FEEDBACK: PERSONAL FEEDBACK FOR MY FILM POSTER

During my lesson on Monday, I was reminded by my teacher that I need to get feedback for my film poster and to gain feedback concerning areas of inconsistencies that my friends can notice. I think that getting personal feedback is a very good way in order for me to act upon my mistakes and also see whether I have properly addressed the codes and conventions necessary for a professional film poster.

I decided to upload my film poster image on my Facebook page. I did this primarily because lots of my friends use Facebook and I knew that it would draw their attention by appearing on their newsfeed. Furthermore, I wanted to gain feedback concerning whether the quality of the poster is up to par.

I managed to receive a fair share of likes and I also received comments, which were very supportive:

Also, I was met with some constructive criticism, which was very self beneficial for the future when making film posters again. The area of concern was with the fact that two of the three characters were looking at the camera and one of the characters was looking away from the camera. The main concern here was that it seemed a bit random and unclear as to why this was the case. However, it was intentionally done because there have been film posters where they  have had characters looking away from the camera and so I decided to do the same for my poster.

Being given this feedback has definitely boosted my confidence within making film posters. However, I feel that this poster is not perfect and there are a few areas of improvement I can act upon. One of them is making the background brighter, I think that if I did this, it would really make the characters stand out more and pop out of the poster to really attract the viewers' eyes. Furthermore, I could make the text brighter because I feel that for example, the August 2016 text looks like it is blending in with the background too much. I think that this needs to be more bright so it can stand out more.

In conclusion, I am very pleased with the feedback I have received from yesterday and I am looking forward to any more feedback along the way.

RESEARCH: VISUAL HIERARCHY FOR MY FILM POSTER

RESEARCH: TRAILER END CREDITS

It came to my attention when viewing the class blog that some trailers have introduced a new end credit sequence at the end of the trailer.

The example shown above was used for the class blog and it shows:

• The release date of the film
• The hashtag of the film
• The movie website
• It also shows the social media networks, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat.
• It also includes the availability in 3-D

In the case of this film End Of Watch, after the end of the trailer it provides the viewer with an interactive stimulus for the film. It suggests the viewer to like the film on Facebook to get exclusive content about the film where you wouldn't find any where else and It also states that the film is exclusively distributed by C-INTERACTIVE DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, providing the viewer for more details about the distribution of the film. 

Above shows where the Facebook to the film is and the Facebook page to the C-Interactvie digital entertainment page and the website. 

For the new Deadpool trailer, the end provides the audience with promotional tools for their film, asking the viewer to subscribe to their channel and giving hyperlinks to their social media networks and website:

From previous years, the typical ending of the trailer would be shown as follows:

It would present to the viewer The main Title of the film, the date of the release but in this films case coming soon and there would be the names of the film distributions and the stars of the film. I have come to learn that many films are averting form this trend to try and do something new. 

In terms of what I would do for the end of our trailer, I would include the title of the film, the release date and I would put in the various social media networks we have created for the film to promote these provisional tools as this would majorly benefit the film's spreading of word. 

UPDATE: TRELLO

During the course of my trailer making, I remember making a Trello before my group and I made the trailer to show the objectives that needed to be met. Below shows the current state of what I have done, what I am doing and what needs to be done.

The majority of the tasks I was set I have completed. for the call sheet, Kate was the one who set up the call sheets on google docs with the contribution of myself, Demi and Sophie giving out personal details and email addresses, the essential information required. Also, the information provided in the Google Docs call sheets shows the equipment that was required for those specific scenes. My group and I created eight call sheets in total, providing a clear structure of each scene and pin pointing each location of where we filmed.

Furthermore, with the help of my teacher, my group and I finally came up with the main title of the film and the inter titles. The main title being A Question Of Identity and the inter title being How far would you go for someone you love?. We also made a survey for my peers asking them what would be the best suited movie title, A Question Of  Identity or Consequence Of Identity. And with 10 votes to 1, A question Of Identity was in favour with the majority.

On Google Docs, my group and I created the shot list for the film trailer. Along with the call sheets, you can view these pieces of work in my older blog posts and my group member's blogs. It provided a clear and sophisticated structure, dissecting each scene with selective narrative as we wanted to give a broad understanding of what we going to construct.

I was set the task to create the story boards. Much like the shot list, the purpose of the storyboards was to give visuals of each scene, labelling each scene with the selected camera shot and crisp detail telling the viewer what is happening in the scene and the purpose for each action taking place.

In conclusion, My group and I have achieved the majority of the tasks set. In the duration of a couple of weeks, we should be in closing of completing every task.

EVALUATION QUESTION 4: TECHNOLOGIES

I have created a presentation about the technologies I have used when making the film trailer and also all the technologies I have used for planning, research, construction and evaluation of our film trailer. Please feel free to check out the presentation Below:

EVALUATION QUESTION 3: FEEDBACK

EVALUATION QUESTION 2: COMBO OF MAIN AND ANCILLARIES

First, we are a small independent production. Kermode notes that indie films have ways of securing distribution nowadays through alternative means. Our film is based on a small scale, independent production and it is therefore unlikely to have a standard theatrical release. However, notes Kermode, many platforms are used to compensate for no traditional cinema release. For example, Netflix released Beasts Of The Nation and Netflix was the provisional tool for its release. Furthermore, smaller productions, such as ours, use social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

The film website is important in attracting audiences. They give the audience exclusive content and more information about the film itself. In terms of viewing the short film and trailers, Youtube and Vimeo are two of many other platforms that are perfect for audience viewership as Youtube and Vimeo are used daily with a sixth of the population using these platforms. For example, Magnolia and IFC release films on most platforms simultaneously, but they are limited on a number of theatres they can book their films and the technical ability is lacking to release films simultaneously. 

