THE LINK TO SLIDESHARE FOR MY EVALUATION OF MY FINAL PRODUCTS IS ON:
http://www.slideshare.net/Bulmershe09/lewis-hyatt-media-studies-evaluation-a2
Monday, 14 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Shooting Schedule
Walking home and woodlands scenes
28th October equipment needed: torch
Drunken party scenes
21st October
Actors needed: Aaron Gerfen, Chris Grant, Jake Coppuck and Aaron Corbett
School phone scene
29th October
Actors needed: Chris Heather
28th October equipment needed: torch
Drunken party scenes
21st October
Actors needed: Aaron Gerfen, Chris Grant, Jake Coppuck and Aaron Corbett
School phone scene
29th October
Actors needed: Chris Heather
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Saturday, 12 September 2009
The reception theory (media studies theories)
Extending the concept of an active audience even further, in the 1980s and 1990s a lot of work was done on the way individuals received and interpreted a text, and how their demographic (gender, class, age, ethnicity) affected their reading or in my horror film trailers case the way that they view the film and react to it.
As my film will probably be an 18 or a 15 rating, the audience will not be as passive as if it was a pg or even a 12a rated film, this is due to the demographic of the person watching the film and relates back to the earlier theory based on the hypodermic needle theory.
This theory was based on Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model of the relationship between text and audience - the text is encoded by the producer, and understood by the reader, and there may be major differences between two different readings of the same code. However, by using recognised ideas and conventions, and by drawing upon audience expectations relating to aspects such as genre and use of more famous actors, the producers can position the audience and therefore create a certain amount of agreement on what the idea means.
As my film will probably be an 18 or a 15 rating, the audience will not be as passive as if it was a pg or even a 12a rated film, this is due to the demographic of the person watching the film and relates back to the earlier theory based on the hypodermic needle theory.
This theory was based on Stuart Hall's encoding/decoding model of the relationship between text and audience - the text is encoded by the producer, and understood by the reader, and there may be major differences between two different readings of the same code. However, by using recognised ideas and conventions, and by drawing upon audience expectations relating to aspects such as genre and use of more famous actors, the producers can position the audience and therefore create a certain amount of agreement on what the idea means.
Friday, 11 September 2009
Evaluation of magazine front covers
One of the conventions that I have noticed throughout my analysis of film magazine covers is that the title of the magazines all have bold lettering which really stands out, out of the two different magazines I have analysed the title which I prefer is the lettering and the colour of the text of the title in EMPIRE.
Another convention that I have noticed is the main character in the main feature film in the magazine takes up a large proportion of the front cover; this is done to show the importance of the character and the actor themselves.
We also see the name of the film halfway down the image of the main character; this shows the viewer the information that they need to know in order to attract their attention to the magazine and reading it.
Throughout the magazines I have looked at I have noticed that the less important films are listed in the bottom half of the magazine as well as the usual features of the magazine.
Something else that I have noticed that I would like to feature in my magazine front cover is the 3d effect that has been used for the Max Payne front cover and a lot of the empire front covers.
Another convention that I have noticed is the main character in the main feature film in the magazine takes up a large proportion of the front cover; this is done to show the importance of the character and the actor themselves.
We also see the name of the film halfway down the image of the main character; this shows the viewer the information that they need to know in order to attract their attention to the magazine and reading it.
Throughout the magazines I have looked at I have noticed that the less important films are listed in the bottom half of the magazine as well as the usual features of the magazine.
Something else that I have noticed that I would like to feature in my magazine front cover is the 3d effect that has been used for the Max Payne front cover and a lot of the empire front covers.
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Analysis of horror film posters
I have noticed that the main conventions of the horror film poster genre are that the edges of the posters are a lot darker when compared to the rest of the poster, this can be seen especially strongly in the Friday the 13th poster, I will definitley be adding this to my subsidiary product.
Another convention I have noticed is the colour of the text,this in almost all of the film posters I have analysed is a dark red colour, this is related back to blood which is especially prominent in the horror film genre, I will also add this to my poster.
