Evaluation

In what way does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real products?
I think that our film uses some typical conventions of similar products, but also has some unique qualties that would be very different to another Vampire Film.Our film is stylisticly similar to convential vampire movies, With costume ideas similar to the recent Film Twilight.

The Film is set in a mainly urban environment, but with autumn leaves and trees visible in a lot of shots, This breaks the conventions of most vampire films which are set in Rural Landscapes (Van Helsing, Lesbian Vampire Killers) OR a city atmosphere like in Underworld.

One Way Our film Challenges the conventions of other products is that our Film uses a nonlinear narrative, meaning that the events are not shown in chronological order, such as flashbacks (similar to 500 Days of Summer and TV'S Lost). This helps us weave more depth into our story and create more background into the characters shown. (Below is a crucial flashback sequence from our film).

How Effective is The combination of your main project and the ancillary texts ?
For our film we created a radio trailer to promote it, which included audio from the film, music, and a voiceover saying the time and channel it wll be shown on.

We also created 4 seperate posters to advertise the film, and then we made a group poster, combining elements from (in our opinion) the two most eye catching and best posters (Luke Parker's and my own).

The Ancillary texts and out film work well together because the all have simialar stylistic features and as a collective represent our body of work very well.

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

The original ending we had for our film didnt work very well, as the friend we showed it to found it confusing, and we had one major jump-cut that needed refilming, also practical problems such as the area being to small to film in, we changed the location of the alternate ending aswell as altering the dialogue from the script and adding a dramatic climax.

From our film feedback on youtube we decided to alter thigns about our film such as adding more music and sound effects. We also got approval for our use of a strong female lead character and didnt receive any critism about the film's production, rather the poor quality of the acting.

Our audience liked the 'Bite Me' pun and didnt comment on the mild language used. Either way we decided our film should be showed after the watershed. (9pm).

A sequence from the original ending >>>>

How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research,planning and evaluation stages?

Throughout the duration of making this film we have used Youtube, we used the popular video hosting site to research into short films, we used it find videos to get inspiration and conventions. in the evaluation stage we uploaded our film onto it so that we could get audience feedback.

We used the website facebook to help promote our film. We used Blogger to record our progress. We used media equipment such as a Sony HD 1000 camera to film our film, along with a zoom recorder for voiceover work. We also used a DV100 to get our film onto the editing software from the camera which was IMOVIE HD
We used photoshop elements to create our film posters and we used garageband to create our radio trailer. All of theses technologies were crucial to the making our film.

evaluation

In what ways does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
I personally don't think our production pushes the boundries of the vast media industry. But instead i think we have proved with only a camera and a lot of work you can create a good value media film. WE made our film in six months only working on it for four and a half hours per week and at the same time we ahd to produce a blog and everything that comes with making a film (script, screen shots etc). we had no money to make the film so we used what we had to make it. Our film was different because we used itunes instead of final cut pro to edit it . also in our film we had to include a few jump cuts because we had a few flash back which meant we had to have them in . we also edit the feel of the film in our flashbacks because we darkened the scences to make them more like Blade or Underworld. our film also doesn't follow the normal film conventions because we had a voice over playing in the credits to tie the film up at the end because in our audience feedback they said they didn't understand what abby was. so we decided to tie it up at the end of the film. our film develops the media industry because we have followed the conventions of the most recent vampire films (Twilight) so we developed on them and make them have a classiuc vampire film ending.
How effective is the combination of your main product and the ancillary texts?
our film and its relevent our products ( poster , radio trailer ) all are linked together. we made this possible by whilst making the film we took picutures and we used them for our poster and we used clips from our film in our radio trailer nad we also used the same music used in our film. we did this so that people when they see or hear one of them can relate it to our film. our two ancillary texts are our film poster and radio trailer. we work as a group to produce each of them. although for our poster we made individual ones and then put the best bits from both together to make our over all poster. our marketing products are what would be used in the industry.
What have you learned from your audience feedback?
i think we learnt alot from our audience feedback because without it our ending would be still confusing and it also helpt use understand what mistakes we have made with this production and how not to do them in future productions. Before we started our production we did a intail questionnaire and gather some results which helped us understand which way in the industry is going to and helped us decided on what genre of film we were making. whilst making and editing our film we put up a nearly finished film on youtube and we gathered some audience feedback on youtube facebook dailybooth and msn and face to face conversations. with this feedback we were able to make the film more audience pleasureable and better.
How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?
whilst making our film we used a range of technological products . firstly when we started to research the genre we used youtube to llok at relevent films and trailers . this was a very useful tool to use because it saved us time which we didn't have much of . during production we filmed in the sony hd cameras, these are industry standard cameras and give a amazing picture quality and are really easy to use . to upload our film to the mac we used a dv 1000 which are really useful and easy to use . whilst on the macs we used i movie to edit our film this is a very easy tool to use and is used in the industry. to record our voiceovers and radio trailer we used a zoom recorder. we did all of our work on macs. for editing our radio trailer we used garageband which the music studnets also use. we did our film poster on photoshop which is the industry photography tool to edit photos this was a easy and very craetive and professional tool. we also used microsoft word to write our coursework which we would later upload to blogger. we put all of our coursework on a public blog on blogger .

