Ancillary Task

Before I could start to develop the 2 products which will be included with my Film trailer, I carried out research on the codes and conventions within  film magazines, film posters and film websites. I have done this in the form of a prezi with the web address : http://prezi.com/g7hlwfupoxyq/a2-ancillary-task-research/

End of Film Trailer

As me and my group began to come to the end of editing the footage which we had filmed , the film trailer was finished at a length of 2 minutes and 56 seconds which we thought was most appropriate for a film trailer. As our film trailer had been viewed by many class members during the period of editing, once the film trailer was shown to the class they stated that a marked improvement had been made to the footage through the effects and editing of the clips that had taken place over the last week. I look forward to getting more feedback from students and hope to continue to make further improvements.

Editing Footage

Over the past week me and my group members have been continuing with editing the footage which we filmed for the film trailer. We have concentrated on cutting down the Unnecessary parts of the clips that we filmed to make the film trailer as a whole more dramatic and thrilling which is our main aim. Once we had cut down the clips we managed to get the full film trailer size down from a total of 4 minutes to 2 minutes 50 s. We then looked at the effects we could add to the clips in the form of slowing the clips down for more intense drama which on some clips we did use. We also focused on adding a number of transitions such as fading in and out in certain clips to add that sense of mystery. The editing stage has been a very important stage for us as it is important that we portray a certain message to the audience. We will continue to add the final touches to our film trailer in the form of the company which has created the film along with cutting clips down further and adding different effects to portray a certain message to the audience. We decided to add text on screen during the trailer to interest more people as well as create a dramatic atmosphere these were

• They thought they would be happy
• They were wrong
• One woman saw it all
• He stands accused
• He had to go back
• The Exchange
• Coming soon

One of the most important aspects that we needed to add to the trailer was a soundtrack which was entitled "'Mind Heist" by Zach Hemsey. This soundtrack began as soon as the trailer begins to play. The soundtrack was carefully picked as we wanted the soundtrack to provide an epic yet dramatic feel to the film trailer and to improve the audiences understanding of the film trailer. 

End Of filming & Start editing

Me and my group have continued to film our film trailer entitled "The Exchange". We filmed the scenes that we intended to in London. The reason that we chose London to film in is because we wanted to make sure that we concentrated on the mise en scene to make the film look realistic. The scenes that we filmed were those of the ex government agent running with the witness around London with scenes being filmed of various locations within London. We filmed the ex government agent speaking to the kidnappers to ask what there demands are to return the husbands wife We then see the witness and the ex government agent look at the MI6 building within London which security files need to be used to give to the kidnappers. . We then see the ex government agent  using a computer to access the files that the kidnappers want along with £500,000. After we had filmed this , we began to film the ending of the film trailer. All of the parties involved in the trailer are at one location , with the husbands wife holding a gun , first at the kidnappers to then turn to her husband. At this point the trailer will have ended with a cut to black along with a gun shot.

Once all the filming had been completed, we began to analyse the footage and start the process of editing the footage. As we have only just started this editing process, we have not edited much of the footage. We have focused on cutting down the clips, adding effects such as fading to black to try and get the right message to the audience. This message is that of mystery as we want the audience to start thinking about how the story could unfold. Me and my group will continue to edit the footage in the next few weeks. 

Filming

Over the past week me and my group have begun filming for our film trailer entitled "The Exchange". We wanted to make sure that all props and what people were wearing within the clip was all the same to run with the continuity throughout the film trailer We began by filming all of scenes that we wanted in the house that we needed. The house scenes consisted of the ex government agent and wife spending time at home with him stating that he has quit his job to spend the rest of their lives together. The wife is then seen to be getting ready for a night out but there is a knock at the door when she gets kidnapped. We wanted to focus on this kidnapping to make it realistic and thrilling. We concentrated on how the wife would feel during this kidnapping. We had the wife dragged through the house and out to be taken away. The husband returns home to find that there has been a struggle with blood on the floor and shouts for his wife. He then runs out the house to find the witness when he asked if she has seen anything.

