Monday, 25 November 2013
Mrs D
Well done Jac. I like the shortened clips of the characters talking and the pace is starting to come together. I liked the narration that you had in an earlier draft - you could film some footage to go with this and get some text up soon to anchor your narrative.
Friday, 22 November 2013
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Narration Script
This is a script for Jack Collier who will narrate the back story of the killer for my trailer which has undergone another name change from "Trepidy" to "Trepidation" which sounds more sinister and appealing to the target market.
Mrs D
Well done Jac. You have got some excellent detail here and you are working well towards your deadlines. Don't forget about a range of ICT.
Monday, 18 November 2013
Audience Feedback
Today I received some audience feedback on the footage on my trailer so far. The response was that my trailer was mostly in profficent from all who watched it but gave different marks, mostly around 27/28 marks.
The comments about my trailer was also diverse as different people picked up on different elements such as editing, narration, lighting, MES, captions etc.
The main points I picked up on was that it is too long being 3 minutes and 19 seconds, which may seem like a short film and may give the audience too much of a story line i.e they know the basic plot and structure of the story. This was suggested by adding more captions to set the scene that aren't too lengthy as there not enough. Another key point was that the music is too loud or not enough music/sound is added as it can be hard to hear the characters at times but at the same time does not build tension or pace aided by music so the music can be turned down or faded so still be able to hear but not as loudly.
Some of the feedback was positive as the audience seemed to like the different shots because they are varied such as in the woods and inside the house which also complimented the different lighting such as light and dark. the overall story line of the film is easily explained as well which was positive as the audience can understand the plot/synopsis and aren't confused as much as what the trailer is advertising or promoting. The final couple of shots were praised by the audience as the trailer does build and can be identified as a scary and intimidating scene to be in, as the camera is in the point of view of the actor so the audience can connect and sympathize with the characters more.
Here are some examples of feedback more clearly and more detailed:
The comments about my trailer was also diverse as different people picked up on different elements such as editing, narration, lighting, MES, captions etc.
The main points I picked up on was that it is too long being 3 minutes and 19 seconds, which may seem like a short film and may give the audience too much of a story line i.e they know the basic plot and structure of the story. This was suggested by adding more captions to set the scene that aren't too lengthy as there not enough. Another key point was that the music is too loud or not enough music/sound is added as it can be hard to hear the characters at times but at the same time does not build tension or pace aided by music so the music can be turned down or faded so still be able to hear but not as loudly.
Some of the feedback was positive as the audience seemed to like the different shots because they are varied such as in the woods and inside the house which also complimented the different lighting such as light and dark. the overall story line of the film is easily explained as well which was positive as the audience can understand the plot/synopsis and aren't confused as much as what the trailer is advertising or promoting. The final couple of shots were praised by the audience as the trailer does build and can be identified as a scary and intimidating scene to be in, as the camera is in the point of view of the actor so the audience can connect and sympathize with the characters more.
Here are some examples of feedback more clearly and more detailed:
Monday, 11 November 2013
Character Profiles
Jac-Gwyn Whitehouse as Greg Stewart
Greg is 17 and is the second oldest out of his friends in the group. He can be described as a typical teenage boy; wears jeans and hoodies, loves his mates and going out in the evenings. He has a very logical mind and reluctant to believe in any supernatural stories but when Josh goes missing, his mind is very quick to change and suddenly turns his character from very social to very quiet and timid: he becomes trepid.
Andrew Owens as Chris Rorn
Chris is the oldest of the 3 being 18, keeps calm throughout the entire film but hides his emotions beneath his strong exterior He is very level headed and tries to think logically when Josh disappears. He and Greg visit the woods in the dead at night when they encounter the boy from the woods.
Jack Collier as Josh Whitman
Josh is also 17 and the youngest of the group. He love's his horror movies and is interested dark and gothic scenery such as voodoo, dark magic and the paranormal. Josh tells Greg and Chris the story about the boy who liked to camp in the woods, who got severely beaten up one day and then went on a killing spree, claiming 3 victims every year. Greg decides he and Chris need to find Josh after finding his shoe with a threatening message inside. In the end of the film, it turns out that Josh kidnapped himself and disguised himself as the boy from the horror story. his motive was that no one else was interested in dark and gothic interests so he felt like an outcast with his friends, family and the rest of the town, so he decided to make everyone aware of his interests the best way possible: killing one of his best friends Chris and scaring Greg, his friend who made fun of him for believing in the supernatural and un-ordinary.
Greg is 17 and is the second oldest out of his friends in the group. He can be described as a typical teenage boy; wears jeans and hoodies, loves his mates and going out in the evenings. He has a very logical mind and reluctant to believe in any supernatural stories but when Josh goes missing, his mind is very quick to change and suddenly turns his character from very social to very quiet and timid: he becomes trepid.
Andrew Owens as Chris Rorn
Chris is the oldest of the 3 being 18, keeps calm throughout the entire film but hides his emotions beneath his strong exterior He is very level headed and tries to think logically when Josh disappears. He and Greg visit the woods in the dead at night when they encounter the boy from the woods.
Jack Collier as Josh Whitman
Josh is also 17 and the youngest of the group. He love's his horror movies and is interested dark and gothic scenery such as voodoo, dark magic and the paranormal. Josh tells Greg and Chris the story about the boy who liked to camp in the woods, who got severely beaten up one day and then went on a killing spree, claiming 3 victims every year. Greg decides he and Chris need to find Josh after finding his shoe with a threatening message inside. In the end of the film, it turns out that Josh kidnapped himself and disguised himself as the boy from the horror story. his motive was that no one else was interested in dark and gothic interests so he felt like an outcast with his friends, family and the rest of the town, so he decided to make everyone aware of his interests the best way possible: killing one of his best friends Chris and scaring Greg, his friend who made fun of him for believing in the supernatural and un-ordinary.
Sunday, 3 November 2013
Planning of Action
I have created a poster for Trepidy and started a new storyboard which is more detailed but has less slides as this is a trailer which would only be a minute long. Re-Filming would start next week as the shots need to be filmed at night.
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