Brendan's A2 Media Blog.
I looked at this blog because although it is not the asme genre as my movie, I thought that by looking at another person's blog I could compare what I have done with what they have done and see what extra things I could do in order to make my promotional package the bets it can be.
Strengths:
1. This person's photoshop skills are really good and clearly he enjoys doing this kind of thing, which pays off as the final product is clearly of a proffesional standard.
2. The overlapping sounds are really effective in making the audience on edge, it evokes a scared emotion in all who watch without even something scary happening at this point.
3. The light that moves but just allows you to see the moving hand is incredibly scary and really makes this trailer believable and makes you want to watch it.
4. The shaking camera is brillient and makes it as though even you as an audience are in trouble.
5. The bloody hand that runs down the wall is very creepy and fits well with the magazine cover.
6. The squiffy screen that looks like its on a t v is really good and effective. in many ways it reminds me of the ring, but this trailer is very unlike the ring and therefore makes this film trailer very different.
7. The heart beat moniter sound effects are really good in keeping with the title, and it makes sure that the trailer doesnt drift away from the theme of the movie.
8. As an audience you dont really know what the story is about, which therefore makes you want to go and see the movie to find out why this person seems to be demented or strange, this makes this trailer very effective.
9. The movie poster is very effective in making it clear that it is a gory and bloody film. it fits really well in the trailer and also with the magazine cover. All in all the poster is very effective and attracts the appropriate target audience.
10. I like the way the subheadings on the magazine are layed out, it creates a magazine that fits well with a movie like this one.
Weaknesses:
1. The scream in the trailer doesnt really fit the sound of the scream, this could make it seem unrealistic.
Other than this though I think the whole package is very successful and very impressive.
http://enorfmcmanusb.blogspot.com/search/label/A.%20Final%20Product%3A%20main%20product
Above is the address for the blog that the Brenden's project is on.
And here is the Trailer:
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Gun
You may have seen this shot in the trailer, This is actually a plastic gun and there was no danger to any of the people around or any of the actors when this was being filmed. However it is important to remember that although it is fake it does look very realistic and adds to the scene very well.
Music
I had previously decided that I was going to use a Florence and the Machine song. However, I have found that the song that works much better in my case is Ellie Goulding's 'Your Song'. This song works really well I think, as it fits perfectly with the transition of the shots. However I have found that I am going to have to change the music soundtrack as it could breech copywright laws. As an alternative I have decided to look for either an instrumental, or maybe another version of the same song. It is unfortuante to not be able to use this song however it would not be able to work or be used if this trailer was actually going to be used on TV or in the cinema.
Trailer
This was the version of my film trailer that I have showed to the people who gave me comments.
After showing it to some more people I will do the following changes to my film trailer:
1. I will remove the shot of the female protagonist as it zzoms in as it appears to show her laughing.
2. I will also hold the shot of the two army officials for longer, to establish them as characters.
3. I will also add in titles of the two main characters, Georgia Higgins. It is also worth mentioning at this point that I have changed the character names on the movie poster. it now says Steven Thurley, Georgia Higgins and Max Nordigian.
4. I am also going to have to look at the music of my film, as currently there could be a copywright problem with the 'Your Song' music I have got in the background. As an alternative I will look for a non-copywright instrumental version or another version of the same song that is not under any copywright laws.
5. I will also remove the repeated close up shot of the two as it is unecesasry and looks repeptitive.
After showing it to some more people I will do the following changes to my film trailer:
1. I will remove the shot of the female protagonist as it zzoms in as it appears to show her laughing.
2. I will also hold the shot of the two army officials for longer, to establish them as characters.
3. I will also add in titles of the two main characters, Georgia Higgins. It is also worth mentioning at this point that I have changed the character names on the movie poster. it now says Steven Thurley, Georgia Higgins and Max Nordigian.
4. I am also going to have to look at the music of my film, as currently there could be a copywright problem with the 'Your Song' music I have got in the background. As an alternative I will look for a non-copywright instrumental version or another version of the same song that is not under any copywright laws.
