Through posting the video of the final new & improved trailer on soical networking site FaceBook, we were able to retreive audience feedback, as well as by showing my friends at school on the Mac. Here are a selection of the feedback received;
Chrystal (18) I think the newer trailer is way better because the dialogue makes it easier to understand the plot, before i was a bit confused with the characters, but with the dialogue it is easier to tell the story.
Samantha (18) I dont know if i prefer the orginal one but its good to have dialogue in it
Emily (16) I like how the slower music is at the start and blends into the fast music when the plot gets exciting and fast paced.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Our Final New and Improved Trailer
Once again we used Premier Pro to edit our trailer, taking out the repetitive torture parts, and carefully adding in the phone call scene to intertlink with Dean.
As you can see we combined the music which was a hit & miss chance as we had no idea how well each track would compliment the other, but it worked well and i believe it is absolutely necessary to have the slower music at the start.
Nick had the idea to have the sound of lightening at the begininng of the trailer, to represent the location of rainy England, we used this sound effect over a frame of Big Ben, and then added in a flashing effect to match the lightening sound. We meant for the flashes to be between shots of Big Ben and the torture scene, however during editing a shot of Mia running ended up in there, and just as we were about to delete it, we realised it looked alright and kept it in!
The text '20th Century Fox Presents' is layered over these scenes in the white typeface as used for the other text pieces. This text also flahes to be visable and non visable.
Directly after this is the logo for 'Regency Films' which gives a very polished and proffesional look to the overall trailer.
My favourite part however of the new and improved effects we have added is the split screen of the phone calls, which allows us to see Mia and simultaneously, as well as their facial reactions. The split screen allows a range of different views and angles to be shown on screen concurrently. It allows the audience to get an idea of time also, as split screen is a sign that these two situations are happening at the exact same time in the movie, but in different locations. It is a common convention throughout trailers, especially thrillers as there tends to be alot happening, as was inspired from the Taken trailer, previously analysed as shown below;
Extra Footage, Dialogue and Music
We have filmed the extra footage of Mia's phone conversation. The location was at school in the media office, which is perfect to set the calm, normal everyday mood of Mia being at work as usual, before suddenly all this drama unexpectedly hits her life. The fact that the main protagonist is at work is an extrememly relateable experience for a majority of the audience, and makes the thriller that more terrifying, because a disaster like this could happen to anyone. She is with her best friend and work collegue 'Elana' in the office who is also seen in the original trailer, and at work they are chatting, not really very busy, which demonstrates further the relaxed atmosphere, which contrasts majorly to the catastrophe which is about to happen.
We filmed a few different variations of the dialogue, and we can decide when editing which is best to fit with our trailer, and also best fitting to the other half of the previously filmed phone call to Dean.
Another major decision we have made is to add another music track into the start of the trailer, and then attempt to blend it halfway through into the current music. The reason for this is because with the original trailer, basically every shot was action packed and had thriller conventions, however by filming and adding these new scenes of Mia at work to contrast her regular everyday life to make the action scenes even more disorientating, we need a calmer music at the start. Therefore when the footage starts to pick up pace and get exciting so will the music. We have decided on a track called 'The Dragster wave' which we discovered as it the the song played in the 'Taken' movie credits. It is extremely suitable because it has a relaxed feel to it as it is played on piano, yet there is an urgency about the tone and pace of the piece. This makes it perfect to build the tension.
We filmed a few different variations of the dialogue, and we can decide when editing which is best to fit with our trailer, and also best fitting to the other half of the previously filmed phone call to Dean.
Another major decision we have made is to add another music track into the start of the trailer, and then attempt to blend it halfway through into the current music. The reason for this is because with the original trailer, basically every shot was action packed and had thriller conventions, however by filming and adding these new scenes of Mia at work to contrast her regular everyday life to make the action scenes even more disorientating, we need a calmer music at the start. Therefore when the footage starts to pick up pace and get exciting so will the music. We have decided on a track called 'The Dragster wave' which we discovered as it the the song played in the 'Taken' movie credits. It is extremely suitable because it has a relaxed feel to it as it is played on piano, yet there is an urgency about the tone and pace of the piece. This makes it perfect to build the tension.