In my group we also filmed the exchange between the kidnappers and the husband with the witness. The witness realises that the wife is not at the scene and quickly shouts this out. This is when a fight breaks out between the husband and the kidnapper which results in the husband and witness running away from gun shots. At the moment this is as far as the filming has commenced, with filming in London and end of the story to be filmed next week.

Planning Script & Storyboarding

In this session, we continued to plan the script that the production will follow. The script we planned concentrated on what we specifically wanted the audience to understand or know from each particular scene. We wanted to make sure that the audience understood what was going on without giving away too much information as there would be a twist to the story at the end.

We also began to construct the storyboard which we would plan each individual scene  that would be appearing in the A2 Production.

• During the first scene that we planned we wanted to show the main character (the ex government agent) and his wife happily at home stating that he has quit his job in order to stay and enjoy his life with her. (This will be the over the shoulder camera shot focusing on the main character) 
• In the second scene we wanted to have the wife smiling  (also with the over the shoulder shot) to the news which the husband has just told her. 
• In the third scene we wanted the wife to walk down the stairs (medium shot) and begin to get ready to go out when there is a knock on the door. (medium close up)
• In the fourth scene you will see the wife start walking to the door to answer it (medium shot)
• In the fifth scene, the wife will answer the door and began to scream (Medium Shot)
• The next scene will see these people at the door all dressed in black. (Medium Shot)
• In the seventh scene we wanted the wife to begin running back in the house with eventually the kidnappers capturing her (medium shot)
• The next scene will see the wife being dragged on the floor out the door (Low Angle Shot & Point of View)
• In the next scene you will see the wife being dragged outside her house by the kidnappers (medium shot)
• In the next scene you will see that the kidnapper rings the husband in order to ask for an exchange for his wife. The kidnapper will be demanding money and government papers (close up)
• In the next scene we will see the kidnapper and the husband with the witness meet up in an industrial estate
• The husband passes over the money and papers but the witness realises that the wife is not even there (close up)
• A fight breaks out between the kidnapper and the husband , with the husband eventually running away with the witness (over the shoulder & Long shot)
• The couple are seen running in all different locations (medium long shot)
• The wife is in a room where the kidnappers are keeping her stating that her husband will come for her (Close up)
• The husband along with the witness eventually find the wife
• The wife is holding a gun which she first points at the kidnappers but then points at her husband
• The shot cuts to black and there is a gunshot

Me and my group also worked on the script which we planned in detail to make sure that we gave the audience the right impression of this film. We also wanted to make sure that the dialogue gave out a certain message to the audience without giving away too much of the whole story. This would hopefully make them want to watch the film after they have seen the film trailer. Here is the script that we have planned out ;

Analysis of Thriller Film Trailers

The first film trailer I will be analysing will be called " The Borne Ultimatum" with the cast of Matt Damon Julia Stiles David Strathairn Scott Glenn Édgar Ramírez Albert Finney Joan Allen Joey Ansah Colin Stinton. The film has been distributed by Universal Pictures. The tile of this movie is an important selling point because it creates a sense of mystery because of the word Ultimatum. This meaning that the person in the film has a choice to go down two different routes. Again in this film trailer the title of the movie is placed at the end , coninsiding with the last 4 movie trailers I have analysed.

There are many elements within the film trailer that make me understand that this film is of action/thriller genre. First of all the dialogue that is used in the clip clearly emphasisies that the genre of the clip is action/thriller because the actors are always on the move talking about how they need to retrace their steps to find something. The last thing I would like to talk about is the fact that all of editing is faced paced meaning that it will give the audience a thrill because of all the action that is happening within the movie.

During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films

There is additional information which is conveyed by the use of music , sound and dialogue in the movie trailer. The music within the trailer is faced pace giving the sense of exicitment or thrilling nature of the film. The music ties in with the editing and dialogue giving the sense that everything is happening at such a face pace that no everything is able to keep up. There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.