5. I will also remove the repeated close up shot of the two as it is unecesasry and looks repeptitive.
Friday, 19 November 2010
Audience's feedback on Film Trailer
1. Cleo, Very Good well-paced movie which you've filmed thoughtfully. The genre is clear, the characters edfined, the soundtrack appropriate. Titles are attractive and well placed. Well done. (Mr Breese - Teacher)
2. I liked the music, the trailer was very moving and did make me want to watch it. Although it seemed like your sister was laughing when the male protagonist got taken but apart from that it is very good. (Harry White)
3. Very Good. I thought that the use of captions was good, and I could easily follow what the film concerned. I liked it, and i would definatly go to see the movie. (George Hopkin)
4. Good Soundtrack. Good shots. I like the fact that the door opens on the girl and you see her reaction to seeing the man and how the door opens the second time and you think its for another good thing but it turns out to be opened for the army who are going to pose a problem to that love. The only negative is the smiling girl when shes meant to be sad but its not very obvious so its fine. (Oli Adewusi)
5. The add displayed a clear anf effective juxtaposition of the military/ war and then the tenderness of the relationship shown in the music etc. The fade effect used on the text inbetween clips blended very well with the overall feel of the film. It leaves you wanting to know the outcome and already evokes empathy for the characters situation.(Grant Sterry)
To get these reactions to my film i simply used an opportunity sample of who was available to look at the film at the specific moment in time. I am aware thast therefore this may not be representative of my target audience so I will be conducting further audience feedback research to develop a cleare understanding of the pros and cons of my movie trailer.
2. I liked the music, the trailer was very moving and did make me want to watch it. Although it seemed like your sister was laughing when the male protagonist got taken but apart from that it is very good. (Harry White)
3. Very Good. I thought that the use of captions was good, and I could easily follow what the film concerned. I liked it, and i would definatly go to see the movie. (George Hopkin)
4. Good Soundtrack. Good shots. I like the fact that the door opens on the girl and you see her reaction to seeing the man and how the door opens the second time and you think its for another good thing but it turns out to be opened for the army who are going to pose a problem to that love. The only negative is the smiling girl when shes meant to be sad but its not very obvious so its fine. (Oli Adewusi)
5. The add displayed a clear anf effective juxtaposition of the military/ war and then the tenderness of the relationship shown in the music etc. The fade effect used on the text inbetween clips blended very well with the overall feel of the film. It leaves you wanting to know the outcome and already evokes empathy for the characters situation.(Grant Sterry)
To get these reactions to my film i simply used an opportunity sample of who was available to look at the film at the specific moment in time. I am aware thast therefore this may not be representative of my target audience so I will be conducting further audience feedback research to develop a cleare understanding of the pros and cons of my movie trailer.
Wednesday, 17 November 2010
Tuesday, 16 November 2010
Filming Part One
I have now completed all of the film clips that I had set out to do, on my shooting plan. I found when I was doing this that the other people around you, the actors, could help you with shots, telling you what might look better, or what could be done differently. This was very useful in the sense that I had given myself a firm image in my mind of what each shot would look like, having other people tell you what might look better made it easier for me to look at alternative ways to shoot each clip. This will mean that the actual shots themselves might be slightly different to what we had originally anticipated, however the main effect of the story will remain the same. The only thing that has really changed are the camera angles.
Monday, 15 November 2010
iMovie
As I previously mentioned, I have decided to use iMovie on an Apple Mac computer, here are the reasons why I have decided to do this:
1. It is a great editing tool to useto create a movie.
2. iMovie allows you to easily add music, effects, title, graphics, voice over and transitions to create a polished looking movie very quickly and effectivley.
3. It is easy to share that movie. it has one click exports for iTunes, iPhone and YouTube, meaning that I will be able to upload my video to YouTube to gather peoples opinoins on the end product and whether I need to change any of the trailer, to recieve feedback and critical opinoins of what the general public think.
4. The user interface is in one window, which is split into five sections:
5. The project library, allows you to open and work on more than one movie/ film/ trailer at any one time, which are all clearly visible in the project library.
6. The project Storyboard, here you create your movie and are able to easily add new sections of video, move things around and make video clips longer or shorter,
7. The viewer, this is where you view all of your video, you can watch here the movie itself or individual clips that are in your movie, or clips that you are considering to add to your movie. This is very useful in ensuring that you are putting clips in the right sequence and it is large enough to notice problems or other flaws that will need to be rectified.
8. The event library, this groups all of your video clips usually based on the time they were added/taken. This is very useful as it enables you to automatically see what clips you have taken and orders them in a systematic fashion. For the camera that I am using, it enables me to group the clips i take into an order that i will be able to quickly find and locate in order to add and adapt to the final movie cut.
9. The event browser, this shows all of the clips that you have taken, which are in the event you selected from the event library, Here you are able to preview and selected the clips you want in the final movie, in order to determine that you are choosing the correct ones suited for the film. Each clip is disblayed in an easy layout, in the form of a film strip.
10. The toolbar, which is in the middle of the screen as a splitter for the five sections, The toolbar allows you to easily add voice overs, effects, transitions text, etc. very easily, and quickly at the touch of a button. you are also able to adjust the audio you are using, and any video adjustments that need to be done.
As you can see, iMovie, is a very easy to you user-friendly interface, that is well suited for what I am aiming to do. It allows me to complete all of the effects and edits i want to make to create a film trailer worthy of the big screen.
This is the iMovie symbol.