Another convention of this genre of poster which I would look to add to my poster is that the centre of almost all of the posters has the main character as seen in the one missed call poster or one of the main focal points of the film be it an item or a place as seen in shrooms and Amityville horror.
Another convention I have noticed is the colour of the text,this in almost all of the film posters I have analysed is a dark red colour, this is related back to blood which is especially prominent in the horror film genre, I will also add this to my poster.
Another convention of this genre of poster which I would look to add to my poster is that the centre of almost all of the posters has the main character as seen in the one missed call poster or one of the main focal points of the film be it an item or a place as seen in shrooms and Amityville horror.
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Analysis of my second questionnaire
1.The results from my second questionnaire show me that the respondents to my questionnaire think that tense scenes for example chase sequences help make a good horror film, as well as scenes that make the viewer jump for example something unexpected happening like someone jumping out from somewhere and attacking the victim.
2.The responses to my second question is that the best way to make a film scary is to make it dark, this could mean setting a lot of the scenes at night, some of the respondents also mentioned that gory scenes make a film scarier.
3.The responses to my third question were mixed but the majority of people wanted the voiceover to not say anything until near the end of the film where the voiceover should say the title of the film.
4.The majority of the respondents to my fourth question preferred the background music to cut in and out throughout the trailer instead of being constant throughout the trailer.
5.The most popular response to the fifth question was that the information necessary is the name of the film, the names of the actors, the age rating of the film, the films website and the release date of the film.
6.A lot of my respondents said that one of the most important factors in making a good film trailer is that the trailer should be fast paced with action scenes, not have too much dialogue in and to have a good voice over.
7.Some of the trailers for other horror films include jeepers’ creepers, The Last House on the Left, final destination and hostel.
2.The responses to my second question is that the best way to make a film scary is to make it dark, this could mean setting a lot of the scenes at night, some of the respondents also mentioned that gory scenes make a film scarier.
3.The responses to my third question were mixed but the majority of people wanted the voiceover to not say anything until near the end of the film where the voiceover should say the title of the film.
4.The majority of the respondents to my fourth question preferred the background music to cut in and out throughout the trailer instead of being constant throughout the trailer.
5.The most popular response to the fifth question was that the information necessary is the name of the film, the names of the actors, the age rating of the film, the films website and the release date of the film.
6.A lot of my respondents said that one of the most important factors in making a good film trailer is that the trailer should be fast paced with action scenes, not have too much dialogue in and to have a good voice over.
7.Some of the trailers for other horror films include jeepers’ creepers, The Last House on the Left, final destination and hostel.
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Media studies theories - The social action theory
The social action theory developed by Anderson and Meyer, suggested that media has hidden messages that influence their audience. Using this theory a director can portray the actors in any which way they wish; this allows the director of the video to interpret anything that they want in any way to the audience, this theory suggests that the actor is seen as an independent object by the viewer. The subject at hand is totally controlled by the actor, and their actions aren't controlled by any cultural or social order. This theory is similar to the hypodermic needle theory; in the way it suggests actions are noted as acceptable by the passive audience without the need to accept them. Rather than the objects and events surrounding the actor being the thing that interprets the meaning of the scene, it's the actor that gives importance to the events and objects in the film, taking things into any context the producer wishes to portray.
Examples of this are the impact that more violent media has on its audience. There's evidence showing a link between the aggressive behaviour of a child (a typically much more passive viewer than an older person) and the amount of time spent viewing violent media, this allows for anything the actor wants to interpret the objects and events as, the viewer subconsciously makes note of the objects use in the environment, and not the moral, social and cultural structure of what the actor is actually doing (this is the action theory).
I could use this theory in my film teaser trailer by deciding what I want to interpret the actors as being, and using their actions to describe that. For instance I may choose a very dark moody setting. But the actors may be acting positively towards it, and this may make the dark setting appear more normal despite this setting.
Examples of this are the impact that more violent media has on its audience. There's evidence showing a link between the aggressive behaviour of a child (a typically much more passive viewer than an older person) and the amount of time spent viewing violent media, this allows for anything the actor wants to interpret the objects and events as, the viewer subconsciously makes note of the objects use in the environment, and not the moral, social and cultural structure of what the actor is actually doing (this is the action theory).
