Cold Blood Trailer

Cold Blood Director's Featurette

How Did You Use Media Technologies With The Construction, Research, Planning And Evaluation Stages? Evaluation 4

How Effective Is The Combination Of Your Main Product And Ancillary Texts? Evaluation 3

What Have You Learnt From Audience Feedback? Evaluation Part 2

What Auteur Influence Did You Bring to The Trailer? Evaluation Part 1 C

How does your trailer fit the conventions of you horror trailers? Evaluation Part 1 B

How did your horror trailer fit the horror genre? Evaluation Part 1 A

Evaluation Screening Class Feedback

                   





                   

Original Photo Used In Cold Blood Poster

This was the original photo I used for the Cold Blooded film poster. This was my favourite photo because I asked the actors to get in character for me and show emotion. When it came to the editing I wanted to be really graphical using my photography skills and graphics, to create a heavy textured background and lizard skin. 

Photographs used for magazine cover

This are my own photographs I used for my magazine cover. As a photographer I have explored different places for different projects, and one of them was abandoned places which fitted perfectly for horror. I edited these photos before hand and then added a texture on top of them (slowly blending them in). This were for the side of my magazine cover showing what films would be featured inside.

The last photo down the bottom, I took a photograph of our actor (Harry) in costume.

Not So Grave Encounters First Practice Trailer

This was our first practice trailer called Not So Grave Encounters, which was a mick take (comedy horror). This was very short as we didn't finish the whole thing as it was the end of the year.

My Magazine Cover

My horror poster for Cold Blood

Props for Mise En Scene Cold Blood

These are the props we used during our filming in the classroom scene and the experiment scene, where Ryan (the bullied victim) gets his own back. The photos that looked like Polaroids are pictures from our Facebook accounts to show that Ryan is a bit of a stalker and not right in the head.

The next pictures are scribbled up, because it's where Ryan slowly ends up killing most of us. He crosses them out like a list, but leaves the worst victim for last.

Over here , I had done some drawings and newspaper writing for my group for the background of the trailer. This was for the audience to get what he's up to. Brad did the book cover that he carries around with him during his science class that he ends up getting bullied. He also created some drawings, and everyone, (Beth and Michelle) wrote something in "Ryan's" book but very scruffy to get the idea he is angry and not happy about his life.

Behind The Scenes (Photoshoot for Cold Blood)

This is my contact sheet of the photos I took during the filming of Cold Blood, we all took it in turns in filming, directing and shooting pictures for the magazine poster and the film poster. I tried to get as many photos as I could for some of the scenes, shooting with different props and the actors.

Focus Group Feedback

 

Class Poster "Daddy's Little Girl"

This was our original idea for a trailer as a group but we changed it as we had problems getting the people, and it would be hard directing a child. In the end we all came up with Cold Blood, a young lad who gets bullied in college and uses them as experiments for herpetology, that ends up suffering horrible consequences.

6 Panel Practice Storyboards

This a storyboard me and Beth did during class. We created our own little scene that builds the tension up for a jump scare. 

Green Eyes (Rendered Test: After Effects)

Mixing Chemicals (Rendered Test)

Webisode 4

Webisode 3

Webisode 2

Webisode 1

This is mine and my groups test that we did for our trailer. We all took it in turns filming and directing, adding different things into the trailer. When we was trying to find music we found this music box themed music, but didn't go with the kidnapping scene. We then found a faster paced song that fitted our trailer perfectly with the gaps. The clips that we added in, we made sure it went well with the rhythm of the music, and when the music got fasted we added quicker clips (montaging them together).

Silicone Mask Test (Health and Safety)

Group Photo

Here is a photograph of our group during the filming process. Myself, Brad, Beth and Michelle being the directors, Kayleigh, and Alex helping our group out by being in the trailer and Harry and Lewis our main actors.

We worked very well as a group bringing in different props and taking on different roles, like taking photos behind the scene, filming, editing, designing set (drawings) and make up.

Women In Black 2 Angel Of Death 2014 Film Trailer Analysis

                                                             Women In Black 2 Angel Of Death
                                                                                  2014
                                                                     Horror, Drama, Thriller
                                                                                 5.5/10

Women In Black is about a house called Eel Marsh House who is haunted after 40 years, and a group of children stay there after getting evacuated from WWII, but awakes the dark.