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Resubmitting and Imporving our trailer
Once we got the chance/option to resubmit and imporove our trailer, 4 members of our group decided it would be a great idea, as through evaluation we learnt alot about our trailer, and discovered some aspects that needed to be tweaked. I think it also helped to have a break away from this project, and then come back to it with a fresh mindset, which made it clear to us how it could be made better.
It was quick and easy to brainstorm as a group what new ideas we had for our the new and improved trailer because we all had similar opinions on our old trailer.
Our two majoe concerns with the original trailer is that it was;
a) repetitive
b) hard to follow
We decided there were too many shots of the torture scene, which made it repetitive and slightly boring, so taking these out was the first thing we decided to change. However we needed to fill up the time with something else, which worked perfectly becuase we agreed that the trailer needed dialogue, to help the audience along with the story of the trailer.
Deciding on exactly what dialogue took longer as we all had our opinions on not only how much dialogue should be included, but also how much of the plot the dialogue should reveal. We decided on a rough script of dialogue for Mia, which would combine with Deans phone call, so that it appears she is answering the phone and having a conversation with him.
It was quick and easy to brainstorm as a group what new ideas we had for our the new and improved trailer because we all had similar opinions on our old trailer.
Our two majoe concerns with the original trailer is that it was;
a) repetitive
b) hard to follow
We decided there were too many shots of the torture scene, which made it repetitive and slightly boring, so taking these out was the first thing we decided to change. However we needed to fill up the time with something else, which worked perfectly becuase we agreed that the trailer needed dialogue, to help the audience along with the story of the trailer.
Deciding on exactly what dialogue took longer as we all had our opinions on not only how much dialogue should be included, but also how much of the plot the dialogue should reveal. We decided on a rough script of dialogue for Mia, which would combine with Deans phone call, so that it appears she is answering the phone and having a conversation with him.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
The Editing Process
Once we had shot everything we needed for the trailer, it was uploaded onto the mac and onto 'Premier Pro'. Firstly we had to sort through each sequence of shots, as we filmed each scene several times to make sure we had a back up, and choose what was the best take, which we all agreed on every time. This is a screencap of our trailer being edited on Premier Pro. This particular shot was used as a sequence of fast paced editing, which is exactly what we were doing here.
This is the establishing shot, introdicing the two characters of Brett and Mia. It is a medium close up and it is obvious due to their body language, as well as the fact that he is proposing, that they are in a relationship, which is a vital piece of information for the audience.
In analysis from our research into thriller genre film trailers, we found that many of them include title screens, with a sentence spread over a few different shots, to break up the fast paced editing and excitment. Therefore we made a caption with a blackground and white font. The seperated sentences are another technique of building tension as you wait to see what the next caption is going to say.
This is the introductory shot to Dean, our 'bad guy'. His serious expression is a sign he is the bad guy, as well as the fact that he is alone, contrasted to the 4 friends together at the other table in the restaurant. The next shot is exactly the same, except for the fact that nick is not there, giving the impression that he dissapeared, signifying that he is quick and up to something, and can appear back at any time, conventional 'bad guy' traits.
This is the reaction shot from Brett and Mia, their shocked expressions demonstrate that they are not involoved with people like Dean, emphasizing their inexperience and vulnerability on the matter, indicating even more that they are the victims, whilst Dean is the villain.
More establishing shots of London City are used throughout the trailer to break up the action, and also because these famous landmarks are easy for the audience to realte to.
This, in my opinion, is one of the most vital shots of the entire trailer. It is Dean holding an old photo of himself and Mia when they used to to date. This pieces together the entire plot, and signifies to the viewer that Dean is jelous and wants revenge on Brett for being in a relationship with the girl he once was with.
This is an aerial shot of Mia running through London, which we filmed from standing on London Bridge. The fact that it is aerial and handheld, gives the feeling that someone is watching her, a common theme through thrillers.
This is the violent scene, where Brett is being beaten up by Deans 'people'. It is important because it is the whole purpose of Mia running. The camera is set to night mode to make the scene look even more terrifying, also it could be anywhere which makes the challenge for Mia to find Brett even harder.
Another key plot point is Deans phone call to Mia, informing her that he has her fiance. His speech is short and dosnt give out much information. When filming we made sure that Dean was on the rule of thirds in order to comply with traditional filming rules.
This is one of the final captions, however it is most important as it contains the film title. The font is the same font which is used throughout each of the products.
