Processing effects used in Trailer

I am starting to re-edit my trailer from the first upload of it I did a few weeks ago. I am in the process of making it more 'straight to the point' and clearer for the audience when it comes to the genre and plot behind this film.

First print screen is from the first section of the trailer and shows a more vibrant, colourful contrasted image compared to the second print screen in the second section of the trailer that is portraying a less saturated composition. This is because I want to make it clear to the audience that something has happened to the character since the first opening shots of the trailer. A change has taken place, a dark change, hence the duller colours nearing the end.

Looking into my style model in depth

As I have finished the first edit edition of my trailer I wanted to see more of the text conventions that are used in 'The Possession'. I am planning on editing mine to become a more polished product as the narrative behind mine isn't as clear as I conducted a bit of audience research with teachers (audience age group of over 40 years old) to see if they could grasp the storyline. A number of the teachers used understood what was being out across but on the other hand a few became confused. Some didn't know if the teenage that is the main character was hurting herself or who/what she had killed or hurt.

First Edit Of Final Trailer

There are a few more adjustments I need to make including the narrative and text used in the trailer.
I am also going to change the order of one or two clips and slow/speed up some of the sections in the trailer.

Copyright Issues Number Two

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am putting together a Film trailer for my A2 media coursework 

We understand that you are the owner of the copyright in the musical composition “In the House In a Heartbeat
by John Murphy” and want to include the song in the trailer.  

Since we are on a limited budget and distribution of the Advert is very low budget, we are hoping that you will allow us this use without any charge.  If this is not possible, please let us know what fee would be required for this use. 

Your signature below, under “confirmed by,” will indicate that you will agree to permit this use without payment of a fee.  Please let us know if you have any questions concerning this license.  Also would you please let us know as soon as possible if this song cannot be licensed so that artistic changes may be made in the songs to be included in the production.  

You can reach us in care of -

Mike Liddell

The Oldershaw Academy a Business & Enterprise College

Valkyrie Road, 

Wallasey, 

Wirral,

CH45 4RJ,

0151 638 2800

Thank you for your help with this matter and we look forward to hearing from you.

Alice Horton

Mike Liddell 

Copyright Issues Number One

Email sent to XL Recordings-

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am putting together a Film trailer for my A2 media coursework 

We understand that you are the owner of the copyright in the musical composition “Missing by The XX” and want to include the song in the trailer.  

Since we are on a limited budget and distribution of the Advert is very low budget, we are hoping that you will allow us this use without any charge.  If this is not possible, please let us know what fee would be required for this use. 

Your signature below, under “confirmed by,” will indicate that you will agree to permit this use without payment of a fee.  Please let us know if you have any questions concerning this license.  Also would you please let us know as soon as possible if this song cannot be licensed so that artistic changes may be made in the songs to be included in the production.  

You can reach us in care of -

Mike Liddell

The Oldershaw Academy a Business & Enterprise College

Valkyrie Road, 

Wallasey, 

Wirral,

CH45 4RJ,

0151 638 2800

Thank you for your help with this matter and we look forward to hearing from you.

Alice Horton

Mike Liddell 

Editing in iMovie & Photoshop

I have taken some shots of the actress from my trailer to be in the preliminary task of creating a poster for the movie. I have edited this photos to make them look slightly drained of colour.

I used a curved layer and a vibrance layer to enhance the brightness but reduce the saturation of colour.

Here is a printscreen of my trailer so far, I have added around 40% of the clips I have shot and have added background music whilst created manual dips in sound for when i want the natural sounds of the clip to be heard. Throughout all the individual clips I am adding the same tones and contrast to them.

All Final Trailer Clips In iMovie

All my clips for my thriller/horror trailer waiting in iMovie to be edited and placed in their correct spaces.

Evidence of final trailer being filmed

 

These images also show the setting used for my trailer.

