Certificate Research

After several discussions and research we have decided that our film trailer will have the rating of 15. Most of the films in our genre are the same genre as films such as Blood diamond, Die hard 4.0, 300, i am legend and many more. This certificate contains many elements that may be seen in our film trailer for example:

• The work as a whole must not endorse discriminatory language or behaviour.
• Strong threat and menace are permitted unless sadistic or sexualised.
• Dangerous behaviour (for example, hanging, suicide and self-harming) can be allowed provided the detail of such is low so that it can not create too much of an impression of the viewer. Abuse of weapons which are easily obtained will not be tolerated.
• Frequent use of strong language can be permitted, although very strong language needs to be restricted and would have to be seen as reasonable in the context. Frequent usage of very strong language would be seldom allowed.
• As long as the film is appropriate for 15 year olds, no certain themes are prohibited.
• Violence may be strong but should not dwell on the infliction of pain or injury. The strongest gory images are unlikely to be acceptable.

These are the main reasons why we have decided our film will be a 15 certificate most of these elements will be featured in our trailer.

The Dark Knight Rises Trailer Analysis

The trailer starts with the camera rising up the buildings followed by the text 'Every Hero Has A Journey' and 'Every Journey Has An End'. Seeing these quotes presents a number of questions towards the audience such as, is batman going to die?, is this the end of the batman series? and these questions generally build tension throughout leaving the audience currious to find out the answers to them.

Research and planning grade

There is minimal research into similar products and basic research into a potential target audience.
There is minimal work on storyboarding, scripting, drafting and layout.
There is basic research into location, costumes and props and minimal research into actors.
There is basic use of ICT and a good level of care in the presentation of the research and planning.

8/20 = E

Targets:
There is not nearly enough here.
Storyboarding, scripting etc needs to be completed as a matter of urgency.
Trailer analysis must be done, looking specifically at which elements you want to use and why they are efective.
Photos of actors and an explanation as to why they are appropriate for your chosen genre.

Mood Board

Eye To Eye Animatic

Prop Photo's

One of the main props for our trailer will be a ransom note. This note will play a key part in shifting the mood of our trailer from bright and happy to scared and venerable. The type of note we would like to use is your common magazine clippings made into words just like the picture below. We believe that these notes are a great way of keeping a persons idenity hidden aswell as building tension. 

Storyboard 6

Storyboard 5

Storyboard 4

Storyboard 3

Storyboard 2

Storyboard 1

Audience research

These are some of the stereotypical films associated with the genre of our trailer along with which type of audience watched them. As we are basing our film trailer on a film of this genre we decided it was best to look at the audiences of films that are the same genre and make a decision at which audience we would aim it towards.

As you can see by looking at these audience profiles the majority of people who watch these films are between the age of 15-34 and generally male but they have a large female audience also. So after analysing these audience profiles we have noticed that if we were to aim our film at the same audience we would have to include certain elements from some of these films but not copy them exactly just add our own little twist to them. When doing our trailer we will keep to the common conventions of a action film making sure the audience is always watching whilst being on edge.

Soundtrack research

One way in which we may include music into our trailer is by creating it on the music software cubase. We have recently had a lesson were we tried out this software and created mini pieces on the keyboards. The software is very interesting but hard to use if we were to use this for music in our trailer we would enlist in help from a friend of ours who does a level music. Other ways in which we may include music into our trailer is through non copyrighted music websites.

Costume Research

For our main male character we will go for a smart look as he will be working in an office. We would go for common suit with a tie, blazer and accessories such as a briefcase and a watch. The picture below shows an example of an outfit we may use, the character is a little older than the character we would use.

The other main character in our trailer will be the killer/bad guy. We want this character to be mysterious and his identity hidden throughout, to do this we will have this character wear street clothes and a hood throughout so his face is always hidden.

Location Research

We are hoping to include many different location in our trailer. These will include a desk in an office block, an area where hostages are being kept e.i. a warehouse/house, some street scenes and some shots of characters in cars. The desk in the office we would like it to be set out as it would be on be on an average work day but we would also like it to be isolated away from everyone else and we would use one of our main props, the envelope,  to attract the audiences attention.

The area where the hostages will be held will be dark and slightly lit with desk lamps or ceiling lights. Using these techniques we aim to build a sense of fear so the audience will be un easy about the future of the hostages.

Framing Practice

Mind Map Of Film Trailer Conventions

Dark Knight Rises Trailer

The dark knight rises trailer

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Teaser and Trailer analysis

Teaser


The teaser is very short at only 16 seconds long but follows the typical lines of a teaser. First of all throughout the entire teaser there is quick changes between clips showing sections of the film until the end when then longest shot occurs which features an ape opening his eyes and looking curiously as if it was a human. The teaser does it main job of leaving you with many questions such as what is the genre, whats the film about and what the certificate will be, but at the same time it doesn't reveal to much about the film therefore not spoiling it.

Trailer

The trailer is a longer version of the teaser with much slower cuts between scenes, including narration throughout. The trailers job is to reveal a little more of the story line but still has many question to answer.  At the end of the trailer a ertificate for the film is confirmed along with a relase date.

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