1. It is a great editing tool to useto create a movie.
2. iMovie allows you to easily add music, effects, title, graphics, voice over and transitions to create a polished looking movie very quickly and effectivley.
3. It is easy to share that movie. it has one click exports for iTunes, iPhone and YouTube, meaning that I will be able to upload my video to YouTube to gather peoples opinoins on the end product and whether I need to change any of the trailer, to recieve feedback and critical opinoins of what the general public think.
4. The user interface is in one window, which is split into five sections:
5. The project library, allows you to open and work on more than one movie/ film/ trailer at any one time, which are all clearly visible in the project library.
6. The project Storyboard, here you create your movie and are able to easily add new sections of video, move things around and make video clips longer or shorter,
7. The viewer, this is where you view all of your video, you can watch here the movie itself or individual clips that are in your movie, or clips that you are considering to add to your movie. This is very useful in ensuring that you are putting clips in the right sequence and it is large enough to notice problems or other flaws that will need to be rectified.
8. The event library, this groups all of your video clips usually based on the time they were added/taken. This is very useful as it enables you to automatically see what clips you have taken and orders them in a systematic fashion. For the camera that I am using, it enables me to group the clips i take into an order that i will be able to quickly find and locate in order to add and adapt to the final movie cut.
9. The event browser, this shows all of the clips that you have taken, which are in the event you selected from the event library, Here you are able to preview and selected the clips you want in the final movie, in order to determine that you are choosing the correct ones suited for the film. Each clip is disblayed in an easy layout, in the form of a film strip.
10. The toolbar, which is in the middle of the screen as a splitter for the five sections, The toolbar allows you to easily add voice overs, effects, transitions text, etc. very easily, and quickly at the touch of a button. you are also able to adjust the audio you are using, and any video adjustments that need to be done.
As you can see, iMovie, is a very easy to you user-friendly interface, that is well suited for what I am aiming to do. It allows me to complete all of the effects and edits i want to make to create a film trailer worthy of the big screen.
This is a screenshot of what iMovie looks like, as you can see the layout is very understandable, the project library where all of the shots will go before you choose them and edit them is positioned at the top of the screen, with a screen to watch the edited filmn on the top right side of the page, The panel at the bottom is where you edit the shots and turn them into a film. The buttons above and below all give the user different editing toold that will ultimatly turn your production into a very proffesional looking film.
This is the iMovie symbol.Sunday, 14 November 2010
The Filming Process
The Filming Process
Equipment?
To film the various clips for my teaser trailer I used,
• A Tripod
• A Video Camera
I have decided not to use any lighting equipment as this can be edited in the editing process on the computer if necessary, and the location I have chosen for the filming of the trailer has both dark and light rooms, and an outside space to film outside scenes so I should be able to find a room appropriate to the scene according to the lighting. Also, no sound equipment is being used as there is a song playing over the top of the film throughout. Although I have not decided at the present time whether the speech at the end ‘ill never leave again’ will be diagetic or non-diagetic. As I have non-diagetic sound running throughout the film, I am considering a diagetic voice being heard at this point. However I do not want this to affect the quality of the production, so I will have to see what each shot looks like before I decide. If I choose to use the diagetic sound I will be using the microphone device that is installed in the camera that I am using. I am not using any crew as such to help me, although I do have a friend who has made a teaser trailer before who has said that he would help me in the filming process as this is new to me. Other than that however, it is just me.
Locations?
Finding a location for every clip of the teaser trailer was quite difficult, for some of the scenes I used my house, as it has quite a big field for the grassy scenes, and the running scenes, and a house I used for the inside shots, I used different rooms in the house to act as different places, and this worked very well. For the street shot I used my school as this as the easiest and most suitable place I could find. Both of these places will appear in the final teaser trailer, however since the original storyboarding I have cut down a lot of the filming I originally set out to do, due to time and to make the trailer more concise. This will mean that you may not see as much of the locations as it was previously thought.
Actors?
For the main protagonists I managed to get Thomas Staton Georgia Higgins who both have experience in acting and dancing, Georgia played a very important role in the school production of Bugsy Malone, and Romeo and Juliet where she played the two leading ladies, and Thomas has played Othello in Othello and Doctor Faustus in Doctor Faustus. More directed at this particular genre Georgia has recently played Cinderella in the Hertford production of Cinderella, and Thomas played Prince Charming in the same play, so you together they are perfect for the roles in my film trailer.
Equipment?
