Final Cut for Teaser Trailer 'Memento Mori'

Link to our teaser trailer 'Memento Mori':-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcEdt849ySk

Final Website

Link to our Final Website homepage:-

http://parallelpictures.wix.com/mementomori

Final Film Poster

For our final Film Poster, we have decided to use the poster experimentation 1 that we created all together. This is because we feel that this poster best represents our film, as it includes a lot of elements that we have used in our film trailer, for example the polaroid pictures that are all pinned to the wall and also the colours that were used. We also decided to use this film poster, as its very original as most film posters are not in the shape of a polaroid picture.

Evaluation Question 1

Evaluation Question 2

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Evaluation Question 3

Evaluation Question 4

Poster feedback

We asked 11 people for their opinion on the poster. We asked 4 questions which was based around what they liked, what they thought we could improve, what genre they thought the film was by looking at the poster and why they thought it was this genre. The genre is clearly presented through the poster with almost everyone asked chose crime. 

Results

What genre would you say the film was from looking at the poster?
Crime 8
Thriller 2
Realism 1

Name one thing you like about the poster?
Use of the polaroid image 6
Effect on the photo 4
Set up of the credits 1

Is there anything you would change?
Make the tagline easier to read 3
Colour of the tagline 2

Twitter Feedback

Once our trailer was completed we uploaded it onto the group twitter account and sent it directly to other media enthusiasts inviting them to comment on the finished piece. These were a couple of the responses:

Film Poster Image Effects

For the film poster, I took an image while on set of our film trailer of the polaroid pictures that we put on the wall above the detectives desk to put on our Instagram page to show evidence that were filming. However as I really liked the image I took, I put it as a possibility as the background of our film poster. As the image was very bright, I used the editing effects that Instagram offers to its users, when uploading picture to its software. I was able to focus on specific areas of the image, change the contrast, put an boarder around the image and also change the effects. 

The original photo that I took:-

Some of the effects that I could have chosen:-

 Image that we decided on:-

Film Poster Development Research

Editing Schedule

Previous to 20th January we were filming for our trailer. The red boxes indicate the time that we were editing the footage for our first draft and after receiving feedback from a sample audience on 11th February, the green dates represent the editing for the final cut of the trailer. Editing dates include 

- Putting the footage together 

- Adding sound

- Adding titles and other credits

- Special effects work (including green screen editing)

The blue and yellow dates are when we were working on the ancillary tasks (the blue is the poster and the yellow is the website). These dates include doing work such as

- General designs for both

- Poster and website experimentation

- Image sourcing

- Adding credits and titles

Instagram Update

Throughout our project we have used social networking sites to promote our film trailer and also gain the attention of our target audience to see what they like about our film and what we could change if needed to. I uploaded pictures to Instagram and hash tagged the picture so that we were able to get more of our target audience to view our work. For our trailer we uploaded our final film poster to see what people think about it. We gained 11 likes and people commented say they liked it. 

 

Shots used throughout our film Trailer

Throughout our film trailer, we have used a variety of different camera shots and angles to build up tension and create different effects. Below I have added stills from our film trailer, showing the different camera angles and shots that we used. 

Long shot of the main character, showing his body language
to the viewers. 

Close Up shot of Detectives hand, not revealing the identity
of the detective, keeping it a mystery for the target audience.  

Medium shot of the main character in our film trailer, with the
mobile phone she is about to pick, fading into the picture. 

Birds eye view of the detectives table, showing the evidence
that is on it and also what the next shot in the film trailer is going
to be.

Low angle shot of the main actress, showing that she is vulnerable
or will be vulnerable later on. 

Long shot of the mysterious box that the main character uses.
You can also see another frame fading in, its the same box but in
a different location. (Graphic Match)

Medium Shot of the detective back, keeping his identity a secret
from the viewers.

Medium Shot, showing the two characters arguing and
their body language. 

Close Up shot of victims hand tied up behind chair, not revealing face
to keep it a mystery for the viewers. 

Deconstruction of Our Website Homepage