I could use this theory in my film teaser trailer by deciding what I want to interpret the actors as being, and using their actions to describe that. For instance I may choose a very dark moody setting. But the actors may be acting positively towards it, and this may make the dark setting appear more normal despite this setting.
Media studies theories - The hypodermic needle theory
The hypodermic needle theory was first introduced in the early 1900s; the theory was an attempt to explain how the general public would react to mass media. The theory suggests that audiences passively receive the information transmitted via the media without any attempt on their part to process or even challenge the data.
This theory was developed in a time when the mass media (newspapers and magazines) were still fairly new to the general public - radio and cinema were less than two decades old. The governments of the world were just beginning to realise the power that advertising could have in order to get across their message.
The Hypodermic Needle Model suggests that the information from a text passes into the mass awareness of the audience without the audience really having to think about what the message really is, the theory suggests that the audience are manipulated by the creator of the media product, the modern day issue raised by the hypodermic needle theory is that the amount of violence seen in video games, films (especially horror films and music videos for example will cause the viewer(usually a younger person) to be affected by the violence impassively or not. This could be part of the reason that horror films are typically rated as 15 or 18.
This theory was developed in a time when the mass media (newspapers and magazines) were still fairly new to the general public - radio and cinema were less than two decades old. The governments of the world were just beginning to realise the power that advertising could have in order to get across their message.
The Hypodermic Needle Model suggests that the information from a text passes into the mass awareness of the audience without the audience really having to think about what the message really is, the theory suggests that the audience are manipulated by the creator of the media product, the modern day issue raised by the hypodermic needle theory is that the amount of violence seen in video games, films (especially horror films and music videos for example will cause the viewer(usually a younger person) to be affected by the violence impassively or not. This could be part of the reason that horror films are typically rated as 15 or 18.
Friday, 7 August 2009
2nd teaser trailer questionnaire
1. What do you think makes a good horror film?
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2. What do you think would be a good way to make a film scary?
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3. How much in the trailer do you want the voice over to tell you?
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4. Do you want the background music to be constant throughout the teaser trailer or to cut in and out?
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5.What information do you feel is necessary at the end of the film?
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6.What do you think is the most important factor in a good film trailer?
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7. What horror film trailers do you believe are good examples in making a horror trailer?
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2. What do you think would be a good way to make a film scary?
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3. How much in the trailer do you want the voice over to tell you?
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4. Do you want the background music to be constant throughout the teaser trailer or to cut in and out?
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5.What information do you feel is necessary at the end of the film?
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6.What do you think is the most important factor in a good film trailer?
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7. What horror film trailers do you believe are good examples in making a horror trailer?
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Tuesday, 4 August 2009
Analysis of results
My results show me that the majority of the respondents are male between the ages of 16 and 21 this indicates that I should make a teaser trailer that would appeal to this demographic.
The results also show that the genre of trailer I should make is between comedy and horror; I have decided to create a horror film teaser trailer as I personally prefer the genre.
The teaser trailer will be roughly 30 seconds long as this follows the conventions of a real teaser trailer and this was the preferred time frame from my questionnaire.
The results also show that I should have rock music in the background for my trailer, my teaser trailer will also be fast paced and with action scenes, I also plan to give away only a small part of the storyline and obviously because it is a horror film I will include scary scenes
Friday, 31 July 2009
What elements do you look for in a good film? (Circle up to 2)
This shows that their isnt a paricular preference, but scary scenes come out just on top
How much of the basic storyline do you think should be given away?
This shows that most people only want to see a small part of the storyline in the teaser
Would you like in the teaser trailer to…
This shows that the respondents to my questionnaire would like to see action scenes in the teaser trailer
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Do you prefer movie trailers to be…
This shows that their is no clear favourite, however a quicker paced introduction to characters is slightly prefered
If yes to the previous question, what genre of music should be played?
This shows that I should use rock music in my trailer
Do you think there should be music in the background of the trailer?
This result shows that I should have music in my teaser trailer
How long do you think the teaser trailer should be?