Love Of Blood Radio Trailer

This is the radio trailer for love of blood. When making it we wanted it to be a bit random and mysterious to make the audience want to find out what its all about, we also made sure to say when it was on and what channel its on so that they knew when and where they can watch it. Sadly we where a little sort on time so couldnt work on the radio trailer as much as we wanted to also we had to learn to use a piece of software non of use had ever used befor.

Evaluation

In what way does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real products?

When we were editing our final product we noticed that at the end we had a series of jump cuts and at one point we noticed that we broke the rules of’ crossing the line’. We crossed the line because of the limited space we had in the area we was filming. To overcome this dilemma we chose to shoot our scenes in a different more spacious location. To overcome the jump cuts we decided to re-shoot the final scene and re-organise the script making sure we kept to the conventions of continuity. We also kept to the continuity of every detail from clothing to the positions the characters where placed. We took pictures of each other in our costumes and of the area we were after each scene was shot (Just in case the scenery changed).

This is the location where we didn’t have enough room to shoot the scene. As you can see the fence was a major issue with us trying to get close ups of the characters.

This is the new location where we shot the ending to our film. As you can see the location is more spacious and easier for us to use more camera angles.

The film which we have produced is of a horror and thriller genre. We each watched films which suited the genre of our film, this being a horror that included vampires. I watched 30 Days of Night and after watching these horror films we each had input on what we could interpret into our film from something off the films we watched, for example, a first person prospective with someone running with the camera, this is shown a lot in horror films to get a sense of claustrophobia and loneliness and it shows the character does not have a large field of view, so the audience do not know where the danger is coming from. Thus giving them a thrill of not knowing as to what is going to happen. We wanted to interpret this shot in our film, to inject a spooky, scary feel. We also added lots of close up shots to show the characters emotions and feelings.

After researching into horror films I tried to find audience feedback and what they enjoyed about these kinds of films. Many people said that it was either not scary enough or too scary or possibly that the ending was too predictive. We tried to make our film less predictive and I am sure from the feedback we got that we achieved this by giving the audience some suspense and a total twist to the story at the end. We also wanted to create a horror and thriller film that would not necessarily scare the audience throughout, but try and keep the audience on the edge of their seats. We tried to provide the audience with role models such as an, un-lucky male character who was caught at the wrong place at the wrong time, and now leads a hidden life, who wants to get revenge on those who made him like he is. We also constructed a female character for our audience, a female who is strong willed and confident who turns out to be neither the good person nor the villain. We made our film an action film because it would reach out to a wider audience, but also those who watch it may be bored and want a buzz by watching an action film that contains fighting scenes.

How effective is the combination of your main product and the ancillary texts?

In our main production we tried to create a sense of horror and suspense so the audience would not get bored but keep those watching and guessing what will happen at the end of the film. With this in mind we created a poster that showed horror (With blood splatter marks and the red eye of one of the main characters, also with the background being dark and mysterious) but also we wanted to make the audience question what this film is about (The tagline being ‘He had a secret...but so did she’). Also with our media trailer we used snippets from our film, to create a bit of suspense and mystery about the film.

I think the poster and trailer for our film will attract a wider range audience. Our film is of a horror and thriller genre and we wanted to show this in our poster to attract the audience but also tell them something about the film.

This is a poster advertising the film 30 Days of Night. We chose this poster to get inspiration for our own because it is of a horror genre. It shows us the characters, weapons and the setting for the film. It also shows us the vampires in the background. After looking into this poster we decided to add some of its elements into our poster. We added our characters, the background (to show the setting) and added blood to show the horror elements.

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

When we were going through the process of thinking up a storyline and script, we decided on making a short vampire film as it was unique and different. To try and get a sense of what we should include in our film with the audience opinions being vital from our own. We constructed a questionnaire asking “What they liked about vampire films they have have watched”, we had a mixture of views and we tried to convert their views and interpret these into our film.

When we constructed and edited our film we linked it to the website YouTube so a wide range of people could watch it (The comments on our film can be seen on blogger). We got a couple of views and comments, some positive and some negative with the negative views we took these on board and tried to re-vamp our film to make it more satisfactory. For example “The film is confusing at the end. Who is the female character?” we thought about this person’s opinion and decided at the end we would add a voice over explaining a bit about whom the girl is and her role in the film. There could be a variety of possible interpretations of our film depending on the situation of the viewer. In our film we tried to limit swearing so not to offend the audience, we also have quite a lot of violence and blood in our film which some people may not approve of. However, we used both sex’s female and male and in this film and it turns out the female is stronger and not a damsel in distress like most films, so our film appeals to both genders. When we trialed our film we didn’t get any negative comments on the swearing or violence. Our film will be shown after 9.00 after the water shed.

