Use of Synergy

During the process of creating our film trailer, we looked to get feedback from our audience. We allowed classmates to review the film and give us criticism that would help us improve. One member of the group noted the feedback so we could look back at what was said.

We used social networking sites to get a wider range of criticism from a range of ages, including family members, friends and friends' of friends. Facebook and Youtube worked most effectively, as Facebook users could instantly watch and share our film trailer, similarly with Youtube sharing and commenting.

To edit our main task we used Apple's Final Cut Express Pro. This is an advanced video editing software, created by Apple Inc. This was a new video editing software for us to use, as we had previously used Adobe Premiere Pro. Although Premiere Pro doesn't edit HD video, so we used this as an alternative. It took some practise and tutorials to learn how to master Final Express Pro, and stylise parts of our film trailer such as the title's font and transitions.

To create the ancillary tasks I used Adobe Photoshop, as I am more familiar with that software. Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing software, that helped me adapt images with text/font and different lighting. Also I used it to manipulate images, for example removing John Walters from an image and extended the shadow to create the poster.
Shown below is the final poster and its original image. I used Photoshop to create the poster, enhancing the brightness, contrast and shadows of the image.

Targetting Our Audience

As we already had our influential films in place from our last project we started to research into how these film target an audience. The chosen films were: Walk The Line (2005), Crazy Heart (2009) and  I'm Not There (2007).

Crazy Heart and I'm Not There are two films with a rated 15 certificate, because they contain scenes with more explicit objects or actions such as drugs, alcohol and nudity. Walk The Line is more discreet about showing these sensitive subjects, by showing them less frequent. In our film, the idea was to create an emotional and serious view on the affects of drugs and alcohol. To create a more indepth view of these substances we were liable to use graphic scenes that may contain violence and drug taking. This came into terms when we chose our target audience because we certainly did not want to explore this subject to younger spectators.

 Furthermore we felt as though this film would be targetted for a more mature audience, as children may not understand the message put across from the films and what the film shows. Similarly to the film Crazy Heart, our intentions were to show a dysfunctional life of the protagonist character (John Walters). We thought that someone may relate to this lifestyle by struggling with obstacles in the way of happiness. 

Feedback: Ancillary Task Poster

I have been working on our film's teaser poster and need feedback but mainly to try and decide what font would be best.
Here are some images below...

Feedback: The Magazine Cover

The magazine cover was interesting and gave us many responses which would allow us to further our progress such as:
The font of the magazine could be smaller and clearer to see
Some of the titles on the sides of the cover could be clearer, and more thought of
The image is good, and gives a clear picture of the film
The use of lighting is good showing a light side and a dark side of the film
The barcode at the bottom of the page could be turned flat
The price of the magazine is too big for the proportion of the magazine
Good title very big and bold, makes it stand out to the reader

Feedback: Teaser Poster

The audience feedback was really productive for us as a group; we got feedback on both our poster and magazine.
Poster:
Font is too big for the proportion of the poster
The website should be changed as it is unrealistic and usually has movie or film added at the end of the URL
Like the image as it stands out
The title of the film ‘The Resurrection of John Walters’ should be lowered as this will fit in with the shadow
Like the use of the production companies at the bottom, looks very professional
Good use of props and clothing
Good use of lighting
Tagline could be shorter

Feedback: Pitch

Feedback from presentation
· You will need loads of locations to cover John Walters journey as he goes through his addiction
· Need extras to make it seem like he is performing to an audience
· Will you use the school stage when performing to show that John Walters is at a venue?
· Sound may be an issue when filming outside so you may need to over dub layering recorded sound over the film.
· Filming in HD may require actors to wear make up
· What sort of music are you going to use? Existing music or are you going to sing your own songs.
· Could use a heartbeat sound effect showing his decent as images of his life flash up indicating his fall from grace.
· May need to use graphic titles for the film name but not for critical reviews or award nominations.
· Have a look on traileraddict.com to get an idea of how trailers are done.

Feedback: Pitch for John Walters Teaser