Teacher feedback

Trailer:

"Instead of recording the characters to tell the story of what has happened the girl Leila, include shots of what happened and where it was. This would link this to later on within the trailer where you go and investigate in the same place. Better to show than it is to tell."

" The shot needs to be lighter where the villain is walking towards the house. The only time you can see it is when you are watching it in pitch black. This would work okay if you were watching the trailer in the cinema, however at a home as an advert the lighting needs to be lighter in order to make it clearer."

"Try to market the mask used and make it a key feature within the film. Do some research into the history of them types of masks to try and find a way to help it to increase the awareness of your film. You can then use it as a give away in your magazine and the poster shall then have a bigger effect seen as though the mask is the main image."

"Check that all text included in the trailer is the same size and is centered in the frame. I believe just one is slightly off center but I like the choice of font and the fact you have placed in on a static background linking to the use of handheld cameras."

Magazine:

"The masthead needs to be bigger as at the moment there are other features on here that are bigger. In your research you look at the layouts of magazines and you can see that the masthead should be the biggest feature on a cover to catch the attention of the audience."

"I am not a big fan of the white blocks that your text is in, I think it would be better if the text was just on the image and was white instead."

"The text that is above your feature films, I think needs to be below instead."

"You could try using the mask again to help promote this by giving away a free copy of your mask and using is as a buff feature."

Poster:

"The poster looks really good and I do not think any thing really needs changing on it. Just double check everything lines up neatly."

"Don't forget to add your other groups members production company so that you have both of them on there."

"Make sure you all have the same release date for your film or simply have coming soon on there instead." 

"If you market the mask, like I suggested when discussing your trailer, this should make this even more effective."

Mask

The mask that is used within our trailer was simply chosen from our drama department as we did not want the face of our villain to be seen by the audience. However the mask does have some history to it was can be beneficial for our trailer. 

This type of mask that we used was original used in Greek theaters. 

Origination of mask:

Participants wore masks during certain worship ceremonies and rituals for the Greek God Dionysus. The Greek writer Thespis originally covered his face in white led during performances. Eventually, Thespis took the idea of wearing masks during ceremonies and incorporated white linen masks into his stage performances.  

Reasons for wearing masks:

There are several reasons why Greeks wore masks during performances. Plays were performed in large, outside amphitheaters. Due to the size of the stage and the positioning of the seating, many audience member not able to clearly see what was happening on stage. Masks were used as a way to convey emotion to every audience member. Each mask was designed to show a certain emotion through the use of exaggerated facial expressions, which were readable by all audience members. This ensured that all audience members understood the tone and emotion of each character. Greek performers also wore masks because a limited number of actors were allowed on stage. Initially, one performer was allowed on stage at a time. Through the use of masks, different characters and emotions were established during plays. Eventually, three actors were allowed on stage. Also, there were no women actors in Greek theater, so men wore female masks for female roles.

Description of masks: 

Masks used in Greek theater were made of plaster-soaked linen, wood or leather. The masks features exaggerated facial expressions portraying emotions such as happiness, sadness and anger. The mouths were large cut-out or carved openings that enabled actors to speak loudly and clearly. Eyes were clearly drawn on the mask. Pupil holes were punched out so actors could see. Animal or human hair was often added to the mask as facial hair. Masks used to represent female characters features larger eyes and larger mouth holes. 

Greek masks today: 

Greek masks are still used in certain theatrical productions. Many modern directors feel that using Greek masks during Greek tragedy and comedy revivals is essential in capturing the spirit and theme of the play. 

Old Greek Mask 

Our Mask Used