Individual contribution

In the filming process, I filmed many of the shots and also helped to direct the shots. I filmed the end scene where the main character is under the bed, as well as the scene in the woods when the character is being dragged. I also filmed the scene in the woods where the character is running. I had to work with a range of different shot types and lighting in order to get the best shot. I ensured that we shot the same scenes numerous times in order to make sure that we had more than one filming in case of any errors in the footage. I also filmed scenes that didn't get put in to the final trailer as the story line was adjusted.

My main responsibility was to create the magazine cover for our horror trailer. I took the photo for the magazine cover in the schools photo studio. When taking the photo we had to test out different types of lighting and take multiple shots to see which shot looked the best. When putting the magazine cover together, I had to think of good cover lines that would link to horror. (With the help of another member of my group) and I had to find fonts that would look good. When creating the magazine cover I also had to create a house style that would flow well and also make sure that the cover linked with the trailer and the poster. I found it extremely useful to look at real media texts when creating the magazine cover as it helped me to decide on text placement, fonts and cover lines.

I also contributed to the construction of the poster. I took the picture for the poster. When taking the picture I had to adjust the lighting in order to gain our desired effect. I took multiple shots at different angles and with different lighting to make sure that we had a good enough picture for our final media product. I made multiple changes to the poster as we felt that the 'finished product' didn't look as good as it could have and should have.When editing the poster, I once again had to find fonts that would look good. I also had to center the picture and re arrange the text placements to make everything more centered and even. I found it helpful to look at real posters as it helped me to identify common conventions of horror film posters. 

I didn't have a huge contribution in terms of hands on editing however I did contribute to music/soundtrack decisions and I also helped to research different music that would fit well with our footage. I helped to decide which footage would be used in our final trailer as well as deciding on who would play the roles in the trailer. I also gave continuous feedback to the person editing the trailer so that we could decide together on what looked best for our final product.