Audience feedback

1. What genre of film would you say this is? why?

"I would say it's a quite modern Horror/thriller film  This is because of the Mise en scene elements that have been used, i.e. the clothes that the zombie is wearing (scarf, black long coat and black wedged heels) which suggests to me an new fashioned era and you wouldn't see a old movie with a zombie wearing these clothes. Also, there is a tinge of  bright and stand out colours used on the poster which again gives a feeling of a modern photograph, this is an effect you often see with modern films. The thriller genre stepped out to me as I feel the expression on the actress holding the camera's face looks somewhat disturbed. She looks shocked and scared which automatically stands out to me as a some kind of thriller."

2. What would you say the storyline is about?
"From simply looking at the poster, it's difficult to tell exactly what the film is about. This builds up mystery and intrigue, urging me to want to see the film. I think that the tag line gives away the fact that this is a film about a zombie coming back to a school, killing those she had missed last time or something."

3. Do you think the image has a professional or an amateur look about it? 
"Professional, it looks sophisticated and it follows all the conventions of a film poster, with the image dominating the page, the title and tag line being present and so on."

"All elements of mise-en-scene are just perfect!" 

4. What do the uses of color tell you about the film?
"The red titles on the poster tells me that, there is going to be a lot of blood and violence involved."
"The overall uses of colour compliment one another, the bright and heavy."

5. Do you think I have chosen a suitable model to star in and promote my film? Why?
"Yes, she has the acquired look that anyone would need to have when creating a modern horror film. She looks frightened and vulnerable, which is what most victims should look like when appearing in a horror film."

6. Do you think I could have made any improvements with this image?
"No, I think that the image is perfect." 

7. Does the tagline spark a further interest in the film and persuade you to want to see it?
"Definitely, it’s enticing and exciting and doesn’t give away a great deal which makes me want to find out more."
8. Do you think the use of colours/ fonts for the text are effective in standing out? 
"Yes, less is more. by using one stand out colour, it really catches our eye due to the brightness of the colour as well as the positioning and size."

9. Would you say I have followed the codes and conventions of film posters?
"you have included a main image, a tagline and a film title, you have successfully followed the codes and conventions of a film poster."
10. Does this poster persuade you to want to see the film?
"Yes, it is a very effective poster in that it grabs my attention and draws me in and really makes me want to see what happens in the movie, well done."


The Film Trailer

‎1. By watching the trailer, what genre of film would you say this is?

"By looking at the trailer, I would definitely say it was of a horror genre. In the trailer, you see the zombie sinking its teeth into a victim, which was mostly what gave it away.

"I would say the genre of this film is a horror meets thriller film."

2. Do you think the use of camera/ editing/ lighting, elements of mise-en-scene were successful? Did the piece look authentic and professional or not? 

"I really enjoyed the uses of camera angles and shots and the elements of mise-en-scene were constructed beautifully. For example, the opening scene, showing a close up of the frightened girl holding and talking into the camera, I really liked as it really did show how frightened she was. I loved the use of lighting in the middle of the trailer, where the camera pans, following the zombie, in broad daylight. However, the editing might have let you down a bit, it's not as extravagant as the use of camera, lighting and mise-en-scene, although, you used good amounts of cuts, fades and cross desolves. Overall, I thought in parts the piece did look authentic and extremely representative of a modern horror film."

"My favourite aspect was definitely the mise-en-scene! The costumes, props, settings and locations were just perfect. Well done!"

3. Which parts of the trailer do you feel were most successful?

"The use of music was so successful, as it really highlighted the fact that it was a horror and made the traler even more scarier than it is. The soundtrack selected was brilliant, I loved the fact that the music at the end was different to the one playing throughout the trailerand was very thrilling, which I thought was brilliant! I also think the use of mise-en-scene was particularly good, you made everything look very authentic and styled it very well."

4. Name the areas that you believe I could have improved on:

"Perhaps a bit of dialogue and more sound other than music would have been nice!"

"The structure of the trailer is a little loose towards the end, in order to excite audiences more, you could have included a fast pace montage of clips."

"Maybe shorten your clips down a little, I think that the dark scene went on for too long."

5. Does this trailer persuade you to want to see the film?
"Yes, it is a very effective in that it grabs my attention. teases me and makes me want to watch."