Class Feedback on Rough Cut: Cold Blood

Class Feedback on Rough Cut: Cold Blood
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Cold Blood Poster

Our group has designed a new poster to replace the Daddy's Little Girl poster. We have been unable to get feedback from our class because we had designed it late. We decided to stick to a simple, yet detailed poster. We wanted the viewer to get an overall idea of the film, without giving too much away. We coloured the poster a blue/green to connote that it has elements of science fiction within the horror trailer. We also used a close up of the main character so that the audience get a brief idea of what our horror trailer includes. 

Props used in Cold Blood Trailer

Group Photo

This is a group photo of everyone that was involved in the making of the Cold Blood horror trailer. Everyone has played a significant part in the trailer from acting, to directing, to the making of the props.

We worked very well as a group. Myself, Lauren, Michelle and Brad were the directors; Kayleigh and Alex helped with setting up the props; and Harold and Lewis were our two main actors. None of us wanted to appear in the trailer as main actors, but we made sure that we where shown at least once throughout the trailer, either as background people, or extras.

Silicone Mask Test (Health and Safety)

Green Eyes (Rendered Test: After Effects)

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Mixing Chemicals (Rendered Test)

Cold Blood: Webisode #4

Test #4 for Cold Blood, these were rendered like this to gain a small feedback from selected people to get an idea of what we can do to improve for the first official cut (rough cut).

After fiddling about with the footage, we have made the trailer look more like a highlights trailer, compared to the last cut that looked more like a short film. We have also been able to explain the concept of the narrative, without giving too much information away. 

Cold Blood: Webisode #3

Test #3 for Cold Blood, these were rendered like this to gain a small feedback from selected people to get an idea of what we can do to improve for the first official cut (rough cut).

We started to piece together the footage that we had. Although some of it fits with the soundtrack, it began to look more like a short film than a highlights trailer. But, by doing this, we have allowed ourselves to get to grips with how we want to show the narrative as a whole. 

Cold Blood: Webisode #2

Test #2 for Cold Blood, these were rendered like this to gain a small feedback from selected people to get an idea of what we can do to improve for the first official cut (rough cut). 

This soundtrack built tense more so than the first cut. It also has a calmer beginning, followed by a heavy and dramatic ending. There are also gaps between the music, therefore it allows room for inter-titles. 

Cold Blood: Webisode #1

Test #1 for Cold Blood, these were rendered like this to gain a small feedback from selected people to get an idea of what we can do to improve for the first official cut (rough cut).

This first cut is accompanied by halloween-like music. Although the music fit well with the footage, it does not build enough tension to make the trailer appear scary and does not build suspense. 

Behind the Scenes Photo's

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Class Poster: Daddy's Little Girl

This was our original idea for our horror trailer; a girl that is kidnapped by a mourning father. Due to problems with finding actors and good locations, we have had to come up with a new idea. Our new idea is about a college guy that has been bullied his whole life and is seeking revenge on his peers through a subject that he is obsessed with - herpetology.

The comments that we received were helpful when discussing how we are going to film the trailer, and how much of the storyline we should present. We also got a comment saying 'different from most horror films', when deciding our storyline for our trailer, it was key that our idea was original and not copied from other horror films. We want to try something new and be as experimental as possible.

In conclusion we found that we need to simplify the overall plot of the horror trailer so that the audience can get a clear idea of what the horror film is about. We have also decided that we will need to use inter-titles in order for the audience to understand the narrative.

The entire class voted that they would definitely see this film if it was in cinemas, therefore we know that our storyline is successful and original.

6 Panel Practice Storyboards

This is a storyboard that me and Lauren drew up in class. Our aim was to create a mysterious and edgy atmosphere at the start, then towards the end a jump scare is used. We decided to use these techniques because we have recognised that these a few techniques used in official horror trailers to draw the audience in.