The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The editing plays a huge part within the film trailer as it is extremely fast paced because of the amount of action which is taking place. This would then relate to the genre of the movie clip. The camera work also plays an important part in the movie as it concentrates on only a few charaters and the shots that have been chosen , have been chosen carefully to portray a message. The mise en scene does seem to be extremely good with the smart dress wear appealing to a more mature audience in nature

The next film that I will be analysing is called "The Adjustment Bureau" which has a cast list of Matt Damon
Emily Blunt.It is distributed by Universal Pictures. The title again is an important selling point of the film because it gives an impression that something is going to be adjusted in some way shape or form to someone or something. The title again is only placed at the end of the clip which is becoming more of a pattern through the films that I have analysed.

 The elements within the film trailer that help to recognise the genre of the film are that of people that are stopping time and adjusting what will happen. These people are shown to control time and control what happens to each individual in the film. The trailer clearly shows that Matt Damons life is being adjusted but he is trying to prevent this from happening.
During this film trailer the actors are not emphasised or highlighted. The trailer only contains the various amount of clips that tell the story for the audience. The film trailer only concentrates on the main actors that I have listed above and doesn't highlight anyone else. The film trailer again doesn't have any recommendations for any other films.

There are huge amounts of information which are conveyed through the use of sound, music & dialogue. The music within the trailer is extremely important because it portrays the tone of the film. At certain points the music may be slow and calm and at other points it may be fast and loud. This may be simblising the fact that at certain points within the film the actors are happy and in others the mood might be changing. This gives that sense of mystery.There is no voice over during this film trailer. This is not important because the music that is used during the trailer portrays the sense of mystery surrounding the movie.

The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The trailer at some points had slow edits with long shots and at others extremely quick edits with quick shots. This relates to the genre of the movie which is a mystery within a science fiction. The camera work is extremely well done and has had a lot of attention for the audience to gain the message that the director wants them too. The sound/music used within the clip may appeal to a wide audience such as a young teenager and above.

The final film I will be analysing is "The Strangers" which is 2 minutes 10 seconds long. The strangers stars Liv Tyler Scott Speedman as the main 2 characters. The title is an important aspect in the selling point of this film as it gives the impression that the film will be a horror. It gives the impression that at some point within this film people will be involved with strangers. The title of the movie is only shown at the end of the trailer to give a sense of suspense. The elements within the trailer that show that it is a horror movie is a clear use of weapons such as the knifes used to protect the actors with the masks that are being worn by the so called "strangers". The clear worry in the tone of the characters voices are a clear indication that they are scared/worried about something.

It is important that from the distributers point of view that the trailer highlights the genre of the film because they want to attract a certain audience. They want the audience to understand what the film is going to be about before they go and see it. The distributors have made a film for a certain purpose for a certain audience. The distributor of the film in mind is "Rogue" with the logo stating "Rogue Pictures".

The actors that have been used within the trailer by stating their name during the trailer and at the very end of the trailer. They have not been promoted in anyway, but however having only the names of the actors shown like this means that peoples disbelief is suspended. The trailer doesn't highlight any other person and also hasn't incorporated any comments at the end of the trailer.

The background music within this movie trailer plays an important part in the making of the genre of the film. The music conveys a sense of the unexpected along with a sense of whats a going to happen next. The music is there to make the audience scared whilst suspending their disbelief. The dialogue throughout the trailer also plays an important part in the trailer. The dialogue gives the audience an impression that the couple that are involved in this film are scared and do not know what is coming next. It conveys a sense of worry.

In this film trailer there is no voice over as the images, music and dialogue are used to convey the sense of horror. The film doesn't loose anything from not having a voice over because I feel that a voice over would ruin the sense or tone that the trailer conveys. The use of the mise en scene , camera angles and editing within this film trailer is important to target the target audience. The pace of the editing is extremely fast meaning that it is linked with the genre of the film which is horror. The fats pace editing it trying to portray a sense of worry. One last point that I would like to make is that the soundtrack does match the editing which is extremely good. This means that the films genre can be created through these means.