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1. What was the task?

2. Our task was to recreate a horror trailer of our
own choice. We had a time limit of 30-45
seconds.

3. How I went with the task?

4. My group and I started to research horror film
using the internet. After, we looked at their
trailers and thought whether it was possible to
recreate it without having to use complex
things, for instance
We decided on ‘The Blair Witch Project’ and
came with different setting we could film.

5. Our trailer and the real version

6. Horror trailer target setting

7. To improve, I could make sure the
background voice is clear and if there are
different voices then I would find other
people to help me. By this, we would not try
to put on different voices. Plus, it would
sound more like a horror.
Another improvement
was to slow one of the
voice down. Next time, I
would make sure we
record our voices clearly
and slowly. Perhaps, we
could listen to our
voices a several times
before using it. By this,
we would not have to
rerecord our voices in
different times. To improve the horror trailer,
we could slow down the part
where Amal is looking around.
This would make her actions
more clear and
understandable.
Another suggestion was to add some more breathing.
We record the breathing so next time we could make
the breathing last longer.
According to the feedback, we
could have added a scream at the
end when someone is running. To
improve, we could add a scream
sound. We could use YouTube or
other sites to download a scream
sound. This would make the trailer
effective because screaming is a
convention of horror. By this, the
genre of the trailer would be
obvious.
To improve, we could make
the lighting of the close up
darker. This is so a tense
atmosphere is created.
At the start of the
original trailer, there
was a production
company logo. We
was advised to put
the logo at the start
of our trailer too. The
logo Is important
because it increases
the audiences
expectation.

8. There were text used at the end of the trailer to inform the audience about the release
month (September), film’s name and the website. There was shadows in the text. In our
trailer, we tried to create the shadow but it was not as effective. To improve we could
create a stronger shadow by increasing the opacity. This would create a tense
atmosphere.
The typography of the text is different.
The font for the original trailer was in
serif whereas we used sans serif. This
makes a difference as they both create
different effects.
To improve, we could make the volume of
the voiceovers higher. This is because it was
not clear and understandable as there was a
score at the same time. The volume f the
score should have been lower and the
volume of the voice should have been
higher. By this, the voices would have been
heard clearly.
In the original trailer, the close up of
the girl crying had a different lighting
to our version. In our version, we had
the lighting in front of her but in the
original trailer, the lighting was
towards the right side. This had an
impact on the mode it created. This
was a limitation because we did not
have the equipment for the tear.
In terms of make up, we used normal
water to create the tear but in the
original trailer the tear was glistening.
This had an effect.

9. What went well?
We used a range of
shots, including close
up, side view and
medium shot. The close
up was effective
because it made the
audience pay attention
to what is going on.
A feedback for our trailer was that the
sounds were good. This includes the score
and the breathing.
According to the feedback, the
editing of the trailer was good. We
used cuts, fade to black and
dissolve.
The acting of the trailer was
good. Even though the close up
prevented the audience to see
her face, the dialogue made it
clear enough that she is scared.
The lighting was used to create effect. We went
to a dark room and switched the lights off, which
helped us to create the dark lighting. For the
bright parts, we used a phones light. For the
outside filming, we adjusted the lighting through
the software, Adobe Premiere. This is because we
could not find a place with a dark lighting setting.
To improve, we could make
the lighting of the close up
darker. This is so a tense
atmosphere is created.