Our third idea is another horror, we plan to make a trailer for a zombie apocalypse film. The film will be set in a post apocolyptic world with either no other people or very few other people in the trailer and will follow just one person, however there will be glimpses of beings but it will be quick and due to this we are not sure whether or not to make the fact there is zombies obvious from their costume and make-up, trough action titles that explain the plot, or both. The plan is to have a trailer like that of '28 days later' although this could be very difficult due to lack of budget and equipment.
Pros
We have both seen the film and the trailer and are aware of the conventions and cliches expected of this type of film.
The trailer could be filmed with only two of us which keeps things simple and saves us from having to find numerous people to act for us.
We are both familiar with the genre and sub genre and we have a clear idea of the things we want adn don't want in the trailer.
Some shots will be simple and easy tro film but will be effective.
Cons
With the equipment we have, it will be extremely difficult to make some shots clear, scenes when it's going to be dark, the character will be hard to see clearly as the cameras are not of high enough resolution and we dont have access to powerful lights.
Filming in public will be tedious as we will have a limited time period in which we can film due to lighting and during this time there will have to be no-one around so they don't compromise the shots.
The second idea for our film is a horror film similar to Paranormal Activity. The advert to Paranormal Activity is composed of quick and simple shots which we could recreate fairly simply. The only shots in the advert that we would not realisticly be able to do is the shots showing the audiences reaction as we dont have access to a cinema or screening room, and the more complex 'happpenings' such as the sheets floating. Both of us have seen the Paranormal Activity films and are interested, this is partly the reason for us considering this idea. Making similar shots to the film is well within our capability as we will need to purchase little equipment or props, considering the first Paranormal Activity only cost a reported $15,000 to make we should be able to make our trailer for a few pounds.
Pros
We are both interested in the Paranormal activity franchise
We can create shots that fit in with the genre and look good with the equipment we have.
A huge budget is not required in order to make the trailer
Cons
Creating the shots may be tedious as methods of making the paranormal happen may be noticable in the shots.
Lots of takes of most shots will need to be taken as we may not be able to see the errors on the camera screen.
The third idea for our film is an Action, the reasoning for this is that we both enjoy action/adventure films and would enjoy filming, directing and editing an action trailer, also we felt that the conventions you would expect from an action trailer would be fairly easy to conform to and represent them clearly and effectively.
The plot to this film idea is along the lines of a man with a military background who's brother gets murdered, the film would be following his mission to exact revenge on the men that did it.
Pros
Easy to conform to cliche and conventions
We are both interested in the action genre
We have access to props and costumes
We are both aware of the cliches and conventions
Cons
Very small budget may make it difficult to produce a quality trialer
Some of the ideas we have would require private land which we may not have access to
'Age of heroes' is a film based on a true story, in world war 2, and this information is given to the audience at the start of the trailer. Showing this information is effective at interesting the older male audience as it's historic and based on true events, this makes it more interesting to the older audience as it makes the film seem more relevant and real almost. The film also appeals to the younger male population aswell as it is a war film, the younger audience from about 16-25, are attracted to the shooting and explosions shown in the clip as it is showing the things thye love about other action films.The pace of the trailer is slow at first but it becomes quciker and quicker, this hypes the audiecne up and they are left at the end of the trailer wanting more. The pacing of the clip is effective at attracting the whole of the action audience, but having well known actors that appeal to the different audiences targets the older and younger audiences individually, Sean Bean has been in numerous well known films and in particular films that th eolder audience will have watched, similarly Danny Dyer is well known with the younger audience and having them both in the same film is effective at attracting both age groups' attention. The use of costume in this film is effective as it c,learly shows the time period it i set in.
The target audience for rom coms is prodominantly female and consists of mainly young women and teenagers, the majority of the mlae audience is likely to be fom taking their girlfriends or watching it witrh female friends. The trailer kicks off with an awkward moment with 'the perfect girl' in a suspected confined space with no exit at that time. Having the perfect girl in the film leaves the female audience aspiring to be like her, similarly having the male protagonist as a well known actor who women love engages the mlae audience also as they now have a rival or a character to aspire to. The awkward moment almost always happens in rom coms and it is always betweeen the protagonist and the person they are destined to fall head over heels for. To add to the awkward moment it always end with the protagonist looking like an idiot. Showing this scene at the start of the trailer is effective as it introduces the comedy right away which is half the reason the audience are watching, although the other half is shattered by the narration about 10 seconds later when it says "this sik not a love story". Despite this, the scenes of them having fun and the male protagonist stating he wants to get her back, give us the idea they may get back together and therfore a love story is born, With this we have to question. The question is probably the most effective way of getting th eaudience interested in the film as it engages them. Now that the audience are asking themselves if they will they are thinking more and more about the film and become increasingly likely to watch it, We start to se quick clips of footage of their time together (in which they look very close and suggests the romance could take place again) and we see a clip of them runnning through a shop, scenes like this are not uncommon in films but never actually take place in the real world, this isn't only fitting the comnvention of rom coms perfectly but it also excites the audience as they want a relationship like that, it has the same affect on the audience as a hulking, hard nut hero in an action film interests the young men, who want to be just like them.
The ring (2002) is remake of the hit asian horror by Hideo Nakata (1998), one of the differences is the adaption from Asian horror into a mainstream horror. Things like linen closets are very popular in Asian horrors but just arent seen as scary to the mainstream audience, but the adaptions in the mainstream version made it a whole lot scarier to the mainstream audience, which is why the remake grossed over $249m worldwide (box office mojo) and Hideo Nakata's grossed just over $13m (wikipedia). The trailer starts off with us hearing a creepy voice telling us the plot behind the video tape, the context of the monologue in itself gets the audience interested as they now know a summary of what the movie is about and that strange deaths occur, from this th eaudience is re-assured that this film will include themes that are hits in mainstream horror. At first we cant see who is talking just quick glimpses of different things one of which appears to be a photo that is brushing its hair. very trippy. When we do see who is talking we see a gothic looking girl with straight black hair telling the story, with a smile on her face, to another girl who has fair hair and looks shocked. The two girls fit the horror cliches perfectly, the girl telling the story is our creepy teen synonomous with hit horror films like 'The Omen' and 'The Exorcist', adding this into the trailer is very effective as it shows the audience that they will get the things that scare them in the film. The innocent looking fair haired girl who looks shocked as shes being told the story fits the bill as the victim. The girl is obviously victim and that is the thing the audience want to see the most, who wants to watch a horror with no victims? Throughout the trailer eary music is playing in the background but as the trailer goes on the musci intesifies and gets faster paced, accompanying the faster music is clips of more and more supernatual going on until a climax at the end of the trailer where the music finishes with a scream. The only thing to follow this is the Poster image you cans ee at the top, after the climax is the best time to add the image as the audience is concentrating on the trailer more than at any other time.
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