Poster Features/Linked to Research

POSTER - Test Shots/Mise en scene/Photo Manipulation

TRAILER - Use of Sound Effect in Trailer/Research into Music

TRAILER : Post on Titles and Font Use

These are the post on titles and text used in our trailer. As you can see the first image shows our company name logo, the font for our logo is the only font that is different to every other font we used in the trailer as we had some techniqual difficulties when we wanted to the change the font. In the end we kept this font as it wasn't too bad, the only issue was the pixelated effect but other than that the smudged effect helped compliment the visual slogan for the smoke.

 This font used was for the actual title of our film which was called 'The Gift'. We used this font as it straightaway reflected the meaning of gift. The san serif font helped depict the idea and it looked very feminine. Our target audience also loved the font as it looked like something they will see on a gift and they said it best suited the title. Having this font throughout all 3 pieces helped link them together easily.

 This image shows the credits at the end of our trailer and my group came to a collective decision to use a similar font to our title to help all pieces match together and we realised a lot of real media texts in trailer used this type of font as one it is very professional and two it looks like film fonts where you can separately see the difference of a normal font. My group was very happy with the end result of our credits part as it looked very professional and the font sizes helped it have some level.

This is the last font used in our trailer where it ends of with coming soon. For this text, we used the exact same font as the title as it will help bring the whole trailer together and the ancillary project as using the same types help link the puzzle pieces together. Having the same font as our actual title at the end is very effective as it makes people want to watch  more and see how it relates.

TRAILER - Exploring Shot Types/Transitions/Controlled Camera

TRAILER - Careful use of Mise en Scene

When I was taking test shots for our trailer I really had to focus on the mise en scene to fit with the horror genre and not only that, to fit with our narrative. I focused on the lighting, costume of the actors, the props and the locations of our trailer. The costumes worn were pretty straight forward and simple in the sense that it was more home wear and casual outfits. The lighting was very important in mise en scene as I had to keep it mostly dull and dark but there were some scenes which were too bright that we dimmed but still looked bright. I had to focus on the scenery, especially the time of the year which was Christmas so having Christmas decorations in the back was vital and of course the Christmas tree. The main focus of mise en scene was the locations as we wanted to follow our storyboards as much as possible and keep the locations very relevant to the narrative and the horror genre. We filmed in areas like the graveyard which connote death and links with our narrative, we filmed in places like: back garden, the streets, in school and the main location which was the house. Many horror films use homes as a definition of safety but that is not always the case.

Evidence of Filming

Test Shots for Trailer

These are all the test shots I took for the trailer as I had to know the type of shots and sizes that were going to be put in our trailer. I took many test shots to come up with a decision of which locations to use and not to use.

Model Consent Forms

Prop and Shot List

Shooting Schedule

Scripting for Trailer

Scripting for trailer:

*intro music*

Genevieve:  Daddy! Daddy! It’s Christmas!

Father: Merry Christmas

Graveyard visuals & church bells *Genevieve put flowers upon her mother’s grave* Camera zooms into her father’s 

eyes and sees a flashback

Mother: *choking*

Camera zooms back out of his eyes

*Genevieve and father walking out of the graveyard*

Cue scary Christmas music

Genevieve: Give it! What is this? *takes present from fathers hand*

*father throws book away as Genevieve looks over the stairs*

*after retrieving the book Genevieve opens it and begins to hear the book being read in mothers voice*

Mother’s voice: There was a girl. Just like you. Eight years old, braids of two.

*shot of her hair*

Mother’s voice: Poor girl, mummy’s dead.

*Genevieve drawing her mother*

Mother’s voice: Don’t worry...

*door creeks open*

Mother’s voice: Rest your head.

*Genevieve turns to the page of the book that is being read*

Mother’s voice: Wake up tomorrow, read me again.

*wakes up to an alarm going off*

Mother’s voice: There will be another story waiting for you then.

*mum appears*

*throws book away*

*background noises*

Teachers voice (over the phone): Hello, is this Genevieve’s father speaking?

Father: Yes and who’s this?

Teacher’s voice (over the phone): I’m calling from blossom house school, I’m Genevieve’s teacher. She’s been acting very weird recently and I was wondering if you could take a look at it?

Genevieve to her ‘mother’: Can we play the game now?

*camera nods*

Genevieve: Let me go find daddy

Mother’s voice: Grab the knife, do as I say. I’m watching you.

Genevieve: I’m here dad

Father: Where did you go?

Genevieve and mothers voice in sync: It’s time to play

Father: Genevieve! Genevieve where are you?

Mother’s voice: Mummy’s gone, Daddy’s going too. Careful now, it’s all because of you.

Storyboards

Narrative