This shows that my teaser trailer should be around 30 seconds
Monday, 27 July 2009
What genre of film would you like to see created?
This shows that the two most popular genres to see created are comedy and horror
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Monday, 6 July 2009
Questionnaire analysis
Questionnaire analysis
I have handed out my questionnaire and will now look at the results that I have received.
I handed out 30 questionnaires and will put the results into graphs to show my respondents preferences for my teaser trailer.
I have handed out my questionnaire and will now look at the results that I have received.
I handed out 30 questionnaires and will put the results into graphs to show my respondents preferences for my teaser trailer.
Monday, 29 June 2009
The Hangover teaser trailer analysis
As with all of the trailers that I have viewed the first thing the viewer sees is the production companies name and logo, I would look to add this to my teaser trailer as i think it gives it a more professional look.
The opening scene is a car speeding down a road, the camera is at a medium angle, which puts the viewer on the same level as the people in the car, this really gives the impression of great speed and means the trailer starts off with excitement this goes on until 0:04, when the setting changes to Las Vegas and we begin to see signs of casinos and other Las Vegas style things.
By looking at the first few scenes I can already tell that this film is aimed at a mostly male audience probably between the age ranges of 16 to 35.
Until 0:19 the trailer is framed in a letterbox style with "the hangover" and "in cinemas now" at the bottom with neon style lighting which is reminiscent of the Las Vegas setting
We then see a quote from a favourable review which gives the film 5 stars, the tempo of the trailer then changes and the length of the scenes go dramatically down with the drop in the tempo of the music, which in this case is by Wolfmother.
At the end of the teaser we see "In cinemas now" in the same neon style lighting which we saw previously in the title of the film, we also see throughout the trailer huge contrasts in colours with darker backgrounds and light neon style signs as seen on 0:06 with the review which is very similar to the scene where we first see Las Vegas.
The tag line used in this trailer is also quite effective which is "some people just cant handle Vegas" this shows the audience that the film is set in Las Vegas.
I have also noticed that throughout the film we only see male characters, this supports my view that the film is targeted at a male audience.
The opening scene is a car speeding down a road, the camera is at a medium angle, which puts the viewer on the same level as the people in the car, this really gives the impression of great speed and means the trailer starts off with excitement this goes on until 0:04, when the setting changes to Las Vegas and we begin to see signs of casinos and other Las Vegas style things.
By looking at the first few scenes I can already tell that this film is aimed at a mostly male audience probably between the age ranges of 16 to 35.
Until 0:19 the trailer is framed in a letterbox style with "the hangover" and "in cinemas now" at the bottom with neon style lighting which is reminiscent of the Las Vegas setting
We then see a quote from a favourable review which gives the film 5 stars, the tempo of the trailer then changes and the length of the scenes go dramatically down with the drop in the tempo of the music, which in this case is by Wolfmother.
At the end of the teaser we see "In cinemas now" in the same neon style lighting which we saw previously in the title of the film, we also see throughout the trailer huge contrasts in colours with darker backgrounds and light neon style signs as seen on 0:06 with the review which is very similar to the scene where we first see Las Vegas.
The tag line used in this trailer is also quite effective which is "some people just cant handle Vegas" this shows the audience that the film is set in Las Vegas.
I have also noticed that throughout the film we only see male characters, this supports my view that the film is targeted at a male audience.
Sunday, 28 June 2009
Thursday, 25 June 2009
Inglourious Basterds teaser trailer analysis
The trailer starts from 0:07 to 0:10 with shouting from an American Colonel/lieutenant, this immediately sets the pace for the rest of the trailer, after 0:10 we hear a bullet and the sudden cut to a white background with blood spattered against it with text explaining the basic premise for the film “once upon a time in Nazi occupied France”, I think this has been done in order to set the scene as a kind of fairytale even though we know it has a violent edge to trailer, that as well as the use of the blood splatter shows us that this trailer is going to have a very violent theme, especially as we now know its based in world war 2.