This is the establishing shot, introdicing the two characters of Brett and Mia. It is a medium close up and it is obvious due to their body language, as well as the fact that he is proposing, that they are in a relationship, which is a vital piece of information for the audience.
In analysis from our research into thriller genre film trailers, we found that many of them include title screens, with a sentence spread over a few different shots, to break up the fast paced editing and excitment. Therefore we made a caption with a blackground and white font. The seperated sentences are another technique of building tension as you wait to see what the next caption is going to say.
This is the introductory shot to Dean, our 'bad guy'. His serious expression is a sign he is the bad guy, as well as the fact that he is alone, contrasted to the 4 friends together at the other table in the restaurant. The next shot is exactly the same, except for the fact that nick is not there, giving the impression that he dissapeared, signifying that he is quick and up to something, and can appear back at any time, conventional 'bad guy' traits.
This is the reaction shot from Brett and Mia, their shocked expressions demonstrate that they are not involoved with people like Dean, emphasizing their inexperience and vulnerability on the matter, indicating even more that they are the victims, whilst Dean is the villain.
More establishing shots of London City are used throughout the trailer to break up the action, and also because these famous landmarks are easy for the audience to realte to.
This, in my opinion, is one of the most vital shots of the entire trailer. It is Dean holding an old photo of himself and Mia when they used to to date. This pieces together the entire plot, and signifies to the viewer that Dean is jelous and wants revenge on Brett for being in a relationship with the girl he once was with.
This is an aerial shot of Mia running through London, which we filmed from standing on London Bridge. The fact that it is aerial and handheld, gives the feeling that someone is watching her, a common theme through thrillers.
This is the violent scene, where Brett is being beaten up by Deans 'people'. It is important because it is the whole purpose of Mia running. The camera is set to night mode to make the scene look even more terrifying, also it could be anywhere which makes the challenge for Mia to find Brett even harder.
Another key plot point is Deans phone call to Mia, informing her that he has her fiance. His speech is short and dosnt give out much information. When filming we made sure that Dean was on the rule of thirds in order to comply with traditional filming rules.
This is one of the final captions, however it is most important as it contains the film title. The font is the same font which is used throughout each of the products.
Film Magazine Analysis
This is an interesting cover to analyse as the photo is controversial, it could be taken from either a romantic film as there are a man and woman holding eachother which represents a relationship, or it could be a thriller genre and these two characters are protecting themselves in a frantic stance. However, the way the male has his arms protectively wrapped around the female suggests it is most likely a mix of both, a couple in a relationship who have encountered some sort of danger. The way she has her knee bent towards him suggests he trusts her. The colours are also unique for a film poster, as they are fairly dull; mostly greys and creme. Wheras film magazines often are splashed with bright colours and special effects for a high-tech blockbuster, this colour scheme shows the film may be a little more serious, as more realistic colours are used. The title of the magazine is 'Total Film' with the word 'Total' being placed inside the letter 'F' and this title is also partly covered up by the main image, a sign that this magazine is well known and familiar enough with the audience to risk covering back of the title. The typeface has a yellow and white colour scheme, the yellow highlighting the most important words on the page including the title of the main film the magazine is covering. My favourite feature on the maagzine is the four movie titles along the top of the page, with yellow stars inbetween each text, as i think this looks visually effective. The barcode, date of publish, price and issue number are all also clearly displayed around the title.
Although this is the same brand magazine as the previous, it looks entirely different. This shows just how strongly an image can contribute to the overall feel and also, how important it is to link your image and have it represent your genre. The main image is amazing, the character looks completely in control and dominant, and the 3D effect is extrememly eyecatching and effective, and a great unique selling point (USP). Once again the colour scheme is yellow and white, which is surprising to me as they never struck me as the ideal colours for a film magazine, however, it works well because the yellow is striking and bold against the dark colours.
This is 'Total Film' magazine once again, however it is an earlier issue, pulished in 2003. Therefore the layout is differnt as it has developed over the years. This layout is far more busy. As well as the main image, there are four more smaller images across the bottom half of the magazine, as well as another in the top right hand corner. The colour theme this time is a neon orange and white, which is eyecatching similarly to the yellow, but the neon orange is probably slighly more fun. The magazine has definately improved its appearance in attempt to look more simplistic and classy, through both the use of colours and layout.
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