How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

In the construction of our film, we used a Sony HD 1000 camera to capture most of our footage, this camera is perfect for the shots we needed, for example the shoulder pad so we could do the first person shot comfortably, it is also good at zooming in and out and provides a good picture when converted onto the Macs. We used a Digital Cannon 350 D to take location and character shots. We used a DV 100 to convert shots on the tape onto a Mac and used ‘I’ movie to piece together our film. To add voice over’s and music to our film, we used Garage band and audio license for the music, audio license gave use a wide range of music options so we was able to find the appropriate music. To construct our poster we used Photoshop Elements as it is an advanced programme that helped us advertise our poster more professionally.

Evaluation of video production

Evaluation of video production

In what ways does the media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?

From a technical level our production doesn't challenge conventions in a way of pushing the industry forward to new heights but instead challenges it in that we where making a five minute film produced over 6 months, with around 4 and a half hours of work a week being spent, with extra work wanted by the exam board, no film industry power house behind us, no budget, no crew, no production company and where only four amateur film maker’s. This itself was the biggest challenge. Also out film was a little different in continuity and editing with there being some jump cut in the flash backs to make them seem more like jumpy memory's and to make the vampires seem more mysterious. In terms of genre our production does challenge conventions of real media productions, most vampire films are quite dark (as can be seen in UnderWorld, the film I reviewed) while our production in quite bright, a lot more like the recent Twilight films which are also challenging the conventions of the genre. When watching our production the audience is meant to get pleasure from wanting to know what will happen next while also knowing more about what's going on then the characters in the film, I feel we have achieved this well and the phone conversation on at the end during the credits after getting feedback really helps the production achieve what we set out to do.

How effective is the combination of your main product and the ancillary texts?

During the making of our ancillary materials we tried to make them all associated in some way, mainly by using images from the film in the poster, audio from the film in the radio trailer and making them all have a similar theme and feel, so when people see them or hear them they can associate them to each other and the film it self. For our production we made two ancillary pieces a radio trailer and a film poster. When working on the radio trailer we worked mostly as a team, and when making the poster we all went and created 1 or 2 ruff poster individually and then choose the ones we liked best (I liked Luke's best) and made a main Group Poster. I think they are effective at promoting our production the poster especially, in comparison to real advertising products used by bigger productions our radio trailer and poster are more or less up to the standard you would expect.

What have you learned from your audience feedback?

I think we have learnt a lot from our audience feedback, not only for changes to this production but also learnt what we could have done differently for future productions. Before filming, in the planning stage Luke did a Questionnaire (which results can be seen in his Questionnaire results post on the blog) which helped us get a idea of what people like the sort of film we where making and what people look for in it. During and after the editing I got feedback about the film by putting the film on YouTube (seen in my Audience Feedback post on the blog) and recording the comments on YouTube, FaceBook, Internet conversation and spoken conversations about the film (As stated in my Feedback form YouTube post on the blogger) with this feedback we was able to make many changes to the film which made it all much better.

How did you use new media technologies in the construction and research, planning and evaluation stages?

During the research, planning and evaluation stages the internet, with sites like YouTube aloud us to get more research done in less time. During the construction stage we used we used HD Sony Video Cameras which were very useful in obtaining a good picture making the quality of the film better. DV1000s to effectively get the video footage on the the Macs to edit. Zoom recorders were used which are of reasonable quality for the voice overs and the radio radio trailer. We edited the film, radio trailer and created the posters on Macs which despite being over priced, underpowered and having limited software choice they where still effective at doing what we wanted (just in a more annoying sort of way). For editing the radio trailer we used Garageband, to edit the film we used mainly iMovie, for the creation of the poster we used Photoshop which enabled us to create very effective, creative and professional posters which also helped us market our media however a newer version would have been more useful. We also used Microsoft Word on PCs and Macs to write up most of the documentation before putting in on Blogger. On the topic of Blogger this aloud us to easily upload our work and view our groups work were ever we where however our work on the blog had to be viewed so it could be marked was we had to make the blog public (not private) and we found this created 2 problems, 1) Our names, details, pictures, etc. where going on a completely open to view website which was a privacy problem. 2) Any other media group, any where, from any college, at any time can easily fine and copy any other media groups work. So while Blogger may have looked like a good idea it was not the correct choice and hopefully the exam board and/or college will find a solution to this.

Overall the technology helped us develop creatively and it would have been much much harder without the technology however much better technology is available (some even at lower cost then they technology we where given to use) also using the technology didn't come without its problems.

