Storyboard and Animatic

Below is my storyboard that I created to help me when filming my trailer. I did this my numbering the shots to see how many shots I was going to do and I also commented on shot size, camera movement, camera angle, lighting, setting, props, costume and music. This was useful to refer to, to remind me what I had planned out to do. When doing this I only planned 13 shots, however, I found out that actually there is many more shots than that because I decided to do a teaser short, fast pace editing is needed and because the shots were so shots more shots where needed.

Here is my animatic

 

Location details and photographs

My main location for my trailer is Macclesfield Forest. I will be doing most my filming here at dusk so I have tried to show the effect of what it is going to look like on my images.

I have weighed up the pros and cons of the location which I used:

Risk Assesment

Here is a risk assesment I have completed to make sure that I am aware of the risks of my locations so that I can make sure me and my actors will be safe at all times.

Script

 Below is the official theatrical trialer for Women In Black I have analysed this and the teaser in the documents below showing what they use e.g. voiceovers and how this is effective. I have also analysed the Gone Girl teaser trailer.        

The teaser and the theatrical of Women In Black have many similarities and differences. The similarities are that the protagonist is the main focus in both aswell as

The key learning point from analysing these trailers is that you dont need to use all the conventions for it to be effective. Having no voiceover for example can actually be very effective as people focus on other things that are more important e.g. the images and music which can be a better way for some films as it can raise questions and mystery making people want to go and see the film which is the purpose.

Actors list

The following people I have chosen to be in my trailer are because they are my friends so I know that they are reliable to the times I need them and also the main character has previous experience of acting.

Alice who is my main character and protagonist a vulnerable shy character.

Gabby who is the loud one.

Joe who is the ring leader of the group.

Music track

Above I have created a Premier Pro on the different soundtracks I am looking to use in my trailer. I have listened to a non copywright CD called Trailer Addict and selected tracks that I thought were suitable for the genre of horror. I have chosen music which increases in tempo and has music like voilens and drums which create the eery atomasphere that I want in my trailer.

Research into Film Magazine Covers

Here I have created a slide share on some of the most popular film magazine front covers. I have done this by looking at things like the publisher and price and seeing how these vary. I have also looked at how many times a year people can actually buy the magazine and who buy it. The parts of the magazine with are very important is the layout and design and the content of what is on there. I have looked at this by seeing what the photograph is like e.g close up and usually the protagonist or what the common colour scheme is.



 The key learning point I have got from doing about these different magazine covers is that they all have a distinctive factor in each magazine which separates them from the rest, this could be from the design of the magazine like how 'Little White Lies' don't use real images or the layout of the magazine, 'Empire' is commonly in red.

Gaining Permission

Macclesfield Forest- to gain permission to use this I had to contact Macclesfield Forest by their contact number asking them for permission to use there forest on a specific date and made them fully aware I had completed a risk assesment and said that it was for educational purposes. They agreed that it was fine for me to use the forest to film my trailer in.



Below I have attached the email showing that I have permission to use the forest to film.

Planning Ideas

I have created a prezi to show the planning ideas for my film trailer.