Alice: Film Production Logo Analysis

Our groups production logo was created on Adobe Photoshop. An image of a moon is incorporated in to the logo. This is to link our logo with our short film. Our film is about a girl who is supernatural. The film is a horror/thriller film which links with the eeriness of the logo.

Celestial means: "Positioned in or relating to the sky, or outer space as observed in astronomy" or "Belonging or relating to heaven." 

The idea that Alice is something from outer space or belongs to heaven is very intriguing. Small clues are left throughout the logo design, radio trailer and film poster, which give more information about the story line behind the narrative shown about Alice's illness.

The black and white text and image carries on the theme of good and evil. The white contrasts the black background and dark shadows on the moon. This concept related to the horror/thriller genre of our short film.

Questionnaire Feedback Results Analysis

Feedback Results

Feedback received from the Questionnaire has brought to light some issues which need to be changed.

The main issues from the questionnaire results are that in some cases the audience wasn't sure what the plot and narrative the short film is. People was confused with the issues surrounding Alice and that they were quite difficult for the audience to understand.

Here are some of the data from the questionnaire:


What could have improved the film?

• "Again, it could be my stupidity, but I couldn't quite work out the purpose of the film."
• "More of an insight on what happened to her."
• "To see what Alice was hiding from everyone."
• "I'd like more obvious clues about what was wrong with Alice. What was it that she had learned to live with? She said herself "it was never about her bones."
• "better ending."
• "more if an insight of what happened to her."

Was the music and sound effects appropriate for the film and why?

• "Yes & no. Initially I thought this was a horror genre, given the title sequence & music - I found this to be effective. however, as i continued to watch, i couldnt decide if it was a spoof or documentary. Perhaps it's just me but I was a little confused, sorry!"
• Created drama and a sense of seriousness and tension."

Did you understand the film's plot and storyline?

• "Not entirely."
• "I think, but need to watch it again."
• "I think so."

This data suggests that more information about Alice's illness needs to be shown in the narrative. The lack of information in the narrative about Alice's illness confuses people about the purpose of the film. These issues need to be addressed to improve the overall film.

To show Alice's illness in more light and to reinforce the horror/thriller element of the film, a final shot has been added at the end of the film. The shot shows Alice's mother brushing her teeth in the mirror. She'll then say "Alice isn't normal, she's not like us" then turn around and scream towards the camera whilst showing her teeth. She will show that she has vampire fangs. This will completely turn the plot of the film on it's head and add an unexpected twist. The audience will be startled by the scream and at the same time find out that Alice was the only normal person and the rest of people are vampire monsters. This will reinforce the thriller and horror aspect of the film and also add an unexpected twist to the narrative.

The following images are some results from the questionnaire which has been entered into column graphs and a pie chart:

These results suggests that our film will appeal more to a younger audience. People aged 15-17 were by far the most popular age answer my questionnaire.  

Because the genre of our film is Horror/Thriller; these results suggest that we were successful in making the film as a Horror/thriller genre. 

The common place where short films are released is online on various sites such as YouTube. This strengthens our initial thoughts.

Thriller Film Poster Research

The following images are a selection of thriller film posters:

Thriller Film Poster Conventions 

Mainly, film posters are portrait. However, I found some posters which were landscape. For example, the Inception poster above.

The majority of Thriller Film Posters have a blue tint. This creates an eerie, yet intriguing mood.

Here is a screen shot of 'Thriller film posters' which was searched via Google images. 

  As seen above, the majority of thriller film posters include the blue tint which is a common convention.

The title of the film is has a very large font compared to the rest of the text. This helps the title to stand out from the rest of the poster. The title is displayed in the centre of the poster, but differs from the top to the bottom depending on the images in the poster. For example, posters which contain close-up shots of faces, usually displayed the title underneath the face or across the eyes of the character. If the poster contains a background image, then the title text is normally place at the bottom of the poster or adapting around the scenery.

There is no specific criteria for a thriller film poster. The graphology of thriller film posters are always different. However the contents which are shown on them are always the same.

Factors which are always shown on a thriller poster:

• Title of the film
• Credit text (at the bottom of the poster)
• Blue tint effect
• Directors name and previous films which the director has made
• Age certification
• Production Company logo

Factors which can vary in a thriller film poster:

• Text clauses from the film
• Release date
• Actors name (usually if the actor is not shown on the poster)

The research in to Thriller Film posters will help me to produce a Thriller film poster which contains the conventions of a thriller film poster, but also includes unique elements which apply to our 5 minute short film.  

 

Alice: Film Production Logo

Alice: Film Poster Final

This is the final film poster for the 5 minute short film Alice.

Alice: First Draft Film Poster by Josh Walker

This is my first draft film poster for the 5 minute short film Alice.

Alice: First Draft Short Film

This is the first draft of our 5 minute short film 'Alice'. The first draft's purpose is to receive feedback from the audience. The data collected from the questionnaire will be used to improve the film.

Depending on the results from the questionnaire; re-filming and/or re-editing shots could take place which will create a much better finished film.