How the aims of the production have been met:
Our aim was to create an interesting horror film trailer which was suitable for both genders (for 15-year-olds and over). We made this possible by having teenagers as our actors which would make it more interesting since people can feel like they are friends with the characters because of there age.
We created a schedule for us to follow to meet our deadline. The schedule contained the shots we had to film for each day, the actors we needed and all the props that we had to have with us on that day; this helped us stay on task and made the actors aware of the days that they had to be free on so we could deliver our final product on time.
I was responsible for our cameras and lighting with the budget I had I decided to purchase a continuous light which helped us film at night because we needed to film in the dark since it is one of the conventions of our genre. We were using Final Cut Pro to edit our trailer; we choose to use it because we had to colour grade some of our shots which had blood in them to make it look realistic. We used a whiteout transition to show the death of Alice. We also added some sound effects like screaming and gunshots to signify the death of Alice.
How the product applies appropriate codes and conventions and uses appropriate media language:
Our trailer follows the traditional conventions of a horror film; we added creepy music, quick shots and death which would attract our audience. We also chose to have our film based on an abandoned house which is also one of the conventions of a horror film.
How the product represents people, places or events:
Our trailer represents people using common gender stereotypes, one of them being that women are weak and can not fend for themselves; our trailer has two confidence male characters who are being followed by a weak girl (their friend). The chain of events that happen also follows the genres traditional chain of events; first three friends find an abandoned house and start to explore it. While exploring a disruption of normality happens when they hear some noises coming out of a room, they go and try to look for the source of that noise, then they get haunted by the ghost etc. The costumes that were used in our trailer for the three friends were casual 21st-century teenage clothes; we used them to make the characters more appealing to our audience. For the ghost, we used a plain white dress that had dirt and blood on it to show that she was not normal.
Where and when the product would be exhibited/distributed:
Our trailer will be distributed six months before the release of our film so it could reach a large number of audience to increase the number of potential viewers. We will be distributing our trailer on social media outlets like youtube and Instagram since our target audience uses these social media outlets regularly. We will also distribute our trailer to cinemas to be viewed before all horror films since the people watching those movies love the genre they are most likely going to come back to watch our film.
What regulations and controls might be applied to the product and how these have been taken into consideration:
The BBFC laws do not affect our trailer as much since our film only contains horror and violence (which are affected by BBFC laws), therefore our movie would be rated as a PG15 rated film.
Our aim was to create an interesting horror film trailer which was suitable for both genders (for 15-year-olds and over). We made this possible by having teenagers as our actors which would make it more interesting since people can feel like they are friends with the characters because of there age.
We created a schedule for us to follow to meet our deadline. The schedule contained the shots we had to film for each day, the actors we needed and all the props that we had to have with us on that day; this helped us stay on task and made the actors aware of the days that they had to be free on so we could deliver our final product on time.
I was responsible for our cameras and lighting with the budget I had I decided to purchase a continuous light which helped us film at night because we needed to film in the dark since it is one of the conventions of our genre. We were using Final Cut Pro to edit our trailer; we choose to use it because we had to colour grade some of our shots which had blood in them to make it look realistic. We used a whiteout transition to show the death of Alice. We also added some sound effects like screaming and gunshots to signify the death of Alice.
How the product applies appropriate codes and conventions and uses appropriate media language:
Our trailer follows the traditional conventions of a horror film; we added creepy music, quick shots and death which would attract our audience. We also chose to have our film based on an abandoned house which is also one of the conventions of a horror film.
How the product represents people, places or events:
Our trailer represents people using common gender stereotypes, one of them being that women are weak and can not fend for themselves; our trailer has two confidence male characters who are being followed by a weak girl (their friend). The chain of events that happen also follows the genres traditional chain of events; first three friends find an abandoned house and start to explore it. While exploring a disruption of normality happens when they hear some noises coming out of a room, they go and try to look for the source of that noise, then they get haunted by the ghost etc. The costumes that were used in our trailer for the three friends were casual 21st-century teenage clothes; we used them to make the characters more appealing to our audience. For the ghost, we used a plain white dress that had dirt and blood on it to show that she was not normal.
Where and when the product would be exhibited/distributed:
Our trailer will be distributed six months before the release of our film so it could reach a large number of audience to increase the number of potential viewers. We will be distributing our trailer on social media outlets like youtube and Instagram since our target audience uses these social media outlets regularly. We will also distribute our trailer to cinemas to be viewed before all horror films since the people watching those movies love the genre they are most likely going to come back to watch our film.
What regulations and controls might be applied to the product and how these have been taken into consideration:
The BBFC laws do not affect our trailer as much since our film only contains horror and violence (which are affected by BBFC laws), therefore our movie would be rated as a PG15 rated film.
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