Research into other Trailers

I have searched various other trailers from previous a level students who have produced their final trailer for their a2 coursework, some trailers are at a very high level of quality and others are not. This has helped me to point out what does and doesn't look effective, I have also realised that sound is an important factor as it adds and creates impact.

Practise Filming

During our last two lessons, me and my partner have gone out and found people to act so we could practise our shots and camera movements. This was harder than we thought because we had to keep moving the camera and placing it at different angles that would show our media skills more. For example, a simple panning shot was tricky as the camera had to be held very still at all times and has to be moved to show the continuation of movement. This gave us practise that we needed for the future filming and made us more prepared fo what was ahead.

Script

As we are doing a trailer there is not going to be much dialogue but there will be some words to do with the scenes that we will edit and out together. For example, the panel of judges will comment on the auditions and either say if they are good or bad. We will use teachers for this part of the filming and their actions to the students will add to the humour of the trailer-establish the rom com genre.

A boy who auditions starts dancing and then one of the judges will comment
"This is a singing competition" - this will add humour and hopefully portray a comedy genre.

Locations for Trailer

The location that we have chosen is pretty much always in a school setting so the first establishing shot at the start of the trailer will show the front of the school from a distance so it will be clear to the audience where the film is going to take place.

For instance, this is an example of what it should look like to set the scene:

Shots will take place in different locations in the school like: 

• school toilets
• stage in the main hall
• corridors
• common room

Other shots out of school will either be done at one of our houses to make the trailer more effective and not so one dimensional.
 

Planning for the Trailer

Here is a rough draft showing our initial ideas and camera shots, by doing this we expanded our ideas further and had a stable starting ground into progressing our trailer.

Here is our storyboarding sofar:

Things to do on the week 21/11/11:

Actors:   Miranda (geek)= wednesday lunch

             Lucy (popular girl)

             Greg (main boy)

             Judges (get 3 teachers)

Extra's:   Beth (lunch)

             Natalie

             Reiss -Thursday Lessons

*Get consent to use the main hall to film some auditions on the stage.*

Scenes to be filmed First:

• Film 5 auditions in the hall with the spotlight to focus on them on stage auditioning.
• Ask 6th Formers to stand in hallway and move aside when Lucy walks down. (slow motion)

Costume:

*Greg* - ask to bring costume

Miranda- some geek like props e.t.c

Camera Shots and Angles

By testing with all the avaliable camera shots, sizes and angles I gained an insight into what shots would be best to suit our teaser trailer. Shots that are catchy and short will best relate to a teaser trailer as you have to portray the main scenes in the film to attract the audience.

Here it shows all many different types of camera sizes and shots:

                           Extra Long Shot - also known as a establishing shot to show the viewer where the location is and where the video is taking place.

                                                        Long Shot - useful when showing someone walking or moving.

               Medium long shot - See more of the face aswell as their body language.

Normal Medium Shot - The medium shot is from just below the waist to above the head. There is more headroom than in the bust shot.          

Close Up - The close up shot is used to reveal detail. If you are shooting just the head and shoulders of a subject this is a close up.

                     
2 Shot - Two-shots are composed when two people are in the scene and their interaction is important. A two-shot is a good way to introduce a conversation.