Final Ancillary Task - Website

http://ellalouiserook.wix.com/invocat

My Trailer

Below is my official Invocat trailer. Grab some popcorn, get comfy and enjoy the scare!


 

Invocat Film Poster

This is my completed Horror film poster for my movie 'Invocat' Overall I have made very slight changes to the poster however moving some of the logos about and readjusting where I had placed certain texts has made a big different to its look.

As you can see on my draft poster that I wrote 'Theatres' instead of 'Cinemas' as I had been inspired by a number of American horror film posters and copied theatres instead of writing it in the proper English way

Directors Commentary

The song, 'I only have eyes for you' begins to play as you watch a man walking through a graveyard which seems to be contradictory to the sadness and death of the scene.  I used it to help my viewers understand that the evil is powered by the love my lead protagonist feels towards certain people and turns it against her.  The contrapuntal soundtrack helps to strengthen the comparison between a caring, average life which is associated with the Doo Wop Traditional Pop genre for the song 'I only have eyes for you' by The Flamingo's and the destructive and out of control life that Cecilia is experiencing.
The juxtaposition is developed when the audience watches a man walk through an abandoned and lifeless graveyard but is seen raising a glass in cheers to salute someone he obviously knew which is an act of celebration therefore looking unnatural given the setting.
There are intentional contradictions throughout my film, such as a woman rebelling against society's stereotypical traditions of marriage and family life therefore it was important that my opening piece of music played to those contradictions.
I tried out this part of the trailer laying a melancholy soundtrack over the footage, however I felt like it made it seem very normal and it lost its tension.
The age of the song seemed appropriate to the age of the wandering man making you question if the music reminds him of when he was young and in love.

Audience Feedback

 For all three of my ancillary tasks the receival of audience feedback has helped to make my work such as my poster and trailer more professional and realistic. After completing my final drafts I published them on 'Invocats' official Facebook page where I invited comments and likes from my viewers. These posts would demonstrate whether or not my ancillary tasks were received correctly and what they think I could improve on.

In the video below I ask friends and classmates to give me their views on how to make my trailer better.

 

Official Instagram Site

https://www.instagram.com/invocatthemovie/

I chose to put these images on my Instagram account so that I could provide my viewers with an idea of what the film is about and show them glimpses of what they are to expect. 

I did not want to give much away as that would spoil the film however by providing them with snippets and screen grabs from the movie it build an excitement as they would use their imagination to understand what the image meant which gave them something to look forward to. 

Official Twitter Site

https://twitter.com/InvocatOfficial

It was very important for me to get across my point quickly and effectively as I had only very few characters I therefore wanted to use the hashtag #forbetterorforworse to create a platform where interested viewers could learn more about the central theme of the film.

Twitter is very a social tool and I needed an app that could quickly get the word to spread about my film as unlike Instagram it is not very visual and relies on a restricted amount of carefully chosen words. 

Twitter was one of my main channels to PR my film.