My film trailer

My thriller film trailer will start by a plain black screen showing the producers (e.g. Lionsgate, universal..), After the voice over will start, it will be a deep, dark husky voice to create tension then while that is being said it will start by showing various photos of the girl and her only best friend on the wall all throughout their childhood. The camera will then pan to a clock indicating that time is passing by, then to an old looking teddy bear that belongs to the young girl. A newspaper article explaining the young girls suspicious death will be shown laid out on a wooden table. Suddenly the clip will flash back in time to a drunken man, (the girls father) shouting at Emily (the young girl) then smacks her across the face, the camera followers her as she runs to her room then shows her sitting in front of the door so her can't get in, crying, clutching her teddy bear. Zooms in to show the emotion on her face. After another plain black screen, with written language "This Summer" "Where fact" "Becomes Reality" "Based on a true story" will appear then a clip of her running into a dark forest is shown just before this the music will speed up to create tension. After that her mother will tell her that Emily passed away last night where the girl reacts by screaming and crying where they're both hugging. The trailer will end with Emily's bestfriend sitting by her grave crying to where she hears a faint whisper 'Amanda help me, save me Amanda' zooming in to get the girls reaction (shocked/scared) to which she replies with 'Emily' then a plain black screen appears with "Coming Soon" then a screen showing all the information like '2013, in theatres this summer', logo and the web address. All throughout the trailer intense music will be played to create tension for viewer but also make them actually want to go and get the full experience at the cinema, instead of illegally downloading it.

Feedback

My peers wrote helpfull feedback on post it notes about my blog and my idea for my 'thriller' film. I recieved mainly positive feedback about the layout and idea, also how they feel i could make it effective towards my target audience. However, that i could need to do more research on horror and thriller films to get an more in-depth idea of how to improve my idea itself, i aim to acknowledge all requirements and improve my blog to gain higher marks.

Structuralism

As you can see from the image above recently in class we created a flip chart paper anaylising the poster of 'Taken' taking in all the conventions and their significance. As for example the well known character 'Liam Neesome' is clearly stated by image and written dialogue which  is significant as it could possibly make the audience more willing to go and watch the film as he has been in many blockbusters.

Voiceover

'Every night she dreams the
same
Haunted by a shadow again and again
Captured and lost in a giant mace
There is no way to flee
She begs not to fall asleep
And she prays to god to set
her free
She is so afraid to see
The shadow she fears is me..'
This quote will be spoken by a voiceover during part of the film trailer, this is to create suspense for the target audience. it will be played when a clip of the girl who bullied the dead girl is being haunted by the dead girl.

Inspirational Text

This particular image inspired me to do a film based on a sad young child being abused as more people should acknowledge this similar events, also it that constantly occurs in day to day life. I personally feel the majority of people think this particular situation of children being domestically abused only happens within films and tend to forget it reoccurs within there life. My purpose of the film is to promote that this similar situation is unacceptable and negative consequences will occur, also encouraging anyone being bullyed both physically and mentally to go and get help from either a parent, teacher, police... life can get better even if it feels like it can't get any worse. Also that noone should be victumised in such a voilent way.

Inspirational Text

This particular image inspires me for my film  to be mainly filmed within dark, cold, isolated surrounding as it creates tension for the audience. A cemetery is associated with death and loneliness, so i personally believe this particular scenary is effective towards my target audience, as it gets the point across but creating an eery atmosphere. It also empathises the theme of death within the film itself.

Some ideas i have for my 'thriller' movie is
- Case 14
- Stolen
- The lost girl
- The challange
-  Silent Child
- My only friend
- Inseprable
- Alienated
- Revenge
- A message from the other side
- The rose
- Whisper
- Forever Young
- Beyond
- Beyond understanding
- Still with us
- An angel amoung us
- An unseen flower
- Unseen
- Message from an angel
-  Hear my cry
- The visitation

Moodboard

I created a mood board and as my movie is based on the genre of 'thriller/trailer'. I have decided to included various image that happen to remind me of the conventions of a typical thriller movie, but also images that will occur within my film aswell. I like how on one of the images the girl looks very upset as in my film a similar situation will occur as she is constantly bullied by her fellow peers at school, but also but her alcoholic father. A teddy bear will be a main prop within my film as it is a symbol of the young girls sensitive side, as a teddy bear is usually present to feel comfort. The blood indicates that death may occur along with the 'caution' tape which creates suspense for the target audience as they are unaware as to what may happen to a particular character within the film, death is a typical convention within a horror/thriller trailer to create thrills and mystery for the target audience. The dark forest is a significant location within  my film as it is where the young girl is innocently, mysteriously murdered, but also dark,isolated forests are related to horrors as death typically occurs within them. The man hiding behind the bushes references a stalker, giving an indication that the young girls stalker may have been a stalker, but also stalker is a significant convention within a horror/thriller trailer as their obsession usually drives them crazy.The dark black background gives an insight into the deep, negative genre and that a bad situation is going to occur within the film.

