My Trailer First Draft

Teaser Trailer

This was my first attempt at creating my trailer. The length of the trailer is good for a teaser trailer but the trailer does not show enough information, in my opinion, to have a solid plot. What it shows is a girl trying to kill two other girls in the woods. We do not know why the murderer has chosen them, why the killer became a killer, why they are all in the woods, or whether anyone will survive. It does not show any suspense and does not leave the audience asking "what happens next?” Although all this information should not be revealed until the audience watch the film but some of the information should be revealed in order to create a secure plot. Having a cliff hanger at the end of the trailer, means that the audience will have got enough information in the first half of the trailer to understand a little about the film but will not know what is about to happen next and so may wish to go to see the film, on its release.

Changing my plot

When planning my trailer, there were some things I could not cater for when creating it. Some of the problems I could have faced when creating my trailer happened, which lead me to change the story line of my trailers. The main reason for this was cast. I could not get the size of cast in which I wanted because the people I wanted to play characters were unavailable at the time of filming.

Problems Faced When Filming My Trailer.

There were many problems faced when trying to film my trailer. These included:

Actors not showing up.

Finding replacement actors.

Getting actors together in one place.

Finding a location that all actors can get to.

Camera shy.

Because this was not a professional job and the actors would not be getting paid, I would have to work around them in order to film my trailer. If this was a professional job on the other hand the actors would have to be at a set place, at a set time, specific to the director’s needs. As this is not a professional job, if actors do not show up for the date and time i set to film the trailer then this will not impact them, as it would me. If one actor does not show up than I would have to try to find a last minute replacement, and if this was not possible then I would have to reschedule the filming for another day. As I do not know many people and some people are camera shy, this makes things more difficult.

Some of the actors I am using have college 5 days a week and others work too. This means that the only time I would be able to get everyone together is on a Saturday or Sunday. Sunday is usually a busy day for all people involved as they are trying to get ready for college or work the next day. This then leaves Saturday, where we all are usually free to film. As the rest of the days are usually busy times, if something 'pops up' that an actor cannot control the likely hood that they would have to sort it out on a Saturday is very high.

All of the actors are between the age of 16 and 18 and so this means that although most are at an age where they can go to many places and be backing home at a late but reasonable time, some of the actors have a time to be home on a Saturday, which is usually early. This means that filming the trailer would have to be done quiet fast. With actors being reasonably young, finding a suitable place to film the trailer is important. This is important as some of the actors may not know where certain places are.

Not being able to have some actors together at the same time means that some sense may need to be changed so that the trailer can be filmed on two different days, with different actors present on each day.

My Institution Logo

As my institution logo has been created for a film trailer, I thought I could incorporate something relating to a film in the logo, which would 'connect all the dots.'

I decided as i am creating a horror film trailer, I should turn the background black, as this makes the logo look darker and slightly more horrifying.

 

After turning the background black I had to think of a name for my institution logo. As the image in the logo was a film reel I decided to use a homophone in my logo to add an afect on the audience. By switching the words 'Film Reel' to 'Reel Film' it sounds like 'Real Film'.

The text on the logo is smooth, looking like it has been writen using a fountain pen. This makes the the logo look safer. With the writing white, it contrasts with the black background. this makes the reel and the text stick out and makes it nore eye-catching.

Location Shots.

  My first choice of location would be in the woods. this is because the trees and plants can be used to hide characters, especially characters that need to hide from other characters, for example when the murderer hides when stalking a character to kill.

 

 

 This shot would be perfect to used when showing the graves. this is because it is still a woody area but also has the ground where the graves will be.

 

 

 

I could have one of the characters hiding behind a tree. this could either be a scared character, the investigator, or the murderer.

 

This photograph is dark and so gives it an ominous feel to it. This is what I would want to show in my trailer as it is a horror trailer. This means that to give the intended feel to the trailer I would have to film my trailer when it is dark. I would need enough light to make the actors show up on camera but i would not film my trailer on a bright, sunny day.

 

 

This is a prime example of the type of location shot I could use if for some reason I am not able to film at wolloten park.

Institution logos.

 

 Founded: May 31, 1935 by

	- Darryl F. Zanuck - Joseph Schenck

- Bold capital lettering used to grab the audiences attention.

- Iconic theme tune played so that as soon as you hear the tune you know who has created the film.

 

 



 

 

One colour used to grab the audiences attention. Blue

How would I have changed this? I would have made the colour used Red as this is eyecatching and would grab the audiences attention more.

 

- Bright bold colours used to grab the audiences attention.

Founded: 1918 (As Warner Bros. Studios) April 4, 1923 (As Warner Bros. Pictures)
Founders: Albert Warner, Harry Warner, Sam Warner, Jack Warner

 

Founded	April 16, 1924
Founder	Marcus Loew

The colour gold is used as it plays on the name of the institution Metro Goldwyn Mayer

 

 

The image used behind the institution name represents the perfect dream and so links the images of the boy sitting on the moon to the title. This does not have to be a literal interpretation and could suggest that in your dreams you should 'shoot for the moon'.

The blue background is calm and peaceful which also links in with the name of the institution.