Audience Response 5

I interviewed Heather Leech, a drama teacher at William Parker.

What did you think of the black and white effect on our trailer?
It was spooky, making the trailer have a dark mood.

What did you like about the trailer?
Having to piece together what was happening- it wasn’t too obvious.

If you saw this trailer in the cinema, would you want to see it? If so, why?
Because it aroused my interest, I like trailers that leave the audience wanting to know more.

Did you have a favourite moment?
The silhouette of the man on the hill – it looked like the Wicker man which I associated with made things about to happen. I also liked the faces in the brick hut looking up and around as it gave a sense of danger. The smoke blowing towards the camera was also a strong image.

Was there an obvious storyline? Did you understand it?
I understood that a group of young people were in the countryside, some were hiding possibly but definitely smoking in a shed out of the way. Unknown is a sense of threat that is around them and this is what will make me want to know what happens.

Was the genre of the film obvious?
Horror – is this correct?

Audience Response 4

I interviewed Chris Georgiou of William Parker Sports College, studying Drama, Media Studies, I.T and P.E

What did you think of the black and white effect on our trailer?
I really thought it gave the trailer an eerie sense, I think it was shown by the way some scenes looked dark and if it was sense at night. Rather then making it look like an old black and white film.


What did you like about the trailer?
Really good, the music and pace of the shots went really well together.

If you saw this trailer in the cinema, would you want to see it? If so, why?
Yes, it left a lot of questions unanswered, making me want to see it.


Did you have a favorite moment?
At the beginning when there all in the car going to this remote location.

Was there an obvious storyline? Did you understand it?
Sort of, a bunch of kids get lost/disappear in a remote location.

Was the genre of the film obvious?
Yeah, Horror!

Audience Response 3

I interviewed Daniel Regelous, a Drama, History, Media and Art student in year 13.

What did you think of the black and white effect on our trailer?
Was very effective and built the mood of the trailer up also cemented in my mind the idea of horror.

What did you like about the trailer?
I liked the music it went well with the black and white effect and the jumpy camera shots.

If you saw this trailer in the cinema, would you want to see it? If so, why?
I would want to see it but I’m unsure if I would to the cinema to see it of if I would watch it on DVD

Did you have a favourite moment? The circle of people as the camera spins round.


Was there an obvious storyline? Did you understand it? Is it some kids go into the Firehills and re murdered?


Was the genre of the film obvious? A horror film?

Audience response 2

I interviewed Sarah Clare, an English, Music and Biology student at William Parker/ Helenswood Sixth Form.

What did you think of the black and white effect on our trailer?
Was really effective, gave a sense that things were not as they seemed.


What did you like about the trailer?
The music that accompanied the trailer was highly appropriate. The fast pace of the music built suspense and gave the feeling that something was going to happen to the group of students.

If you saw this trailer in the cinema, would you want to see it? If so, why?
Yes, would like to know the significance of the man on the hill. Also, I would want to find out the end result and what happened in the brick building.


Did you have a favourite moment?
The close up on the truck and man on the hill – hint that something is not right on the country park.

Was there an obvious storyline? Did you understand it?
That something was going to happen to the group of students, related to the man and the brick building.

Was the genre of the film obvious?
Horror

Audience Response 1

I interviewed Joe, who studies Biology, Geography and Chemistry at William Parker/ Helenswood Sixth Form.

What did you think of the black and white effect on our trailer?
Good, It complemented the backing music, and added to the suspense

What did you like about the trailer?
The fast pace and quick motions


If you saw this trailer in the cinema, would you want to see it? If so, why?
Yes

Did you have a favourite moment?
The person in the car mirror really gave an impression of fear


Was there an obvious storyline? Did you understand it?
Kids went to ‘firehills’ and realized it wasn’t what they expected, infact they got rather a shock

Was the genre of the film obvious?
Yes, horror, even a bit of comedy

Cast: New

We included ourselves and three friends in our trailer.
The cast is as follows.