To film the various clips for my teaser trailer I used,
• A Tripod
• A Video Camera
I have decided not to use any lighting equipment as this can be edited in the editing process on the computer if necessary, and the location I have chosen for the filming of the trailer has both dark and light rooms, and an outside space to film outside scenes so I should be able to find a room appropriate to the scene according to the lighting. Also, no sound equipment is being used as there is a song playing over the top of the film throughout. Although I have not decided at the present time whether the speech at the end ‘ill never leave again’ will be diagetic or non-diagetic. As I have non-diagetic sound running throughout the film, I am considering a diagetic voice being heard at this point. However I do not want this to affect the quality of the production, so I will have to see what each shot looks like before I decide. If I choose to use the diagetic sound I will be using the microphone device that is installed in the camera that I am using. I am not using any crew as such to help me, although I do have a friend who has made a teaser trailer before who has said that he would help me in the filming process as this is new to me. Other than that however, it is just me.
Locations?
Finding a location for every clip of the teaser trailer was quite difficult, for some of the scenes I used my house, as it has quite a big field for the grassy scenes, and the running scenes, and a house I used for the inside shots, I used different rooms in the house to act as different places, and this worked very well. For the street shot I used my school as this as the easiest and most suitable place I could find. Both of these places will appear in the final teaser trailer, however since the original storyboarding I have cut down a lot of the filming I originally set out to do, due to time and to make the trailer more concise. This will mean that you may not see as much of the locations as it was previously thought.
Actors?
For the main protagonists I managed to get Thomas Staton Georgia Higgins who both have experience in acting and dancing, Georgia played a very important role in the school production of Bugsy Malone, and Romeo and Juliet where she played the two leading ladies, and Thomas has played Othello in Othello and Doctor Faustus in Doctor Faustus. More directed at this particular genre Georgia has recently played Cinderella in the Hertford production of Cinderella, and Thomas played Prince Charming in the same play, so you together they are perfect for the roles in my film trailer.
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Before The Filming
I am now going to start the first section of my filming, hopefully now, having cut down the number of shots I want to make, I am hoping to be able to complete the majority of the filming in one day. Although this may be optimistic, I am aware that there are a number of clips that are captions, which will be created in the editing process. If you take these shots out of the number of shots I am hoping to film, I have only got around 10 shots to complete. Hopefully making it possible for me to complete it in one day. Although in the real media world it would be near impossible to create a teaser trailer in one day, for me i think this is a goal to reach in order to complete the process as quickly as possible. This will then give me lots of time in the editing process, and if needs be iIcan always re shoot failed shots again.
I am filming the outdoor grass scenes, where the man is looking as though he is in the army, in my back garden as this will give the right mise-en-scene for the film. Hopefully then giving us the right image in the final product.
For the actual filming process I am using a Panasonic video camera, which has a memory card that can easily be inserted to most computers, in order to complete the editing process. I am using an Apple Mac Computer for the editing process as this is the best editing tool around at the moment, it is also what alot of the proffessional companies use. That is why i will be using this.
I am filming the outdoor grass scenes, where the man is looking as though he is in the army, in my back garden as this will give the right mise-en-scene for the film. Hopefully then giving us the right image in the final product.
For the actual filming process I am using a Panasonic video camera, which has a memory card that can easily be inserted to most computers, in order to complete the editing process. I am using an Apple Mac Computer for the editing process as this is the best editing tool around at the moment, it is also what alot of the proffessional companies use. That is why i will be using this.
Friday, 12 November 2010
Looking at Conventions
From looking at the teaser trailer for "500 Days of Summer" I also noticed alot of attention to the name of the film, as this is a caption that comes up on five different occasions. Generally also, it came up in approximatly equal intervals of 10 seconds. Although i may not be doing this as frequently as this particular trailer, I think this is something to definatly consider, as this is a very effective way of creating awareness and a strong brand for the film. Which is the role of a teaser trailer, as not all films have been made when they create the teaser trailer. In a way a teaser trailer is a form of 'testing the water' in order for you to test your market to determine whether or not it will be a success. By repeatedly putting up the title you are increasing the awareness and therefore giving yourself the best possible chance of success.
Generally, from the trailers I have looked at the timings are all relativley the same. Within the last 10% of the time of the trailer, they will show the Title of the film, and usually the release date and perhaps the credits. They also all usually begin with the first scene or clip, between 5-8 seconds in, with the first voice over, or sound heard around 8 seconds. when music is heard or it is a slower paced trailer this time will be increased, and I think that my time will be increqased for this to give the audience time to create an idea of the emotion that will be in the film. I have chose to do it this way as I feel that there is more of an emphasis in my teaser trailer of the emotion the two feel, just like we see in the trailer 'Dear John'
Generally, from the trailers I have looked at the timings are all relativley the same. Within the last 10% of the time of the trailer, they will show the Title of the film, and usually the release date and perhaps the credits. They also all usually begin with the first scene or clip, between 5-8 seconds in, with the first voice over, or sound heard around 8 seconds. when music is heard or it is a slower paced trailer this time will be increased, and I think that my time will be increqased for this to give the audience time to create an idea of the emotion that will be in the film. I have chose to do it this way as I feel that there is more of an emphasis in my teaser trailer of the emotion the two feel, just like we see in the trailer 'Dear John'
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Checking the Conventions
I think that it would be a good idea to have a look at some of the trailers, and more, to see the timings of the film. To present this I will make a time line for you to see how the conventions of a typical film trailer and my film trailer will compare. Once I ahve done this I may find that I will need to reconsider the structure of my film trailer. This is all part of the planning process and is a step that is vital in ensuring the teaser trailer is the best it possibly can be to appeal to the target audience.