Evaluating thriller genres

Our five minute film is made up of 'Horror thriller' and 'Action thriller'. (It is also made up with elements of Conspiracy thriller)


Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is villain driven plot, whereby he presents obstacles the hero must overcome. The genre is a fascinatingly flexible form that can undermine audience complacency through a dramatic rendering of psychological, social, familial and political tensions and encourages sheltered but sensation-hungry audiences, in Hitchcock's phrase, "to put their toe in the cold water of fear to see what its like.

Horror thriller: In which the main character is put in danger and their main enemies are unrealistic creatures in which they must destroy to achieve their goal.

Action thriller: In which the work often features a race against the clock, contains lots of violence, and an obvious antagonist. These films usually contain large amounts of guns, explosions, and large elaborate set pieces for the action to take place.

Conspiracy thriller: In which the hero/heroine confronts a large, powerful group of enemies whose true extent only he/she recognises.

Feedback form YouTube

Feedback form YouTube

In a previous post I put our short film on YouTube to get feedback and here's a selection of the feedback.

Online conversation records

19:02:53] Wannazzaki: .....>.>

[19:03:25] Wannazzaki: Oh gods that is fail

[19:03:32] Wannazzaki: that is hilariously bad acting fail

[19:03:39] SpartanLolrus: shush XD

[19:03:49] SpartanLolrus: the fight scenes need work

[19:04:03] SpartanLolrus: its just jumping back and forth

[19:05:05] Wannazzaki: yeah you need to actually land blows

[19:05:08] Wannazzaki: as peter Jackson said

[19:05:20] Wannazzaki: Pain lasts a week but this movie will last a life time

[19:05:33] SpartanLolrus: the music track fits, its subtle, slightly creepyish with a build up

[19:06:34] SpartanLolrus: Hm

[19:06:36] SpartanLolrus: five suggestions.

[19:06:45] SpartanLolrus: 1: use photoshop tools to add a muzzleflare to the pistol.

[19:07:00] SpartanLolrus: 2: have him have a blood packet to slap when he falls so you see some blood.

[19:07:20] SpartanLolrus: 3: work on expressions a bit, undead are wooden, yes, but they need a bit more inflection, tone and speech work.

[19:07:48] SpartanLolrus: 4: use a bit of lighting tinkering when the 'vampires' are on screen so they look a bit off coloured and pale.

[19:08:14] SpartanLolrus: 5: have a narrator who can enunciate clearly state something like 'I am X, this, is how it all happened' or some shit.

[19:08:40] SpartanLolrus: other then that, ive seen worse, its not a bad start by any means.

[19:13:09] Wannazzaki: Also needs a weapon

[19:13:12] Wannazzaki: like a metal pipe

[19:13:15] Wannazzaki: or a plank of wood

[19:13:25] Wannazzaki: pick it up, go nuts

Comments on YouTube

tasha123492 it's better than our film turned out :). the music fits it really well and the acting is actually pretty decent :), but tut tut smokings bad tom. (I would like to note here we did take precautions and at no point did it actully show anyone smokeing, the cigarettes where never lit, and we in no way promote smoking.)

WashYourJeans It's good. I enjoy it much.
The music fits nicely... could improve on the sound effects for the fight scene though =)

Lshellx3 Wow. this was reallyy good. I wanna knoe the ending though!! xD

GothicGirlOf1996 Firstly, I want to say congradulations on the excellent video!
Further, I simply adore the "Bite Me" Pun, I did indeed find myself laughing at that.
An absolutely spiffing creation.
Also, you claim that this is not yet completed, Karl-
I will hope to see the finished result, if this is the case. =)
(Amy Rebecca)

abijo1 love the part where karl says, then you will be destroyed lmao! proper good! luke makes me chuckle thoo xxxxxxx

xBlondeMomentsx omg guys thats sooo good, :) Well done, :) Love you all, Kirstie xxx

rommelandremus Wow that is ace - and goddam ya leavin it on tht cliffhanger!!! i must know why she just shot him !!! xx

Shadetta31 This is pretty gewd!
I like the atmospheric music.
One of the vampires probably had trouble seeing though, haha.
(It's Sally by the way, hi to all of you xD)

thomaswest my acting in this is terrible!! this is so embaressing XD
(im the main character btw)

8aliens It could be worse XD

sophiaathina @thomaswest haha ahhw you're so cute though :)

0x0MissPiggy0x0 hehe loved it... keep up the good work... !

Comments on FaceBook

Jo... xx:

its good

Julie Winder:

I've just watched your short film and was well impressed, you all did really well, it was funny watching it knowing that I know you and Kim. Great job to all of you.

velzz:

nice film!

roRAWR:

I have seen it (: it is really goood xx

topherlooks:

not gonna lie. I was crying because I was laughing so much.