The camera angle at the beginning of the first scene is a high angle pointing down, this allows the viewer to see the 7 soldiers standing in a line as well as another man who is not line up who we assume is of a higher rank than the 7 soldiers, the shot is then of Brad Pitt in the centre of the screen framed by two soldiers either side of him, this immediately shows us that he is important in this film and is the main character.
The Brad Pitt character then introduces himself on 0:17, we then quickly cut between more blood splattered words and the soldiers stepping forward together, the next important part to the trailer is where Brad Pitt tells the soldiers (and the viewers) what will happen, he says “were going to be doing one thing, and one thing only….. Killing Nazis” this is all around the 30 seconds mark, that scene then ends with the 7 soldiers all saying “yes sir” together this establishes that they are all together.
Then on 0:33 the music starts it is rock music and has a heavy beat, Brad Pitts characters speech then carries on and is dubbed over the action scenes of the Nazis invading Europe, the intensity of Pitts characters speech then intensifies to match the more action orientated scenes and music.
The blood splattering then changes to a kind of painted on blood on a wall with the text still their, the music then goes up a notch with a higher tempo which is matched by scenes such as someone running while shooting a machine which is shot from a low angle to show the danger and power that the soldier possesses while doing this, we then see violent scenes including a soldier hitting a Nazi over the head with a baseball bat which begins the splattering blood again.
The teaser trailer ends with the tagline “a basterd's work is never done", which is something I would like to add to my teaser trailer as a tagline would really make my trailer stand out and a more important feel to the trailer.
The camera angle at the beginning of the first scene is a high angle pointing down, this allows the viewer to see the 7 soldiers standing in a line as well as another man who is not line up who we assume is of a higher rank than the 7 soldiers, the shot is then of Brad Pitt in the centre of the screen framed by two soldiers either side of him, this immediately shows us that he is important in this film and is the main character.
The Brad Pitt character then introduces himself on 0:17, we then quickly cut between more blood splattered words and the soldiers stepping forward together, the next important part to the trailer is where Brad Pitt tells the soldiers (and the viewers) what will happen, he says “were going to be doing one thing, and one thing only….. Killing Nazis” this is all around the 30 seconds mark, that scene then ends with the 7 soldiers all saying “yes sir” together this establishes that they are all together.
Then on 0:33 the music starts it is rock music and has a heavy beat, Brad Pitts characters speech then carries on and is dubbed over the action scenes of the Nazis invading Europe, the intensity of Pitts characters speech then intensifies to match the more action orientated scenes and music.
The blood splattering then changes to a kind of painted on blood on a wall with the text still their, the music then goes up a notch with a higher tempo which is matched by scenes such as someone running while shooting a machine which is shot from a low angle to show the danger and power that the soldier possesses while doing this, we then see violent scenes including a soldier hitting a Nazi over the head with a baseball bat which begins the splattering blood again.
The teaser trailer ends with the tagline “a basterd's work is never done", which is something I would like to add to my teaser trailer as a tagline would really make my trailer stand out and a more important feel to the trailer.
Friday, 19 June 2009
Questionnaire
I plan to hand out 30 questionnaires in order to get some feedback on what genre of film to create a trailer for the style of the trailer, the music and voiceovers that should be used as well as the pace of the action and other elements which will help me when creating the teaser trailer.
Depending on the feedback given for what genres of music should be used if at all,
I will put up 5 different samples of music corresponding to the genres suggested in the questionnaire.
I will then get people to vote on what song to use, obviously the songs will all be uncopyrighted.
After recieving the results from the questionnaire I should have a much clearer idea on what style of trailer I should do which will allow me to begin the actual task of planning, before I begin filming in the summer.
Depending on the feedback given for what genres of music should be used if at all,
I will put up 5 different samples of music corresponding to the genres suggested in the questionnaire.
I will then get people to vote on what song to use, obviously the songs will all be uncopyrighted.
After recieving the results from the questionnaire I should have a much clearer idea on what style of trailer I should do which will allow me to begin the actual task of planning, before I begin filming in the summer.
2nd draft Teaser trailer questionnaire
I have created this questionnaire for me to gather quantative data from my participants.
2nd draft Teaser trailer questionnaire
What gender are you?
•Male
•Female
How old are you?
