Evaluation

When considering how I could present my evaluation in a different and interesting way I thought about the different types of ways I could have done it, ideas I considered were with a post it note video showing pictures of the things I was talking about or a presentation. I then decided to bring these two ideas together and record and edit myself answering the questions and overlaying the video with pictures of the things I was talking about. This two part video is what i created.

The Shortcut Trailer

This is the finished trailer for my film the shortcut, its very similar to my anamatic but with a few minor changes. Examples being the text used in the black segment which is of a different font and also the use of the dreamworks image at the beginning and the scream sound effect at the end.

Calendar

To ensure that I kept to my deadline of finishing all the filming by the 20th of February and the editing of my trailer by the 10th of march I created a calender giving myself specific times of when to complete each task. This varying from acquiring any equipment i need for the filming of the trailer to buying the editing software I need to create the best possible trailer I can. I also used this to plan when I would film and it acted as a good guide to see how long I had. Also when certain things didn't go to plan like cast not being able to film on a day I had planned to I had dates set just in case it might happen and as you can see I rescheduled to suite.

The Shortcut Website

This is the website link to my horror film The Shortcut's website.

http://android.piratemedia.tv/dan-design/index.html

Like my influences I have made it animated with the buttons being invisible but becoming visible when the mouse goes over them and these buttons will take the website user to the page they have clicked on e.g click directions to go to the directions page. I've given an example of what one the pages will look like and have included the trailer onto the trailer page. I have also added background noise being white noise which I used throughout my trailer, this will act as another recognisable link for my audience.

Problems- location

After shooting the party scene at my house I decided that the footage I got wasn’t a very good representation of a 21st century party, with poor lighting that wouldn’t have presented a party atmosphere to the audience. So I then decided to search for a new location and also change the lighting used, borrowing some disco lights from a friend. Well searching for a new location I came across the drama room at school which has lighting control and black curtains around it, this means that I can make it dark and so present the night feel and also use the disco lights as effectively as I can. Another positive I’ve found looking further into using the drama room is that its free when I’m free on my timetable, this means that I can film during school. But this also means that I am going to have to organise the cast to get together again to film this segment of my trailer which could cause some issues to arise.

The Shortcut Poster

This is my new finished poster. I think its a better end result than my original poster with a darker appearance withough the gap in the trees in the background. I also think that positioning the text at the top of the page makes it stand out greater and by having some at the bottom too it makes the scary girl seem like more of a central image.

Chosen Poster Effect

For this image Ive used the same effect as my originally rejected image and its called dark strokes. Again I think it works well just like it did with the other image but this one works better as it doesn't have the gap in the trees in the background. I am very pleased with this image and I like how the white nightgown stands out against the dark background the effect creates. I also like the light appearance of the ground in contrast to the trees and how the light almost spreads from her dress and gets darker towards the edges. all of these things have added to the horror effect of my poster.