From this feedback we got information on the good and bad points but I felt that some of the people saying its good with no say on what's good about it may have been saying it just because we know them. So I decided to ask some more critical people who more or less said the acting was bad, they didn't quite get the storyline, the script could have been better and the time changes where a little confusing, (it was also said that it had too many shots for a 5 minuet film making them feel like there being thrown about, however this wasn't noted much as more marks are given for using a greater number of shots).

After we got this feedback changes where made to the film to hopefully make it better. Among there where changes to the title, sound, editing/cuts, credits, and we added the sound of a phone call to the end of the film when the credits are on to make the story more complete.

Group Poster (Tom + Luke)

This is the group poster that me and Tom created using elements from both of our posters.

Rules of the Watershed.

The watershed or safe harbor is used for the time period in television schedules during which 'adult content' can be shown. Adult content is usually defined as images or language depicting or referring to explicit sexual intercourse, graphic violence, or drug use and the use of strong language.

According to Ofcom, the watershed on standard television in the UK starts at 9:00 p.m., and finishes at 5:30 a.m. the next morning. Programmes that are 15+ are shown during this period. However, some 12+ shows can be shown before 9:00 p.m., such as The Simpsons and Doctor Who. However, 12, 15 and 18 rated films can be shown on PIN protected channels at any time of the day. There should be a gentle transition to adult material, and 18-rated material is not allowed to be shown before 9:00 p.m.

Catagories of Certificates

It is impossible to predict what might upset any particular child. But a 'U' film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. 'U' films should be set whithin a positive moral framework and should offer reassuring counterbalances to any violence, threat or horror.

General viewing, but some scenes may be un-suitable for young children. Unaccompanied children of any age may watch. A 'PG' film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. However, parents are advised to consider whether the content may upset younger or more sensitive children.

Suitable for 12 years and over.Exactly the same criteria are used to classify works at ‘12A’ and ‘12’. These categories are awarded where the material is suitable, in general, only for those aged 12 and over. Works classified at these categories may upset children under 12 or contain material which many parents will find unsuitable for them.
The ‘12A’ category exists only for cinema films. No one younger than 12 may see a ‘12A’ film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult, and films classified ‘12A’ are not recommended for a child below 12. An adult may take a younger child if, in their judgement, the film is suitable for that particular child. In such circumstances, responsibility for allowing a child under 12 to view lies with the accompanying adult.The ‘12’ category exists only for video works. No one younger than 12 may rent or buy a ‘12’ rated video work.

Suitable only for 15 years and overNo-one younger than 15 may see a ‘15’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 15 may rent or buy a ‘15’ rated video work.

Suitable only for adultsNo-one younger than 18 may see an ‘18’ film in a cinema. No-one younger than 18 may rent or buy an ‘18’ rated video work.

To be shown only in specially licensed cinemas, or supplied only in licensed sex shops, and to adults of not less than 18 years.The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. ‘R18’ videos may not be supplied by mail order.

Title Sequence (30 Days Of Night)

This is the title sequence for the film 30 Days Of Night, it presents an eerie, scary atmosphere, the titles fade in and out and when they appear they are distorted and dont cohere with each other but then they straighten out and are readable, also the music gives this title sequence a scary, edge of seat feel. The pictures in the background are all distorted but dont show much about the film.

FlashBack Scene

This is a Flashback scene from the TV series Lost. We dont realise at first whether it is a Flashback or not. When the action begins the music gets louder and builds up suspense until it cuts to a more calmer scene and the music and Aeroplane noises stop. We then realise that it has been a flashback from the characters prospective.

In our 5 minute film we will be using a series of flashbacks, we originally got this idea from Lost as we are big fans. In Lost the flashback comes first and then cuts to the present time. We want to have the present time first and then cut to the flashback's.

Re-shoot and change of script ( Diary)

We was to begin with going to shoot the last scenes of our film where the main character changes and attacks the female character in an alley behind an old house not far from our college. Once we filmed these scenes we watched them and decided that we didnt like the camera angles, location (Because of the obscene graffiti written on the walls) and the way the script was ordered. After much consideration I decided to re-organise the shot list and the script for this last part of the movie. We decided to film at a different location and use more varied camera angles such as, first person shots and long shots and add more of a cliffhanger at the end.
We then posted our film on Youtube and some people commented positively on the first person shots and the location. I am glad we chose to re-shoot this ending as it has turned out just the way I imagined and it has made the film more exciting and watchable.

My Make Up Movie

location Shots

These are the first location shots

of the park where we first meet the characters.

This is the location shot for the scene where jasper gets bitten.

this is my poster design it is based on the twilight saga poster on the mystery feel

My Poster design

This is my rough poster design. The poster has been made from photos we took during filming so the character looks the same but the image is better quality the it would be if a frame from the film was used. I made the poster in Photoshop Elements 8 because of its wide variety of tool. I used a red a black colour scheme to give it a dark feeling and to mach the style of other vampire film posters. The poster has also been kept simple and straight to the point so it isn't overwhelming however this has made it look more like a teaser poster then the actual film poster.