At fist we meet a woman and a man on the train talking about the Marsh House and how it has been abandoned for years. We then get a low angle shot of the house showing the audience how dark and terrifying the house looks, and then music starts off very eerie, (building up tension). By watching the trailer we could tell it looked like it was after WWII because of the dated costumes, and how the houses, trains and cars look (dated historical context). After the slow bits of the trailer we get glimpse of the house and toys playing by its self, while a heart beat is playing in the background, building up tension for the jump scare. On the other hand, I liked the fact they used a little boy to do a voice over talking about the woman in black, because it made the film seem more creepy.

The aspects of the trailer that I thought that didn't look good, or would put the audience off was that the trailer was too long before the action kicked off, and when they did a jump scare the suspense wasn't long enough to deliver. I also didn't think it deliverer horror enough, because it showed a little boy going missing and made it look more of  a mystery thriller.

Altogether, I thought the trailer was alright, but could of shown more of the women in black and made the trailer's pace more faster.

Fight Club 1999 Trailer Analysis

                                                             Fight Club
                                                                1999
                                               Psychological, Thriller, Drama
                                                                7/10



Fight Club is about a man who never sleeps working in an everyday office, waiting for his life to change. He ends up crossing paths with a soap maker and they form an underground fight club, that turns into something else.

At first of the trailer we hear the main character narrate his life, and what it holds, it then goes to a low angle when he is sitting in his chair at work, showing us that he's weak and powerless. We then see some sort of DNA and then meet the soup maker (Tyler). All the way though the trailer we see a lot of bandages, picking out clips of the film that will make the audience understand what genre the film is. The trailer shows a lot of the characters that is in the film, so we get a rough idea what they look like and who they are, with their rough looking clothes and blood on their faces. One of the aspects I like about the trailer is that it starts of quite slow, (slow paced edits) to show the start of the characters life. When the fight club is introduced we get faster paced edits to show the tension of the film, and to make the audience want to see the film to understand more. The music they play over the trailer fits very well, as the song is about losing your mind, it makes us, (the audience) think he's an insomniac, is he imagining it.

The aspects of the trailer I didn't like or wouldn't appeal to the audience is that it doesn't sell much of the plot, we understand that office worker has a boring life and wants to change it, and then he goes to the fight club, to me I don't think we get much detail from the character and why is he the way he is. He we the main character is not all there because we see he's imagining things. Furthermore, I think it's a little too long at first and goes on for a bit, until the drama hits. I also think it makes it look like an action/crime film with the explosions and them running away.

Altogether, I gave this trailer 7/10, even though this is one of my favourite films I think it's a little slow at first, and doesn't sell the story out too much, but I think it's a honest trailer.

Panic Room 2002 Film Trailer Analysis

                                                            Panic Room
                                                                 2002
                                                           Drama Thriller
                                                                  9/10

Panic Room is about a woman and her diabetic daughter moving into their new house which includes a panic room, but three burglars end up breaking in and searches for a missing fortune.

The aspects of the trailer I liked was that it starts of quite slow of the mum and daughter looking at their new home, this was a good way to introduce the film, to show the audience what it is about but not showing too much plot. The trailer then starts to build up after they find the panic room where music starts up, and the camera slowly pans around the room, giving the audience a idea of what the film is about. I love how when the mum goes into her daughters room to tuck her in, the trailer starts to speed up a lot, and the camera pans down the staircase and zooms into the door handles. After this the music starts to build up when the daughter locks herself in the panic room, while her mum is still in the house with the burglars. This is too keep the audience on the edge of their seat and giving them teasers if the mum will survive, with these three crazy burglars. On the other hand, the slow motion gives off a dramatic effect when the child and the mother is running to the panic room.

The aspects of this trailer that where not too successful to me was that it was a little too long, and they should show less to keep people waiting till the movie hits the Cinemas. I also thought they showed less of the burglars, but then again it builds up tension.

Altogether, I loved the trailer just as much as the movie. I think the trailer sells of the film and gives a genuine reflection of the film. The trailer also plays on the audiences head to make them think what would happen if that was them.

30 Days Of Night 2007 Trailer Analysis

                                                                 30 Days Of Night
                                                                          2007
                                                                 Vampire, Horror
                                                                         8.5/10


The film is about a Alaskan town that is in darkness for a month, and is attacked by vampires.