•10-15
•16-21
•21-30
•31-45
•45-60
•60+
What genre of film trailer would you like to see created?
• Drama
• Comedy
• Horror
• Thriller
• Action
• Romantic comedy
• Sci-fi
How long do you think the teaser trailer should be?
• 30 seconds
• 30 seconds to 1 minute
• 1-2 minutes
• 2-3 minutes
Do you think there should be music in the background of the trailer?
•Yes
•No
If yes to the previous question, what genre of music should be played?
•Rock
•Classical
•Pop
•Hip-hop
•RnB
•Other………………………………………..
Do you prefer movie trailers to be..
•Slow paced a gentle introduction to the movie
•Quickly showing you the story and the characters
•No preference
Would you like in the teaser trailer to…
•Be introduced to the main characters
•See action scenes
•Be told the basic premise to the film
How much of the basic storyline do you think should be given away?
•None of it
•A small part of it
•The whole storyline
•No preference
What elements do you look for in a good film?
(Circle up to 2)
•An interesting plot
•Comedy sequences•Action sequences
•Scary scenes
•Real life situations
•Relationships between characters
2nd draft Teaser trailer questionnaire
What gender are you?
•Male
•Female
How old are you?
•10-15
•16-21
•21-30
•31-45
•45-60
•60+
What genre of film trailer would you like to see created?
• Drama
• Comedy
• Horror
• Thriller
• Action
• Romantic comedy
• Sci-fi
How long do you think the teaser trailer should be?
• 30 seconds
• 30 seconds to 1 minute
• 1-2 minutes
• 2-3 minutes
Do you think there should be music in the background of the trailer?
•Yes
•No
If yes to the previous question, what genre of music should be played?
•Rock
•Classical
•Pop
•Hip-hop
•RnB
•Other………………………………………..
Do you prefer movie trailers to be..
•Slow paced a gentle introduction to the movie
•Quickly showing you the story and the characters
•No preference
Would you like in the teaser trailer to…
•Be introduced to the main characters
•See action scenes
•Be told the basic premise to the film
How much of the basic storyline do you think should be given away?
•None of it
•A small part of it
•The whole storyline
•No preference
What elements do you look for in a good film?
(Circle up to 2)
•An interesting plot
•Comedy sequences•Action sequences
•Scary scenes
•Real life situations
•Relationships between characters
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Step brothers teaser trailer
In this trailer we are introduced to the two main characters on 7 and 8 seconds, I would look to introduce my main character(s) in this same way.
I have also noticed the use of symmetry on 4 seconds, 5 seconds, 9 seconds, 13 seconds and 19 seconds; this is done to show the similarities between the two as well as the differences in order to contrast the two main characters.
The music used in this trailer is also very well used with rock music used in the scenes where the two main characters are fighting compared to a more upbeat style of music used later on to match their new found friendship.
The over the shoulder shots used between 10 seconds and 12 seconds also show the contrast between the two main characters which seems to be the purpose of the trailer up to 20 seconds, we also see the story develop within the teaser with the main characters fighting at the beginning of the trailer up to around 45 seconds when the relationship changes between the two.
The scene lengths throughout the teaser trailer are consistent because they stay almost the exact same length compared to previous trailers I have analysed such as Valkyrie and Rush hour 3 which begin slowly and then speed up near the end to match the pace of the action the reason for this is that both these films are more action based compared to Step brothers which is a comedy.
However as the teaser trailer I am going to produce is not going to be a comedy so I will therefore be using the more action based tempo of scene length seen in Valkyrie and Rush hour 3.
Thursday, 11 June 2009
Rush hour 3 teaser trailer analysis
This teaser trailer will provide an influence on my teaser because I like the way its set out, the first scene is a pan shot of a city.
The reason for this is the way that between the start and 18 seconds into the film it builds the film up as being dramatic and serious, before quickly changing and showing the two main characters as not being as serious as the first 18 seconds imply.
I would look to add this feature to my film as I believe it would improve the trailer by bringing a more light hearted approach compared to the Valkyrie trailer which is a lot darker and dramatic.
