Ending Credits Research

Upon looking at even more trailers, paying attention to the ending credits, I discovered that they are always very similar.

Regardless of genre, they are normally always on a black screen, with white text in the centre. The main difference between genres and films is the font.

Example 1: Shaun Of The Dead

Example 2: The Fault In Our Stars

This has inspired me to do something similar with my own trailer. I will include important and relevant information such as actors names, crew members, production and distribution company names, social media links etc.

Inspirational Trailer - Cooties

• This trailer is a comedy horror so I found it particularly inspirational.
• I really like how the amount of violence and gore was balanced with the humor. There wasn't too much of one genre, it was an equal blend of the two.
• The zombie scars and wounds were not too over the top which worked well. I would like our zombie make up to look similar to this.

Sound Effects & Foley Research

I have conducted some extra research on sound effects and foley, as I know we will need to include these in our trailer to emphasises the comedy.

A website which I found particularly useful was http://www.epicsound.com/sfx/. It provided me with information on what items to use to make certain sound effects and how to do it.

Foley is often very useful as sometimes pre-recorded sound effects are not realistic or do not make the exact sound you need.

The Importance Of Voice Overs In Trailers

For our final draft we decided to include voice overs, as it will help make the underlying story clearer.

Important things to remember for voice overs...

• Clarity - it is vital that our message and story is portrayed correctly to our audience. Different voices can portray different things, for example, an energetic voice for a children's movie, or a deep husky voice for a horror.

• Pacing - it is important that the voice over happens at the correct pace/ speed. Too fast or too slow could ruin the effect you're trying to create

• Enunciation - often people can't always pronounce or enunciate words correctly, so it is important that the voice over knows the script well, and knows how to say each word in order for it to sound professional.

• Voice Acting - as well as being clear, well paced and enunciating words, the voice over must also be someone who can act. Voice overs tend to need to be a little over the top, who is able to adapt their voice to any given situation.

Final Draft: Shooting Schedule

Final Draft: Shot List

Final Draft: Script

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Final Draft: Enigma Codes

Final Draft: Storyboard

Final Draft: Timeline

Final Draft: Characters & Actors

Final Draft: Film Treatment

Evidence Of Creating Ancillary Poster

We made our green background using the gradient tool.

Here we are choosing the colour of the title in the text setting.

This shows us transforming the image of Keiran, making it larger.

This is the final product with all of the text added.

Evidence Of Creating Ancillary Magazine

We used the magnetic lasoo tool to cut out Keiran and Lily.

Then the background of the brick wall was added, and the titles were placed on top

All the titles were then given a glow to stand out against the background.

Audience Feedback: Ancillary Task Draft 2 - Poster

Gelsomina De Lucia, 19

"The titles are so much better than before - they don't look childish anymore. I really like that you've changed the background colour as well. As for the photo, it is much more fitting for your genre - big improvement!"

Darren Marshall, 16

"It makes much more sense having your names in all caps rather than different fonts and cases. I really like the tagline, especially as it now matches the main title better. If I had to change one thing though, I would make the cropping around the hand a little smoother. Overall, a great job."

George Abingdon, 19

"The genre is really clear to me right away which is very impressive. The happy smiling face, contrasting with the dark colours makes for a really interesting and eye-grabbing visual. I think it's a good improvement from the last draft!"

Analysis Of Draft 2: Ancillary Poster

Draft 2: Ancillary Poster

Draft 2: Black Juice Poster

Audience Feedback: Ancillary Task Draft 2 - Magazine Cover

James Godwin, 18

"This looks just like a real magazine, I love it! Everything from the photos of the characters to the titles and the featured stories on the sides look really professional."

Olivia Brytz, 17

"I remember the first draft and this is so much better. You can actually read the text now as the colours no longer just blur into each other. It's also structured well like a real TotalFilm magazine would be."

Phil Barnett, 22

"For me it's the little things which make it great. I love the fact you have a bar code and the web address. Also I can notice that the two characters cover some of the main title now which I think is a really common convention in film magazines. Good job!"

Analysis of Draft 2: Ancillary Magazine Cover

Here are the reasons behind the changes we made to our magazine cover.

Draft 2: Ancillary Magazine Cover

Draft 2: Black Juice Magazine Cover