At the beginning of the trailer there is a jump scare which captures the attention of the audience to make them want to watch more. After the jump scare it is followed up with collision cuts after one after another, making it more tense. This is a great way to keep the audience engaged. During the trailer we get a number of inter titles in a perfect front that is to do with the film (vampires), telling us some of the plot, which is animated well showing dripping blood and it's very gritty like the film. The trailer is very fast paced and towards the end the screen goes red, indicating there's a lot of danger and blood. Furthermore the music fits perfectly with the pace of the trailer, giving the audience a thrill and keeping them on the edge of their seat wanting to see more.

The aspects of the trailer that I thought was unsuccessful, was that there was too many fade out and too many clips which the audience might find it hard to keep up with. I also thought they didn't show much gore which the film manly has loads of it in. On the other hand, I like the that we don't see much of the vampires, so it makes us want to see the actual film to find out more. I think the target audience for this film will be between the ages of 18-24, because it's something that would appeal to a lot of teenage students.

Day Of The Dead 1985 Trailer Analysis

                                                         Day Of The Dead
                                                                  1985
                                                                 Horror
                                                                  3/10


Day Of The Dead is about a group of military officers and scientists in an underground bunker, while the world is being taken over by slow moving monsters (zombies).

In Day Of The Dead trailer from 1985, it shows parts of the film, some of it which is not included in the film. The trailer contains a voice over that tells us some of the plot, and we see a zombie called 'Bub' a few times which is one of the main characters.

The aspects of the trailer was not successful and was a put of to the audience is that the trailer looked more like a comedy then anything. At the end we see people in the cinema slowly turning around and looking at 'Bub' in shock, while he is eating popcorn. This to me did not sell the film out and made it look like a action comedy, then serious, as we didn't see no gore or there was no scary factor what's so ever. The trailer wasn't very fast like the film and the pacing was quite bad which doesn't pull the audience in, or build up tension.

Overall, I was quite shocked with the trailer, I like the film but it showed a lot of false advertising, which would make some of the audience be put off. Furthermore, it didn't tell us the plot of the film.

Pusher 2005 Trailer Analysis

                                                                 Pusher 3 

                                                                   2005

                                              Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller 

                                                                   8/10

Pusher is about a drug dealer called Milo (who was in the last two movies), who is aging and planning his daughter's 25th birthday, but a shipment carries out 10.000 of ecstasy instead of heroin and Milo has to sell them before everything breaks loose. 

The Pusher Trilogy trailer shows the advents that happened in the last two films, showing the audience what the films are about, (sex, drugs, violence, guns, a lot of gore and cars). The trailer to me shows the gritty reality in some parts of the world.  

The positive aspects of the trailer was that it was very faced paced, it kept the audience interested and gave out some of the story.  There are also a lot of inter titles during the trailer from different companies reviews about the film to make more people watch it, and to promote the film more.  The trailer shows a lot of drug dealing going, and some horrendous crime which delivers the film. The music they use slowly builds up with the action to do with the film.

The aspects of the trailer I didn't find successful, and would put off it's target audience would be that not enough plot of the film and that there was too many inter titles. This would put the audience off because they would want to know what the film is actually about. On the other hand, from watching the trailer I can see a lot of subtitles which would put some people off from reading them, as they might miss apart of the film. Also watching this trailer they have used some of the same clips twice which would make the film look 'lazy' and not trying hard enough. Furthermore, I thought some of the montage clips was too fast to look at, and I thought I was missing out key parts of the film.

The score I gave this film trailer was 8/10, because I liked how it started off slow and built up with quick montage clips. I also think that it shows the genuine reflection of the film, but I also think that they show very little of it (the plot). Altogether, the target audience would mainly be for males, as there's no scare factor and more action, I also think it shows off too much strippers and makes the film look sleezey which could put off female target audience.

Dawn Of The Dead 2004 Scene Analysis

In this scene is where they have just got into the lift to escape from the fast moving monsters in the bottom floor of the mall. This is a medium shot from where the doors are, this shot creates the sense of being claustrophobic because the lift is so packed, but also panic because there is no way out as the zombies are everywhere. Zombies in modern films are a lot more faster and scarier then the original Dawn Of The Dead, because audiences have gotten a lot more stronger over the years because we see a lot of horror on the news. While they're panicking in the lift contrapuntal music is being played from the lift, this is ironic because lifts play calm music because because you're suppose to enjoy your day out shopping. Furthermore, Ana is in the center wearing clothes that cover her, showing that she is the final girl that doesn't care about fashion. Also she has blonde hair that challenges stereotypes, whereas most blonde girls in horrors are the victims.