Charlie Legg
Grace Leaney
Alex Smith
Verna Colosi
Louis Rolfe
Joe Biggs

Evaluation

Our trailer follows Todorov's theory because it starts off with a group of friends going for a drive, going into the woods, exploring and such, but things take a turn for the worse and this is made clear.

It does not entirely follow Propp's theory, we have an enemy in our story, but in the trailer he is only hinted at, never seeing a FULL face, just him from the back, or his feet, walking. We do have one shot of a possible villain looking at the camera via a car mirror, but he is not proved to be the villain.

My poster does follow convention because as previously seen on my blog, I researched various horror movie posters and found themes and applied them to my poster. I am very pleased with my poster and like the red on black and white colour scheme. I feel the poster gives off a sense of mystery and fear, due to the emotion on Grace (the girl in the poster)'s face, and the fact that she is either looking for, or seeing something frightening that the audience cannot see.

My magazine cover's shot is not based on an existing magazine cover, I found it to be quite mysterious and didn't give anything away. I made it an edition of 'Sight and Sound' magazine, taking the logo and bar code from an existing magazine. The text was not based on or taken from an existing magazine, I picked two contrasting fonts, one more messy font representing youth and the chaos of the film, and another one, representing digital technology, our film being black and white and filmed in a shaky Blair Witch Project style. The cover's photo, is not black and white, because I believe that it would neither be eye catching or exciting to have a black and white magazine cover.

We were inspired, to a certain extent, by Eden Lake's trailer. Eden Lake, like Fire Hills, is based in the middle of nowhere, creating a sense of isolation and loneliness, and to many people an element of fear and danger, knowing that you are far away from 'civilisation' and help if it were needed. We, like the Eden Lake, wanted to achieve this sense of isolation so filmed a scene in which the audience is meant to feel as though they are driving away from inside a car. But it is here we first come across a potential villain, part of his face seen in the car's internal mirror. This potential villain is in fact the driver, this could create a sense of doubt and suspicion in the audience's mind.

I feel that my three pieces work together well, my film magazine cover is not in black and white, like the trailer and poster, but as I previously stated, I believe that the magazine cover would not catch a reader's eye if in black and white. They all have the same genre and style. I do believe that the film magazine cover is weaker than the trailer and the poster, purely because it doesn't fit in quite as nicely as I'd have liked it to.

I believe that my film would be shown in a multiplex cinema, rather than an art house, the film is designed to be mainstream and aimed at an 18-30 year old audience, an age that mainly attends multiplexes.

Magazine Cover

This is my Magazine cover for Sight and Sound magazine. I am pleased with the overall result, I took the logo and barcode from an actual Sight and Sound magazine cover. Grace Leaney took the photo. I edited the piece on Photoshop, which I found quite difficult as I haven't used Photoshop a lot before.
There are a couple of obvious mistakes but all in all I am pleased with the piece. My favourite part is most definitely the sky.
I took two contrasting pieces of font, one that to me represents chaos and is slightly messy, and another than looks slightly digital. Representing two main themes of the film. I like the fact that the fonts clash, it adds an element of duality to the piece. The figure standing looking away from the camera is quite sinister and sets a perfect mood for the film, letting viewers know that it is not a happy film.

Soundtrack

Media Trailer, no sound.

I would like to credit Grace Leaney who took the photo ofor my magazine cover and poster.

This is my movie poster for my film 'Fire Hills'. I am very happy with the final piece. I would like to credit Grace Leaney who took the photo. I put the photo onto Photoshop and used a black and white effect, which I thought was very effective. The irony is that our actual film ended up bebing black and white. I only wanted one other colour in the poster and that was red, as it represents danger, fear, blood, fire... many things which are included in the actual film. I decided to make one of Grace's eyes red... making the audience doubt whether she is in fact a protagonist or an antagonist. I applied the text and, using the red paint brush on Photoshop, scribbled around the letters until I was happy with the effect.
All in all I am very happy with my poster, I took elements from other posters and applied them accordingly, such as the black background, the figure in the middle of the photo, messy writing etc.