Thomas Second poster idea

i prefer this poster idea to my first one.

The wall photo was a stock image from www.gettyimages.com.

I think this poster is effective and might make people want to see the film.

Character design and costume

This is the costume design for the character Marq. He is one of the bad vampires that restrains the main character to allow the other vampire to bite him. This character wears dark clothes as he is quite mysterious and evil. I pictured him with a knife to show how brutal and ruthless he is.

Thomas' Poster ideas

A simple poster idea, the tower in the background shows one of the main settigns of the film, and the Lead actress at the front shows that the film is about her. The font is red to symbolise blood and vampires.

Trial Poster

This is the final image I have made for my poster, I started to improve on it by putting the characters name's below the main title. On the tag line I added a glow to make it stand out more and give it a more interesting look. I also added a blood splatter to show that this move does contain blood. I also added a 15 Certificate

This is my poster that I made for our short film The Love Of Blood. I made the background and the character's black and white to show the darkness of the film, I also chose black and white to empthasis the eye colours of each character. The titles 'Love of Blood' are in red to stand out from the background and catch the readers eye, which also give it a Horror genre sense. The background is of a derelict house and an old tree I wanted this as it is simple and gives it a spooky atmosphere.
I chose these pictures of the characters as they dont give away any emotion and the reader maybe left wondering who they are and what lead they have in the film. The male character has a red eye showing evil, the female character has a blue eye showing good, however i chose to use the tag line 'He had a secret...But, so did she...' to throw the audience off course to show that maybe he isnt that evil and she's the evil one, it is also used as an exclamative as to what secrets the characters might have.

Poster Idea

A quick film poster idea.

Influenced by the film poster for 'premontion'

30 Days of night Promotional Posters.

These are posters advertising the film 30 Days of Night, it shows various vampire characters and they all look quite disturbing with the bright red background and their bodies seem to be splattered and sprayed onto the background like blood. They all seem to be showing their fangs and to be in pain, usually with a promotional poster it would show the main characters. This movie is an 18.

Lesbian Vampire killers Poster

Lesbian Vampire killers is a Comedy/Horror about two unlikely heroes who save a village from a vampire curse.

The poster is not a typical vampire movie poster, instead of being Red and Black, Or dark blues and white it is blue and pink, a colour scheme more typical of comedy movies.

Although The poster does contain some Typical vampire movie elements such as weapons, women and a moon.

I think the poster works very well to advertise this film.

This is a poster for Blood which is a vampire film like ours. Like the 30 Days of Night Poster Luke has analysed it also follows the trends of vampire movie posters whit it having a red and black colour scheme, a female character, shows a weapon and follows the trends of normal film poster with it having a main title, tag line, says who's in it, who made it and the films website.

Film poster

30 Days of night, is a horror film based around a small town that has been overcome by a mass of Vampires and a band of Un-lucky survivors try their best to escape the Blood thirsty newcomers.

I like this poster and DVD cover because by looking at it you immediately know what the film is about.

I like the colour scheme of bright red that looks messy and splattered making it look just like blood, it is also has a dark mysterious background which show's the vampires. The characters are also wearing large clothing and it shows bits of snow telling us that the setting for this film, is going to be somewhere cold and dark.

Both characters are holding weapons and their expressions are of both worry and determination showing us it is an Horror/action film.

The font type also looks messy and quickly written this maybe because the film is mainly about time and how long they have to live.

The tag line also draws us in because we don't exactly know what they mean by 'They' making us want to go and see it to find out who it is and why they are coming, this is also written in red to stand out and not blend in with the dark setting behind.

In conclusion, i think this is an excellent poster it shows us what the setting is going to be, who the characters are (both male and female), it shows us a bit of what they may be fighting and the genre of this film with the colour schemes (Red and Black) making it an Action, Horror, Mystery film.

Audience Feedback

Ive put our (not quite finished) short film on YouTube today to get some audience feedback. Ill be posting the responsers on here soon.