This is the path my group and I are going to take, releasing the film on various platforms as it gives room for flexibility for the audience to view our product at home, the cinema or any other place of comfort. In the Guardian article, Kermode emphasises that this is going to be a re-occurring theme in the future and this creates synergy, offering access to online platforms and social media networks, giving the audience the best experience possible for viewing our product.

EVALUATION QUESTION 1: GENRE CONVENTIONS WITH SHORT FILMS AND TRAILERS

Our film production A Question Of Identity is a smooth-running, rapid paced and enticing film with a lot of suspense and crisis. The genre is an action/thriller, which audiences of 18 years of age and above both female and male we believe will be most interested in this product and is our target audience . Furthermore, we feel that it can compete with the current and continuing audience fascination of high productions because we have critically assessed these films' criteria and we think that our film has fast paced action, strong storylines and dominant female characters.During the process of making the film, I learnt that many films base their stories on current affairs, which we believe we have achieved throughout our storyline.

Below shows my research on film trailers. I used Piktochart again to establish what the definitions of film trailers are and I wanted to present my research in a more fundamental aspect. I decided to research trailers because I wanted to understand the conventions of a trailer and what my film trailer would be leading up to. 

I have come to terms that film trailers show very short snippets of the scenes in the revered film without containing potential spoilers to heighten the hype for the audience and create a peak of excitement. However, in some cases, I have seen trailers containing hints of spoilers, such as certain characters that were swept under the rug from dirt sheets until the trailer was shown. For example, .......

FEEDBACK FROM OUR INSTAGRAM PAGE:

Kate was set the task to set up the Instagram account on behalf of our group. Myself and Sophie and Demi have equally contributed to taking some photos from behind the scenes. We are still posting pictures like Facebook and Twitter, but the Instagram has exclusive pictures that you wouldn't see from the Facebook and Twitter. We did this so that it wouldn't bore the fans and regurgitate photos that they have already seen and so we thought that giving the fans more variety in the pictures would keep them hooked into our product and produce something fresh for the fans.

HERE is a link to the Instagram page and below shows a screenshot from the snap widget website.

FEEDBACK FROM OUR FACEBOOK PAGE:

Sophie from my group was set the task to create the Facebook page and has made a success outcome in doing so. Much like the twitter page, she is in charge of keeping the Facebook page up to date to painting the interest for our audience. Also, this will allow us to has contact with people who have 'liked' the page so that they can give us some constructive feedback. The conversations are limitless, unlike Twitter as it has a limit count on what you can type. Another reason we chose Facebook to help distribute our film is because 1/6th of the population use Facebook daily, this is a great opportunity for our product to be noticed and hopefully commended by the public.

HERE Is the link to Sophie's Facebook page.

FEEDBACK FOR OUR TWITTER PAGE:

My group and I are tweeting on our film Twitter page regularly so that we can keep the fans updated and in order to promote our page. This is a strategy to keep the audience interested in our product and thus we will be a able to maintain a strong hold in relation to our fans.

My group members regularly take pictures of the set behind the scenes, which will give the consumers an exclusive insight of our product and what we are up to and will create a euphoria for our fans. This Twitter page will allow our fans to follow the page and they will have the opportunity to retweet the page to show their friends and spread the word about the page in order for our product to get more recognition.

The twitter page, as stated by my peers in our group will give us the opportunity to distribute and gain feedback from our audience, which will be self beneficial for us so that we can learn from our fans and hopefully improve upon future projects. It will also keep the fans happy by taking their points into consideration and acting upon it, therefore making the best product for everyone.

Twitter is also a very good platform for small, independent films such as ours as Twitter has millions of consumers daily and this will hopefully spark awareness for our film. Another key element for using twitter as a means to a promotional tool is that our target audience will mostly be active on Twitter.

HERE is the Twitter page link so that you can see our progress thus far.

QR CODE: MAGAZINE COVER

My teacher introduced me to a QR code. I have placed this in the corner of my magazine cover. The idea behind this is so that the consumer will be able to access exclusive content to information regarding the film trailer. I changed the colour of the QR code on my magazine cover so that the viewer is able to clearly see it on the magazine.

I feel that as a result of this, it will attract many audiences to our product and in return will give the audience a piece of offering back to them for taking their time to buy the magazine.

Below shows my magazine cover with the QR code active, which will take the consumer straight to our twitter account in order to gain exclusive content from our product.

MAGAZINE COVER ANALYSIS:

FILM MAGAZINE COVER DEVELOPMENT

DECONSTRUCTION: FILM POSTER

 I have created this emaze presentation which is not finished yet but I shall come back to this in due course. Above shows the work I have made so far about my poster, which shall be finished in due course.