Ancillary Tasks

Film Poster

Many film posters that I have researched

Finished trailer

Filming: Changing ideas

Throughout the process of filming we had to cut back a lot of our ideas and change some things that we thought would work better in the final trailer. Things we had to change were scenes that we plannned to do from our storyboard planning and prep but they were only minor. Everything else we kept to what we had originally had planned and thought of.

Editing

We have started editing now with all the footage we have taken over these past few weeks which we have collected and downloaded on the computer to start cutting bits of it. This is harder than we thought as some footage wobbled and sometimes there was laughing from people in the background so we have to cut the film perfectly so none of that is showing and we only show the main bits that are relevant to the trailer.

Because our trailer is based on a romantic comedy I have made sure that the text and style font fits the genre we have chosen. For example, here is a rough draft of what I have made for pauses during the trailer to give it a storyline and to keep reminding the audience of what is going on.

These will appear after a clip of the trailer to keep the audience on top of what the movie is about and keep their attention and interest on the trailer and storyline so can entice them to go to want and go and see it. They will be edited into the film for around 2 seconds which is just enough time for the viewer to get a glimpse and understanding of what is going on.

Ident

When thinking about our ident we wanted to make sure that it associated with our trailer so we came up with the name of 'Shooting Star Productions'. After a lot of thought we decided that the star tied in with the whole point of being a 'star' and shining in the school show. The name signifies stardom and fame and the background image which is the mellow moon in the night sky suggests a 'romantic' vibe, this is good because it's what we wanted to achieve as we have chosen to do a romantic comedy. We used a publisher and photobucket found the background that looked suitable.

This is our final outcome of our ident. I like the overall effect and think the atmosphere it creates is very much a part of what our film is meant to be about. The most difficult thing was to edit the shooting star going through the sky because it consisted of moving it up each time in each shot.

Filming

Sofar, me and my partner have filmed some auditions that we are going to show short clips of in our trailer. We had to ask to use our schools main hall and stage whenever it was free, we also had to ask for permission to get use of the stage lights to make the auditions as if they were really happening. Although, there was a lot of staging that needed to be done we ended up with some realistic shots from different angles.

Similarly, last week we shot the hallway scene which shows the geek, Miranda walking down by herself with her school books and then a group of 'bullies' pushing her out the way. She then drops her books all over the floor and they all laugh at her.

We made sure some students brought costume to fit the stereotype.


The Judges


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cyuEpAiojg&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDA6j7CU0YY&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmx2PnenhJo&feature=relmfu

These scenes show some of the footage me and my partner took during the process of filming which was difficult at times but very fun to do. You can see how the teachers acted very well and it all looked very realistic, I thought they did a very good job and it did add a lot of humour to the trailer.


Extra Footage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mtgPt_oeRI&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ULm8hqvhnY&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmwRxjDvITU&feature=relmfu

Sabotage


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF9-QrtEP1g&feature=relmfu


This was the first time we filmed the sabotage in the toilets and this first take didn't quite flow as I was a bit slow in panning to follow the girls so we shot it again and worked out better.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-vhKjdzf4&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUynm-7y0CA&feature=relmfu

The link above shows some of our filming of a corridor scene where Miranda is 'stealing' Greg from Millie (the geek) as she makes her jealous by showing off Greg and walking straight down the corridor on purpose knowing that Millie will see her and be upset. The humourous side to this scene is where just after Miranda walks past there is a boy looking really shy sliding down the wall. This is very comical because it shows that even the boy fancies Greg!

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.