The Hunt (Review of a short film)

At the beginning of this short film it shows the title of the film 'The Hunt', this is shown by a cloudy background as the cloud appears it highlights the title of the film this shows the film as being a bit mysterious. Music is added to the background of this title sequence at first quiet but then it builds up to the point when 'The Hunt' is shown on screen, this music is also quite mysterious and spooky.
As the title sequence fades away a voice is heard and it is un-known to who it is, the film then cuts to a medium shot of a car driving down a baron road the voice is then presumed to be a Female radio reporters who is talking about murders and missing people in the local area, this then tells us it's going to be a Horror/Drama film.
The camera then cuts to some feet walking, the feet are of a women’s. The camera then raises of the floor and we are shown into a car where a man is sat, he wears black and his face is slightly covered by shade, he wears a hat and we presume that he doesn’t want to be identified we also presume he is a bad person because of the dark clothes he wears.
The camera then cuts to the man’s hand and he switches the radio off muting the radio reporter. The mysterious music then plays again. The camera then cuts to a medium shot of the women walking, she wears a pale blue top, she seems like a normal everyday women, the environment behind her looks dull and boring and the lighting in this shot is dark and has a blue effect on the surroundings, this shows that something bad is going to happen. As the women walks towards the camera we see in the background a car door open.
The camera then cuts to the women’s feet again walking away from the camera, it then cuts to a medium shot of her walking around a corner, the man in black appears behind her and we realize he is pursuing her, he then runs away out of the shot.

The camera then again cuts to a shot of her feet walking away from the camera. It then cuts to a medium shot of the women’s face and she stops, and looks at something. The camera then cuts to a medium shot of the women's back, she turns to her right casually, we then see the man in black stood blocking her path, he then follows her. It cuts to a long shot of a dark, bland alleyway where the women is seen running looking behind her she looks worried and frantically tries to open a door before realizing it is locked, she then runs off and turns to her right.

The camera then cuts to a medium shot of her jogging, she now doesn’t seem scared. It cuts to a medium shot of her walking towards the camera and she slows to a stop. The camera then does a 360 degree spin revealing that she has come to a dead end, and that the man in black is behind her. It then cuts to a close up shot of the man’s right hand by his side and in it he holds a bladed weapon, we see the women in the background turn to him.

The camera then slows down as he walks towards her.
It then cuts to a medium shot of the women’s face.
It then cuts to a medium shot of the man and women to show what’s going to happen, the man lunges for her with his knife but she blocks it with her arm, the camera turns slowly to the right and the fighting is slowed down, and we see the man hit the women in the face.
It then cuts to a medium shot of her hitting a wall with her back. She then bounces of the wall and the camera cuts to a medium shot of the man and the camera runs towards him (This imitates the women running) he lunges but misses. The camera then cuts to a low-medium shot of the women of the women this shows us that she is gaining the upper hand and power. We then get a close up shot of her face and we see blood around her mouth. It then cuts to a close-up shot of the man’s weapon that has blood on it, the camera then moves up to the man’s neck in a close up shot, and we see puncture holes in his neck we then get a shot of his face as he looks at the blood on his hand, and he looks shocked showing us that he didn’t expect this!.
It then cuts to a medium shot of the man stood side ways he falls to his knees and we get a medium shot of the man’s back and we see her walking towards him, this is also set at a low angle shot showing she has more power and dominance over him.
It cuts to a shoulder shot of the women and we see the man on the floor, he reaches in his pocket and produces a gun, he aims at her but doesn’t shoot. It then cuts to a low angle floor shot and the women crawls on the man, she opens her mouth and it shows us she has fangs. This is the twist in the story. She crawls towards the man’s neck as if to bite him.
We then get a close up of the man’s hand and the butt of the gun, we then see his hand twitching, and the camera moves up towards his belt and we see a badge, we then hear his screams and we see blood splatter on it. The camera fades out at the end.

Even though this short film is only 3 minutes long I think it has everything it need a beginning, middle and an end. I like the story line as we seem to think that the women is an ordinary person who is been pursued by a mystery man because the woman is dressed in ordinary clothes nothing seems suspicious about her. When we see the fight sequence we discover that she isn’t a normal everyday woman this could be seen as the twist but then we see her become a vampire and kill the man, he drops a badge and we realize that he is the good guy throughout the film and she indeed is being hunted for killing people, I like the camera angles and the contrast of colours as it keeps us on the edge of our seat and it makes the film more interesting and mysterious.

Ending V2 plan

Shot list + script
Ext: Honeywell

Long Shot: Jasper + Abi walking down path (maybe holding hands)
Close shot: Jasper turns towards Abi “would you like to mine?”
Close up: Abi says “yes” (excitedly).
Medium shot: Both walk into shot.
Medium shot: Jasper falls against wall (in pain).
Close up: Abi looking worried at Jasper starts to approach Jasper “You okay?”
Medium shot: Abi walks up to him, put her hand on his shoulder, he doubles over in pain.
Close up: Jasper hastily says to Abi “Stay here and don’t follow me, I need to… do something, I’ll be right back!”
Close up: Abi confused “Ermm… okay”.
Jasper 1st person (off tri-pod) – (camera shaking, he approaches a door, shows his hand try handle frantically, but door doesn’t open, try’s other door, it opens and Jasper enters fade out.
Medium shot: Abi stood against wall looking around arms crossed, it shows her look at her watch and un-patiently she walks off camera.
Medium/ long shot: Shot of door and wall it shows Abi:
Come from around the corner and walk towards camera where she stands looking around and notices the door. She starts to walk towards it.

