Draft Trailer
Our draft trailer has many negative points which we need to focus on when filming our final trailer. The shots we used are the particular shots we intend to use for our final piece, for example, we intend to use a mid shot showing the demented woman sitting on the chair, along with a slow zoom in so the shot changes into a extreme close up. This was easy to show during the draft, however, we also intend to use a high angle shot when the young girl is at the demented woman's door. This shot would show the girl from above, making her appear vulnerable and in danger, however we could not show this on our draft trailer due to the location we shot in.
Another effect we effectively used during our draft was the use of slow motion, for example when the young girl walked down the path to the demented woman's door and when she knocked on the door. The slow motion was intended to portray her as vulnerable and in danger, emphasising the last moments she had being safe. We could successfully show the slow motion using the program Windows Movie Maker, however we hope to use a more advanced program to edit our final draft such as IMovie, as this will enable us to add effects that Windows Movie Maker doesn't allow us to. For example, we used a range of basic tranisitions, such a fade, but with IMovie we will be able to experiement with a number of tranisitions and other effects to see which will benefit our trailer the best. However, the transitions we did manage to use suited the clip quite well, for example, a fade suggests suspense, which is an aspect we intend to portray during our trailer. So, I would say that was one successful aspect of our trailer, however we could expand on it with a more advanced program.
Another negative point we intend to improve on in our final trailer is the use of sound. Due to the location we used - the 6th form common room - there were other people present whilst we were filming which made the background noise loud and interuptive. When we film our final trailer, we'll ensure our location is silent to keep the trailer consistently quiet to avoid any background mumbling or chatting.
We filmed our draft trailer on two seperate days, therefore our costume consistency is poor. When we film our final trailer, we will make sure that we wear the same costume, enabling the trailer to look more professional. In addition, we ensured that the costume for the demented woman and the young girl is the same as the costume they're wearing for the photos we used on our magazine covers and film posters because this, again, shows consistency and professionalism. Our costume during the draft doesn't portray the characters clearly to the audience, for example, you wouldn't guess that Emma was a 'demented woman' as she is wearing a casual, everyday costume and also she has no make-up to make her appear demented. In our final piece, we will use the same hair and make-up on our characters as we used for our magazine cover/film poster photos. This will make the trailer more realistic and also more effective and professional.
The location of our draft trailer caused a number of problems: the background noise, the inability to show particular shots and also the fact that the location doesn't help meet the needs and wants of our target audience. For example, the location we intend to use in our final trailer is my house. The window frames on my house are slightly peeling and the grass is slightly overgrown, which helps to portray the thriller/paranormal genre as the majority of films in this genre are filmed in locations that have an unkempt, messy feel about them. Also, as my house is just a normal house on a normal street, it emphasises the fear factor because it suggests that a 'demented woman' could be living anywhere.
Our use of camera during our draft trailer is also something we hope to improve. Some of the filming during the trailer is slightly wobbly and off angle, for example, when the camera zooms into the demented woman's face at the beginning. We hope to make our camera work more accurate and we ensure we do this due to the longer amount of time we will have to film our final piece - this will enable us to spend longer on perfecting it and making it the best it can be.
When the young girl walks down the path to the demented woman's door, the pause before she walks is shown on the draft trailer. On our final piece, we will use IMovie or Final Cut to edit out any un-needed footage, making the final trailer more professional.
The draft trailer doesn't show some of the aspects of the final trailer that we hope to include, for example, our storyboard shows a home video of the demented woman when she was a child - it wasn't possible to show this on our draft as we didn't have the actress playing the young girl with us, however, we will add this to our final piece which will enhance the effectiveness of the plot. Other aspects we didn't show on our draft was the use of superimposition we intend to use. My 'scripting' post shows the superimposition we intend to make appear on the screen in particular parts of the final trailer.
Another critism of our draft trailer is our use of props. For example, we used a rolled up piece of paper to portray a hammer as we didn't have an actual hammer with us at the time of filming. However, when we film our final piece we will ensure that we have all of our props to ensure that the final piece is effective as possible.
Another negative about our draft piece is the length of it. Our final trailer needs to be longer, however, I am confident we can make it longer when we edit it as we will add in a number of effects, such as slow motion which we expand it's length. The superimposition will also extend it's length along with the adding of the home video.