This movie trailer, like the other ones I have looked at will still be much longer than my trailer, however I have gone through this, "500 days of summer", "Twighlight" and Dear John have all given me a good indication for the timings of my film. And I will be making a few changes to the plan as a consequence of this.
This twighlight teaser trailer, is more the kind of length I will be aiming for in my editing process, however this although a romantic story line is not the type of genre that my film will be, yet it does still give me a good indication for the timings of captions etc.
This movie trailer, like the other ones I have looked at will still be much longer than my trailer, however I have gone through this, "500 days of summer", "Twighlight" and Dear John have all given me a good indication for the timings of my film. And I will be making a few changes to the plan as a consequence of this.
This twighlight teaser trailer, is more the kind of length I will be aiming for in my editing process, however this although a romantic story line is not the type of genre that my film will be, yet it does still give me a good indication for the timings of captions etc.
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Shooting Plan Revisted
I have been checking my plans for filming, in order to be totally prepared for when I do come to filming, as a result I have found that my film trailer tells too much of the story, or has too much narrative rather than teasing the audience, and enticing them into wanting to find out about the narrative of the plot of the film. To deal with this problem I am going to cut out irrelevant shots in order to reduce time and create a trailer where the audience wants to know more.
Here is my new shooting plan:
1. Close up of man's face who is smiling looking into woman's eyes (possibly over the shoulder shot)
2. Close up of woman's face who is also smiling looking into man's eyes (possibly over the shoulder shot)
3. CAPTION = "When Love"
4. Shot of man in military clothing
5. From an embrace the man lets the woman go and begins to walk away (over the shoulder shot from woman to man)
6. CAPTION = "Is Taken Away"
7. Shot of a hand, writing a letter (to the man) [VOICE OVER]
A) FADED OUT
8. Shot of another letter again to the man [VOICE OVER]
9. CAPTION = "The Love"
10. Shot of man in grass with camoflage on face looking up
11. Shot of man at door of house - coming home (smart dress)
12. Man opens door to two army officials
13. Letter writing from man to woman [VOICE OVER]
15. CAPTION = [VOICE OVER] "Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Jude Law"
16. CAPTION = "Love Never Leaves"
17. Man holding woman, whispers "I'll never leave again"
As you can see from my original plan to have 30 shots I have become more realistic, and seen the realities of a movie trailer. I have halved the number of shots I am going to be filming, decreasing the time spent on it, and increasing the quality of the teaser trailer as it will no longer depict the entire narrative of the film, instead it now gives you a little idea of what is to come. I have also tried to ensure that there is the possibilty of the ending to be happy or unhappy, this is left for the audience to guess, as it gives them a sense of mystery and meaning/wanting to go and see the film.
Here is my new shooting plan:
1. Close up of man's face who is smiling looking into woman's eyes (possibly over the shoulder shot)
2. Close up of woman's face who is also smiling looking into man's eyes (possibly over the shoulder shot)
3. CAPTION = "When Love"
4. Shot of man in military clothing
5. From an embrace the man lets the woman go and begins to walk away (over the shoulder shot from woman to man)
6. CAPTION = "Is Taken Away"
7. Shot of a hand, writing a letter (to the man) [VOICE OVER]
A) FADED OUT
8. Shot of another letter again to the man [VOICE OVER]
9. CAPTION = "The Love"
10. Shot of man in grass with camoflage on face looking up
11. Shot of man at door of house - coming home (smart dress)
12. Man opens door to two army officials
13. Letter writing from man to woman [VOICE OVER]
15. CAPTION = [VOICE OVER] "Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Jude Law"
16. CAPTION = "Love Never Leaves"
17. Man holding woman, whispers "I'll never leave again"
As you can see from my original plan to have 30 shots I have become more realistic, and seen the realities of a movie trailer. I have halved the number of shots I am going to be filming, decreasing the time spent on it, and increasing the quality of the teaser trailer as it will no longer depict the entire narrative of the film, instead it now gives you a little idea of what is to come. I have also tried to ensure that there is the possibilty of the ending to be happy or unhappy, this is left for the audience to guess, as it gives them a sense of mystery and meaning/wanting to go and see the film.