Make Up Video (Behind The Scenes Of Trailer)

Make Up Products For Trailer

I'm planning on using the fake blood on the hands of the actress during quick flash shots to hint towards the subject matter of the film.
The foundation will be used on the lips to create a pale 'ill' looking face during the time the character is 'possessed' by the spirit inside the necklace I will be using.
The pink eyeshadow will be placed under and around the eyes to enhance the ill, tired look. Because I want the main character to look drained during the trailer.

Updated Storyboard

Behind The Scenes Of Draft Clips

 

Draft Clips in iMovie

I used iMovie on a mac to edit my practice clips for my media film trailer.

With particular clips I decided I wanted a dull, dismal tone to the shots. So I added a brown/maroon tone to the background by going into clip adjustments.

Which created the look on the far right from the original tones seen in the thumbnails of the clip on the left.

Draft Clips

Draft Photographs

These images where taken with a Canon 5D Mark II with a wide angle lens; 17-40mm with manual focus and a circular tilt shift lens also with manual focus.
I wanted to concentrate on the eyes in the practice shots as I will do in my final trailer. I want to be able to portray emotion without the actress being verbal.
        I have edited the images to be highly contrasted with a dark undertone through layers of colour in photoshop. Since it's a thriller/horror I thought the darker tones would sort the feeling. On the last image the main focus is on the necklace due to it being the main feature behind my trailer, the necklace being possessed.

Time Management

Plan of future lessons:

First Draft Storyboard

(click image for clearer, more close up image)

I have changed some of my ideas since the blog describing the plot/narrative. It still has the same around about narrative though, involving the subject matter of 'possession'.

Genre research

Psychological horror films differ from the traditional horror film, where the source of the fear is typically something material – such as creatures, monsters or aliens – as well as the splatter film, which derives its effects from gore and graphic violence, in that tension is built through atmosphere, eerie sounds and exploitation of the viewer's and the character's psychological fears. . Psychological horror aims to create discomfort by exposing common or universal psychological vulnerabilities and fears, such as the shadowy movements and creepy random noises.

Youtube Reseach

Today I spent time researching horror/thriller trailers on youtube.

Background music

The XX - Try

I'm not wanting to use the whole song though, I am wanting to repeat a certain part which is an eerie, spooky sound. That has bass added to it slowly after it has been repeated numerous amounts.

Setting of the trailer

I am thinking about using a promenade as my main area of shooting my film trailer. 
To compliment the horror/thriller genre I am going for I will be filming in the evening time to add a more eerie, mystical feel to the shots that are going to include the background which I will try and make empty to emphasise how alone the character is feeling at that moment in time. 

When on the promenade I am planning on including many full body shots of the actress, mis en scene will be made clear meaning the costume to show the type of personality behind the main character of the film. Along with this I am wanting to include extreme close ups and I want to get into the close up shot by tracking closer to the character in rapid movements back and forth. As it is a possession based horror movie I am going to use the fast movements to act as the behaviour of the spirits inside her.

Along with this I want small clips of the character in other areas such as school and her house. When the shot of her house is shown I want it to pan to the house next door to hint to the possible plot which is that the house next door were all murdered. 

Film trailer - Camera angle ideas

I want to use a my wide angle lens to do a 360 degree angle shot containing the full body of the actress during my opening scene to make it clear to the viewer who the main character of this movie is. In addition to that I want to use this feature as an opening scene to show the full mis en scene in the form of the actress' outfit and the setting in the background being clear due to the wide angle lens allowing a landscape shot whilst the main focus of the shot is the character.

Further into the trailer I want extreme close ups of the actress' eyes possibly including a macro focus of a tear, showing emotion visually rather than verbally.

Close ups of the necklace as the actress notices it and picks it up. I want this to be a close up because it is important for the narrative of the trailer. The necklace being the main reason for the film being a thriller/horror as it holds troubled spirits.

Over the shoulder shots will be used to show the character holding the necklace and investigating it to hint that something is not quite right. Plot hinting.

Style Models

          The Possession
  


The Haunting in Connecticut