Final Decisions-Setting...

The trailer will consist of many various settings to make it look more realistic, the main setting will be at the lead characters house and at a local isolated park. However there will be some scenes at school, I think including a number of settings will make our trailer be more effective because it will look more realistic

Having a variety of setting makes the trailer as a whole have a better finish becuase if it is in the appropriate setting it creates verisimlitude which enables the audience to sometimes believe what is going on, this can relate back to the Hyperdermic Needle Theory which suggests that when this happens the audience are actively part of the theory as they believe what they are seeing.


References:
http://www.gmurray.net/pdf/Importance%20of%20Setting.pdf- Accessed on 24/01/2012

Final Decisions- Sound...

Music is a vital part of our trailer so therefore we need to make a soundtrack that will aid in setting a ton and highlighting our chosen genre. We want the music to be quite mellow to begin with but get louder and faster to create mystery and suspence. This will also be effective in addition to the editing of our footage. Sound has the ability to manipulate the emotions of the audience therefore making a soundtrack will more convenient for us becuase we know exactly what we want to include in our trailer for it to be effective

The sound will be created by the group so therefore it will be copyright protected. The software we are going to use is Garageband becuase it is a software that everyone in our group are familar with and it is  quite easy to use. Using a software like Garageband enables us to make something that we will be completley happy with becuase we have had experience using it before.



Refernces: http://www.lightsfilmschool.com/articles/sound/index.html - Accesed on 23/01/20/12

Final Decisions- Lighting...

For the trailer we will be shooting alot of it in a low key range becuase once the footage is edited as a whole the trailer will look more effective and the genre will also be more obvious to the audience. The main character is very confused and has alot going on in his personal as well as school life, he doesnt have many friends and is alone most of the time therefore the dark, mysterious elements of our genre will be enhanced through the use of low key lighting, giving the effect of being scared and confused

 

Low key lighting is very effective when it come to setting a tone or creating emphasis on a situation. Creating shadows and having frames which consist of dark backgrounds creates an atmosphere for the audience.

The lighting needs to be considered in all of our footage because it is fundamental for the audience to be able to empathize with the main characters situation. Low key lighting is very effective in thriller/horror trailers as it is able to influence the audience in terms of emotion. The lighting is significant becuase the audience will feel in suspence therefore highlighing our genre.

References:

http://www.ehow.com/about_6612204_low_key-lighting_.html - Accessed on 24/01/20/12

http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/learning-low-key-lighting.htm  - Accessed on 23/01/2012

Final Decisions-Costumer...

The costumes that the character will be wearing are casual clothing because they dont have a proffesion or specific person that they are playing such as a policeman or a superhero therefore their costume will consist of casual clothing becuase their role in the production is of normal people. His role is a normal everyday character aside his mental disorder. The first scene is when our main charact is younf and in school as he is working on a science project, in this scene he will be wearing school uniform.

References:

http://clothesonfilm.com/how-to-read-costume-on-film/20146/- Accessed on 16/01/2012

Animatic for '1/2'

This is the anamatic for our trailer, it gives an idea of what we want to include in our trailer and also the kind of shots we want to include (arrows in opposite directions- shot reverse shot) it also includes the frames were going to use to aid us in editing the footage. Getting good shots and frames when were recording is important becuase it helps us majorly in terms of editing.

Questionnaire- Results & Analysis #2

Questionnaire- Results & Analysis #1

Audience Expectations...

This video is about the expectations of our audience. It was made in relation to the questionnaires in order to further develop our production. It helped us get a better idea exactly how much our audience know about our genre and what they expect from it.