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Notting Hill Trailer
In this trailer I really like the shot of the woman in the bath, like an over the shoulder shot.
Monday, 8 November 2010
Filming Part Two
After filming, and looking over the clips I had captured, I have realised that some of them arnt as high quality as I had orginally anticipated. These clips will be re filmed as soon as possible, and the clips which may not be as high quality as I had hoped may be changed. For example the shot of the man looking down to the woman will be re shooted as something similar, yet not at this angle as this doesnt create a high quality clip that I would have liked.
Letters To Julliet Trailer
In this trailer I like the soundtrack that goes with it, I also like the story that this trailer tells us. I think the voiceover too works really well, and gives the whole thing a kind of heart-warming feeling about it.
Sunday, 7 November 2010
Film Trailer Sequence
The basic plot of the movie is a man and woman fall in love, they have a short while together and then the man has to go away to fight in the war. The woman writes to the man every day for a year with no reply. She eventually presumes that he has either died or does not want to write to her. The man is injured in the war, and while in hospital he is able to receive all of the letters she has sent. The man is close to tears when he reads the letters and decides to desert the war effort and return to the woman. When they are reunited they are so happy, but the army officials have to come and get him again because he was not allowed to leave the war. After 3 years of writing to each other they are finally reunited and they all live happily ever after.
1. The first shot is of a woman walking carrying lots of books. With the song ‘Cosmic Love’ by ‘Florence and the machine’ playing in the background. (2)
2. Shot of man walking looking at his watch. (1)
3. The two walk into each other and the woman’s books fall on the floor, they both bend down to pick them up and their eyes meet.(4)
4. Close up of woman’s face as she looks into the man’s eyes, a smile comes across her face. (2)
5. Close up of man’s face who is also smiling looking into the woman’s eyes.(2)
5.5 caption- ‘When Love’(1)
6. You see the couple laying on a grassy field together(2)
7. The woman is running down the field holding the man’s hand.(2)
8. A shot of the man wearing military clothing holding a big bag.(1)
9. A shot of the woman who looks very sad, possibly with tears in her eyes(1)
10. The two hold each other.(2)
10.5 caption – ‘Is Taken Away’(1)
11. Shot of a hand writing a letter, that begins ‘Dear Freddie,’(1)
12. Shot 11 is faded out and then a longer letter is seen. A voice over is heard saying ‘Dear Freddie this is my 30th letter, it has been a month I hope you are ok…’(1)
12.5 caption – ‘The Love’(1)
13. A shot of the man looking up into the sky, he is dirty and is still wearing the army outfit. (1)
13.5 caption – ‘Never Leaves’(1)
14. A shot of the woman writing another letter, you hear ‘It has been seven months… I still love you.’(1)
15. Shot of man with bandages around head laying in a bed.(1)
16. A Nurse comes over and hands him 3 piles of letters.(1)
17. Reaction shot of man who looks up to the nurse and slightly opens mouth in shock (2)
18. Shot of woman opening door as if to the camera (1)
19. Shot of man at the door of the woman. Holding a bunch of flowers. (1)
20. shot of the two in bed. (2-3)
[could possibly be 2 shots]
21. man opens door to 2 army officials. (1)
22. man being dragged away by the army men. (2)
23. woman collapses in hysterics as man is dragged off. (1)
24. shot of paper and a man writing, the letter says ‘Dearest Molly, its been two weeks...’ (2) [voice over saying what is written]
25. Shot of paper, ‘Dear Freddie, I miss you ...’ (2) [voice over saying this]
26. Shot of paper, ‘Dear Molly, I’m coming home soon I promise,’ (2) [voice over saying
27. Lots of letters are seen fading from one to the other, with a voice over saying some words from the letters seen’
28. Shot of the woman running towards the man, the man drops his army bag and the women jumps into his arms.
29. Caption – ‘Love Never Leaves’ (2)
30. Man holding woman says ‘I’ll never leave again’ (2)
As you can see i have focussed alot on the emotions coming through in the film trailer, as this is something that i feel will appeal to my target audience.
