pictures used for my poster

These are the images which I have used in order to create my horror film poster. the models eyes are widened in order for the audience to recognise her fear within her eyes. When edited I believe that these pictures will be more effective when creating my poster.

 

I had to consider the types of shot I was going to use, I obviously used a close up shot to help the audiences see her facial expressions. I also used the close up shot because I wanted to create an "eye line match" which meant that her eyes would follow the individual who is looking at this image this helps the audience create a connection and develop a sense of sympathy  however, I did use an upwards tilted shot slightly. this allowed me to show her looking down which could represent the ghost appearing. the use of shot allowed me to see more detail within her face.

 

I was beginning to think about just using tools such as the paint tool within Photoshop to edit the picture, by using black and gently applying it to the image of Kaylah. it allows me to create a shadow effect which I wanted which shows connotations of consumption (Kaylah is being consumed by the darkness. this is the effect in which I wanted to create by using these images.

 

 

draft of creation horror film poster

This was my initial draft when I began to create poster. By conducting research I was then able to adopt different feature into my very own horror poster. These are the main conventions which I had to consider.

1. Main image - I had to think of what my main image was going to be and how it was going to represent the film within it. I began to think and came up with the idea of using a close up shot of one of the main characters "Kaylah" as the main images for my poster. I also wanted to shade the image with black in order to create a shadow effect which I believed was going to have an effective way to make the image gain a horror feel. I also believe that using a close up image of Kaylah allowed me to emphasise key areas within Kaylah's face which was her eyes  by leaving them I was able to give that effect of fear within her eyes which could be effective when viewed to the audience because they will be able to gain a sense of empathy. I also believe that her eyes where able to piece through the darkness within the rest of the image and create an eye-line match with the audience which would be effective and will help frighten the audiences.
2. Mastheads& texts - When planning this poster I had to consider different types of fonts and sizes when using different conventions. I believe that by using a serif font I was able to highlight information  and also each individual letter became more distinctive and easier for my audiences brains to recognise quickly. which I used when creating my masthead. Also when using this font style I was able to use highlight key information such as the roles of my group and also straplines.
3. Celebrity Endorsements and Sponsors - When focusing on this conventions I had to look at my poster research and I highlighted that I needed to use Sponsors which were commonly used within films such as "Sony Studios", "20th Century Fox"  and "Universal Studios". these where some of the main sponsors which I considers in my draft of my poster, I do believe that this would my poster look more authentic toward my audience and it could blend in will with real life style models

 

horror film poster research (style models)

 

This is the detailed analysis of researching horror films. by using this information I am able to develop and adopt techniques used to create my own poster.

 

Final Ominous film

This is the final Ominous Horror film , we needed to make changes to make sure that the film was better for the viewing audience.


When looking into the film audience feedback it was clear that there were areas for improvement the audiences these included
  

 Overall Problems
- The structure of the film and how the scenes appeared to jump which effected the natural flow of the film.
- Lacks use of key shots for effect
- unnecessary dialogue
-  lacks uses of sounds

These were all areas within the film which my group needed to improve.
As a group we needed to change the layout of the film e.g. editing, the film needed to contain more scenes which contained a diverse range of camera shots. 

How was it improved
 We had to sit down and find ways in which we could improve the film . One of the many solutions which we as a group came up with was to focus on the editing and remove the technical errors so there was a better transition between the different scenes, Also  we thought by  add more contrapuntal sounds and diagetic sounds it will help create a feeling of suspense. The props which were used within the film also needed to be edited by myself to make sure they all were natural to the scene and to make sure that the props were relevant and could create the impact on the audience for example ( the use of fake blood. this was used when the camera did a close up shot on "Kyle and Rory" showing and implied attack. This meant that all 4 areas were able to be improved by working together and focusing on our specific roles.

What effects did the improvement have on the film
When we had  finished editing all of the different elements to our film we noticed a dramatic improvement such as
- Film ran more smoothly
- Wider range of  camera angles created more suspense
the stating sequence had more of an impact
-the adding of scenes aided us to choose from a range of  which looked most effective and had the better impact on the film as a whole
-the props were placed in the right position, Fake blood used effectively to recreate murder

Overall I do believe that we have all struggled when creating this film however by working as a team in out four chosen areas of , Camera, Sound, Editing, and Props and make up (Mis En Scene) it has allowed us to create a better and more effective short  horror film.

