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Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 2

Evaluation Question 1

Final Poster

This is our final version of our poster:

Final Website

Here is the link to our final website:

http://282152.wix.com/media

What would we have changed?

Final Trailer

Here is our final trailer...

Problems Faced during Editing

Altered Storyboard

Due to the changes to our narrative, we have created a new storyboard:

Poster Choice

Audience Feedback

After our first public viewing of our trailer's first draft we were provided with feedback from all our viewers. 

Overall our feedback was generally very positive, scoring up to 9/10 by some people, however there were a few improvements suggested. Here are some examples:

• use copy-right free music (which we had already planned to do but was unable to do so before the viewing)
• fill in the missing shots which haven't been filmed yet
• introduce a larger range of girls in the 'strangling shot'
• fix some of the transitions of the newspaper reviews to make them more smooth

Our First Draft

We have currently got the majority of our footage but still have some shots left - which are shown through annotations.

Final Logo

In order to create the sophisticated but relatable look for our production company, we needed to create a unique logo which would be present in all our media produce.

We used this simple black and white look in order to keep it simple but rememberable, we also felt that use bright colour for the london landscape would firstly draw attention away from our company name but would also be unrelated to our genre which is more dark/serious. 

The Background Choice on Our Title

First Draft of Strangling Edits

One of our main shots throughout our whole trailer is our strangling scene which involves James strangling various girls in various locations. This will be use to indicate that he has been abusive in the past. 

In order to make this idea fit within our time limit we have edited the pace of the footage so a large quantity can be shown in a small amount of time. We have also made it a non-linear sequence by cutting within the footage of each girl and alternating it with the others, creating a disorientating but effective shot. 

Here is our first attempt - but only featuring a small amount of actresses...

Underwater Footage

To create an ending which would leave our viewers intrigued, we have decided to include an underwater shot of our female character being drowned in a bath. 

This particular shot was created using an underwater cover for my iPhone 5, which meant we could place the phone under the water and film footage below the surface. 

It took a couple of takes due to having to place the phone in the right place/angle and also to get the timing right before Bee had to come up out of the water. We also used a signal which she had to show when she wanted to be released in order to keep this scene safe and risk free.

This is our final outcome...

Comparison of past and present actors

We have found that due to our change in actors we were able to create more beneficial performances which are shown in the following shots: 

Actress Comparisons:

In our second version of this scene we found that our actress gave a more powerful performance, and we used the technique of James actually trying to get in through the door in order to make Bee's reactions more lifelike. We also found that we had more of an idea as to what kind of expression we wanted our actress to convey during this filming session which again effected our overall product greatly.

Actor Comparisons:

Our second (and current) actor James was able to provide us with a wider range of actions, positions and emotions within just a few shots compared to our restrictions during the first attempt. We also  found that using an outside location was more effective as it gave us more natural lighting and would help the audience feel involved as it was filmed just in front of some bushes. Therefore the audience would be able to visualise this being wherever they wanted.

Initial website ideas

We have created our website using the website creator 'Wix' which provided us with the tools to create our finished piece.

This is the template we have decided to use:

We decided to use this particular template as it was simplistic and professional which would avoid our audience from being distracted from the features. We also like the interactive features of the pages to encourage our visitors to click on them.

New Music

Due to copyright issues we have had to change our background music. We found our new piece from the app soundcloud:

We have also decided to change the tempo of the music in order to make our viewers sympathise with the female victim more and also focus on the storyline, rather than the well known song by Bastille.

Website Conventions

Poster Conventions

Website Analysis

 In order to help us create a successful and realistic website we have analysed a couple of websites in order to discover common features amongst their home pages:

IF I STAY (2014):

LOVELY BONES (2009):

New actors

We have decided to change our actors due to difficult creating the shots we were hoping for. These are our new actor and actress - James Allen and Bee Williamson.

We also believe that these two people fit our visualised characteristics better compared to our previous choices which would also help us create our desired product.

Editing Process

During our the editing stage of our task we used the apple app iMovie, to help us achieve the best trailer possible. 

Within this app we are able to use tools such as a clip trimmer in order to create precise cuts and transitions in between our shots.

It is also helpful as it gives us easy access to music and sound effects which we saved into iTunes.

It gave us tools which mean that we could easily and accurately decide which bits of footage were required in our trailer.

Test Shots

In order to make our trailer as realistic as possible, we needed to have an actress who was able to persuade the audience into believing she is the character we want to depict. This type of error could be prevented by doing a test shot. We chose one of our hardest scenes - where she slams a door and falls to the floor crying, in order to see whether she was able to perform it properly.

Social Realism Moodboard

In order to help us create the right sort of image and 'feel' for our trailer we decided to create a moodboard for social realism:

Iconic social realism production companies

Due to our change in genre we felt it was necessary to do some research on a number of social realist production companies:

What is Social Realism?

Changes in Our Genre...

Our Use of Social Networks

In order to keep our audience updated with latest events and changes during our construction, we have created social media account for Skyline Studios: 

This will also hopefully increase our interest as people begin to discover our pages through our current followers.

Locations...

First Filming Session

Today we had our first filming session at my house. Here we filmed some of the first scenes where the couple are in the bedroom and we try to establish an 'equilibrium' in the boy's life. We also filmed a number of our strangling shots as well as others:

What do u think of when you think 'Horror'?

In order to make our trailer interesting and appealing to our audience we needed to understand exactly what they felt was necessary in a product of the horror genre:

Potential Titles

We have currently still deciding what our title of our trailer will be, and these are our favourites:

• Listen 
• Broken
• Obsession
• Infatuation

We will be conducting a questionnaire in order to find the most popular title choice from those who are within our audience age range.

Potential Music

We are currently unsure as to which song we are going to use for our trailer. Here is some music which has caused great influence into our kind of song: 

Whispering by Alex Clare (The Boy Next Door Trailer):

We particularly liked the powerful tune which builds up behind the lyrics which would creates tension in the trailer. Another beneficial factor is the pulsating beat which reoccurs throughout the song, this kind of beat could be used in time with the pictures changing during our opening - causing them to become a more prominent feature.

Crazy in love by Beyonce (Fifty Shades of Grey Trailer):

The tempo of this song was especially appealing to us, as we found that this would create suspense as the story develops - this would be a key feature to look for in our song. We also found that this song had a similar backing track also climaxed as the song continue which is also something we believe will be beneficial.

Broken by Leona Lewis:

This powerful solo piece we believe is very similar to the beyoncé song we previously found especially related to this vocals - climaxes and the style/sound itself. This particular song was also so influential that we were considering a cover of this (because of copyright issues) - especially as the lyrics such as 'i wanna run away from love, this time i've had enough' which could be seen as corresponding to this abnormal and unhealthy relationship.

Scripting

Due to our scenes being muted throughout our trailer, we don't need to provide any prior scripting for our actors.

This was our decision as we felt having our actors speaking could cause our trailer to look 'staged' as we wouldn't be able to find anyone who has the same acting skills as those seen in trailers on television. We also believe that having silent characters would help create mystery and suspense as  our audience will be unable to figure out their discussions or the contexts of our shots.

Costumes