1. The first shot is of a woman walking carrying lots of books. With the song ‘Cosmic Love’ by ‘Florence and the machine’ playing in the background. (2)
2. Shot of man walking looking at his watch. (1)
3. The two walk into each other and the woman’s books fall on the floor, they both bend down to pick them up and their eyes meet.(4)
4. Close up of woman’s face as she looks into the man’s eyes, a smile comes across her face. (2)
5. Close up of man’s face who is also smiling looking into the woman’s eyes.(2)
5.5 caption- ‘When Love’(1)
6. You see the couple laying on a grassy field together(2)
7. The woman is running down the field holding the man’s hand.(2)
8. A shot of the man wearing military clothing holding a big bag.(1)
9. A shot of the woman who looks very sad, possibly with tears in her eyes(1)
10. The two hold each other.(2)
10.5 caption – ‘Is Taken Away’(1)
11. Shot of a hand writing a letter, that begins ‘Dear Freddie,’(1)
12. Shot 11 is faded out and then a longer letter is seen. A voice over is heard saying ‘Dear Freddie this is my 30th letter, it has been a month I hope you are ok…’(1)
12.5 caption – ‘The Love’(1)
13. A shot of the man looking up into the sky, he is dirty and is still wearing the army outfit. (1)
13.5 caption – ‘Never Leaves’(1)
14. A shot of the woman writing another letter, you hear ‘It has been seven months… I still love you.’(1)
15. Shot of man with bandages around head laying in a bed.(1)
16. A Nurse comes over and hands him 3 piles of letters.(1)
17. Reaction shot of man who looks up to the nurse and slightly opens mouth in shock (2)
18. Shot of woman opening door as if to the camera (1)
19. Shot of man at the door of the woman. Holding a bunch of flowers. (1)
20. shot of the two in bed. (2-3)
[could possibly be 2 shots]
21. man opens door to 2 army officials. (1)
22. man being dragged away by the army men. (2)
23. woman collapses in hysterics as man is dragged off. (1)
24. shot of paper and a man writing, the letter says ‘Dearest Molly, its been two weeks...’ (2) [voice over saying what is written]
25. Shot of paper, ‘Dear Freddie, I miss you ...’ (2) [voice over saying this]
26. Shot of paper, ‘Dear Molly, I’m coming home soon I promise,’ (2) [voice over saying
27. Lots of letters are seen fading from one to the other, with a voice over saying some words from the letters seen’
28. Shot of the woman running towards the man, the man drops his army bag and the women jumps into his arms.
29. Caption – ‘Love Never Leaves’ (2)
30. Man holding woman says ‘I’ll never leave again’ (2)
As you can see i have focussed alot on the emotions coming through in the film trailer, as this is something that i feel will appeal to my target audience.
Saturday, 6 November 2010
Creating A Story Board
I decided to create the story board to give me some direction. It allows me to have a good idea of how the production of my film will go, and the way in which it would be most time effective to film the trailer.
When creating the story board, I have found that trying to think about how you are actually going to film the final product is very difficult. With little or no filming experience it has been an eye opener in the difficulty in envisaging what you are trying to portray.
I am aware that some of my clips in the film trailer are quite optimistic, and although I will try to do the clips as I have drawn them into the story board there is a chance that it will not look right and I will have to think about and change the way I film those certain clips. The shots which I can see problems are shot 25 when the two are laying in bed together and the camera is above them looking down. Also the circling shot of the couple holding each other in the final clip, number 31. Although this can be done I am aiming to keep the filming looking professional, if I find that the circling around the couple is jerky and does not look like high quality I will change this to a still shot.
I have also realised how long filming is really going to take. Before beginning the story board I had the idea in my mind, however I did not understand length of the process, filming a 1 second clip might take up to an hour because of preparation and repeated takes, this is why planning everything is key. I am hoping that the fact that it does take so long to film will not affect the continuity of the film.
When creating the story board, I have found that trying to think about how you are actually going to film the final product is very difficult. With little or no filming experience it has been an eye opener in the difficulty in envisaging what you are trying to portray.
I am aware that some of my clips in the film trailer are quite optimistic, and although I will try to do the clips as I have drawn them into the story board there is a chance that it will not look right and I will have to think about and change the way I film those certain clips. The shots which I can see problems are shot 25 when the two are laying in bed together and the camera is above them looking down. Also the circling shot of the couple holding each other in the final clip, number 31. Although this can be done I am aiming to keep the filming looking professional, if I find that the circling around the couple is jerky and does not look like high quality I will change this to a still shot.
I have also realised how long filming is really going to take. Before beginning the story board I had the idea in my mind, however I did not understand length of the process, filming a 1 second clip might take up to an hour because of preparation and repeated takes, this is why planning everything is key. I am hoping that the fact that it does take so long to film will not affect the continuity of the film.
Friday, 5 November 2010
Creativity
Creativity
Where did you get your ideas from?
After watching a number of romantic film trailers, I was able to develop a lot of ideas. Two of the trailers that stood out to me as best representing the conventions of a romantic film were ‘Dear John’ and ‘The Last Song’ These two films represent what a romantic film is all about, and from this I got a lot of my ideas for my teaser trailer. For example in ‘Dear John’ the way the two were separated is something that I have picked up on in my film trailer prospects. Also the way in which the scenes flow, I think I will use the fading effect as a transition from clip to clip as this effect was soft yet allowed the trailer to move rapidly to create a desire to want to know more about the film and to want to go and see the film. After watching ‘The Last Song’ I also saw the way the two people who had fallen in love faced a problem and this was a convention of most romantic movies, I liked the way this was shown in this trailer and I would like this to be shown in mine, also the way the characters seem to go on both an emotional journey, and a personal journey finding out their downfalls in this film was something that was key and I would like to try and use this in my film trailer as far as possible.
