The link to my completed film website homepage is here.
I chose the "Author" template because it had a header which would be perfect for my menu bar to be clearly shown.
Here is the template
I added in the logo I created before. Link to that blog post is here
I added the menu bar, making the sub headings similar to the links I found in the Godzilla film website homepage. I also changed the colours so they fitted my red / black / white colour scheme.
I changed my type face to Courier New. I thought this was an effective font as it is similar to the look of a typewriter as it is clear to read but fits with my story line as though it could be made by the army.
I changed the background of this section to be a template image from Wix of a woodland. Of course, this fitted my film idea. I also tinted the original image, through Wixs editing menu, to have a green tint.
I added a red outline and shadow to also fit my colour scheme. This broke up the dark colours I had used and was a great contrast to the green tint of the centre image.
Here I have added my teaser trailer as the main video. Next to this I created and added a brief synopsis of the film itself, to intrigue the audience. To persuade my audience I created a critique review. I used "Buzzfeed" because they are a popular online website and I thought their audience would cross over with mine as they are both young adults. Again, I added a green tint that contrasted the red.
When researching popular film website homepages, I found common convention was a logo. I believe logos are used as they are memorable for the viewer. I found that the logo of the films incorporated the title of the film, and that within the homepage, it was usually placed at the top left. As I found a logo for the film within it's homepage to be a convention, I realised I needed to include it into my own.
Above is a compilation of the most popular horror film logos I've found. All of them have intricate typography which makes them look their genre but also makes them memorable. I looked on DaFont.com to inspire me with my typography.
As I would be editing the font and wording, I though the best typography would be straight edged as this would make it able for me to make the background transparent without effecting the actual wording.
I looked in the Horror genre and the best font I found was 'Plane Crash', which is pictured below.
The font above inspired me to create a font with woodland branches as the lettering. By having the branches within the font, it will still be easy and clear to read, but still represent the themes within my film.
I didn't know how to create the effect of an image within text, examples shown below,
and so I researched online. I found a tutorial online linked here, and also a tutorial, walkthrough on YouTube.
I began creating my font with an image from google of woodland branches and followed the tutorials above. Below are the steps
Above is the font finished from using the tutorials to guide me
Here I added a red glow/outline to my lettering so the font fitted my colour scheme perfectly
I wanted to add a blood splatter, shown above, but decided against it as it would make it hard to create the transparency in the background. I may decide to add blood splatters to my website to create a horrific look to represent death & danger.
For my website homepage I wanted to use a styled font that fitted my film. Ideally, I wanted something that looked like branches in a wood, as it would fit with the title of my film and create a good logo.
After doing some research, I found fonts I liked on a website called DAFONT.com, I found the font "Words are but Wind" which I thought was a perfect font face for what I wanted. The link to it is here.
To use this font I would have to download it, and this is where I found some problems. I was able to download the font, but to put it in the Font folder to be able to use as a font, I needed a password.
I asked my teacher and the technicians for the password, and it's been about a week now and I haven't had a full answer. It's likely I won't be able to download the font as I can't know the password, however I'll have to ask again if they can just put in the password so it is still private. I only need the password, to download the font. I'm unable to copy the image of the font from the website.
The highlighted area shows I'm unable to copy the image.
This problem has already slowed me down while creating my film website homepage, and if I'm unable to download the font it will mean my logo will not look how I wanted.
My teaser trailer is aimed at men between the ages of 15 and 30. For the older spectrum of my age range, I asked my mum to put a link of my teaser trailer, as her friends are over 18/20.
Below is the screenshot of the comments I received.
I'm happy with the feedback as it's all positive, although it is quite minimal. The post had only been up a week when I had screenshotted the feedback, so over time I may receive more comments. I'm happy that the people who commented do not know me, as this will not create the Hawthorne effect, which is when someone changes their behaviour or comments to be nice to their friends. This means the comments I received will be more valid than those of people that are my friends.
I'm really happy with the comments of my work being "atmospheric", as I think that's a key element for a teaser trailer as conventionally they need to focus on the cinematography of the shots, so it doesn't give too much of the story, but that the film itself looks professional and attractive.