Int: Medium shot: Abi walks into building.
Close up: Abi face in shock, when enter building “Jasper you okay?”
Camera pans: to show us Jasper on floor doubled over.
High angle shot: Jasper face covered in blood (sinister) “I told you to stay away, I can’t control these urges inside me. I must feed. We here Abi “what are you?” Jasper stands and cracks his neck and faces Abi.
Medium shot: Abi looking worried, she runs out of door.

Ext- medium shot Abi runs out towards the camera, we see Jasper behind her, she stops and turns around.
Medium shot: (Abi) “I can help you, tell me what’s wrong!”
Medium/ close up shot: 9Jasper) I can’t stand this any longer, I cant lead a normal life. I need blood. I can’t be helped.
Medium shot: Jasper run towards Abi aggressively; we here Abi scream, she pushes Jasper away and he falls onto the door.
Medium shot: We see Abi produce a gun “I, can help you”.
Medium shot: Jasper falls into the doors, we see Abi walk into the shot, (Jasper) “You shot me, how? I can’t die! (Abi) “Now you can”.
Medium shot: Jasper dead, we see Abi come into the shot and place something on Jaspers head.
Low long shot: we see Abi walk off with the gun in her hand.
Extreme close up: cross on Jasper! Zoom out.

By Luke parker, typed up by Karl Swales.

First few minutes review of UnderWorld

First few minutes review of
UnderWorld

At the beginning of this film there is some brief logos and start credits then it shows the title of the film 'Underworld', this is shown on a completely black background and the cloud is a dark sliver colour this makes a bit mysterious and gives it a dark mood but also seems a bit too simple compared to the title sequence on most other big films. There is no music but there is some sound effects added to the sequence this helps make the mysterious and dark feeling.
The title the cuts away at the same time as the sound of a lightening strike, it cuts to a shot of the celling of a build then it tilts to head hight. While this happens a non-diegetic voice is heard giving us a brief prologue to the film, While the voice is on there is a series of shots all mainly set around Selene who is perched on the ledge of a building in a rainy night and a few of another vampire taking picture of two Lycans who are walking on the busy street below in their human form.

After Selenes finished the prologue (the audience is expected to have worked out its her voice because of the shots of her when using the word I) she jumps from the ledge, as soon as her feet hit the street below the background music starts, again helping the dark mysterious mood.

Selene and the other 2 vampire death dealers follow the Lycans into a subway station. The Lycans follow one human on the way there are 6 closes ups of Selenes and the humans faces showing eye contact, this give a feeling that something else mysterious is going off. The Lycans carry on following the human (Michael Corvin) towards then end of the platform until they realise there being followed the Lycans then open fire with sub-machine guns, killing Rigel (One of the 3 Vampires) within moments. During this the music builds up then goes silent then the Lycans notice this build up suspense of the fight that's about to happen the music restarts again getting loud after the first bullets have been shot this makes the whole fight sequence more exciting.

After the Lycans retreat from Selene's barrage of machine pistol fire and the arrival of a third Vampire Death Dealer Nathaniel, Selene tracks them to their lair, as Nathaniel is slain by Raze while pursuing the Lycan and is ambushed. Raze overpowers Nathaniel by knocking his weapon away as he tries to reload and then goes to his full Lycan form, killing Nathaniel off screen. Upon reaching the Lycan lair, Selene kills the Lycan she was following using a lot of bullets showing how hard they are to kill while she's killing him there are bell sounds in the background which I found make the death seem more dark, powerful and gives a feeling that time is up. Selene takes the dead Lycans gun to find that the Lycans have developed a new high-tech bullet to kill the vampires, as seen with how Raze killed Rigel. Selene hears the last Lycan (Razer) that had transform into his full Lycan form, Razer jumps down into the Lycan lair where Selene throws 4 spinning throwing blades then runs off. The shot of the blades is 1st person in slow motion from the Lycans perspective which makes it more interesting a dramatic. To show Selene running there a series of close up tracking shots of her feet.

Even though this is only the first 10 minutes of the film I think it is interesting it tells a lot of the story for such a small part of the film and it has a lot of action and suspense and shock. I think the story line seems simple up to now but gets more depth as the film goes along, and although it doesn't tell us much about what is happening the music, sound effects (both diegetic and non-diegetic), title's and uses of dark tones/filters using a lot of blues, greys and blacks help us know its going to be something big, mysterious and sinister is going off and that its going to be action packet. Using these it also keeps up suspense to keep the audience guessing what's going to happen next, on the edge of there seat. The beginning also makes a lot of questions that will be answer later on in the story to keep the film interesting. On example of these questions is we have just been shown a fight scene where we are following a normal human this makes us think this is no ordinary man and something more.

(Link to first few minutes > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPH743Zd18Y

By Karl Swales.