Did you find originality difficult?
A lot of love films have very similar plots and themes, this makes it quite difficult to diverse from the usual conventions and create a love film that isn’t similar to other love films. In many ways my teaser trailer will be very similar to the other romantic films I have mentioned before, although in other ways mine is much different and I think that my romantic film trailer gives a new edge to this genre of films.
Did the use of the internet help you in any creative way?
As mentioned before watching film trailers on the internet helped me a lot, creatively. Without watching these I would not have been able to look at romantic film trailers from a media perspective, and been able to come up with the typical conventions from this genre, in which make up the trailer.
Where did you get your ideas from?
After watching a number of romantic film trailers, I was able to develop a lot of ideas. Two of the trailers that stood out to me as best representing the conventions of a romantic film were ‘Dear John’ and ‘The Last Song’ These two films represent what a romantic film is all about, and from this I got a lot of my ideas for my teaser trailer. For example in ‘Dear John’ the way the two were separated is something that I have picked up on in my film trailer prospects. Also the way in which the scenes flow, I think I will use the fading effect as a transition from clip to clip as this effect was soft yet allowed the trailer to move rapidly to create a desire to want to know more about the film and to want to go and see the film. After watching ‘The Last Song’ I also saw the way the two people who had fallen in love faced a problem and this was a convention of most romantic movies, I liked the way this was shown in this trailer and I would like this to be shown in mine, also the way the characters seem to go on both an emotional journey, and a personal journey finding out their downfalls in this film was something that was key and I would like to try and use this in my film trailer as far as possible.
Did you find originality difficult?
A lot of love films have very similar plots and themes, this makes it quite difficult to diverse from the usual conventions and create a love film that isn’t similar to other love films. In many ways my teaser trailer will be very similar to the other romantic films I have mentioned before, although in other ways mine is much different and I think that my romantic film trailer gives a new edge to this genre of films.
Did the use of the internet help you in any creative way?
As mentioned before watching film trailers on the internet helped me a lot, creatively. Without watching these I would not have been able to look at romantic film trailers from a media perspective, and been able to come up with the typical conventions from this genre, in which make up the trailer.
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Genre
Genre Decision
Why did you choose your genre?
When deciding what genre to use for my teaser trailer I thought about what I liked and what I thought would be enjoyable to do. If I had chosen to create a sci-fi trailer I would not have enjoyed the filming, nor would I have had an idea of the conventions of that kind of genre. Also I found that the majority of students chose to do a Horror/Thriller movie, so I also wanted to do something a little bit different. I am a big fan of Romantic films, and so a genre that I enjoyed, new a little bit about, and was enthusiastic over seemed to be most suitable to me.
Do you think it present any problems?
Once I had chosen the ‘Romantic’ genre I found that when you look at a genre from a media perspective, it’s not all about love and kissing which defines a romantic movie. In actual fact what makes a romantic movie trailer is the music, the actors, the lighting, the speed of the trailer. I found that what seemed to be quite a simple and easy idea at first was much deeper and did require a lot of thinking in order to make a film with two people kissing into a romantic film trailer.
What other movie trailers from the genre did you watch?
When looking for romantic film trailers I found ‘Dear John’, ‘Notting Hill’, ‘Love Happens’, ‘Valentine’s Day’ ,’The Last Song’, ‘Remember Me’, ‘The back-up plan’, ‘Letters to Juliet’
From watching these trailers I have managed to create the plot of the story, I have based the story of the trailer on ‘Dear John’ although I have not copied this; it is quite similar to the story of this film as I felt it typified the conventions of a romantic movie. You can watch ‘Dear John’ further down in my blog.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
The Notebook Trailer
In this trailer I really like the faded transitions between shots, and I think what makes this trailer really special is the way that the voiceover not only relates back to the shots when you see him speak, but also how it tells the audience about what the film is going to be about too.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
Eat Pray Love Trailer
After looking at this trailer I like how it gives the sense of a journey to the audience. I like how the audience are taken through the emotions of the characters. I also like the soundtrack, and the way the voiceovers work really well. This is something that i may consider in my film trailer.
Monday, 1 November 2010
The Last Song Trailer
After looking at this film trailer, I like the way that the audience know that this film will be sad without even have going to see it. It evokes emotion in the audience which I think is important in any romantic movie. I would like to try and reproduce this in my trailer as I feel that it is important and will attract my target audience to come and see this film.
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