Shrooms (Paddy Beathnach 2008)

This poster is very simplistic yet I find it very well made. There are no people, no action and no indication of what is going to happen in the film.Creating a skull out of mushrooms and the moon is a very cool image and is something memorable that sticks in the brain. I prefer this poster to other posters that simply show the people or events happening. The job of the movie poster is to attract the audiences attention and make them want to find out more and I think that this poster achieves that perfectly.

Smiley (Michael J Gallagher 2002)

The poster look like a convention horror movie poster. The people assembled at the front look like various horror characters such as the final girl and the female victim. We also have the killer towering above them giving him a position of power. It gives off the feel that the killer is watching them without them being able to see them. I like that this poster shows the killer and sticks to the usual conventions of a horror movie poster. I dislike that the poster hasn't tried to do anything exciting. Its very plain and only features characters staring at you awkwardly.

30 Days of Night (Action Horror 2007)

What Happens in the Trailer?
The trailer shows highlights from the film and lots of vampires.

Positive Aspects
Unlike most horror trailers, this one actually starts off with a jump scare which subverts the normal convention of finishing with one. The use of animated text in the trailer looks well made. There is also some restricted narration used, which is a good movie technique

Negative Aspects
The trailer is a bit slow for an action horror film which can be off putting for fans of the genre. You would aspect an action horror trailer to have a lot of action in it due to that being one of the main features of the genre. There is also a lot of fade to black and dissolve used in the trailer which gets boring. Some different effects needs to be used in order to add some variety

My Score
8

Class Score
7

Evil Dead (Gory Horror 2013)

What Happened in the Trailer?
The trailer shows some scenes from the film featuring deadites, survivors and some remade iconic scenes.

Positive Aspects
Theres a nice build-up to the action with some slow scenes at the beginning before getting progressively quicker and more full of action. A good amount of gore is also used thanks to it being a red band trailer. Theres an especially gory scene where somebody pushes a nail into their eye. This works well as a trailer and gives a perfect feel to as what the film will be about. If you enjoyed the trailer then you will definitely enjoy the film.

Negative Aspects
The only negative aspect is that it was too gory for some of the girls due to gory horror being more loved by the male demographic

My Score
9

Class Score
8

Pusher Trilogy (Crime Thriller 2005) Class Trailer Reviews

What happened in the trailer?
The trailer shows various shots from the movies, primarily featuring violence and drugs

Positive, Clever and Interesting Aspects
The trailer manages to show the essence of what the film is about without actually spoiling any of the main plot points. A lot of flaws in movie trailers come from the fact that the trailers will always spoil the plot in some way. A successful trailer can show the viewer exactly what is going to happen in the film without actually showing it happening. This trailer manages to achieve just that.

Unsuccessful Aspects
The trailer has a bombardment of images that move quite fast. This can be a bit too much to try and focus on and is the only real negative aspect of the trailer.

My Mark
8

Trailers Average Score in Class
The trailer received a 6 due to being too fast moving for a lot of people

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon ( Scott Glosserman 2006) Solo Trailer Review 3

Brief Outline of the Trailer: We are built up to the intoduction of Leslie by the trailer mentioning characters like Freddy and Jason. We are then introduced to Leslie talking about how hard it is to maintain the regular conventions of a psycho killer and talking the audience through other things. Some more characters are introduced and lots of scenes of people screaming are shown.
Positive Aspects: The trailer gives a feel for what the film is about, with the deconstruction and parody of the horror genre. It shows some of the highlights without spoiling anything, which is unusually good for a modern trailer.
Negative Aspects: I think the trailer makes it look a bit more like a generic and conventional horror film than it actually is. Other than that its a very good trailer
Total Score: 9

Dog Soldiers (Neil Marshall 2002) Solo Trailer Analysis 2

Brief outline of the trailer: A voiceover tells us a bit about the film and the critical reception it has received. We are treated to some shots of soldiers preparing to fight werewolves but only one werewolf is actually seen briefly.
Positive Aspects: The trailer makes the film look like an enjoyable thing to watch. It introduces what the plot is about without spoiling any important parts for the viewer.
Negative Aspects: The voiceover is cheesy and the text in the middle of the screen distracts from what is going on. The scenes from the trailer make it look like more of a comedy film than a horror one.
Total Score: 6

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Shooting schedule part 3

— SUN 19th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be doing some Blog work today.

 — MON 20th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be doing some Blog work today and going over what has already been filmed to see if anything needs re-filming.

 — TUES 21st JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

Today, we will be finishing off filming our highlights for the trailer. This will be any scenes that have been missed out or could do with re-working.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be filming.

 — WEDS 22nd JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be gathering all of our title screens in preparation for Editing.

— THURS 23rd JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be doing our Poster/Magazine work along with individual Blog work.

  

Shooting schedule part 2

— TUES 14th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

Today we’ll be doing a mixture of Blog work and making some effects using latex and tissues, then mixing it with fake blood for a better effect.

 — WEDS 15th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

Today, we will be doing some of our Poster work and taking a few more pictures for the magazine and poster.

 — THURS 16th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

Today, we will be filming a few of the reaction shots of the Hobo after he has seen the meat and eaten it. Depending on time, we will try fit in him turning aswell.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be filming.

 — FRI 17th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

Today, we will be filming the shots of our Butcher. This will give us the basic                introduction to the trailer and allow us to then move on to the highlights part instead of a story based trailer.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be filming.

 — SAT 18th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

Today, we will be doing the majority of our shots. We will try get most of the highlights in our trailer out of the way so it is ready for Editing and get the final shots that we need next week.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be filming.

Shooting schedule

— THURS 9th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

On this day, we will be taking a few sample pictures for our poster and magazine cover.

 — FRI 10th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

We will be filming shots 10 and 11 of our reaction shots of the Hobo. These will be where the Hobo has first learned of the meat and has gone to investigate.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be filming.

 — SAT 11th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

Today, we will be doing a bit of Blog work individually.

— SUN 12th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

We will be doing some Blog work and working on obtaining our final props.

— MON 13th JANUARY —

Will you be filming? And what will you film from your shot-lists?

No we won’t be filming on this day.

If you aren’t filming, what will the group be doing?

Today, we will be doing a bit of Blog work individually.