This is shown through the lighting of the first 18 seconds which is dark and has gradual fade out which creates a dramatic effect, this then contrasts.
On 8 seconds, 12 seconds and 16 seconds there are fade outs which go into break up the scenes and create a dramatic edge with words used such as “lies a deadly threat” and “there’s only one hope, this creates a very dramatic effect which then crescendos into the more light hearted scenes which begins on 18 seconds and ends on 20 seconds I would like to create this effect in my teaser trailer.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Valkyrie Trailer
Valkyrie film trailer
Before the teaser trailer starts there is the logo of the production company which in this case is mgm and the name of the production company which is something I would look to include in my teaser trailer,as this is a convention of a teaser trailer.
The first few scenes in the trailer are establishing shots to show that the first few scenes are set in the desert this continus until 33 seconds.
Between the scenes at the start there is a long fade out between shots, this builds up the tension and makes everything more dramatic, also provides a useful stop gap between the shots by breaking up the scene.
The action scenes in this sequence at the beginning of the teaser are in slow motion this emphasizes the action and dramatises these events in the film.
We then see the consequence of this first set of scenes in the second part of the trailer, this is done to link the trailer together, the main comparisons between the desert scenes and the second set of scenes is in the lighting, the desert scenes are bright compared to the much darker more dramatic later scenes.
Between 39 seconds and 44 seconds we are introduced to 2 more characters as well as both times seeing the main character.
We then see between 46 and 59 seconds a gun and extensive shots of a bomb, this shows us that the film will be heavily focused around the bomb and weapons in general.
The scenes after 1 minute 20 seconds are then sped up to increase the tempo of the trailer and this matches the tempo of the scenes including the car chase at the very end of the trailer , this carries on going getting faster and faster until the screen goes black at the end and we see a gradual fade in of the title of the movie.
I would like to include this last feature in my teaser trailer as it increases the drama in the film and really emphasizes the title of the film.
I also like the background music i this teaser beacause it increases the tension with its tick tocking as well as emphasizing the heavy focus around the bomb.
After the title of the film fades out "coming soon" fades in as well as the web address and the logos of the production companies, I could either have coming soon or a release date for the film.
1st draft of teaser trailer questionnaire
1st Teaser trailer questionnaire
What genre of film trailer would you like to see created?
• Drama
• Comedy
• Horror
• Thriller
• Action
• Romantic comedy
• Sci-fi
How long do you think a trailer should be?
• 30 seconds
• 30 seconds to 1 minute
• 1-2 minutes
• 2-3 minutes
• 3 minutes +
Do you think their should be music in the background of the trailer?
•Yes
•No
If yes to the previous question, what genre of music should be played?
•Rock
•Classical
•Pop
•Hip-hop
•RnB
•Other………………………………………..
Would you like in the teaser trailer to….
•Be introduced to the characters
•See action scenes
•Be told the basic premise to the film
What genre of film trailer would you like to see created?
• Drama
• Comedy
• Horror
• Thriller
• Action
• Romantic comedy
• Sci-fi
How long do you think a trailer should be?
• 30 seconds
• 30 seconds to 1 minute
• 1-2 minutes
• 2-3 minutes
• 3 minutes +
Do you think their should be music in the background of the trailer?
•Yes
•No
If yes to the previous question, what genre of music should be played?
•Rock
•Classical
•Pop
•Hip-hop
•RnB
•Other………………………………………..
Would you like in the teaser trailer to….
•Be introduced to the characters
•See action scenes
•Be told the basic premise to the film
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Friday, 8 May 2009
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Film posters
once again, as with the trailer task I need to look at various film posters and look at the conventions used before designing and then creating my film poster
Trailers
I am going to look at a wide array of different film trailers from different genres in order to pick out conventions from those and then add those to my final product.
media studies brief
A promotion package for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with two of the following three options:
• A website homepage of the film
Out of the three options I have decided to choose;
A film magazine front cover, featuring the film and a poster for the film
• A website homepage of the film
• A film magazine front cover, featuring the film
• A poster for the film
Out of the three options I have decided to choose;
A film magazine front cover, featuring the film and a poster for the film
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