New storyboard

We decided to change out storyboard and plot slightly one of the reasons for this was because we couldn't use a classroom but also because we thought it was too much of a complicated story to have both terrorist threat and hijacking in the trailer it may give away to much of the story.

Here is our new storyboard:

Scripts

We will create a script before filming our media project, this will help us be more prepared on set and allow actors to practise there lines.

We are not really including much speech in the trailer but the news report will need a script explaining what is going on.

(Scene 1: news room)

News reporter: A bomb has been discovered on a train in London. It was found on the train at Liverpool Central. Attempts to disarm the bomb have been made and the station has been evacuated.
Students in a school in Liverpool have been held hostage we have reason to believe they are connected.

Music which may be used...

The type of music used is crucial, in many trailers the music seems to be fast and gives a sense of the genre.
I looked at other films which use the style we will be creating and can follow how they used sound and music to create the trailer and give it a lot of impact.
We looked at Die Hard 4 trailer, which uses some sharp sounds to create effect of bad things happen sometimes when not expected. Please watch this and make any comments if you wish.

Actors list

Picking characters will be hard, we have many characters in our film but need a main character. This main character will be featured in most clips on the trailer and be the main star on the front cover of the magazine and on the poster. This person will be the hero for the film.

Terrorist - Ally Evans

We originally wanted a male to play the terrorist however we decided to go against conventions.

news reporter - Melissa Pevie

extra's - people on train and at the station.

Storyboards

This is our first plan of the storyboard, however this may change.

List of shots that may be used

There are a lot of shots that can be used, in my film i will use many different ones to show i can produce a film with a lot of different techniques used.

Shots i may use are:

Close ups - these are used to show the feelings of a character or something important like an object.

medium shot - this is used to show half of the subject for example the character from the waist up.

long shot - this shows the whole character.

establishing shot - this normally is used at the start of a scene and shows where the scene is, for example set at a train station will show the atmosphere and trains coming in.

reaction shot - which shows the reactions of people's words on people around them.

I will try to use all of these at one point of my trailer, this will show my techniques. There are also many camera angles that i will you when creating my trailer, these are:

high angle shot - this shows everything above eye level creating a sense of power to the audience and making characters seem helpless and weak.

eye level - neutral showing everyone is equal.

low angle - looking up at the character, gives people the impression of a strong leader, powerful.

These are just a few that i will use when creating my trailer. The camera has different movements which i may also use in my trailer, these are:

Tracking - this is when the camera follows the subject, for example follows the character walking, camera moves left to track them.

Dollying - this is when the camera's position changes by moving forward or backwards.

Panning - when the camera stays in the same position but moves left or right, this can show people around them or the scenery.

Tilting - when the camera moves up or down, for example the camera looks up at the sky.

Zoom in/ Zoom out - this is when the character focuses on something and can zoom into it for example zooms into ring on characters finger then zooms back out.

I will use most of these when creating my film trailer.

Make-up requirements

Make-up used in films is very important. You can portray a lot from the use of make-up, for example using it to make someone look beaten up can show the genre of the film and makes the audience feel a certain way for this character.

In the film Batman Begins the joker wears a lot of make-up making him look like a scary clown, this makes the audience feel scared and gives him an evil look to suit his personality in the film.

For my film i will make my make-up look realistic but make sure people can identify the victims etc.

Costume choices...

The clothes mise en scene used creates some effect on the audience. For example someone wearing all black would be suspected as being the guilty one they would seem kind of 'shaddy'.

When creating my own, i will be very aware of the clothes and pick clothes which show the characters in certain ways. The ideas that we have come up with will involve some very good costumes, we will need a suit for the news reporter to show her as a professional working woman and other clothes such as jeans, black hoods etc.

We would like our news reporter to wear a suit so it look professional and realistic; this will allow the audience to make it feel more of a professional film.

In the film Jennifer's body they used a white dress and covered blood all over it, this has been used for a reason to create effect on the audience making it some how disturbing and slightly disgusting.

Locations...

When looking at what type of film i am going to create i had decided that the genre Horror/ Thriller would be a good option, this is because we can create tension through a lot of things including the music, camera angles and location.

The location which i will use has a huge impact on creating the tension, setting it somewhere like a church grave yard or an abandoned house would create a lot of tension as these are scary places.

For my own film i would like to find a few places which could help the with a scary impact for my film, although my film is going to be set in public places due to the ideas we have come up with. Possibly on a train and train stations.

analysis of front cover of film magazine Public Enemies...

This is what i found when looking at the front cover with Public Enemies on the front. It is very similar to other types of magazine such as a music magazine. You can see this bigger if you click on the image or i have listed what i found below.

• The Empire title is brand loyalty this is the same for every magazine issue created which allows people to quickly identify this magazine from others as well as making people feel as if it is a trustworthy brand.


• Picture of Johnny Depp wearing a suit and holding a gun shows him to be a gangster again attracting the male audience.


• Johnny Depp attractive for women


• Date and Price of magazine is included in small print showing it isn't as important


• mist/ smoke used to create fear or tension, re-enforces the genre and is used in all three the trailer, poster and magazine front cover could be a key issue.


• Buzz words such as "First Look" are used again to entice the audience to pick this magazine over any other.


• Other movies mentioned to make the audience wider so people can read about other great films.

Analysis of film Trailer Public Enemies

Before making my own trailer, i had done research for trailers, posters and magazine front covers so when making my own i can use many techniques and follow conventions used.

I analysed the film trailer Public Enemies i feel this trailer meets the type of genre that i would like to do when creating mine.

Public Enemies trailer included:

• distributor Universal was shown at the very start - type of brand loyalty, people trust this company.


• old type plane with the date 1933, this sets the scene


• black and white at start also shows the date.


• 'spooky' non diegetic music, indicates the genre almost sounds like bond style music.


• Mise en scene characters carrying guns and wearing uniforms.


• cuts with text appearing on the screen telling the storyline


• speeding cars, a lot of firing of the guns suggests a male target audience


• then shows other movies that the makers have made for example 'Collateral'


• attractive girl is shown this appeals to men, although it seems to be a romance which makes the audience wider with more females liking romance.


• main character is in every scene


• close up of characters and names of big stars in this film


• fades from one character to the other, introducing the main stars


• title of the film comes at the end, with a last shot of the main character re-loading his gun then a flash suggesting a gun shot and director titles are shown.


• coming soon written at the very end shows people having to wait for the film.

Analysis of film poster Public Enemies...

This is the public enemies film poster which i have analysed you can click on the image above to see it bigger or i have listed things i have picked out below.

• Main character attractive appeals to female audience


• holding a weapon appeals to the male audience indicates fighting


• Mise-en-scene the male wearing a suit shows more about the genre, perhaps gangster.


• distributors and production company in small at the bottom shows them to be less important and showing how people are attracted to more of the star, genre and plot than who produces the film.


• the main title, stars and date of release is in bold and stands out this entices the audience and informs them of when the film is out etc.


• the setting shows tall buildings and american flag, seems like it could be the financial district showing wealth.


• the old cars and everything in black and white sets the era of the film


• the use of mist/ smoke creates a sense of fear again relates to the genre.