Feedback from the survey regarding the second 'Ominous' film draft

https://www.surveymonkey.com/results/SM-3HGK7JB9/

click on the link above to find the results of my survey regarding the feedback of my second draft


This is the results from the feedback which I received. unfortunately this feedback was quite negative even though there was positive  aspects of the film. these were the main issues

Jumping between scenes - 
 This meant that the film wasn't structured effectively which really made the film unorganised and ruined the flow of the production ,even though there were scenes which were effective towards the audiences E.g. (The Bathroom Scene) it was drowned out by the amount of technical errors which was within the film which effected the film negatively overall.




Pointless scenes - This was at the beginning of the film which was a dialogue of Rory and Kyle walking and talking "THIS WAS NOT SCARY" I believe this didn't catch the audiences attrition which really had an effect on the rest of the film because the audience lost concentration because the dialogue dragged on to much.

Lack of sounds - This was a slight problem because my audience thought that the film lacked depth and understanding of horror film sounds, yes they were used in the middle of the film however the feedback show that the film needed to contain many difference sounds which changed the theme within different scenes and also showed the connection within those scenes


Question  5 improvements

This is the results for question 5 within the survey.  I believe that this is the most
important information needed within the survey. which helps identify "WHAT SHOULD BE IMPROVED"  this graph highlights what the audience think are the areas in which we as a group need to improve on in order to produce a high standard short horror film.

Editing -  55.56% scored. This was the highest rating within the result I have collected this highlights that the editing area within the film is the most important element which needs to be improved . I do believe if this element was improved it would make a drastic change to the film therefore improving the quality and the consistency and I improved the strength of horror within the film

Sound - 44.44% scored . This shows that sound  also needs some closer analysis, by adding more contrapuntal and diagetic and non diagetic sounds it will give a greater feel to our film.

Camera shots - 44.44 % scored. This shows that the camera angles were effective slightly  however it is blurry due to the change in camera but also there weren't enough variety of shots and angles which could give the film a diverse view by the use of different fonts

These are the main areas in which I have identified by creating this survey, now I am able to work with my group to change and improve elements within the film to improve the way it Is presented.

survey regarding Second draft of the Ominous horror film

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I conducted this survey because I wanted to know what my audience did think of the film production. here are the questions in which I asked my audiences. I do with to gain feedback which will allow myself and my group to work on the film and improve the film to make sure it is an enjoyable film to watch, with many different uses of media which myself and my group have learnt over the 2 academic years of studying this subject.

Ominous horror film second draft

This is the second draft of the Ominous film

 We did add more scenes into our film which allowed us to meet the requirements of the examiners also we began to uses programs which we was most comfortable with e.g. movie maker even though there were more simplistic tools on there it still allowed us to edit the film into our vision which will be expressed towards our audiences

More Contrapuntal sounds are used which are exaggerated sounds e.g. the toilet door squeaking open this was a huge improvement for our team and I do believe by working in movie maker it aided the work to be of a higher standard than our first draft .
overall that the film has been executed to the best if our ability . The use of low levels of lighting and camera angles such as the close up shots aided the director  to gain angles which would be seen as scary toward the audience watching.

Props (My Role )were also important because i had to fine props which was natural to the scene e.g. books table and chairs commonly seen within schools which prevented confusion by the audience and fit the Mis En Scene of the film e.g. setting (within a school)

Ominous first draft

This is the first draft of the our film " Ominous" this is out first draft however looking at the timing we realised that the film had to last over 5 minutes which was difficult because of how much time left we had to complete the same and keep within the deadline period, this made us more determined to push forward and improve our film therefore increasing our marks in the final product. 

I believe that the main reason why we struggled because the digital technology had to be changed e.g., my smart-phone was used o take some of the scenes doe the camera dying this made some of the scenes used within the film lower quality rather than other scenes used by the camera.
Editing was also a problem because we was unfamiliar with programs such as premiere which allowed to us after effects which was commonly side within horror films to exaggerate the sound  used.