Inspirational Text

I researched both good and bad 'thriller' movie titles and my favourite ones are
- Pulp fiction
- The silence of the lambs
- Seven
- The lives of others
- The departed
- Touch of evil

But also some 'thriller' movie titles i wasn't so inspired by
- Raindrops
- Blood Deep
- Leather and Iron

Both these have inspired me in various ways and have given me a range of ideas for a title for my 'thriller' movie.

This particular image is significant as it relates to my film. The girl is currently an oiutcast within her peers at school as they constantly bully her. It reflects every day occurance and influenced me personally to try and promote the situation of people being bullied through my film, so the audience become aware of the circumstances they may not of been before, through how the victum may react to certain situations and other various features. It also has a deeper underlining as it reflects how rough her child hood actually is as she is not only just bullied at school but by her drunken father back at home. Similar situations occurs in life and people are unaware as they don't know how to spot is something similar to this is occuring near by.

Inspirational Text

This is a similar image to where i have decided to shoot a scene within my trailer for my horror/thriller film. To create an eerie atmosphere for the target audience as the tall trees surrounded by darkness is a gothic element, as the audience will be expecting for something negative to occur within these, this will hopefully encourage them to actually watch the film as i have given the hint that something is going to happen they are unaware as to what, why or when. I like how it is in the dark with a touch of sunlight to present a negative feeling but showing that something positive may occur from the whole situation itself.

Media Language Activity

Structualism has various approaches including Semiotics, Binary Oppositions, Enigma Codes, Narrative Structure and many more.  The whole idea orginated in France in the 1950s by the work of 'Ferdanan Saussure', Saussure believed that everything couldn't be understoof as isolation and people had to look at the 'bigger picture' and realise that various particular structures build up to form larger structures. Structuralism is attributed to various texts by the human mind which is very often based upon the cultural experience, for example we as humans signify the colour red as danger, not to enter or stop just overall as a negitive colour. To take a structual approach on something is to look at the 'bigger picture' instead of the individual text but to what actual influenced that particular piece of text as for example racism and Margret Thatcher influenced 'This is England'. Basically structuralists believe people should not just concentrate on one individual piece of text but to actually shift their attention from 'eggs to chickens' which generally means think outside the box to where the text came from and what influenced it.

For my G324 work at A2 i have chosen to create a trailer therefore to give me knowledge i will analyse another professional trailer or a poster that relates to my work i personally find inspirational, i would do this by anaylis what i see, the lighting, props used, and generally just the mise-en-scene that forms the whole text.

As you can see from the text above, a poster from the film 'Taken 2'. The use of the dark, negitive colours indicate that something negitive will happen in the film, The 'Taken 2' is in red which signifys that danger that will occur throughout the whole of the film. I personally find the white writing on the dark background very effective as it is contrasting and creates tension for the viewer as they're unaware of what is going to happen. The props used are dangerous, for example a gun, can kill someone which is foreshadowing for the viewer but indicates that Liam Neeson is most likely going to maybe defend himself of harm someone or something for some reason or another. Also the fact the producers have clearly stated 'Liam Neeson' is a main character within the film indicates it will be good film and more people are likely to want to see the film as he is a well known international actor that always plays a good role within a particular film. Lastly, the fact he is sitting on a chair within a dark room signifys he has maybe been captured of feels lonely for some reason or another.


Overall i personally think that the poster is very effective and will make the audience want to go and see 'Taken 2' due to various reasons, but it is a good way of promoting the film itself.

Pitch

What I would like to do is create a film about a young child that was bullied all throughout her childhood while also being abused by her father, she has no friends untill half way through primary school where she gains a popular bestfriend. But suddenly she goes missing then is suspiciously found dead and starts to revisit and haunt her bullies. Her only best friend stands by her as she explains everything how she died. I will get my friends to feature as the main characters within the film but also have the setting in various areas like in a dark forest, the cemetery, primary school but also a home to create a more realistic feeling that various viewers can relate to as the target audience who I believe will be 15-40. The genre of the film is going to be thriller as the whole film is based upon a eerie unusual plot.  I will create a front cover of a film magazine featuring the my film but also a poster with different images but both not giving too much away what the film is about by the image itself, just various little clues so the audience are keen to watch the film to find out for definite. I intend to use various props ranging from school equipment to set the scene, home furniture to also set the scene, but also teddies and various other kids toys to create more of a 'spooky' atmosphere as they are known to keep a child happy but it is ironic as in this particular situation they are used as the opposite. There will be mood music to create tension for the audience.

Proposal 

The brief I have decided to pursue is 'A promotion package for a new film, to include a teaser trailer, together with two of the following "a website homepage for the film, a film magazine front cover featuring the film or a poster for the film". I chose this particular brief as it is the one that interested me the most out of them all.

Reflection of AS Coursework...

I personally believe that i have gained many various skills from my AS coursework of creating my own music magazine, however i do think the main skills i achieved was the use of photoshop and how familiar i got with various tools included in the programme itself, which led to me producing a unique music magazine with its own trade mark within the music magazine industry. I do personally believe that my magazine could have been improved further to achieve a higher overall grade, but i will use what i have learned to make my A2 media coursework a better quality. Overall i thoroughly enjoyed completing my AS media coursework and have learned many skills and qualities which i intend to use in the future.