Official Teaser Trailer

Official Teaser Trailer - Draft

The first draft of the trailer is available to watch via embed code. You can also follow the link below to watch on YouTube:

Behind The Scenes

Editing Log - Day 4

Day 4 was our last day of editing for our teaser trailer. This day consisted of polishing up our current teaser trailer edit by making any significant final adjustments or changes. In addition, to help with this, our teacher had arranged a professional editor to come into our lesson for one day to look at our classes teaser trailers. Upon looking at our own teaser trailer, the editor had given us constructive feedback that was extremely useful as this information came first hand from a reliable source. Also, due to his experience, we trusted his opinion of our teaser trailer and made the changes he had suggested. For example, he gave us the idea to consider using black and white colour contrasting for the shots of our teaser trailer which would significantly make up for the lack of quality and visual grain. Also, within our teaser trailer, we had a few close up shots near to the end, the editor however thought that these close up shots almost de-heightened the suspense and action we had originally built upon. Therefore, we decided to the replace these close ups with more segments of action to ensure the tension of our teaser trailer reaches its climax. The editor really aided with our ability to create an effective horror trailer. Without our teacher arranging this for us, we would not be able to make accurate corrective alterations to our project. The last day of editing was conducted with the main focus of adding the final touches to our teaser trailer. This included watching it several times as a group to ensure every member is in agreement about how our trailer should look like. Day 4 had definitely been a significantly editing day for our group as we had made many beneficial changes to our trailer edit to make it look more representative of the horror genre which is an essential aspect of our overall marketing campaign.

Down below is a video of our 4th day editing:

Editing Log - Day 3

Editing Log - Day 2

The first day of editing importantly included choosing the shots that we were going to use for our teaser trailer. However, the second day of editing included putting these shots into our editing software which was Sony Vegas Pro. After importing these shots into the software, we put these shots in an specific order that would suit our teaser trailer the most. We cut some of these shots to ensure that each segment of our teaser trailer is shown for a period of 1 - 3 seconds. This therefore will reinforce our trailer to be a teaser trailer as our shots wouldn't reveal to much of the plot but would show viewers enough to attract them to our film. In addition, we had also added sound effects to our trailer, this include eerie intense music that would enhance our shots to make them look and sound more realistic, sound effects were imperative as they would fortify the shots which would emphasise the dramatic sinister undertone included within our teaser trailer. Furthermore, we had also added visual effects to our shots to intensify the supernatural and horrific element of our teaser trailer. Overall, our second day of editing had been very effective as we managed to make a rough edit of our trailer, also we were able to compare and contrast different shots and effects as a group to come with important decisions, this was extremely imperative for our group as we would have to be in an agreement in regards to how our teaser trailer looks and sounds like.                                                                                                                                                                                                         

Behind The Scenes

Editing Log - Day 1

The first day of editing consisted mostly of looking through all the different shots we had taken during production and deciding which ones to use. This was important as the shots we would decide to use will be shown in our official teaser trailer, therefore we had to choose the most effective and high quality shots. Furthermore, after choosing the shots we were going to use, as a group, we discussed whether some shots should be retaken to ensure quality is at its maximum. Furthermore, we created a short rough edit with some of our shots to envision our trailer. We then showed our rough edit to our teacher who had given us some feedback on how to improve our teaser trailer as a whole. For instance, she gave us the idea on other shots we could include within our editing which furthermore contributed to shaping our teaser trailer. On the first day of editing, we had all edited for a period of thirty minutes each over a period of 2 hours. Editing as a group was really useful as it enabled constructive arguments and conversations to take place which would overall contribute to group agreements. Editing on the first day had gone smoothly as all group members were starting to get familiar with the editing software which is Sony Vegas Pro but editing as a unit was also enjoyable.

Behind The Scenes